"American Psycho" director Mary Harron is baffled by "Wall Street bros" still idolizing Patrick Bateman when the movie is âa gay manâs satire on masculinity.â
"That was not our intention. So, did we fail? Iâm not sure why [it happened], because Christian Baleâs very clearly making fun of them⊠But, people read the Bible and decide that they should go and kill a lot of people. People read âThe Catcher in the Ryeâ and decide to shoot the president... thereâs [Patrick] being handsome and wearing good suits and having money and power. But at the same time, heâs played as somebody dorky and ridiculous. When heâs in a nightclub and heâs trying to speak to somebody about hip hopâitâs so embarrassing when heâs trying to be cool.â
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