{"id":"american-psycho","name":"American Psycho","summary":"American Psycho is a set of memes based on the 2000 Christian Bale film and 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel about Manhattan investment banker turned serial killer Patrick Bateman. Meme uses of the film started around 2009, and a second wave in the late 2010s and 2020s recast Bateman as a sigma male, Chad, and 'based' character across YouTube and TikTok edits.","tags":["american psycho meme","patrick bateman meme","sigma bateman","christian bale meme","american psycho tiktok","business card scene meme","huey lewis monologue"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-patrick-bateman-phone-scene.webp","caption":"Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in the iconic phone scene from American Psycho (2000), a widely referenced meme image.","width":1920,"height":1080,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-ruby-rose-bateman-axe-parody.webp","caption":"An anime parody of the American Psycho axe scene featuring Ruby Rose from RWBY, illustrating the meme's crossover reach.","width":680,"height":425,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-bateman-axe-stencil-template.webp","caption":"A stylized stencil version of Patrick Bateman with an axe, often used as a template for the meme.","width":650,"height":500,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-bateman-holding-gorillaz-album.webp","caption":"A variant of the Patrick Bateman music recommendation meme featuring the Gorillaz debut album.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-bateman-holding-aphex-twin.webp","caption":"A version of the Patrick Bateman album recommendation meme featuring Aphex Twin's iconic logo cover.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-bateman-holding-monkey-torturer.webp","caption":"A parody variant of the Patrick Bateman album recommendation meme featuring a fictional 'Monkey Torturer' cover.","width":680,"height":510,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/american-psycho-bateman-pointing-samwise-tv.webp","caption":"The 'Bateman pointing at TV' meme format used to celebrate Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings.","width":500,"height":675,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/american-psycho/history.md","related":["patrick-bateman-meme"],"popularityRank":2061,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}