‘I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?’ How does Pat Bateman appear on the big screen compared to the original novel? Join Film Lady in analysing the horror-comedy adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel - a 2000 movie by Mary Harron, American Psycho.

Content Warning: like all of my eps, this is an explicit episode which is targeted at adults. It is labelled accordingly on your pod platforms with *E* symbol. Please go through the triggers below before jumping in! Also, this ep is also full of spoilers for the movie.

Trigger Warning for the movie & this ep: graphic violence/gore, sexual content, nudity, disturbing/psychological content, violence against women, animal cruelty, drug use, body horror.

Cold open: Huey Lewis & The News – Hip To Be Square Lyrics

Warm close: Genesis – In Too Deep Lyrics

American Psycho (film) - Wikipedia

Movies:

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Music - Free Music Archive - CC BY License:

• Alex Morgan - Funny Background Music With Playful Major Tune

• Alex Morgan - Funny Quirky Comedy Short Sting

• Lobo Loco - Funny Twitching (ID 2333)

• ROZKOL - Funny Looker

• Pierce Murphy - This Dream I Had

• Josh Woodward - Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version)

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Equipment:

JBL Quantum Stream Studio | Quad pattern premium USB microphone for streaming, recording and gaming

Audacity - recording & editing by FL

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Acknowledgement of Country

I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.