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Fight Club (1999)
Release Year: 1999
Nation: Germany, United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Chuck Palahniuk, Jim Uhls
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Linson Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Taurus Film
Genre: Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Flashback Film, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: alter ego, based on novel or book, breaking the fourth wall, dissociative identity disorder, dual identity, dystopia, fight, insomnia, nihilism, quitting a job, rage and hate, self destructiveness, split personality, support group
Story
The story follows an unnamed narrator, a discontented office worker suffering from insomnia, who meets Tyler Durden, an enigmatic soap maker, after his apartment is destroyed in an explosion. They form an unusual friendship and eventually start 'fight clubs' as a way to vent their frustrations. These underground clubs catch on rapidly, leading to the creation of Project Mayhem, an anti-establishment group aimed at dismantling society's institutions. As the narrator becomes increasingly involved, he begins to question his own identity when he starts experiencing strange blackouts.
Summary
Directed by David Fincher in 1999, 'Fight Club' is a psychological thriller that explores themes of masculinity, consumerism, and identity through its non-linear narrative. Based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name, the film is renowned for its dark humor, visual style, and twist ending, which reveals the narrator's dissociative identity disorder.
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