American Psycho (2000) KILL COUNT

Zoran Gvojic

Mike Cygan

American Psycho (2000) KILL COUNT is the three hundred and twenty-sixth video of James A. Janisse's series, The Kill Count

## Overview

In 1987, Patrick Bateman, a wealthy New York City investment banker, spends most of his time dining at popular restaurants while keeping up appearances for his fiancée Evelyn Williams and his circle of wealthy associates, most of whom he hates. At a business meeting, Bateman and his associates flaunt their business cards. Enraged by the superiority of his colleague Paul Allen's card, Bateman kills a homeless man. Bateman and Allen, who mistakes Bateman for another coworker, make plans for dinner after a Christmas party. Bateman resents Allen for his affluent lifestyle and ability to obtain reservations at an exclusive restaurant that Bateman is unable to get into. Bateman manipulates Allen into getting drunk, kills him, and leaves a message on Allen's answering machine claiming that Allen has gone on a business trip to London.

After private investigator Donald Kimball interviews Bateman regarding Allen's disappearance, Bateman takes two prostitutes, Christie and Sabrina, to his apartment, where they have sex before he abuses them. Bateman's colleague Luis Carruthers reveals a new business card, so Bateman tries to strangle him in the restroom of an expensive restaurant. Carruthers mistakes the attempt for a sexual advance and declares his love for Bateman, who panics and flees. After murdering a model, Bateman invites his secretary Jean to dinner, suggesting that she meet him at his apartment for drinks. Bateman plans to kill her with a nail gun, but he desists after he receives a message from Williams on his answering machine.

Kimball meets Bateman for lunch and tells him he is not a suspect in Allen's disappearance. He reveals that a colleague of Bateman's claims to have spotted Allen in London, calling the investigation into question. Bateman is relieved, but he becomes perturbed and begins to doubt himself. Bateman brings Christie to Allen's apartment where he drugs his acquaintance Elizabeth before having sex with her and Christie. After Bateman kills Elizabeth, Christie runs, discovering multiple female corpses as she searches for an exit. Bateman chases her and drops a chainsaw on her as she flees down a staircase. Afterwards, Bateman breaks off his engagement with Williams.

As Bateman uses an ATM, he sees a cat. The ATM displays the text "feed me a stray cat", so he prepares to shoot the cat. When a woman confronts him, he shoots her. A police chase ensues, but Bateman kills the officers and blows up a police car. Bateman kills two more people before hiding in his office. He calls his lawyer Harold Carnes and frantically leaves a confession, claiming to have killed 20–40 people. The following morning, Bateman visits Allen's apartment to clean up Allen's remains, but finds it vacant and for sale. The realtor tells him that the apartment does not belong to Allen before ordering him to leave. Bateman again meets Kimball, who assures him that several witnesses saw Allen in London.

While Bateman goes to meet with his colleagues for lunch, Jean finds detailed drawings of murder and mutilation in Bateman's office journal. Bateman sees Carnes and mentions the phone message. Carnes mistakes Bateman for another colleague and laughs off the confession as a joke. Bateman clarifies who he is and again confesses the murders, but Carnes says his claims are impossible since he recently had dinner with Allen in London. A confused Bateman returns to his friends; they muse whether Ronald Reagan is a harmless old man or hidden psychopath before discussing their dinner reservations. Bateman, unsure if his crimes were imaginary, realizes he will never receive the punishment he desires.

## Deaths

### Counted Deaths:

1. Sidewalk Woman - Killed offscreen - 13 mins in
2. Al - Stabbed repeatedly in gut - 22 mins in
3. Paul Allen - Chopped repeatedly w/ axe - 28 mins in
4. Model from Club - Beheaded offscreen - 59 mins in (Head seen)
5. Coat Closet Girl #1 - Killed offscreen and hung up in closet - 1 hr 14 mins in (Body found)
6. Coat Closet Girl #2 - Killed offscreen and hung up in closet - 1 hr 14 mins in (Body found)
7. Graffiti Gal - Killed offscreen - 1 hr 14 mins in (Body found)
8. Elizabeth - Drugged and stabbed (?) to death - 1 hr 14 mins in (Body found)
9. "Christie" - Hit w/ falling chainsaw - 1 hr 15 mins in
10. Elderly Woman - Shot in chest - 1 hr 19 mins in
11. Cop #1 - Gunned down - 1 hr 20 mins in
12. Cop #2 - Caught in car explosion - 1 hr 20 mins in
13. Cop #3 - Caught in car explosion - 1 hr 20 mins in
14. Cop #4 - Caught in car explosion - 1 hr 20 mins in
15. Security Guard - Gunned down on the job - 1 hr 20 mins in
16. Janitor - Gunned down on the job - 1 hr 20 mins in

#### Non-Counted Deaths:

* Al's Dog - Stomped to death.
* Courtney Rawlinson - Possibly decapitated.

## Trivia

* This is the first Kill Count where Chelsea Rebecca, James's wife, hosts the Kill Count, thus making it the first Kill Count hosted by a female.
* This is the first Kill Count of Year 6.
* Chelsea accidentally says "[...] get to the kills" instead of "[...] get to the numbers" during the "To The Numbers" segment. This isn't the first time that's ever happened. Although she didn't say it.