Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis
2021In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.
Acted in
Féodor Atkine
as Excerpt Narrator (voice)
Baptiste Charvet
as Man Silhouette
Roger Rosenblatt
as Self - Book Critic
Bret Easton Ellis
as Self - Writer
Jill Eisenstadt
as Self - Writer
Robert Asahina
as Self - Book Editor
Jay McInerney
as Self - Writer
Gary Fisketjon
as Self - Book Editor
William Cahen
as Self - Former Trader
Pierre Bayard
as Self - Literature Professor
Olivier Cohen
as Self - Book Editor
Kaiama L. Glover
as Self - Literature Professor
Guinevere Turner
as Self - Screenwriter
Sebastian Dieguez
as Self - Neuroscientist
Donald Trump
as Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Judith Martin
as Self - Author (archive footage)