Oh gosh darn, shit, damn, fuck, I've just gone and broke the first rule of Fight Club. Sorry guys - but I guess now I've done it I might as well talk a little more about the film. To celebrate the fact it was released 18 years ago to the day in the US, we thought we'd point you to some pretty interesting stuff about the movie that you might not know.
How about some facts then?
Fact #1. At the beginning of the movie, after the traditional copyright warning, there is a second warning. It flashes for just a second.
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Fact #2. Ahead of filming the movie, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton actually took soap-making and boxing classes.
Fact #3. Before casting Brad Pitt, the producers wanted Russell Crowe to play Tyler Durden.
Fact #4. The font used for the title and credits is called 'Fight This'.
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Fact #5. Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar were both offered Helena Bonham Carter's role of Marla Singer.
Fact #6. Marla Singer's phone number is the same as Teddy's number in the movie Memento.
Fact #7. Director David Fincher has said that there is at least one Starbucks cup visible in every scene in the movie.
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Fact #8. And, in an early scene of the narrator, there is an ad for Bridgeworth Suites playing on a TV in front of him which stars Brad Pitt himself. Check the movie to see yourself.
Fact #9. According to IMDb, Brad Pitt actually went to a dentist to have his front tooth chipped for the role.
Fact #10. Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter spent three days recording orgasm sounds for their sex scenes, which is not seen on screen.
Right, there we are, you learn something new every day.
Now if you ever attend a pub night and for some reason they decide to do a specific round of facts about the movie Fight Club you will be well equipped to beat your fellow contestants.
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