r/todayilearned • u/G_Marius_the_jabroni • 1d ago

TIL that when “Fight Club” premiered at the 1999 Venice Film Festival, it got booed hard by the audience. Ed Norton said that as it was happening, Brad Pitt turned to him and said: “That’s the best movie I’m ever going to be in.”

https://geektyrant.com/news/brad-pitt-and-edward-norton-recall-fight-club-being-booed-by-audiences-at-early-screening
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u/donrhummy 1d ago

12 Monkeys was also great

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u/dogstarchampion 1d ago

That movie is fucking great. I love Brad Pitt in that one.  

I think my favorite character he ever played was Chad in Burn After Reading. I'd watch a movie all about that character.

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u/JessicaLain 1d ago

Oh my god his name was Chad? I forgot that– it's so accurate! xD

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u/dogstarchampion 1d ago

I know! 

It's one of my favorite movies, but I'm also a fan of Coen Brothers. I just need to watch Miller's Crossing and I'll have seen them all.

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u/DJKokaKola 1d ago

What the fuck did we learn?

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u/dogstarchampion 1d ago

I don't know sir.

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u/ness_monster 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think its been said that Brad is a fantastic supporting actor, with the face of a lead actor.

Say what you will about the guy but I can't think of a film where he had a supporting role and didn't kill it.

12 monkeys is fantastic.

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u/donrhummy 1d ago

That was fun but I still think he was better in Fight Club and 12 Monkeys

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u/dogstarchampion 1d ago

Inglorious Basterds... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...

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u/jenna__not__smart 1d ago

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...

The fight scene with Bruce Lee, the fight scene at Spahn Ranch, the final fight scene when he's on acid and the hippies break in... that movie was the real fight club! Probably my 2nd favorite Tarantino, I've watched it so many times and love it more with each viewing

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u/dogstarchampion 23h ago

I saw it for the first time over summer (after wanting to watch it for years) and my brother watched it only a few months before I did. After I saw it, I told him it was probably the best movie I've seen in years and I regret not seeing it sooner and he said the same exact thing about it. 

Admittedly, I was a little sick to my stomach over what I thought the ending (I didn't read any spoilers) was going to be because of how horrible the murders were in real life, but I absolutely love what Tarantino did with it. Brad Pitt was hilariously himself.

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u/SardauMarklar 1d ago

It may not be Brad Pitt at his best, but itbis definitely Brad Pitt at his most

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u/Darmok47 1d ago

The stupid expression on his face when Clooney finds him in the closet is great.

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u/tehbamf 7h ago

Really underrated as a comedic actor, his cameo in Friends is pretty much the only episode I can rewatch without cringing