What's the Difference between American Psycho the Book and American Psycho the Movie?
American Psycho Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Donald Kimball is a young detective, almost at the same age as Patrick (26) |
Donald Kimball is portrait by Willem Dafoe, turning him into an older character |
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Patrick reunites with his ex-girlfriend Bethany for lunch, back at his place Patrick kills her with Mace, stabs and bites her fingers off |
At the end Patrick calls his lawyer and tells him that he killed her with a nail gun
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There are 3 chapters that only talk about musicians: Genesis, Whitney Houston and Huey Lewis and the News |
Before killing someone, Patrick gives a monologue paraphrasing some of the chapters |
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Patrick uses a Rolex watch; during the sex scene with Christie and the other prostitute, he tells them: "Don't touch the Rolex" |
Rolex licence of use wasn't extended to Patrick himself, so in the same scene the line was changed to : "Don't touch the watch"
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Patrick goes to the zoo, where he kills a little boy with a slice to the neck, he enjoys it for a moment but later he feels dissatisfied |
This never happens |