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'''''The Rules of Attraction''''' is a 2002 film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis [https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Attraction-Bret-Easton-Ellis/dp/067978148X novel of the same name]. The movie is a satirical black comedy about a love triangle between three college students.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292644/ IMDB Page for The Rules of Attraction]</ref>
'''''The Rules of Attraction''''' is a 2002 film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis [https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Attraction-Bret-Easton-Ellis/dp/067978148X novel of the same name]. The movie is a satirical black comedy about a love triangle between three college students.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292644/ IMDb Page for ''The Rules of Attraction''.]</ref>


The novel included an appearance from the Patrick Bateman character from Ellis' novel, ''American Psycho''. The character is the older brother of one of the ''Rules'' protagonists, Sean Bateman. For the film adaptation, a scene with the Patrick Bateman character had been written and filmed, with the character played by actor Casper Van Dien. The scene was not included in the final film.
The novel included an appearance from the Patrick Bateman character from Ellis' novel, ''American Psycho''. The character is the older brother of one of the ''Rules'' protagonists, Sean Bateman. For the film adaptation, a scene with the Patrick Bateman character had been written and filmed, with the character played by actor Casper Van Dien. The scene was not included in the final film.


The existence of the deleted Patrick Bateman scene was alluded to on the ''Rules'' DVD commentary track and also confirmed by Bret Easton Ellis.<ref>[http://movieline.com/2010/05/19/bret-easton-ellis-on-rules-of-attraction-and-its-sexy-illicit-spinoff-youll-never-see Movieline Interview with Bret Easton Ellis]</ref> To date, the deleted scenes has not surfaced.
The existence of the deleted Patrick Bateman scene was alluded to on the ''Rules'' DVD commentary track and also confirmed by Bret Easton Ellis.<ref>[http://movieline.com/2010/05/19/bret-easton-ellis-on-rules-of-attraction-and-its-sexy-illicit-spinoff-youll-never-see Movieline Interview with Bret Easton Ellis.]</ref> To date, the deleted scenes has not surfaced.


==Availability==
==Availability==
In 2018, Director Roger Avary released one of the scenes, in which Sean calls Patrick for money only for a furious Sean to start hitting the phone when Patrick refuses to give him anything, the only scene left is one where Sean calls Patrick again, with Patrick wearing a leopard print thong whilst holding a severed head.
In 2018, Director Roger Avary released one of the scenes, in which Sean calls Patrick for money only for a furious Sean to start hitting the phone when Patrick refuses to give him anything, the only scene left is one where Sean calls Patrick again, with Patrick wearing a leopard print thong whilst holding a severed head.<ref>[https://youtu.be/SzASWJSeAkE Scene of where Sean calls Patrick.]</ref>


==References==
==References==
[https://youtu.be/SzASWJSeAkE Scene of where Sean calls Patrick]
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The poster from the movie.

Status: Partially Lost

The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name. The movie is a satirical black comedy about a love triangle between three college students.[1]

The novel included an appearance from the Patrick Bateman character from Ellis' novel, American Psycho. The character is the older brother of one of the Rules protagonists, Sean Bateman. For the film adaptation, a scene with the Patrick Bateman character had been written and filmed, with the character played by actor Casper Van Dien. The scene was not included in the final film.

The existence of the deleted Patrick Bateman scene was alluded to on the Rules DVD commentary track and also confirmed by Bret Easton Ellis.[2] To date, the deleted scenes has not surfaced.

Availability

In 2018, Director Roger Avary released one of the scenes, in which Sean calls Patrick for money only for a furious Sean to start hitting the phone when Patrick refuses to give him anything, the only scene left is one where Sean calls Patrick again, with Patrick wearing a leopard print thong whilst holding a severed head.[3]

References