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American Psycho Adaptation to Film y: Henry Lebard, Saman Mansouri, David Otterman, James To Term 2 – UBC – ENG 227

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American Psycho. Adaptation to Film. By: Henry Lebard, Saman Mansouri, David Otterman, James To. Term 2 – UBC – ENG 227. Intro. “I’m Patrick Bateman..”. Bateman’s morning routine 5:03 – 7:07. Serial Killer vs Psycho Was it all fantasy? . Character Analysis. New mask every morning. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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American PsychoAdaptation to Film

By: Henry Lebard, Saman Mansouri, David Otterman, James To

Term 2 – UBC – ENG 227

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Intro

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“I’m Patrick Bateman..”

Bateman’s morning routine5:03 – 7:07

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Character Analysis• Serial Killer vs Psycho• Was it all fantasy?

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New mask every morning

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Paul Allen murder scene26:30 – 28:57

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Issues From Novel to Film

• Designer Labels• Many of the designer’s did not approve the idea of being worn during

murder scenes. Designers labels such as Cerruti, Rolex, Calvin Klein, and Comme des Garçons refused to be used in production. They were replaced by Perry Ellis and Jean Paul Gaultier

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Issues From Novel to Film

• NC-17 to R Rating• R- Restricted Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian

(1968-present) • Vs

• NC-17- No One 17 and under admitted (1990–present)

• Because of this scene………

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Three-way Sex Scene42:25 – 45:26

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"I think that there is this very homoerotic thing going on in the book, and we tried to bring that out in the film. In those very macho, very testosterone-driven, very competitive male cultures, there is a very strong homoerotic element."

- Marry Harron on misogyny in the book

"Regardless of the business aspect of things, is there a reason that there isn’t a female Hitchcock or a female Scorsese or a female Spielberg? I don’t know. I think it’s a medium that really is built for the male gaze and for a male sensibility. I mean, the best art is made under not an indifference to, but a neutrality [toward] the kind of emotionalism that I think can be a trap for women directors." 

- Bret Easton Ellis on Women Directors

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Lounge Scene46:20 – 47:17

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"I think that there is this very homoerotic thing going on in the book, and we tried to bring that out in the film. In those very macho, very testosterone-driven, very competitive male cultures, there is a very strong homoerotic element."

- Marry Harron on misogyny in the book

"Regardless of the business aspect of things, is there a reason that there isn’t a female Hitchcock or a female Scorsese or a female Spielberg? I don’t know. I think it’s a medium that really is built for the male gaze and for a male sensibility. I mean, the best art is made under not an indifference to, but a neutrality [toward] the kind of emotionalism that I think can be a trap for women directors." 

- Bret Easton Ellis on Women Directors

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