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American Psycho: Business Card Scene

Kiar Holland · 2.9M views · 2006-07-07 · 1:36

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Overview

The business card scene from the film American Psycho, in which executives compare increasingly refined business cards with escalating envy. It is a two-minute clip of a classic dark comedy moment.

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Used as a joke reference for obsessing over trivial details like card design, fonts and CV templates.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2010–2013

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glurgh · 2013-07 · Joke / meme

[VIDEO] I can't think of a single time where I closed or did not close a deal on the basis of business cards, as a freelancer. Whether they were nice or I forgot them at home.

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kstenerud · 2013-05 · Joke / meme

The point being, if it takes 3x magnification and careful examination (after having been coached) to spot any difference, it's hardly worth worrying over, let alone admonishing use of one over the other. It just becomes another case of [VIDEO]

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amix · 2012-11 · Joke / meme

I think this kind of obsession (about things that don't matter) was best portrayed in American Psycho's business card scene: [VIDEO]

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