Robert Starkman is a major character in American Psycho 2: All American Girl.
Biography[]
Starkman was a former FBI agent who used to hunt serial killers. He had retired after failing to solve the murder of serial killer Patrick Bateman, and had since gone on to teach criminology at West Washington College. However, unbeknownst to him, Bateman's murder just so happened to be one of his students, Rachel Newman (who killed him when she was 12 after he murdered her babysitter). Starkman was looking to replace his current teaching assistant, Elizabeth McGuire, and Rachel was determined to get the position under Starkman, since it would make her a shoo-in for the FBI training program, of which she aspired to join so she could stop more serial killers like Patrick.
In order to achieve the PA position, Rachael proceeds to kill off the competition one by one. During her killing spree, she decides to see the school psychiatrist, Dr. Eric Daniels. Realizing that Rachael is a textbook sociopath that is obsessed with Starkman, Daniels tries to warn Starkman but without revealing Rachel's name due to patient confidentiality. Starkman mistakenly assumes that the student obsessed with him is Cassandra Blaire, one of a few students that he has had an extramarital affair with. When Cassandra reveals that her affair with Professor Starkman has guaranteed her the TA position, Rachael decides to murder her as well. After she does so, Professor Starkman discovers Cassandra's body and calls Daniels to tell him that "she's dead". However, he does not identify the victim and Daniels assumes it must be Rachael.
Distraught, Professor Starkman leaves his teaching position, which angers the obsessed Rachael. Determined to not have killed her fellow students in vain, Rachel goes to Starkman's office that night, and finds him intoxicated by Valium and alcohol on the job. Rachel tries to seduce him to get the job. However, Starkman sees she is wearing a dress and necklace he had given to Cassandra. She then confesses her crimes to him, her "crush" on him, and that she knew about his affairs with several of his students, which included her former babysitter that Bateman murdered.
Death[]
In a state of fear and confusion, Starkman backs up against the window. Rachael blows him a kiss, and he falls out the window to his death.
Starkman falling off the window to death.
Trivia[]
- Starkman is played by William Shatner, best known as Captain Kirk from the Star Trek franchise.
- His line "This is unacceptable" is used as a recurring joke in the AP2 Kill Count.