Q 01/05

Who directed Fight Club?

A) David Fincher

B) Darren Aronofsky

C) Christopher Nolan

D) Paul Thomas Anderson

Answer · why

A) David Fincher

David Fincher directed Fight Club, coming off Seven and The Game; 20th Century Fox released it on October 15, 1999.

Q 02/05

Who wrote the 1996 novel the film is based on?

A) Bret Easton Ellis

B) Chuck Palahniuk

C) Irvine Welsh

D) Don DeLillo

Answer · why

B) Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk wrote Fight Club, his first published novel; it grew from a seven-page short story printed in a 1995 anthology.

Q 03/05

Which actor plays the unnamed Narrator?

A) Jared Leto

B) Brad Pitt

C) Edward Norton

D) Matt Damon

Answer · why

C) Edward Norton

Edward Norton played the Narrator; Fox wanted a bigger marquee name, but Fincher held out and the studio offered Norton $2.5 million.

Q 04/05

What does Tyler Durden claim to sell for a living when the Narrator meets him?

A) Encyclopaedias

B) Insurance

C) Cars

D) Soap

Answer · why

D) Soap

The soap is made from fat stolen from liposuction clinics, sold back to the department stores whose customers supplied it.

Q 05/05

Which actress plays Marla Singer?

A) Helena Bonham Carter

B) Winona Ryder

C) Courtney Love

D) Reese Witherspoon

Answer · why

A) Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter was cast after Fincher saw her in The Wings of the Dove; Winona Ryder, Courtney Love and Reese Witherspoon were all considered.