Page One: ‘Fight Club’ (1999)

Screenplay by Jim Uhls, novel by Chuck Palahniuk

The movie version of the scene:

I’ve moderated two panels at the Austin Film Festival with screenwriter Jim Uhls. He told me there is no way he thought they would make a movie out of the script he wrote. Too crazy. But, here we are!

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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