Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis

In 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.

Documentary History TV Movie

Féodor Atkine

(Excerpt Narrator (voice))

Baptiste Charvet

(Man Silhouette)

Roger Rosenblatt

(Self - Book Critic)

Bret Easton Ellis

(Self - Writer)

Jill Eisenstadt

(Self - Writer)

Robert Asahina

(Self - Book Editor)

Jay McInerney

(Self - Writer)

Gary Fisketjon

(Self - Book Editor)

William Cahen

(Self - Former Trader)

Pierre Bayard

(Self - Literature Professor)

Olivier Cohen

(Self - Book Editor)

Kaiama L. Glover

(Self - Literature Professor)

Guinevere Turner

(Self - Screenwriter)

Sebastian Dieguez

(Self - Neuroscientist)

Donald Trump

(Self - Businessman (archive footage))

Ronald Reagan

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Judith Martin

(Self - Author (archive footage))