This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis

When "American Psycho" was released early in 2000 it reaffirmed author Bret Easton Ellis as the controversial "bad boy" of contemporary American Fiction. "This Is Not an Exit" reveals the world inhabited by Ellis.

Cast

Dechen Thurman

as Patrick Bateman

Rachel Weisz

as Lauren Hynde

Jason Bushman

as Clay

Paul Blackthorne

as Victor Ward

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