Guide Note

Fight Club is a satirical 1999 film about a dissatisfied office employee who teams up with a traveling soap salesman to start a secret club in which members take out their aggression by fighting with one another. The film stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton and was directed by David Fincher. Based on the 1996 novel by writer Chuck Palahniuk, the movie received mixed reviews when it was initially released but eventually went on to become a "Cult" classic.

Fast Facts

1. Released: 1999
2. Running Time: 139 min.
3. Directed by: David Fincher
4. Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter
5. Written by: Jim Uhls
6. Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk
7. Musician Meat Loaf has a small part in the movie

1. You do not talk about Fight Club
2. You do not talk about Fight Club
3. Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out the fight is over
4. Only two guys to a fight
5. One fight at a time
6. No shirts, no shoes
7. Fights will go on as long as they have to
8. If this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight