Mary Harron is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Harron in 2019
American Psycho is a 2000 satirical psychological horror film directed by Mary Harron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer. Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, and Reese Witherspoon appear in supporting roles. The film blends horror and black comedy to satirize 1980s yuppie culture and consumerism, exemplified by Bateman and supporting cast.
Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote the American Psycho novel and early drafts of the adaptation, in 2010.
Co-writer Guinevere Turner in 2006.
Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured in 1998). Director Mary Harron was temporarily fired after Lionsgate cast DiCaprio as Patrick Bateman against her wishes.
The Huey Lewis and the News (pictured) song "Hip to Be Square" appears in the film.