Followed by
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002) (V)
Version of
Perfect (2003/I)
- Based on the same source (the novel by B.E. Ellis).
Spin off
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
References
Double Indemnity (1944)
Psycho (1960)
Il rosso segno della follia (1970)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Shining (1980)
"The Cosby Show" (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- The scene were Jesse/Freddy bites Lisa's leg is almost identical in set up to the scene in American Psycho were Patrick Bateman, whilst chasing Christie, bites her leg after she falls before continuing to pursue her.
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Referenced in
Memento (2000)
The Making of 'American Psycho' (2000) (V)
Hitman: Codename 47 (2000) (VG)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
- The drawings Randolph has made that the police at Angelo's house discover are references to the drawings Patrick Bateman's secretary finds at the end of American Psycho in his date book.
The Son of Samsonite (2002)
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Kopps (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
- The character Woo-jin Lee is based on Patrick Bateman in American Psycho with his style of clothing, hairstyle etc.
"High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004)
- You can see this movie in Robert Englunds DVD collection
American Psycho: From Book to Screen (2005) (V)
- documentary
Bottoms Up (2006) (V)
- guy is called "American psycho"
"Dexter: Return to Sender (#1.6)" (2006)
- Dexter uses "Patrick Bateman" as an alias.
This Hollow Sacrament (2006) (V)
- As homage to Brett Easton Ellis, an unfilmed scene for the film was shot for Threading Over Dark
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Video Seen
"True Blood: The First Taste (#1.2)" (2008)
- When Jason is having sex with Dawn, he turns to look at himself in the mirror and points at his reflection like Patrick Bateman did.
"Entourage: The All Out Fall Out (#5.3)" (2008)
- Ari mentions the Film
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (#1.6)" (2009)
- Ellen says The Informers is the third film adapted from a Brett Easton Ellis novel the other two being American Psycho & Less Than Zero
Lunar Park (2011)
- Lunar Park is about Bret Easton Ellis, the writer of the book this movie was based on, and this movie is referenced several times in the movie.
Features
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
"Jeopardy!" (1984)
Red Vibe Diaries: Object of Desire (1997) (V)
White Angel (1998)
Featured in
The Making of 'American Psycho' (2000) (V)
Rick (2003)
- Brief clip shown on a tv about 25 mintues in
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
- clips used frequently throughout
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
- One of the movies shown.
Spoofs
Body Double (1984)
Spoofed in
Legally Blonde (2001)
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