American Psycho (2000)


American Psycho
Release Date21 January 2000
Budget$8,000,000
US Box Office$15,000,000
TaglineNo Introduction Necessary.
GenreCrime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
CountryUSA
Canada
Filming LocationsBoston Club - 4 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LanguageEnglish, Spanish, Cantonese
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSatire, Black Comedy
MoodComedy on the Edge
ThemesSerial Killers, Social Climbing, Unlikely Criminals, Office Politics
TonesChilly, Disturbing, Stylized, Deliberate, Menacing, Ominous, Satirical
TagsAmoral, Career, Detective, Disillusionment, Materialism, Serial Killer, Slasher, Yuppies

American Psycho is a cult 2000 thriller film directed by Mary Harron based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel of the same name. Though predominantly a psycho thriller, the film also blends elements of horror, satire, and black comedy. It stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, with Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Justin Theroux, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Dafoe, and Samantha Mathis. The film focuses on Wall Street yuppie Patrick Bateman (Bale), whose mental instability and blood lust lead him to serial killing. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on April 14, 2000.


Cast and Crew


Timothy Bryce

Craig McDermott

David Van Patten

Evelyn Williams

Courtney Rawlinson

Luis Carruthers

Paul Allen

Det. Donald Kimball

Christie

Elizabeth

Stephen Bogaert
Harold Carnes

Monika Meier
Daisy

Al, the Derelict

Blair Williams
Waiter #1

Marie Dame
Victoria

Kelley Harron
Bargirl

Mrs. Wolfe

Krista Sutton
Sabrina

Man at Pierce & Pierce

Park Bench
Stash

Catherine Black
Vanden

Margaret Ma
Dry Cleaner Woman

Tufford Kennedy
Hamilton

Mark Pawson
Humphrey Rhineback

Jessica Lau
Facialist

Lilette Wiens
Maitre D'

Glen Marc Silot
Waiter

Charlotte Hunter
Libby

Kiki Buttignol
Caron

Joyce R. Korbin
Woman at ATM

Reuben Thompson
Waiter #2

Bryan Renfro
Night Watchman

Ross Gibby
Man Outside Store

Christina McKay
Young Woman

Alan McCullough
Man in Stall

Anthony Lemke
Marcus Halberstram

Connie Chen
Gwendolyn Ichiban

Leanne Poirier Greenfield
Party Girl

Himself - Giving Speech on Iran-Contra Scandal

Bar Girl

Director

Producer

Ernie Barbarash
co-producer

Alessandro Camon
co-producer

Joseph Drake
executive producer

Christian Halsey Solomon
producer

Chris Hanley
producer

Victoria Hirst
line producer

Gretchen McGowan
line producer: title sequence

Michael Paseornek
executive producer

Edward R. Pressman
producer

Jeff Sackman
executive producer

Clifford Streit
co-producer

co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Andrzej Sekula
-

Editor

Andrew Marcus
-

Casting Director

Kerry Barden
-

Billy Hopkins
-

Suzanne Smith
-

Production Designer

Gideon Ponte
-

Art Director

Andrew M. Stearn

Set Decorator

Jeanne Develle
-

Costume Designer

Isis Mussenden
-

Makeup Department

Margot Boccia
key makeup artist: New York

Katherine Hill
assistant makeup artist

Etheline Joseph
assistant hair stylist

Lucy Orton
key hair stylist

John Quaglia
key hair stylist: New York

Sandra Wheatle
key makeup artist

Production Manager

Lauren McLaughlin
executive in charge of production

Peter Pastorelli
production manager: New York unit

Keitha M. Redmond
assistant production manager

Philip Stilman
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Steve Apicella
first assistant director: title sequence

Cassandra Cronenberg
third assistant director

Jennifer Deathe
second assistant director

DGA trainee: New York

Andrew Marcus
second unit director

Elizabeth Parker
trainee assistant director

Peter Pastorelli
assistant director: New York

Michael Pitt
second second assistant director: New York

Andrew Shea
first assistant director

Charles Zalben
second assistant director: New York

Art Department

Britt Bancroft
set decoration coordinator

construction coordinator

Philip Canfield
assistant property master: New York

Jean Deville
property master: title sequence

Ric Fernandez
head carpenter

Michael Followes
property master

Nicholas Gazda
third assistant art director

Arvinder Grewal
first assistant art director

Bruce Lee Gross
assistant property master: title sequence

Victoria Hamilton
key scenic painter

Ian Hay
set dresser

Jennifer Jacobsen
set buyer

Mike Johnson
on-set carpenter

Lara MacInnis
art department apprentice

Kim Maticiw
property buyer

David Rockburn
lead set dresser

Derreck Roemer
property assistant

Patrick Tarr
set dresser

Dick Tice
property master: New York

Pierre M. Munha
assistant property master

Sound Department

Fred Brennan
supervising dialogue editor

Benjamin Cheah
sound designer

Kathy Choi
assistant special effects editor

Marko A. Costanzo
additional foley: New York

Keith Elliott
sound re-recording mixer

Henry Embry
sound mixer

Peter Kelly
sound re-recording mixer

Garrett Kerr
dialogue editor

Goro Koyama
foley artist

George A. Lara
foley engineer: New York

Geoff Lippman
stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Andy Malcolm
foley artist

Anna Malkin
foley: pro-tools operator

Ron Malligers
foley mixer

David McCallum
sound effects editor

Mark McNeilly
boom operator

Daniel Pellerin
supervising sound re-recording mixer

Richard Segal
boom trainee

Etoile Stewart
assistant dialogue editor

Jane Tattersall
supervising sound editor

Andrew Tay
foley mixer

Paul Urmson
sound designer

Rebecca Wright
foley: pro-tools operator

Mark Zsifkovits
sound re-recording operator

Andrew Zuch
boom operator: New York

Bernie Zuch
sound mixer: New York

Steven Zuch
third sound: New York

James Marchione
adr recordist

Special Effects

Conrad V. Brink Jr.
special effects: New York

Michael Kavanagh
special effects coordinator

Derek Liscoumb
special effects technician

John MacGillivray
special effects technician

Tim Barraball
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Keith M. Hamilton
digital compositor: Film Opticals

Julia K.S. Miles
digital compositor: Film Opticals

Stunts

Brenda Adams
stunts

Lloyd Adams
stunts

Marco Bianco
stunts

Matt Birman
stunt coordinator, stunts

stunt coordinator: New York

C.J. Fidler
stunts

Brian Kaulback
stunts

Ken Quinn
stunts

John Stoneham Jr.
stunts

Tye Tyukodi
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Paul Boucher
camera operator

Tom Bracone
first assistant camera: New York

Jayson Clute
first assistant camera

Don Cornett
camera operator: title sequence

Mark Cowden
best boy electric

Stephen Crosgrey
generator operator

John Dolan
key rigging grip: New York

Phil Dutton
second assistant camera: New York

Jay Eckardt
camera loader: New York

Gene Engels
gaffer: New York

Chris Faulkner
key grip

James W. Finnerty
key grip: New York

Rick Gallagher
video playback operator

Stewart Grayburn
dolly grip

Rob Haid
best boy

Kerry Hayes
still photographer

Tom Houghton
camera operator: New York

Marcel Janisse
camera trainee

Shane Kitchener
generator operator

Daniel Laborde
grip

Frances 'Buddy' McBride
rigging gaffer: New York

Steve Mrkobrada
second assistant camera

Toshiaki Ozawa
cinematographer: title sequence, additional photographer: title sequence

Derek Porter
electrician

Anthony Ramsey
electrician

Antonio Rossi
first assistant camera: title sequence

Dave Samuel
best boy electric: title sequence

Kurt Schwartz
grip: title sequence

Franco Tata
gaffer

Lindsay Todd
daily grip

Vince J. Vennitti
camera operator: title sequence

Todd Voogt
grip

David Watts
electrician

David Daniel
additional cinematographer

Joel Tishcoff
rigging best boy: New York

William M. Weberg
grip

Casting Department

Mark Bennett
casting associate: USA

Megan Conacher
extras casting

Deborah Maxwell Dion
casting assistant: USA

Meredith Jacobson
extras casting: New York

adr voice casting

Jennifer McNamara
casting associate: USA

Clare Walker
casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Adkins
wardrobe supervisor: New York

Patrick Antosh
on-set wardrobe supervisor

Alex Forester
wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles

Kim Harkness
wardrobe production assistant

Christine Hartmann
seamstress

Amina Mohamed
wardrobe assistant

Gersha Phillips
assistant costume designer: Toronto

Barbara Presar
assistant costume designer: New York

Hartsell Taylor
wardrobe supervisor: New York

Editorial Department

Matt Anas
trainee assistant editor

Emily Gumpel
second assistant editor: New York

Philip Harrison
associate editor: New York

Chris Hinton
color timer

Mitch Lackie
assistant editor: Toronto

Catherine Rankin
negative cutter

Kim Sparks
post-production assistant

Deanna Strong
post-production coordinator

Music Department

Barry Cole
music supervisor

Christopher Covert
music supervisor

Eve Egoyan
musician: solo piano

James Flatto
additional music editor

William Garrett
music mixer: orchestra

Martin Goldray
conductor

Mishann Lau
additional music editor

Gillian Morris
assistant music supervisor

Mj Mynarski
technical music consultant

David Voigt
music engineer

Jeff Wolpert
music editor, music consultant

Randall Woolf
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Mike Adams
driver

Robert Arsenault
head driver

Tony Bifano
transportation coordinator

Glen Creswell
driver captain

Wayne Frampton
talent driver

Richard Hooper
driver

Shane Kitchener
driver

Danny Menecola
driver

John Mulligan
transportation co-captain: New York

Steve Russell
driver: honeywagon

Dusan Stepanovic
driver

Peter Travis
transportation captain: New York

Lisa Zozzolotto
driver

Scott Clarke
driver: Christian Bale

Other Crew

Heather Anderson
assistant: Mary Harron

Ethan Baum
hand double: title sequence

John 'Frenchie' Berger
gun handler

Peter Blakeman
food stylist

Michael Blecher
location manager

Hilary Bowers
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Dan Brillman
production assistant: title sequence

Jane Conway
pig wrangler

James Crouch
key production accountant

David Daniels
production executive: New York

Aurea Dempsey
production secretary

Ken Dhaliwal
production legal

Nadine Dislioglu
office production assistant

Ron Donne
food stylist

Damien DuPuis
office production assistant

Rick Ellis
food stylist: title sequence

Mark Feinsod
office production assistant: New York

Jordan Gertner
production executive: Muse

Catherine Gore
script supervisor: title sequence

Omri Green
hand double: title sequence

Shell Hecht
production coordinator: New York

Geofrey Hildrew
office production assistant: New York

Deirdre Hughes
office production assistant

Jeff Jackson
production legal

Nancy Jackson
production coordinator

Eddie Joe
parking coordinator: New York

Mary A. Kelly
script supervisor: New York

Karen Kimball
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Joan Kirby
accountant: Lions Gate

Pat Lanctot
consultant: avid

production assistant: title sequence

Karen Mathieson
location production assistant

Laurie May
business and legal affairs: Lions Gate

Joan McGuinness
completion bond

Frank McKenna
craft service: New York

Michael McKenna
craft service: New York

Ru Niles
second accounts assistant

Susan Nycz
truck assistant

Erin O'Rourke
creative executive: Pressman

Timothy Wayne Peternel
production executive: Muse

Suzanne Porter
assistant location manager

Morgan H. Rector
production financing

Dusty Reeves
research and clearance coordinator

Katherine Rosin
production coordinator: Lions Gate Films, New York, hand double: title sequence

John Ross
completion bond

Jonathan Roumie
assistant location manager: New York

Kristi Savino
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Andrew Saxe
location manager

Zach Schiff-Abrams
creative executive: Pressman

Dave Scott
hand double: title sequence

Lisa A. Shapiro
business and legal affairs: Pressman

Carissa Shaw
assistant to producers

Claude Shaw
assistant: Mr. Solomon

Jon Shiffman
production financing

Dawn Marie Sorokolit
script supervisor

David Steinberg
production legal

Jay Stein
payroll coordinator: New York

Jim Sternberg
completion bond

Aloma Taylor
accounting assistant

Kirk Thompson
insurance

Adrienne Tyson
daily assistant

Carrie Walkup
creative executive: Lions Gate

Reid Warman
production secretary: New York

Johanna Weinstein
food coordinator

Gregory G. Woertz
production executive: Pressman

Levi Woodward
production assistant: title sequence

Sarah Wright
assistant: Mr. Pressman

Emily Zalenski
marketing executive: Pressman

Koethi Zan
business and legal affairs: Pressman

Harrison Cheung
publicist

Mark L. Feinsod
office production assistant

Michael Hamer
double: Patrick Bateman

Clark McCutchen
production executive

Robert M. Melnik
senior vice president of business affairs: Lions Gate Films

Gina Meyers
production assistant

James O'Donnell
office production assistant

adr loop group

Peter Pamela Rose
adr loop group

Simon St. Laurent
opticals: Film Opticals

Don Thacker
production assistant

Bill Timoney
adr loop group

Nick Veziris
gun wrangler

Production Company

Am Psycho Productions
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Edward R. Pressman Film
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Lions Gate Films
-

Muse Productions
-

P.P.S. Films
-

Quadra Entertainment
-

Universal Pictures
-

Distributor

Lions Gate Films

Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors

Metropolitan Filmexport

Eurocine

Odeon

Concorde Filmverleih

RCV Film Distribution

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Amuse Pictures

Argentina Video Home
,

BBC Television Centre

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)

Egmont Entertainment

Europa Filmes

Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Maple Pictures

Nelonen

Net5

Nordisk Film

RCV Film Distribution
,

RTL Entertainment

SubTV

Universal Studios Home Video

Veronica

Special Effects

Kavanaugh Special Effects

Steve Johnson's XFX

Miscellaneous

Absolutely Famished
catering

Act One Script Clearance
script research

Avatar Studios
orchestra recorded at

Axium Entertainment Group
payroll services

C-5
sound design

Cerruti
custom made clothing

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company
music publishing administered by

Clinton Recording Studios
orchestra recorded at

Coast to Coast Catering
catering

Completion Guarantors (TGC)
completion bond

Complex, The
adr facilities: Los Angeles

David J. Woods Productions
video playback

DeForest Research
script clearances

DeLuxe Laboratories
sound re-recording facility, video and sound transfers

Deluxe Post-Production
post-production facilities

Effects House, The
opticals: New York

Eyes Post Group
video and sound transfers

Film Opticals
opticals: Toronto

Helie Film Support Services
security

Hot'N Ready
craft service

Imperial Entertainment Group
production financing provided by

Jeremy Walker + Associates
public relations

Jones Brown Insurance
insurance

Koch Records
soundtrack released by

Kodak Canada
film stock supplied by

M.M.I. Product Placement
product placement

Panavision Canada
camera system provided by

Premiere Entertainment Services
product placement

Premiere Entertainment
product placement

Pseudo.com
on-line promotion

Reel Foods
craft service

Sommerville National
vehicles provided by

Sound One Corporation
adr facility: New York

Studio Catering
catering

Tattersall Sound
sound post-production

Thompson & Thompson
script clearances

William F. White International
equipment rentals

vBureau.com
title design






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