Episode 16: American Psycho, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and a Couple of Iconic Movie Props
In this episode we discuss two movies where a couple of designed props—one small, one big—set things in motion. First we talk about business cards causing all sorts of problems in American Psycho’s game of boardroom one upmanship. Then we shift to a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad ensemble comedy with a 1963 who’s who of Hollywood as everyone searches for “The Big W.”
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): The business card that started all the trouble, the original movie poster
American Psycho
Film overview (Wikipedia, IMDb)
Scene annotation (via Genius.com)
“The Business Cards of American Psycho” (Hoban Cards article)
(Top to bottom): The original movie poster with art by Jack Davis, the big “W” from the film, the MAD parody book cover with art by—who else?—Jack Davis
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
“The Big W” scene (YouTube)
Opening credits (designed by Saul Bass) (YouTube)