28 Movies That Were Inspired By Unexpected Things
Turns out, Patrick Bateman was partially based on Tom Cruise

Have you ever wondered how come we’ve never really seen Tom Cruise and Christian Bale work together? Might have something to do with Bale admitting he partly based Patrick Bateman from American Psycho on Cruise. More on that and 27 other bizarre inspirations behind famous movies and TV shows below…
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H.P. Lovecraft


The Hunt Brothers

22 Real-Life Inspirations For Your Favorite Movie & TV Moments
American Psycho









RoboCop

Oregon



Luca

WALL-E

Double Fantasy



22 Eyebrow-Arching Ways Creators' Lives Influenced Their Work


22 Real-Life Inspirations For Your Favorite Movie & TV Moments
Andy Muschietti
