Other mistake: Several close-ups of the business cards of Patrick Bateman and his associates reveal a misspelling of the word "Acquisitions" (the "c" is missing - not a small error, given that this is the name of their department).
American Psycho (2000)
Plot summary
Directed by: Mary Harron
Starring: Chloë Sevigny, Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Willem Dafoe
Patrick Bateman, a top executive at a company in America develops the taste for killing people. He goes on a mass killing spree which sees work collegues, prostitutes and dogs being cut short of life.
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Patrick Bateman: You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood.
Trivia: Leonardo DiCaprio was originally tapped to play the role of Patrick Bateman, however his agents felt that the role was to twisted and may hurt his image with his younger fans. He ended up passing on the role.
Question: When Patrick talks to Carnes, he confesses that he murdered Paul Owen. Why doesn't Carnes believe him, and how could Carnes have had dinner with Paul?
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Answer: There are two possible answers. First, Carnes doesn't recognize Christian Bale as Bateman, instead thinking he is someone named Davis. He insults Bateman and thinks "Davis" left the message as a joke. Realize also that someone claims to have seen Owen/Allen in London, but mistook Herbert Ainsworth for him. Second, Bateman is delusional and only thinks he killed Owen/Allen, who is in fact alive and in London.
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