Why does the movie of Fight Club change Joe to Jack?
Fight Club is a 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. The book follows the experiences of an anonymous protagonist struggling with his way of life and changes in American pop-culture masculinity. To overcome this, he forms a bond with a mysterious anarchist named Tyler, and establishes an underground fighting club as radical psychotherapy.[1] In 1999, director David Fincher adapted the novel into a film of the same name, which after a mixed critical response and lower than expected box-office results, reached its now cult status with its DVD release. The film’s eventual success ultimately served to heighten the profile of the novel and that of the its author, Chuck Palahniuk. Palahniuk first tried to publish his novel Invisible Monsters, but it was rejected by publishers due to the novel being too disturbing. Instead he concentrated on Fight Club, intending it to be more disturbing.[citation needed] Initially Fight Club was published as a short story (chapter 6 of the novel in the compilation
Palahniuk first tried to publish his novel Invisible Monsters, but it was rejected by publishers due to the novel being too disturbing. Instead he concentrated on Fight Club, intending it to be more disturbing.[citation needed] Initially Fight Club was published as a short story (chapter 6 of the novel in the compilation Pursuit of Happiness) but Palahniuk expanded it to novel length.[2] Fight Club was re-issued in 1999 and 2004, the latter edition including an author’s introduction about the conception and popularity of novel and movie. The original hardcover edition of Fight Club was well reviewed. The book received critical interest and eventually generated cinematic-adaptation interest. In 1999, screenwriters Jim Uhls, August Olsen, and co-producers Conor Strait and Aaron Curry joined with director David Fincher. The film “failed” at the box office,[3] but nevertheless a cult following emerged with the DVD edition and as a result an original, hardcover edition of the novel is now a
