Fight Club (1999)


Fight Club
Release Date10 September 1999
Budget$63,000,000
US Box Office$37,000,000
TaglineHow much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Germany
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital, DTS-ES
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSatire, Psychological Drama, Black Comedy
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodMindbenders
ThemesDangerous Friends, Existential Crisis, Cults, Fighting the System, Split Personalities, Terrorism
TonesSatirical, Angry, Confrontational, Grim, Visceral, Disturbing, Atmospheric
TagsAlienation, Bombing, Fight, Identity Crisis, Love Triangle, Materialism, Support Group, Terrorism, Underground [counterculture]

Fight Club is a 1999 American film adapted from the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with his white-collar job in American society. He forms a "fight club" with soap maker Tyler Durden, played by Pitt, and becomes embroiled in a relationship with him and a dissolute woman, Marla Singer, played by Bonham Carter.


Cast and Crew


Cast

The Narrator

Marla Singer

Robert 'Bob' Paulson

Richard Chesler

Thomas

George Maguire
Group Leader

Eugenie Bondurant
Weeping Woman

Christina Cabot
Group Leader

Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston
Speaker

Rachel Singer
Chloe

Christie Cronenweth
Airline Attendant

Tim De Zarn
Inspector Bird

Inspector Dent

Dierdre Downing-Jackson
Woman on Plane

Bob Stephenson
Airport Security Officer

Charlie Dell
Doorman

Rob Lanza
Man in Suit

The Mechanic

Joel Bissonnette
Food Court Maitre D'

Ricky

Evan Mirand
Steph

Robby Robinson
Next Month's Opponent

Lou Beatty Jr.
Cop at Marla's Building

Thom Gossom Jr.
Detective Stern

Valerie Bickford
Susan, Cosmetics Dealer

Angel Face

Peter Iacangelo
Lou

Carl Ciarfalio
Lou's Body Guard

Stuart Blumberg
Car Salesman

Todd Peirce
Man #1 at Auto Shop

Mark Fite
Man #2 at Auto Shop

Matt Winston
Seminary Student

Joon Kim
Raymond K. Hessel

Bennie Moore
Bus Driver with Broken Nose

Channel 4 Reporter

Police Commissioner Jacobs

Tyrone R. Livingston
Banquet Speaker

Owen Masterson
Airport Valet

Policeman

Paul Carafotes
Salvator, Winking Bartender

Christopher John Fields
Proprietor of Dry Cleaners

Anderson Bourell
Bruised Bar Patron #1

Scotch Ellis Loring
Bruised Bar Patron #2

Bartender in Halo

Andi Carnick
Hotel Desk Clerk

Waiter at Clifton's

Leonard Termo
Desk Sergeant

Van Quattro
Detective Andrew

Markus Redmond
Detective Kevin

Michael Girardin
Detective Walker

Michael Arturo
BMW Salesman

Paul Dillon
Irvin

Chanting Fighter

Phil Hawn
Banquet Guest

Jawara
Fight Patron Saying "What's going on?"

Baron Jay
Waiter

Jim Jenkins
Restaurant Maitre'd

Kevin Scott Mack
Passenger Clutching Armrest

Louis Ortiz
Fight Patron

Hugh Peddy
Fight Club Man

J.T. Pontino
Fight Club Man

Chad Randau
Waiter

Marcio Rosario
Fighter

Gregory Silva
Riley Wilde, Fighter

Fight Bully

Alejandro Valdez
Bar Worker saying "His name is Robert Paulsen"

Director

Jim Uhls

Producer

Ross Grayson Bell
producer

Ceán Chaffin
producer

John S. Dorsey
associate producer

Art Linson
producer

executive producer

Original Music

Dust Brothers
-

John King

Michael Simpson

Cinematographer

Jeff Cronenweth
-

Editor

James Haygood
-

Casting Director

Laray Mayfield
-

Production Designer

Art Director

Chris Gorak
-

Set Decorator

Jay Hart

Costume Designer

Michael Kaplan
-

Makeup Department

Fríða Aradóttir
key hair stylist

Jean Ann Black
makeup artist: Mr. Pitt

Rob Bottin
special makeup effects supervisor

Rebecca Deleo
hair consultant: Mr. Pitt

Rick Glassman
special dental effects

Patricia Miller
hair stylist

Julie Pearce
key makeup artist

Art Pimentel
mold maker: Rob Bottin Productions

Margaret Prentice
makeup artist

Randy Westgate
makeup artist

Lisa Buono
additional makeup artist

Zoltan Elek
makeup artist

Production Manager

Julie M. Anderson
production supervisor

Peter Mavromates
post-production supervisor

Helen Pollak
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Allen Kupetsky
second second assistant director

Michael McCue
second second assistant director

Mike Topoozian
first assistant director

Bob Wagner
second assistant director

Art Department

Fanée Aaron
model maker

Sam Aguilar
labor foreman

Craig B. Ayers Sr.
greensman

P. Scott Bailey
lead man

Charles W. Belisle
set dresser

Kai Blomberg
set dresser

Max E. Brehme
set dresser

David B. Brenner
propmaker foreman

Thomas E. Brown
head paint foreman

Richard K. Buoen
illustrator

Bryan Duff
assistant property master

Franco Esile
set dresser

Brian Ferguson
set dresser

Neil Gahm
propmaker foreman

Collin Grant
storyboard artist

Will Grant
set dresser

Chris Grantz
set dresser

Bryan Hill
set dresser

Luis G. Hoyos
set designer

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
stand-by painter

Peter J. Kelly
set designer

Tani Kunitake
illustrator

Tim R. Lafferty
construction foreman

Larry Laurent
paint foreman

John Leone
labor foreman

Julia K. Levine
set designer

'Butch' Montgomery
propmaker foreman

Bryce Moore
assistant property master

Roy 'Bucky' Moore
property master

Fred O'Connor
propmaker

Jeff Passanante
construction coordinator

Tyler Patton
set dresser

Adam Pearlman
set dresser

S. Quinn
art department coordinator

Peter A. Ramsey
storyboard artist

Seth Reed
assistant art director

Greg Rocco
on-set dresser

Paul M. Rohrbaugh III
paint foreman

Steve Roll
propmaker foreman

Eric Rosenberg
graphic designer

Hugo Santiago
set designer

Andrew M. Scudier
paint foreman

Doug Sieck
set dresser

Domenic Silvestri
set designer

Danielle Simpson
set dressing buyer

Bruce G. Smith
paint foreman

George Stokes
propmaker foreman

Clint Taylor
propmaker foreman

Manuel Valenzuela
labor foreman

Timothy Vierra
propmaker foreman

Timothy S. Wiles
set dresser

G. Roger Abell
leadman: reshoots

Dianne Chadwick
art department assistant

Skip Crank
props

Tammy DeRuiter
painter

swing gang

Jim C. Johnson
set dresser

Troy Alan Peters
set dresser

Kevin Wasner
props

Sound Department

Jessica Bellfort
assistant sound editor

Tom Bellfort
adr editor

Steve Boeddeker
sound effects editor

Todd Boekelheide
sound re-recording mixer

David Boulton
adr mixer

Lindakay Brown
conforming sound editor

Derek Casari
adr engineer

Lisa Chino
assistant supervising sound editor

Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
conforming sound editor

Don Coufal
boom operator

Andre Fenley
assistant sound editor

Malcolm Fife
supervising foley editor

David Gleeson
additional sound mixer

Mark C. Grech
sound technician

Sara Hegarty
assistant sound editor

Hilda Hodges
foley artist

David C. Hughes
sound effects editor

Richard Hymns
supervising sound editor

Misa Kageyama
assistant sound designer

Doc Kane
adr mixer

Ren Klyce
sound designer

Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer

Larry Oatfield
conforming sound editor

David Parker
sound re-recording mixer

Brandon Proctor
sound mix technician

Richard Quinn
dialogue editor

Charleen Richards
adr mixer

John Roesch
foley artist

Christopher Scarabosio
additional adr editor

Larry Schalit
assistant sound editor

Jurgen Scharpf
sound mix technician

Michael Semanick
sound re-recording mixer

Ewa Sztompke
dialogue editor

Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist

Jeff Wexler
sound mixer

Michael J. White
wild adr recordist

Doug Winningham
apprentice sound editor

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
adr supervisor

John Countryman
sound re-recordist

Jonathan Greber
sound transfer supervisor

Sean Landeros
machine room operator

Joan Malloch
digital audio transferer

Steve Romanko
sound re-recordist

Ronald G. Roumas
sound re-recordist

Dee Selby
dialogue assistant, digital sound transfers

Mary Works
assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects

Derrick Crane
special effects

Glen Hanz
sculptor: Rob Bottin Productions, Inc.

Moto Hata
sculptor: Rob Bottin Productions, Inc.

Kevin Pike
special effects

Edward T. Reiff Jr.
special effects

Eric Roberts
special effects foreman

Shawn Roberts
special effects

Cliff Wenger
special effects coordinator

Thomas D. Krausz
specialty prop fabricator

Donn Markel
special effects technician

Michael McGee
special break-away props

Visual Effects

Josh Aller
custom software: Image Savant

Debbie Andrews
visual effects assistant

Fritz Archer
digital effects editor: Blue Sky Studios

David Bailey
matte painter: Gray Matter

Richard 'Dr.' Baily
digital animation supervisor: Image Savant, digital animation producer: Image Savant

James Battersby
shot designer: Pixel Liberation Front

Xavier Bec
software development: BUF Inc.

Dennis Berardi
visual effects supervisor: Toybox

Les Bernstien
visual effects director of photography

Yann Blondel
CG supervisor: BUF Inc.

Alex Boothby
digital effects artist: Toybox

Francois Boudaille
digital artist: BUF Inc.

Patricia Boulogne
producer: BUF Inc.

Nicholas Brooks
digital compositor: Pixel Liberation Front

Christopher M. Burrows
rotoscoper: Blue Sky Studios

Matthew E. Butler
CG supervisor: Digital Domain

Jeff Campbell
digital effects compositor: Toybox

Jaime Castañeda
animator: Blue Sky Studios

Olivier Cauwet
digital artist: BUF Inc.

Thomas Clary
digital effects associate producer: POP Film and Animation

Gregory Creaser
digital timer: Pacific Title

Judith Crow
opening sequence team lead: Digital Domain

Andrea D'Amico
visual effects producer: POP Film

Robin L. D'Arcy
visual effects producer

Nicolas Darques
digital artist: BUF

Paolo deGuzman
digital paint artist: Digital Domain

Valerie Delahaye
visual effects: Buf Inc

Eric Deltour
digital artist: BUF Inc.

Roy L. Downey
pyro foreman: Stirber Visual Network, Inc.

Tanya Doyle
production assistant

Christophe Dupuis
CG supervisor: BUF Inc.

Michael Edland
digital artist: Digital Domain

Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis
digital film supervisor: Toybox

Sean Andrew Faden
digital artist: Digital Domain

Lucio I. Flores
software engineer: Digital Domain

Ron Frankel
pre-visualization supervisor: Pixel Liberation Front

Michael J. Frick
digital artist

Sèverine Garnier
digital artist: BUF Inc.

Darin K. Grant
software engineer: Digital Domain

Colin Green
shot designer: Pixel Liberation Front

Derek Grime
CG supervisor: Toybox

Francesco Grisi
producer: BUF Inc.

Kevin Tod Haug
visual effects supervisor

Isabelle Haulin
software development: BUF Inc.

Christopher Holsey
scan record supervisor

Stephen Humphrey
electrical: Stirber Visual Network, Inc.

Mark Joiner
digital animation assistant: Image Savant

Katherine Jones
medical artist

Michael Kanfer
film imaging supervisor: Digital Domain

Joshua I. Kolden
visual effects

Patrick Lachaux
digital artist: BUF Inc.

Ryan Laney
visual effects technical director

Richard Lea
model foreman: Stirber Visual Network, Inc.

Dan Lemmon
digital artist: Digital Domain

Alexander Levenson
modeler: Blue Sky Studios

Matt Linder
digital artist

Lauren A. Littleton
visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain

Dave Lockwood
roto artist: Gray Matter, compositor: Gray Matter

Ken Locsmandi
digital artist

Richard Lund
translite photographer

Margaux Mackay
visual effects producer: Gray Matter

Kevin Scott Mack
visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain

Martha Snow Mack
digital paint artist: Digital Domain

Gray Marshall
lead compositor: Gray Matter, visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter

S. Scott McCaulley
facilities supervisor: Digital Domain

John McCunn
pipeline engineer

Leslie McMinn
visual effects assistant

Michael Douglas Middleton
visual effects still photographer

Suzanne Mitus-Uribe
translite matte artist

Eileen Moran
visual effects producer: Digital Domain

Stephane Naze
CG supervisor: BUF Inc.

Geoffrey Niquet
CG supervisor: BUF Inc.

Bradley Parker
digital artist: Digital Domain

Brian Peyatt
technical coordinator

Darren Poe
digital compositor: Digital Domain

David Prescott
opening sequence team lead: Digital Domain

Jeff Pyle
model foreman: Stirber Visual Network, Inc.

Christine Rivard
visual effects

Jim Rutherford
3D animator: Toybox

Carlos Saldanha
animation supervisor: Blue Sky Studios

Todd Sarsfield
scanning and recording operator

Christopher Scollard
senior digital effects producer: Blue Sky Studios

Irka B. Seng
digital effects coordinator: Blue Sky Studios

Patrick Shearn
producer: BUF Inc.

John Siczewicz
senior digital artist: Blue Sky Studios

Carey Len Smith
visual effects post producer

Laurent Soudrie
software development: BUF Inc.

David Stearn
digital compositor: Digital Domain

John K. Stirber
miniture pyrotechnics supervisor: Stirber Visual Network, Inc.

Todd Stone
visual effects: John Stirber FX

Rich Thorne
production executive

Mike Thurmeier
animator: Blue Sky Studios

Zachary Tucker
digital artist: Digital Domain

Pènèlope Vandecave
digital artist: BUF Inc.

David Verbeke
CG supervisor: BUF Inc.

Carey Villegas
digital compositing supervisor: Digital Domain

Dave Walvoord
senior lighting & effects artist: Blue Sky Studios

Vernon R. Wilbert Jr.
digital artist: Digital Domain

Kieran Woo
production controller: pre-production, Digital Domain

Rachel Wyn Dunn
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Leon Xiao
chief systems administrator

Chris Y. Yang
digital artist: Digital Domain

John Attard
digital effects artist

S. Kai Bovaird
runner

Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain

Drake Conrad
digital film assistant: Toybox

Francisco De Jesus
shader writer: Digital Domain

Shane Glading
digital artist

Mitch Goldstrom
systems administrator: Digital Domain

Rob Gyorgy
digital effects compositor: Toybox

Craig Halperin
digital artist

Michael Hatton
digital effects compositor: Toybox

Elizabeth Holmes
digital effects compositor: Toybox

Rebecca Lilienfeld
assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain

Michael Manza
3D animator

Brandon McNaughton
digital compositor

Rob Menapace
motion control operator

J. Brent Poer
digital manager: Digital Domain

Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter
in-house coordinator: Toybox

Kyle Robinson
previs artist

Scott Ross
general manager: Digital Domain

Ed Ulbrich
visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain

Dan Weeks
production programmer: Blue Sky Studios

Stunts

Damon Caro
stunt double, stunts, fight choreographer

stunts, stunt coordinator

Jimmy Nickerson
stunts

Darrin Prescott
stunts

Michael Runyard
stunt coordinator

Richard Cetrone
utility stunts

Debbie Evans
stunts

James M. Halty
stunts

Hiro Koda
stunts

Lane Leavitt
stunts

David Leitch
stunt double: Brad Pitt, stunts

Chris O'Hara
utility stunts

Denney Pierce
stunts

Jimmy N. Roberts
stunts

David Wald
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Arvanitis
best boy electric: Fox

Larry J. Aube
rigging key grip

Nico Bally
company grip, dolly grip: "b" camera

Martin Bosworth
rigging gaffer

Michael Brennan
dolly grip

John P. Cleveland
company grip

Alan Colbert
lighting technician

John T. Connor
first assistant camera

Michael J. Coo
key grip

Ken Cottengim Jr.
company grip

Charles Crivier
rigging best boy grip: Fox

David Diamond
rigging best boy electric

Lisa Guerriero
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Chris Haarhoff
Steadicam operator

Conrad W. Hall
camera operator

Mitchell K. Hiniker
grip

Craig Horwitz
set lighting

Gregory Irwin
key first assistant camera: second unit

Wilfried Jeanblanc
video operator

Gary Kanner
camera loader

Craig Kohtala
best boy grip

Clement Lush
tape operator

Brett Mabry
best boy: second unit, best boy

Ed Maloney
best boy electric

Niles McElroy
rigging electric

Claudio Miranda
gaffer

Merrick Morton
still photographer

James P. Noble
company electrician

Robert J. Reilly
best boy rigging grip

Clive Richards
company electrician

Brian Rosso
grip

Michael Santoro
rigging best boy grip

Harold Skinner
company electrician

Thomas Sugg
company electrician

Wayne Tidwell
video assist operator

Anthony Van Dyk
company electrician

Jerald L. Wilson
rigging electrician

Steve Wolfe
assistant camera

Rhett Wooden
best boy grip: Fox

Daniel Page McDonough
assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department

Sande Alessi
extras casting

Christie Cean George
casting assistant

Mickie McGowan
voice casting

Karen Meisels
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Terry Anderson
set costumer

Elinor Bardach
costume supervisor

Wendy M. Craig
set costumer

Amanda Friedland
set costumer

Wendy J. Greiner
key costumer

Rhona Meyers
key costumer

Sloane Morrison
costumer

Editorial Department

Babette Dickerson
second assistant editor

Martha Anne Francis
second assistant editor

Robert Longstreet
apprentice editor

Michael Matzdorff
first assistant editor

Michelle Mendenhall
second assistant editor

Stephen Nakamura
spirit colorist

Alex Olivares
first assistant editor

David Orr
color timer

Joëlle Taar
conforming editor

Angus Wall
editorial consultant

John Venzon
assistant editor

Music Department

Lisa K. Fowle
music editor intern

Charles Goodan
score co-producer

P.J. Hanke
composer: additional music

Art Hodge
score co-producer

John King
score arranger, score recordist, score mixer

Brian Richards
music editor

Michael Simpson
score recordist, score mixer, score arranger

Transportation Department

Jim Alfonso
transportation captain

Manny Demello
driver

Tom Marshall
transportation captain

Dave Robling
transportation coordinator

Frank Roughan
transportation captain

Marilyn Tasso
transportation office assistant

Gina August
driver

Prentis Woods
driver

Other Crew

Alison Anne Abrohams
assistant: Ms. Chaffin

Shauna Beal
assistant: Mr. Milchan

Carrie Best
construction accountant

Robert M. Bouffard
consultant

Deborah Brighton
animal trainer

Francie Brown
dialect coach

Raymond Bulinski
craft service

Trisha Burton
script supervisor: second unit

Karen Chalk Wheeler
post-production accountant

David J. Cofini
accounting assistant

additional adr voice

Kimberly Cooper
production executive: Fox

Brandon M. Cox
production assistant

Jim Davidson
production accountant

Hasina Deary
assistant: Mr. Milchan

Kim Delgado
adr loop group

Eileen M. Dennis
second assistant accountant

Robb Earnest
production coordinator

production associate

Kieron Estrada
production assistant

Karman Graham
post-production accounting assistant

Joe Hartwick Jr.
first assistant accountant

Camilla Henneman
key person: Bob suit

Michael Herron
set production assistant

Pamela Hill
stand-in: Helena Bonham Carter

Mitch Kelleher
set production assistant: additional photography

Chad Keller
stand-in

Ryan Krayser
production assistant

Susan B. Kreutz
craft service

Rich Malchar
assistant: Mr. Pitt

Flint Maloney
location manager

Maria Mantia
set production assistant

Bill McCue
stand-in

David McKimmie
assistant production coordinator

Robert Mehnert
aerial unit director

Cindy Nevins
payroll accountant

Julia P. Pitt
assistant: Mr. Norton

Buz Presock
set production assistant

Patti Roberts-Nelson
associate: Art Linson

Richard Schuler
location manager

Carrie Shaw
production office assistant

Julie Ann Snow
second assistant accountant

Greg Solomon
prosthetic technician: Rob Bottin Productions Inc.

Mike Sudrow
weapons specialist

Patrick Thornhill
production assistant

Dina Waxman
script supervisor

Jeff Woods
production assistant

H. Leah Amir
production assistant

Amanda Brand
publicist

Andrea Carter
clearance coordinator

Chris Castaldi
set production assistant: re-shoots

Lori Evans
post-production accountant

Chris Gutierrez
assistant location manager

fight choreographer

Damiana Kamishin
production assistant: re-shoots

Jack Robinson
location scout

Christian Von Burkleo
video services

Thanks

Johann Benét
thanks

Raymond Bongiovanni
in memory of

P. Scott Makela
in memory of

Production Company

Art Linson Productions
-

Fox 2000 Pictures
-

Regency Enterprises
-

Taurus Film
-

Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox de Argentina

20th Century Fox of Germany

Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors
-

Filmes Castello Lopes

Gativideo

Medusa Distribuzione
-

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany

UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)

Special Effects

BUF

Blue Sky Studios

Command Post Toybox

Digital Domain

Gentle Giant Studios
-

Gray Matter FX

Image Savant

POP Film

Pixel Liberation Front

Rob Bottin Productions

Stirber Visual Effects Network

Miscellaneous

Aero Mock-Ups
airline interiors

Bill Dance Casting
extras casting

Brenner Construction
tool rental

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies

Custom Film Effects
end titles

Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production

EFilm
scanning and recording

Kona Cutting
negative cutting

Los Angeles Center Studios
location

Nickerson Research
stock footage

P. Scott Makela
main title design

PCP Labs
score recorded and mixed at

Panavision
camera and lenses

Restless Records
soundtrack published by

Scarlet Letters
end titles

Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services

Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services

Technicolor
color






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by David Fincher
Alien³ (1992)
Fight Club
Panic Room (2002)
Se7en (1995)
The Game (1997)
Zodiac (2007)
Works by Chuck Palahniuk
Choke (2008)
Fight Club