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‘Fight Club’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

July 20, 2021 · Fight Club (1999) · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1:40:52

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes including the opening Ikea/insomnia scene, Tyler's 'things you own end up owning you' scene, Tyler's speech to Fight Club with Lou cameo, and the starting a fight with strangers montage - but ultimately picks 'the speech, the Lou cameo and the starting a fight with the stranger montage that whole section'▶ 58:13
Chris RyanThe first fight scene at the bar - 'my most rewatchable scene is just like the bar and then their first fight'▶ 58:05

Joey Pants Award

Bill SimmonsHolt McCallanyNarrator's boss - mentions Holt McCallany as a possibility but says 'it's got to be narrator's boss'▶ 1:15:27
Chris RyanHolt McCallanyNarrator's boss - agrees with SPEAKER_00's pick▶ 1:15:34

Apex Mountain

Bill SimmonsEdward NortonYes for Ed Norton, No for Brad Pitt, No for Fincher (still Social Network), Maybe for Rosie O'Donnell, Yes for movie twists (1999), Yes for Helena Bonham Carter, No for The Pixies, Yes for IKEA, No for unreliable narrators▶ 1:24:20
Chris RyanEdward NortonAgrees Ed Norton was never as big a star as at this moment, thinks Rosie O'Donnell peaked fighting with Meghan McCain, agrees 1999 was apex for movie twists, thinks Fight Club started the trend of ending with pop songs▶ 1:24:34

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill SimmonsDiscusses multiple questions: narrator's name is Jack, MMA training would have ruined Fight Club by 2004, Reddit/Twitter replaced Fight Club's function, and makes Trump/Tyler Durden cult personality comparison▶ 1:29:29
Chris RyanAgrees narrator's name is Jack, says the movie didn't create anti-heroes because most viewers see Norton as a good guy, and discusses how social media replaced Fight Club's cultish devotion▶ 1:30:01

Who Won the Movie

Bill SimmonsBrad PittBrad Pitt - argues Pitt needed this movie more than Fincher at this point in their careers, and it's an iconic 90s performance that pushed his career to a different level▶ 1:35:04
Chris RyanBrad PittBrad Pitt - describes it as a rock star performance that makes the movie jump up five notches every time he's on screen▶ 1:34:43

Movies Referenced (48)

Title (year)LinksMentionsMentioned byFirst
Goodfellas (1990)IMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 8:27
The Sixth Sense (1999)IMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 43:25
American History X (1998)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 37:14
Boogie Nights (1997)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons▶ 8:15
Moneyball (2011)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons▶ 35:42
25th Hour (2002)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons▶ 38:04
Meet Joe Black (1998)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 33:36
Ocean's Eleven (2001)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons▶ 35:38
Primal Fear (1996)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 37:07
Almost Famous (2000)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 8:15
American Beauty (1999)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 42:43
Panic Room (2002)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 47:41

Directors Referenced (9)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
David FincherIMDb ↗Lb ↗26Bill Simmons, Chris RyanSe7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 7:39
Sean PennIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill SimmonsMystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 38:42
Michael MannIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsThe Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 44:29
M. Night ShyamalanIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsLady in the Water, The Village▶ 44:32
Milos FormanIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus▶ 39:08
Richard LinklaterIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Chris RyanBefore Midnight▶ 5:20
Sam MendesIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons1917, Road to Perdition▶ 44:23
Wes AndersonIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsThe Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 19:49
Woody AllenIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsAnnie Hall▶ 37:09

Actors Referenced (34)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Edward NortonIMDb ↗Lb ↗35Bill Simmons, Chris RyanFight Club, American History X, Primal Fear▶ 2:31
Brad PittIMDb ↗Lb ↗13Bill Simmons, Chris RyanFight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 7:37
Matt DamonIMDb ↗Lb ↗11Bill Simmons, Chris RyanGood Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 38:35
Robert RedfordIMDb ↗Lb ↗6Bill Simmons, Chris RyanThe Natural, Ordinary People, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid▶ 34:44
Ben StillerIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill SimmonsTropic Thunder, Zoolander▶ 16:55
Jim CarreyIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill SimmonsAce Ventura: Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind▶ 21:38
Michael ClarkIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 43:06
Russell CroweIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris RyanGladiator, A Beautiful Mind▶ 42:45
Tom CruiseIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Chris Ryan, Bill SimmonsTop Gun, Minority Report▶ 23:50
Andy KaufmanIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsMan on the Moon▶ 38:48
Angelina JolieIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsMaleficent, Changeling▶ 35:46
Chris O'DonnellIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsScent of a Woman▶ 40:06

Writers Referenced (4)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Chuck PalahniukIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill SimmonsFight Club▶ 11:47
Andrew Kevin WalkerIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsThe Killer, Se7en▶ 14:42
Laura ZiskinIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsWhat About Bob?, No Way Out▶ 21:31
Spike JonzeIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsThree Kings▶ 44:25