Chuck Palahniuk agent, Edward Hibbert, Hibbert eventually guided and brokered the deal that took "Fight Club" to the big screen. In 1999, three years after the novel's publication, the film adaptation by director David Fincher was released. The film was a box office disappointment (although it was #1 at the U.S. box office in its first weekend) and critical reaction was mixed, but a cult following soon emerged as the DVD of the film became popular upon release. Three editions of the novel have been published in paperback, in 1999, in 2004 (with a new introduction by the author about the success
Brad Pitt filmography Brad Pitt filmography Brad Pitt is an American actor and film producer, whose acting career began in 1987 with uncredited roles in the films "No Way Out" and "Less Than Zero". He subsequently appeared in episodes for television shows during the late 1980s, and played his first major role in the slasher film "Cutting Class" (1989). He gained recognition in "Thelma & Louise" (1991) and "A River Runs Through It" (1992). He later took on the role of vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac in the horror drama "Interview with the Vampire" (1994) and for his performance in the epic