F I G H T C L U B

by Jim Uhls

based on a novel by Chuck Palahnuik

2/16/98


JACK (V.O.)
People were always asking me, did I know Tyler Durden.


FADE IN:

INT. SOCIAL ROOM - TOP FLOOR OF HIGH RISE -- NIGHT

TYLER has one arm around Jack's shoulder; the other hand holds a HANDGUN with the barrel lodged in JACK'S MOUTH. Tyler is sitting in Jack's lap.

They are both sweating and disheveled, both around 30; Tyler is blond, handsome; and Jack, brunette, is appealing in a dry sort of way. Tyler looks at his watch.

TYLER
One minute.
(looking out window)
This is the beginning. We're at ground zero. Maybe you should say a few words, to mark the occasion.