Mary Harron Didn't Know If American Psycho Would Work When She Started Writing The Script

Dec 12 2022 by /Film

 

A lot of people were very upset when Brett Easton Ellis' novel "American Psycho" hit shelves in 1990. The book's hyper-violent scenes overshadowed much of its social satire, as concerned parties spoke out about the damaging effect the book was apparently bound to have on society. Tammy Bruce, then-President of the LA chapter of the National Organization for Women, went as far as calling it a "how-to novel on the torture and dismemberment of women."

Unfortunately for all its detractors, Ellis'...

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