ON THIS DAY: In 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points, or 22.6 percent, the largest percentage drop in history. (By comparison, the recent drop on September 17, when the markets first reopened after the September 11 terrorist attacks, was only 7 percent.) AMERICAN PSYCHO, the black comedy from last year, takes place during the 80s boom years before the crash, when a bloodthirsty Christian Bale could go on a murderous rampage without anyone else noticing, so caught up were they in their own material success. [today's movie at IMDb]

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