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American Psycho

Workprint2000Psychological Horror / Crime / SatireEdition: 2000

Set against the excessive wealth and consumer culture of late-1980s Manhattan, American Psycho follows Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a wealthy Wall Street investment banker whose carefully constructed public identity conceals a deeply disturbed personality. By day, Bateman surrounds himself with expensive restaurants, designer clothing, exclusive nightclubs and equally superficial colleagues. Behind his polished appearance, however, lies an increasingly violent obsession with status, perfection and control. As his behaviour becomes more erratic, Bateman descends into a disturbing world of violence, paranoia and psychological instability, leaving audiences questioning how much of his terrifying experience is real.

DIRECTORMary Harron
EDITION RUNTIME1 hr 44 min
FILE SIZE4.50 GB
FILE FORMATISO
RESOLUTION720x480

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THE DIFFERENCES

What changed in this version?

The following characteristics have been documented for the circulating American Psycho workprint, but have not been independently confirmed as exclusive to Workprint B.
  • Additional scenes: Three extra scenes reportedly appear in the workprint, two of which were subsequently released among the DVD's deleted scenes.
  • Alternate dialogue: Certain conversations contain dialogue different from the commercially released film.
  • Different camera angles: Some sequences use alternative shots or takes.
  • Extended running time: The documented workprint runs approximately five minutes longer than the referenced DVD version.
  • Earlier editorial choices: The workprint preserves material and decisions that were subsequently changed before commercial release.

Archival Significance

The survival of American Psycho in unfinished or alternative forms provides an opportunity to examine the film's creative development.

Early versions of films can reveal editorial decisions that are otherwise lost, including dialogue changes, alternative performances, extended scenes and differences in narrative pacing.

Maintaining separate archive entries for versions A and B allows their individual characteristics to be documented without assuming that the two copies are identical.