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"American Psycho" — the musical?

dailystab.com — Remember the film American Psycho based on the Brett Easton Ellis novel? Yeah, apparently there are talks to bring it to Broadway. As a musical. You can't make this stuff up. Well, you can, but when you do, no one believes you.

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  • trinityjr, on 09/24/2008, -1/+30From what I recall, that was a pretty gory movie, with blood splattering all over the place. Maybe they can hire Gallagher as their technical consultant for how to make it work in a live setting.
    • piznut, on 09/25/2008, -1/+12The movie was amazing, the book was genius.

      Bret East Ellis + musical could possibly be more awesome than the human mind can comprehend.

      Now excuse me, i have to go return some videotapes.
    • RobotKeaton, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1Hire the people they used for Evil Dead-The Musical. The first few rows gets bloody in those shows.
    • weech, on 09/25/2008, -0/+6It's cranberry juice, CRANAPPLE!!

      Sorry, but best. movie. ever.
  • Mathieugothax, on 09/24/2008, -2/+15Wow, I just can't believe that. Although if it's well done, it could be original and excellent.
  • w0lfh0und, on 09/24/2008, -1/+26I think it could work well, kinda like a modern Sweeney Todd.
  • americanpyscho, on 09/24/2008, -3/+66They are making a musical about me? Cool!
  • dezweber, on 09/24/2008, -0/+34Huey Lewis & the News were meant for Broadway...
    • aud24, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1Ah I can just see the blown out hair, suspenders, and cleft chin now.
  • gospe1337, on 09/24/2008, -0/+39I have to return some videotapes.
  • alenade, on 09/24/2008, -0/+7What are you do-ing
    with that clothers hang-er?
  • stachesnmullets, on 09/24/2008, -0/+7I wonder if they'll include the rat scene from the book??
  • piattorney, on 09/24/2008, -2/+6COOL
  • AdeleMor, on 09/25/2008, -0/+15Hmm. Those chainsaw scenes should be even crazier live.
  • SidiousX3, on 09/25/2008, -21/+2Main Character= Barrack Obama (prepared for every damn liberal to hammer me for this)
    • piznut, on 09/25/2008, -2/+10If that statement actually made any sense, I might..

      There are quite a few insults and parallels you could've drawn between Obama and other characters in the book (or any politician). Your lame snipe smacks of intellectual laziness.

      Oh wait, you're a republican....carry on then.
    • Vash_aka_TK, on 09/25/2008, -2/+5Buried for idiocy. This movie is amazing, don't take away from it.
  • WarMachineWCLH, on 09/25/2008, -1/+6I'll only go see it if I come home covered in amounts of fake blood equal or greater to the amount I would be covered in if I went to a GWAR concert.
  • rockwithme000, on 09/25/2008, -2/+4Excuse me. I need to go return some video tapes.
  • tattertech, on 09/25/2008, -2/+4They already did an "Evil Dead" one, why not this?
  • filovirus, on 09/25/2008, -1/+8This song is Sussudio....
  • cl2yp71c, on 09/25/2008, -0/+8http://i36.tinypic.com/bdw80p.jpg
  • lordwow, on 09/25/2008, -1/+4Needs more Genesis.
  • omnithought, on 09/25/2008, -6/+2What's next? Deliverance: The Musical?
    "Squeeaaallll, like a piiiiiiiiig. Youuuuu've got a purty mouuuuth.."
  • PrinceMissile, on 09/25/2008, -0/+6I can't believe that Bryce prefers Van Patten's dance routine to mine...
  • piznut, on 09/25/2008, -0/+4Our pasta this evening is squid ravioli in a lemon grass broth with goat cheese profiteroles, and I also have an arugula Caesar salad. For entrees this evening, I have swordfish meatloaf with onion marmalade, rare roasted partridge breast in raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale...and grilled free-range rabbit with herbed french fries.

    I think a special trip to NY is order when this comes out......
  • Thundercracker, on 09/25/2008, -1/+8OK... let see Paul Allen's musical...
  • Spankus, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1How 'bout a musical for "Happiness"?
    • piznut, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1If we're talking about Solandz, how about Palindromes! There are so many possibilities.
  • Rhendal, on 09/25/2008, -1/+43Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.
    Christy, take off your robe.
    Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument.
    Sabrina, remove your dress.
    In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock.
    Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your *****.
    Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds.
    Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it.
    But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.
  • iamghost, on 09/25/2008, -0/+15don't just stare at it....eat it.
  • fgiono, on 09/25/2008, -0/+14Patrick Bateman: I'm into... well murders and executions mostly.
    • Rhendal, on 09/25/2008, -1/+2Do you like it?
    • LegomanArt, on 09/25/2008, -0/+7Whore: Because most guys I know who work with mergers and acquisitions really don't like it
  • drbadass, on 09/25/2008, -0/+7dugg for bret easton ellis. he has written some of my most favorite books.
    • nickcommie, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1they spelled his ***** name wrong!
  • rcblinker, on 09/25/2008, -0/+10HEY PAUL!
    • phrenzy, on 09/25/2008, -0/+9TRY GETTING A RESERVATION FOR THE MUSICAL NOW YOU ***** STUPID BASTARD! YOU, ***** BASTARD!
  • DarkReign16, on 09/25/2008, -2/+1Mirror?
  • colasrtney, on 09/25/2008, -0/+7I want youuuuuuuuuuu to feed me a straaaaAAAAAAyyyy caaaaat

    feed me a cat, feed me a cat

    feed him a cat, feed him a cat
  • Inflammo, on 09/25/2008, -0/+5Don't touch the watch.
  • nofate2029, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1i'd stand in line all night for tickets for this one
  • tacotomato, on 09/25/2008, -0/+9Come in, you're more of a dirty blond
    Of that I am not really fond
    We'll have sex as I look in the mirror
    Also here's a surprise, I am a killer
    I'm going to chop you in half with a chainsaw
    And I don't care if I'm breaking the law
    I'm an American Psycho
    I want to steal the show
    I'm an American Psycho
    of that I really know
    I'm an American Psycho
    I kill you with Tai kwon do
    I'm an American Psycho
    I'll cut off your ear like Vincent Van Gogh

    Now somebody make a song about business cards!
  • mcgoogins, on 09/25/2008, -0/+5CHORUS
    You are a ***** ugly bitch, I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood.
  • cl2yp71c, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1The only thing more psychotic than the play, are the people going to go see it.
  • joshf52, on 09/25/2008, -1/+1I'd rather see Dr. Horrible or A Taste for Love on Broadway
  • queenofgossip, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1"Do you like Huey Lewis And The News?"
  • PosedMagnet, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1Sabrina, don't just stare at it.. eat it.
  • bowserkid, on 09/25/2008, -1/+4I'll be shameless and link my earlier submission: http://digg.com/movies/American_Psycho_The_Broadwa ...

    Only because it has slightly more info and fewer exclamation points.
  • rachelchew, on 09/25/2008, -0/+3I don't want to get you drunk, but, ah, that's a very fine Chardonnay you're not drinking.
  • pinkcherry, on 09/25/2008, -1/+5Bateman: I want you to clean your vagina.

    Christie reaches for a washcloth.

    Bateman :No. From behind. Get on your knees.
  • LegomanArt, on 09/25/2008, -0/+2It should still have Christian Bale playing Pat Bateman. I mean, did anyone hear him in the Newsies!?
  • xstarsprinklesx, on 09/25/2008, -0/+3Some of the best musicals are based on crazy stuff. Who'd have thought the French Revolution would make such a great show? Or a bunch of HIV+ hipsters? Or a family of Russian Jews struggling with tradition (tradition!)? Really, sometimes it's hard to imagine how anyone gets the idea for most musicals, especially musical adaptations.
  • blinker265, on 09/25/2008, -0/+11I live in the American Gardens Building on W. 81st Street on the 11th floor. My name is Patrick Bateman. I'm 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself and a balanced diet and rigorous exercise routine. In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.
  • RodgerE1, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1Mainiac Street Preachers - Patrick Bateman

    Excellent song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vGoJtuFJXU
  • Rhythmicidea, on 09/25/2008, -0/+8Look at that subtle off white hue. Oh my god. It even has a watermark.
  • seanhive, on 09/25/2008, -0/+4I could totally see this. It's quirky enough. I'd love to hear the Phil Collins/Genesis monologue on the stage.
  • Leigh56, on 09/25/2008, -0/+2***** loved that movie.
  • vikblazin, on 09/25/2008, -0/+2no one eats at dorsia anyway
  • ZombiesSuck, on 09/25/2008, -0/+3It could work....Bale pretty much set the standard for Bateman, so the lead they cast better be good.
  • Cattywampus, on 09/25/2008, -0/+2Nothing would surprise me on Broadway. I never thought the movie "Kiss of the Spider Woman" would work as a Broadway musical, but it was a hit.

    On the other hand, I once got free tickets to one of the few performances of the "Doonesbury" musical, and it was beyond awful.
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