In the year 2000, Christian Bale probably had no idea how much of a turn his career was going to take. He took on the role of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, a (supposed) serial killer, and led us through various suggestions that he was able to lure people into his apartment to their death. It all culminated in a complex confession that implied that he was either a gifted killer or had hallucinated all of his manic murders.
Despite the intrigue and genius of the film, it wasnât perfect. Weâve gathered a selection of the ten biggest errors in continuity and plot holes in the film.
10 Robert Palmer
Something that many people probably donât realize is that Christian Bale is actually English. The majority of his roles see him put on a very convincing American accent. An accent so good that he was able to play the lead role in a film with âAmericanâ right there in its name.
However, his pronunciation of the world âPalmerâ when he is talking about the music of Robert Palmer is what gives away the true origins of his speaking voice.
9 Jeanâs Words Donât Match
Around halfway through the film, Jean visits Patrickâs apartment and he decides against killing her. When she leaves she mentions an appointment he has the following day, but her mouth movements donât match what is actually being said. This suggests that either the line was changed after filming the scene, or an issue with audio meant it had to be overdubbed in post-production.
8 Bateman Holds Up The Wrong Album
A recurring motif in American Psycho aside from luxurious food is Batemanâs love of pop music. When talking about Genesis, he mentions the track âIn Too Deepâ, from a period after the band lost their core members and moved away from progressive rock.
However, the album cover he holds up is from Phil Collinsâs (the singer of Genesis at the time) solo album No Jacket Required, which isnât where âIn Too Deepâ comes from.
7 And He Gets His Whitney Houston Knowledge Wrong
Another of the pop stars Patrick seems to be obsessed with is Whitney Houston, as he launches into a monologue full of facts about her career. This includes the suggestion that her debut album had four number-one singles in it, when it actually only had three. Surely a man with this much knowledge across the musical spectrum wouldnât deliver facts he wasnât totally sure about?
6 And He Doesnât Know His Huey Lewis
The final musical slip-up in American Psycho suggests that either these are intentional suggestions that Bateman isnât quite as knowledgeable as he thinks, or that Mary Harron really didnât keep her eye on the ball. He claims that Fore! by Huey Lewis & The News came out in 1987, but it actually came out back in 1986.
5 The Wrong Drink
At the very start of the film, we are able to grasp Patrick Batemanâs personality from his treatment of the barman. He angrily insults him and describes how he was going to kill him as soon as he turns his back, without the barman hearing him.
Little did Bateman realize, however, he actually did have something to complain about: he asked for âtwo Stoli on the rocksâ, but there are absolutely no ice cubes in sight in the drink he receives.
4 The Coat Collar
During his killing of Paul Allen, youâd expect Batemanâs clothing to end up a little out of sorts. However, the way this manifests itself doesnât make a whole lot of sense. In certain shots, his collar is down on one side, in other it is down on the other side, and in a few, it is raised on both. These changes happen in the instances between changes of angle, making it look like magic.
3 This Is Not An Exit
Towards the very end of the film, we see Bateman visiting one of the many restaurants that recur throughout. On one door, we see a sign saying âNo Exitâ, but when he returns to the very same spot later on, the sign as changed to âThis Is Not An Exitâ. It seems strange that they wouldnât just make use of the props they know they already have and have used, in order to avoid needless discrepancies in continuity like this one.
2 The Camera Crew
Interestingly, there is an issue with the very first thing we see in American Psycho. The opening shot shows a camera in a reflection on the knife. This isnât the only time that cameras can be seen, though. For example, the camera crew can be seen in the reflection of a window by the ATM, and they appear in the reflection in the TV in his apartment.
1 The Lack Of Blood
Whether or not you classify Patrick Bateman a villain or not, he at the very, very least thought about carrying out some incredibly graphic murders. At the very worst, he killed a lot of people. Because we donât know for certain whether he did what we saw, we can sort of look past the fact that many scenes donât retain consistency in the blood that comes from his victims. However, if these are real murders, then the blood trails often donât make sense.
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