Its also a story about a callous murderer, with several gruesome killings shown, and lots of blood, as well as shots of severed heads and body parts. Batemans typical vapid spiel, as seen on several other occasions throughout the movie he later provides an indepth. American psycho huey lewis and the news scene lyrics. Megadeth, talking heads, devo huey lewis, phil collins, whitney houston abba, blondie, pat benetar run dmc, the beastie boys, sugarhill gang. It is the story about the archetypal 80s businessman. From huey lewis to paul allen the best american psycho. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Many of you young kids might know the song because the ghostbusters theme ripped it off, or, possibly, from christian bales monologue in american psycho. Some of their most famous songs include hip to be square famously used in the scene in american psycho when. In australia, the book must be sold shrink wrapped and can not be sold to those under the age of 18. American psycho quotes from litcharts the creators of. It stars christian bale, willem dafoe, jared leto, josh lucas, chloe sevigny, samantha mathis, cara seymour, justin theroux, guinevere turner and reese witherspoon producer edward r. I think their undisputed masterpiece is hip to be square, a song so catchy, most people probably dont listen to the lyrics.
The story is told in the first person by patrick bateman, a serial killer and manhattan businessman. Broadway musical, american psycho by bret easton ellis is the story of a true 80s businessman. The book consists of short chaptersdiary entries, if you willof scenes in batemans life. American psycho script transcript from the screenplay. You may remember that line in american psycho, but huey lewis explained why he had to boycott the film. Set in the 1980s, the book follows the story of a 27yearold harvard graduate named patrick. Patrick bateman, the huey lewis listening, chainsawwielding yuppie he played in the first film, is instead only glimpsed from. In adapting bret easton elliss turgid, gory 1991 novel to the screen, the director mary harron has boiled a bloated stew of brand names and butchery into a lean and mean horror comedy classic. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. For the third time, bateman pauses the narrative of his story. I started wondering about patricks various stump speeches on huey lewis, phil collins, and whitney houston. He works on wall street, has a pretty girlfriend, and spends most of his life in trendy restaurants and clubs.
At times, he lapses into eloquent yet fanboyish soliloquies about bands like genesis, huey lewis and the news, and whitney houston. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections. A great memorable quote from the american psycho movie on patrick bateman. Of all of these sequences in the novel, this one is the longest. Mary harron american psycho huey lewis and the news. The actor managed to create a lasting 21st century villain, born of the 80s, because patrick batemans american psychopathy is an epidemic, and its still spreading. Bret easton ellis 1991 novel, american psycho, was a groundbreaking work that made its author a star.
American psycho is a novel by bret easton ellis first published in 1991. American psycho is a 2000 satirical psychological horror film cowritten and directed by mary harron, based on bret easton elliss 1991 novel of the same name. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of. American psycho soundtrack the band is mentioned numerous times in bret easton ellis 1991 novel, american psycho, and the subsequent film. American psycho is one of the most banned books of all time, for good reason. A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but i think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records. Download american psycho 2000 yify torrent for 1080p mp4. This is a scene from american psycho, mary harrons controversial adaptation of brett easton ellis controversial novel about a new york yuppie with an inflated ego and a bit of a mean streak. American psycho, bret easton ellis american psycho is a novel, by bret easton ellis, published in 1991.
Pressman purchased the film rights to the novel in. Written by mary harron and guinevere turner, based. Then there are the chapters concerning the music of genesis, whitney houston and huey lewis and the news. American psycho is a 2000 film about a young, welltodo man who isnt quite as normal as he seemsonce you notice all the body parts of women he keeps in his apartment directed by mary harron. Bret easton elliss american psycho critics savaged the book when it first came out in 1991 but they didnt appreciate that serial killer patrick bateman is one of the.
Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when sports came out in 83,i think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. By taking these pop bands so critically and systematically the author succeeds in showing just how transparent these bands could be. There is a degree of absurdity and dark humor in the novel which i would argue is an intentional move on the part of the author to further disorient the reader. The scenes that show patrick playing music for his guests are absolutely hilarious, as he comments very seriously on records by artists such as whitney houston, phil collins and huey lewis. Finally, the american psycho script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the christian bale movie based on the bret easton ellis novel. Huey lewis and the news, and genesis albums, bands that may have been as insipid as bateman himself. American psycho with huey lewis and weird al duration. Patrick bateman invites paul allen over for a drink after dinner. In 87, huey released this, fore, their most accomplished album.
The format of the book is bonkers yet it works so well in further cementing the image of a psychopath. Also, ive heard from apparently a reliable source who knew huey lewis in the 80s that that man loves his ging cannabis, and ive read somewhere that christan bale said that his motivation for the role was tom cruise, because to paraphrase as close to his words as i can remember, hed be looking right at you, but there was no life in. T hree years after the bret easton ellis novel american psycho finally got made into a movie, after a production odyssey nearly as tortured and calamitous as its publication as a book, a. American psycho quotes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. American psycho with huey lewis and weird al youtube.
I never should have written hip to be square in the thirdperson, says huey lewis of the news fame. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Huey lewis discusses killing weird al, his american psycho boycott and new music for 2015 updated jan 20, 2019. The film has an extremely dark sense of humor and appeals to horror fans. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of american psycho. American psycho is the story of patrick bateman, a rich, arrogant. The man who has sold more than 30 million records, spawning such 80s classics as the heart of rock and roll, i want a new drug, the oscarnominated the power of love and the song hes fretting about now, a narrative lynchpin in both the book and film of brett. The book was made into a 2000 film starring christian bale as patrick bateman. Parents need to know that american psycho is based on bret easton elliss controversial 1991 novel, which is set in the 1980s and deals with materialism, narcissism, and the amassing of great wealth to be spent on personal pleasure. American psycho retains the balance between this psychotic state, a chilling thriller and a very funny movie. Huey lewis and the news give me the keys and ill drive you crazy is a goodtimes blues rocker about what else. Id read the book and and clearly brett olson house was a fan and and he knew his stuff. The groups heyday was the the 80s, where their brand of feelgood rock n roll and memorably cheesy music videos made them a staple of the older mtv crowd.
Set in manhattan during the wall street boom of the late 1980s, american psycho follows the life of wealthy young investment banker patrick. Bateman goes on and on, detailing each different one of the bands albums how their sound changed and developed, how the lead singer huey lewis found his voice. Huey lewis has a new album, doc, manager and broadway. In 1991, bret easton ellis controversial novel american psycho took the world by storm women accused it of being misogynist, sexist filth and others were understandably shaken by its brutal and graphic depictions of unprovoked violence and torture. Bedecked in a trendy raincoat that he surely purchased at barneys, and dancing to his favorite huey lewis. Patrick continues their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when sports came out in 83, i think they. Owen is squeezing a lime onto the table, missing his beer, incredibly drunk. One of the famous songs that is featured in the film is hip to be square by huey lewis and the news. The man who has sold more than 30 million records, spawning such 80s classics as. Watched american psycho for the n th time the other day. Did the writers just want to make patrick seem a little eccentric in addition to psychotic. Huey lewis discusses killing weird al, his american. Legendary feminist gloria steinem was a vocal opponent of american psycho both the book and its proposed moviefor the violence it depicted against women. Is there any meaning to patrick batemans monlogues about.
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