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Fight Club (1999)

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User Rating: 8.7/10 (265,201 votes)
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Overview

Director:
David Fincher
Writers (WGA):
Chuck Palahniuk (novel)
Jim Uhls (screenplay)
Release Date:
15 October 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight? more
Plot:
An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
Norton Fights For Affordable Housing (From WENN. 14 July 2008, 9:14 AM, PDT)
Red Band Trailer for Palahniuk's 'Choke' (From Get The Big Picture. 13 July 2008, 1:29 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
This is a very important movie. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Edward Norton ... The Narrator

Brad Pitt ... Tyler Durden

Helena Bonham Carter ... Marla Singer

Meat Loaf ... Robert 'Bob' Paulson (as Meat Loaf Aday)

Zach Grenier ... Richard Chesler
Richmond Arquette ... Intern

David Andrews ... Thomas

George Maguire ... Group Leader

Eugenie Bondurant ... Weeping Woman

Christina Cabot ... Group Leader

Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston ... Speaker
Rachel Singer ... Chloe
Christie Cronenweth ... Airline Attendant
Tim De Zarn ... Inspector Bird

Ezra Buzzington ... Inspector Dent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fight Club (Germany)
Club de la pelea, El (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
аНИЖНБЯЙХИ йКСА (Russia) [ru]
Borilacki klub (Serbia) [sr]
Club de la lucha, El (Spain) [es]
Clube da Luta (Brazil) [pt]
Clube de Combate (Portugal) [pt]
Dövüs kulübü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Fight Club (Greece) [el]
Fight Club (France) [fr]
Fight Club (Austria) [de]
Fight Club (Denmark) [da]
Harcosok klubja (Hungary) [hu]
Klub bitkárov (Slovakia) [sk]
Klub boraca (Croatia) [hr]
Klub rvácu (Czech Republic) [cs]
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing and graphic depiction of violent anti-social behavior, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
139 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Italy:VM14 (cut) | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) (uncut) | USA:R (certificate #36857) | UK:18 (video re-rating) (2005) | Malaysia:18PL | Brazil:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Canada:18+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (video rating) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | France:-16 | Germany:18 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 (cut) | Israel:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 (cut) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Philippines:R-18
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The telephone number of the Paper Street Soap Company (as printed on the phone the Narrator uses to call the "1888" office building near the end of the movie) is (288) 555-1534. The Paper Street Soap Company's phone number as listed on Tyler's business card is (288) 555-0153. The narrator's boss' business card shows a phone number of (288) 555-0138. At the time of the film's release, area code 288 was "reserved for future use". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Lou is punching Tyler, Lou punches once and there is blood, it shows Tyler again and there is no blood, and then blood again when he gets punched the second time. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Tyler points a gun into the Narrator's mouth]
Narrator: [voiceover] People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden.
Tyler Durden: Three minutes. This is it - ground zero. Would you like to say a few words to mark the occasion?
Narrator: ...i... ann... iinn... ff... nnyin...
Narrator: [voiceover] With a gun barrel between your teeth, you speak only in vowels.
[Tyler removes the gun from the Narrator's mouth]
Narrator: I can't think of anything.
Narrator: [voiceover] For a second I totally forgot about Tyler's whole controlled demolition thing and I wonder how clean that gun is.
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Movie Connections:
References Hard Times (1975) more
Soundtrack:
SMOKE STACK more

FAQ

Is the naked man in the ending frame of the film Brad Pitt?
What song plays when?
What is the Narrator's name?
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520 out of 674 people found the following comment useful:-
This is a very important movie., 20 March 2001

When I first saw the previews for this movie, it had me interested. A movie about guys who fight - it didn't seem to deep, but I thought it would provide entertainment. I had heard buzz about, a few of my friends raved about it for a few days, and I was convinced. I should see this movie. I went to my local video store and picked up the last remaining DVD. I popped it in, sat in amazement until the last credit rolled, and then watched it again. And again. And again.

This movie is dark and disturbing, however, it is equally smart and stylistic. I found it hard to watch at points, but I couldn't turn my eyes away. Fight Club makes many bold statements against the modern consumer-driven society, and produces Norton's best performance and Pitt's second best (12 Monkeys).

Norton plays an average-Joe who is living a dead-end life. He needs something to change his life. Tyler and Marla will take care of this, and that is all I want to give away. Other comments will tell you more, but I suggest you let it all sink in while watching. As for it's ending, it doesn't rival 'The Sixth Sense' - it blows it away. One of the best movie endings I've seen. Even better if you're a Pixies fan.

As for it being important, don't worry. You will be hearing about this movie. When 'A Clockwork Orange' came out, it was met with mixed reviews, deemed too dark and violent, and is now considered a classic. These two movies share quite a bit in common - both were based on great books. If you haven't read either, get to it. Politicians will use this movie as a demonstration of careless and consequenceless violence in movies, and as a perfect example of what today's youth are being influenced by.

Watch this movie, and watch it again with some of your more intelligent friends. 10 out of 10.

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