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Fight Club (1999)

Directed by David Fincher•2h 19m•Published Jun 16, 2020•Episode length 2h 01m
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Edward Norton
Edward Norton
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Brad Pitt
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Tyler Durden
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
Marla Singer
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Robert Paulson
Jared Leto
Jared Leto
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Zach Grenier
Richard Chesler (Regional Manager)
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Eion Bailey
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David Andrews
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David Fincher
David Fincher
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Overview

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

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Rule #1: You do not talk about Fight Club. Rule #2. You do not talk about Fight Club. Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we break these two rules all over the place as we look at David Fincher's Counterculture Classic, Fight Club. We're joined once again by our permaguests, Ellie & Georg…

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Rule #1: You do not talk about Fight Club.  Rule #2. You do not talk about Fight Club.  Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we break these two rules all over the place as we look at David Fincher's Counterculture Classic, Fight Club.  We're joined once again by our permaguests, Ellie & Georgia to discuss a movie that we hold near and dear to our hearts and view it again through a 2020 lens, which again proves to be somewhat problematic.  Join us as we discuss:

  • Who else was the main competition for the role of Tyler Durden?
  • Is this a glamourisation of violence or a critical attack on conventional masculinity (could it be both?)
  • Which controversial line from the script was actually a re-write for a different censored line.
  • Is the best part of this film the reveal of the twist?  Does the film lose something after it occurs?
  • If Ed Norton actually good in this?
  • Does Tyler Durden's Act I look still hold up as cool in 2020?
  • If "Fight Club" is the Best Film Ever?