9 Facts You Don't Know About “Fight Club”

In July of this year The Hollywood Reporter magazine published a list of the 100 best films in the opinion of directors, producers, entrepreneurs and filmmakers involved with major productions. The list brought together what would then be the top 100 movies for those who really understand cinema. “Fight Club”, from 1999, was in 40th position. Mental Floss has made a special publication, with curiosities about this classic. Check out some of them below:

1 - The idea of ​​the story

Chuck Palahniuk was inspired to write the book “Fight Club” after participating in a real fight. Palahniuk was in a camp when he complained about the volume of music heard by some people in the adjacent tents. The complaint eventually became a fight and the writer was knocked out.

2 - Financially speaking

Brad Pitt's salary was seven times higher than the other actors in the movie. With this production alone, Angelina Jolie's husband earned $ 17.5 million. The heartthrob was chosen over Russell Crowe, who was among the actor options to play Tyler Durden. Edward Norton's salary was $ 2.5 million.

3 - Awkward Situation

When director David Fincher was looking for an actress to play Marla, he eventually considered award-winning Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who, in a meeting with Fincher, didn't know who he was. In an interview at the time, the director said he felt a loser when he realized that the actress had not recognized him.

Among the actresses considered to live Marla Singers, before Helena Bonham Carter, are Jeneane Garofalo, who denied the role because she felt “uncomfortable”; Courtney Love, who ended up not being cast because she was involved with Edward Norton; and Reese Witherspoon, who didn't take the role because she was considered too young.

4 - Training

Pitt agreed to have a piece of his tooth pulled out to play Tyler Durden. In addition, he and Norton took boxing and taekwondo classes. To improve, the two watched many hours of martial fights.

5 - Starbucks Presence

David Fincher has already talked about it: there is at least one glass of Starbucks in every scene of the movie. The company has agreed to appear in virtually every scene except the last, when a coffee shop is completely destroyed. On this occasion, the name of the establishment is not Starbucks, but Gratifico Coffee.

6 - Bob

The singer and actor Meat Loaf, who played Bob, wore a 50-kg cape to make him fatter. The cover was filled with a kind of birdseed to give it the characteristic of flabby skin. Bob was the only one to fight wearing a t-shirt, which was a violation of the Fight Club Six Rules.

7 - Reaction

When Norton punches Tyler Burden in the ear, Brad Pitt's reaction was real. The scene in question is when The Storyteller is learning to fight. Theoretically, Norton should punch Pitt lightly in the shoulder, but before filming the scene, the director whispered to Norton and asked him to hit Pitt's ear. The reaction was then real, and the phrase “did you hit me in the ear?” Became even more iconic.

8 - Trickster Prank

In celebration of the film's 15th year debut, the Blu-ray version was released with a curious catch: on the home screen, instead of the expected opening, the menu presented is that of the movie “Never Been Kissed”. The idea of ​​the joke came from David Fincher himself.

9 - The biggest spoiler

Actress and host Rosie O'Donnell attended the film's premiere and decided to make some comments on her television show. At the time, she said she hated the film, asked no one in her audience to watch it, and simply told the end of the movie. In national network. Brad Pitt later commented and said she had every right to dislike the movie, but that telling the ending on a television show was simply unforgivable.