Was the typo in Paul Allen's busines card ever explained?

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Inspired by my previous question... Why would Patrick Bateman share a phone number with Paul Allen and Timothy Bryce?

At this point it seems that most people have learned of the misspelled word, "Acquisitions," in Paul Allen's business card but was this ever explained / "retconned?"

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Is there a chance this was intentional?

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Best Answer

Each of the three cards have the same typo.

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Aquistions is a very common mistake for Acquisitions, especially in the context of "Mergers and Acquisitions", see this google search.

There has been no statement by the production crew about this. The error wasn't even seen until around 2013.

So chuck it up to production error.



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Why is acquisitions spelled wrong in American Psycho?

Apparently, the word "acquisitions" is misspelled on all of the business cards used in the film\u2014someone in props forgot the 'c,' making it "aquisitions." As detailed in the tweet above, Twitter user nycSouthpaw noticed after seeing a GIF of Paul Allen's business card in an unrelated Buzzfeed post about business parties ...

What does the business card represent in American Psycho?

Despite the palpable hostility between the finance sharks, the humor comes from the glaring fact that the cards are all, of course, nearly identical. All it takes is one aggressor's trump card\u2014a watermark\u2014to send Patrick Bateman into a case of heart-stopping status anxiety.

Did Paul Allens card have a watermark?

Paul Allen The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark\u2026\u201d Now let's start by saying that there is no evidence of a watermark. His card is printed on a relatively smooth, uncoated stock, similar to but whiter than Patrick's.


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