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Fight Club is a 1999 drama-thriller film based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. The film is written by Jim Uhls and directed by David Fincher. The film stars Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. The film is considered to be one of the most controversial films of the 1990s.

History

Chuck Palahniuk's novel was published in 1996. 20th Century Fox bought the rights of the novel and hired David Fincher to direct the film. The inspiration of Fight Club is the 1967 film The Graduate.^[1]

Reception

Upon the release in October 15, 1999, the film did not receive well with critics and box office return at the time. Roger Ebert described the film as "The most frankly and cheerfully fascist big-star movie since 'Death Wish'".^[2] Over time the film has developed a cult classic following. The film's critic reviews has improved over time. The film currently has a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.^[3]

Impact

Actual Fight Clubs

The film has influenced teenagers and High school students from forming their own fight clubs. California school officials are investigating on the alleged "fight club" on a high school campus after numerous videos of students. ^[4]

Media References

Robot Chicken

On Januray 10, 2013, Robot Chicken aired their 119th episode of Season 6 titled " Choked on a Bottle Cap", in which it has a segment the parodies the film titled "Ken Fight Club".^[5]

Family Guy

On January 8, 2012, Family Guy aired their 10th episode of Season 10 titled "Quagmire and Meg", in which it references the film Jewish Fight Club.^[6]

Fandom

Cosplay

Related Memes

You Do Not Talk About Fight Club

You Do Not Talk About Fight Club is a famous line in the film delivered by Brad Pitt. The line is said in the basement scene where Tyler Durden is announcing the rules of Fight Club. You do not talk about fight club is the first rule.

Notable examples.

Meme Generator

On February 10 2012, Meme Generator has created a Fight Club meme on their site for people to create their own version of the meme. Here are few examples found on their site. There are over 2,000 images created by users.

Tyler Durden

Tyler Durden is the one of the main protagonist of the film and it's played by actor Brad Pitt. The character of Tyler Durden is created by Chuck Palahniuk. Tyler Durden memes have circulated mostly in Tumblr, 9gag.

Disruptive Durden / Helpful Tyler Durden

Disruptive Durden / Helpful Tyler Durden is an exploitable advice animal meme that features Tyler Durden.

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