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INT. MARLA'S ROOM - NIGHT Marla stands facing a MIRROR with her shirt open. Jack stands behind her with his hand on the bottom side of her breast. Marla's hand guides it. JACK MARLA JACK Jack's head is behind Marla's. They speak softer, slower. MARLA JACK MARLA JACK Marla turns around and faces him, begins to button her shirt. MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA Marla leans closer and kisses him. JACK Marla sighs. MARLA Jack takes his jacket and leaves. EXT. MARLA'S HOTEL - MOMENTS LATER Jack emerges from the lobby. He looks up at Marla's window. He is about to walk away when he listens a familiar voice -- BOB Jack turns and sees -- Big Bob, the moose, eating a donut and drinking orange juice. BOB JACK Jack gives him his hand, but Bob hugs him. BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB JACK Bob laughs. BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB JACK BOB Jack stares at him. INT. BASEMENT - ELECTRONICS WAREHOUSE - NIGHT The CROWD SCREAMS insanely as Bob and Jack go at it in the circle of light. Bob's eyes are wild with glee. EXT. BASEMENT DOOR - ELECTRONICS WAREHOUSE - LATER Everyone sneaks out of this new location - we've seen none of these guys before - it's a new chapter. Jack and Bob stagger out last, Jack being in worse shape. They both grin with religious serenity. Bob hugs Jack. BOB JACK BOB JACK JACK (V.O.) INT. LOU'S TAVERN - BASEMENT - NIGHT An enormous CROWD of guys, including Jack and Bob, stands around Tyler, who's in the center of the circle. TYLER An enthusiastic RUMBLE from the crowd. TYLER A glum silence falls. Guys look at each other. TYLER The crowd erupts into a DEAFENING CHORUS of agreement. Jack looks at blazing excitement in the eyes of the crowd. TYLER A fat, MIDDLE-AGED MAN stomps down the stairs, pushing into the crowd, followed by a TALL, HEFTY THUG, who holds a GUN. TYLER FAT MAN (LOU) TYLER LOU TYLER LOU TYLER LOU Everyone glances guiltily at each other. LOU TYLER LOU TYLER LOU TYLER LOU TYLER LOU TYLER Lou SLUGS Tyler in the stomach, doubles him over. LOU Tyler gains his breath, determined. TYLER Lou PUNCHES him again in the face. TYLER Lou PUNCHES him again in the face. TYLER Lou proceeds to beat the shit out of Tyler, PUNCHING his face, his stomach. Tyler collapses to the floor. Lou starts KICKING his stomach. Tyler bleeds from the mouth and face. Some of the guys move forward, but the Thug points the gun. Tyler waves them off. Tyler starts laughing hysterically. THUG TYLER Lou flushes red with exasperation, KICKS more. Tyler continues laughing hysterically. Lou PUNCHES him repeatedly in the face. TYLER LOU TYLER LOU Finally sweating, bewildered Lou stops. He looks to the Thug who is just bewildered. LOU Suddenly Tyler SPRINGS UP, grabs onto Lou...Tyler's blood spatters on Lou. Lou tries to shake Tyler off, but he can't. The Thug grabs Tyler and pulls. Tyler spits and shouts through clenched teeth. TYLER LOU TYLER Tyler rubs his bloody face into Lou's face. The Thug lifts Tyler. Tyler clings to Lou's necktie, dragging Lou as he is dragged... TYLER Blood dribbles out of Tyler's mouth, spattering Lou. LOU TYLER LOU Tyler lets go of Lou's belt. Lou scrambles away. The Thug drops Tyler, trying to keep cleat of the blood. Lou gets to his feet. He and the Thug back away...slamming the door behind. TYLER Fight club surrounds Tyler. They help him up, move him to a crate. Tyler sits slumped for a long moment, his breathing labored...then he sits back, crossing his legs and looking to the group, his demeanor businesslike. TYLER Jack beams in appreciation. EXT. CAR SELLING COMPANY - DAY RICKY looks at a car--the seller is standing behind him. SELLER EXT. STREET - DAY BOB tries to trip a passing BUSINESSMAN. EXT. AUTO SHOP - DAY A MECHANIC WITH A BATTERED FACE uses a hose to wash the sidewalk. As MEN pass, he jerks the hose up and SPRAYS THEM. FIRST MAN These men continue on their way. JACK (V.O.) EXT. CAR SELLING COMPANY - DAY Ricky throws the seller over. SELLER JACK (V.O.) EXT. STREET - DAY Bob watches a yuppie on a bicycle passing by. EXT. AUTO SHOP - DAY The mechanic continues to wash the sidewalk. As a PRIEST passes, he jerks the hose up and SPRAYS him. When the priest turns to him, he washes the sidewalk. PRIEST The mechanic jerks the hose up and SPRAYS him again. MECHANIC PRIEST EXT. STREET - DAY Bob chases the yuppie on his bicycle. YUPPIE EXT. AUTO SHOP - DAY Ricky beats the seller. SELLER EXT. AUTO SHOP - DAY Ricky takes the BIBLE from the priest's hands and SPRAYS it. PRIEST The priest PUNCHES the mechanic in the stomach. The mechanic punches him in the face. The priest runs away. PRIEST EXT. AUTO SHOP - DAY The seller's mate goes out and Ricky punches him too. SELLER'S MATE EXT. AUTO SHOP - DAY The Priest goes back and fight with the mechanic. PRIEST INT. BOSS'S OFFICE - DAY Jack steps into the open doorway, knocks on the doorframe. Boss looks up from his large, expensive desk. JACK Jack closes the door and sits on a chair. BOSS JACK BOSS JACK BOSS JACK Boss sits up in his seat, becoming enraged. BOSS JACK BOSS Boss stands up, picks up the phone. BOSS JACK (V.O.) Jack PUNCHES HIMSELF in the nose. He falls to the floor. Blood starts to trickle. Boss drops the phone on the floor. JACK Jack PUNCHES HIMSELF in the jaw. He hits on a table made of glass and SMASHES it. JACK Jack stands up again. JACK Jack GRABS HIMSELF from his shirt. Boss stares. Jack looks behind him -- A HANGING GLASS SHELF. JACK JACK (V.O.) Jack PUNCHES HIMSELF in the face and he reels backwards to the shelf, pulling it down. He hits the floor. He PUNCHES HIMSELF again in the face. Jack crawls toward Boss, dripping blood, grabs Boss's legs. Jack climbs up Boss's legs while Boss tries to shake him off. Boss stumbles back into his desk, knocking off belongings. JACK (V.O.) Jack crawls high enough to grab Boss's belt, hoisting himself up. He dribbles blood at Boss's clothing, SMUDGES blood from his face onto the knuckles of Boss's hands. JACK JACK (V.O.) Two SECURITY GUARDS enter and gape at the sight. Behind them stand CURIOUS WORKERS, looking in. JACK INT. OFFICE HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER Jack, whistling, drags an unwieldy SHOPPING CART filled with his COMPUTER, PHONE, FAX and other office equipment. The two SECURITY GUARDS are behind him, keeping workers away from Jack, who hasn't stop bleeding. JACK (V.O.) INT. RECORD STORE STOCKROOM - NIGHT A FIST smashes a JAW. Guys CHEER. An arms snakes around a neck and squeezes, blood and sweat dripping. It's the YUPPIE and the PRIEST fighting. Tyler walks around the perimeter of the circle. JACK (V.O.) INT. RECORD STORE STOCKROOM - LATER Tyler hands ENVELOPES out to the crowd. Jack is next to him. JACK (V.O.) EXT. CITY ROOFTOPS - LATE NIGHT Two FIGHT CLUBBERS SWING a BASEBALL BAT -- DESTROYS a digital SATELLITE DISH and other ANTENNAS. EXT. STREET - LATE NIGHT Bob and Ricky paste up a BILLBOARD which reads: "DID YOU KNOW? YOU CAN USE YOUR OLD MOTOR OIL TO FERTILIZE YOUR LAWN! -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY." EXT. LARGE PARKING LOT - LATE NIGHT JACK and TYLER, in work gloves, armed with TOOLS, work together to lift the entire METAL PLATE EXIT SPIKES from the ground. They REVERSE it, then replace it. MOMENTS LATER Jack and Tyler walk away, each carrying a 4x4 plank of WOOD. As they pass PARKED CARS, they SWING the planks against the front bumpers -- activating ALARMS and INFLATING AIR BAGS... JACK TYLER JACK TYLER JACK TYLER JACK TYLER They come upon a VOLKSWAGEN, they both look at each other. TYLER AND JACK They SWING it. In the background a CAR quickly EXITS the parking lot -- front tires EXPLODING, wheel rims throwing sparks. Tyler and Jack laugh. EXT. CAR COMPANY - ROOFTOP - LATE NIGHT FIGHT CLUBBERS handfuls of wet BREADCRUMBS to PIGEONS...HUNDRED OF PIGEONS -- a rooftop feeding-frenzy. EXT. CAR COMPANY - DAY Luxury AUTOMOBILES are parked, splattered with BIRD SHIT. EXT. AIRLINE CABIN - ON GROUND - DAY One AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE MAN, rip open a box from a PRINT SHOP. He digs up AIRPLANE SAFETY INSTRUCTION CARDS and begin inserting them into each seatback. We SEE a CARD -- it shows passengers SCREAMING and FLAILING ABOUT IN TERROR. INT. COMPUTER SHOP THREE FIGHT CLUB MEMBERS, using a DRILL to drill a hole into the top of each computer. One of them, with FUNNELS and CANS of GASOLINE fills each monitor with gasoline. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT Tyler and Jack cross the parking lot, towards the convenience store. Jack wears a BACKPACK. TYLER JACK TYLER JACK Tyler takes the BACKPACK, unzips it, searching contents. TYLER JACK Tyler takes out a HANDGUN, hands the backpack back. TYLER JACK TYLER JACK TYLER JACK TYLER Tyler goes inside the store and Jack runs back. JACK JACK (V.O.) EXT. BEHIND THE CONVENIENCE STORE - MOMENTS LATER THE BACK DOOR opens and Tyler brings the store's CLERK out at gunpoint, forces him to his knees. Jack is already there, freaked. Tyler points the gun at the Clerk's head. JACK TYLER JACK TYLER The Clerk fumbles his wallet out of his pocket and Tyler snatches it. Tyler pulls out the DRIVER'S LICENSE. TYLER RAYMOND TYLER RAYMOND Tyler rummages through the wallet. TYLER RAYMOND JACK Raymond begins to weep, shoulders heaving. TYLER RAYMOND TYLER Tyler rams the gun barrel against Raymond's temple. TYLER RAYMOND TYLER RAYMOND TYLER Raymond weeps and says nothing. Tyler COCKS the gun. Raymond GASPS. TYLER JACK RAYMOND TYLER RAYMOND TYLER RAYMOND TYLER RAYMOND Tyler UNLOCKS the gun, lowers it. TYLER Tyler throws him his wallet. Raymond takes it, staggers to his feet and heads down an alleyway, running. TYLER JACK TYLER JACK TYLER Tyler throws the gun back to Jack and walks away. JACK (V.O.) TYLER JACK (V.O.) Jack pulls the trigger -- CLICK. Empty. JACK (V.O.) EXT. COMPUTERS SHOP - NIGHT SLOW MOTION, gasoline filled COMPUTER MONITORS begin to EXPLODE...BOOM...BOOM...BOOM! EXT. PAPER STREET HOUSE - BACKYARD - DAWN Tyler uses a RAKE, dragging it across rocks and dirt. He stops for a moment, rake on his shoulder, starring off. TYLER INT. KITCHEN - MORNING Jack sits at the table, sips coffee. He's pale, dazed, seems broken. MARLA walks into the kitchen and goes straight to the counter. Her back is to Jack as he looks at her. She pours coffee. MARLA JACK Marla turns to face him. MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA Faint SOUND of SAWING and HAMMERING. Jack doesn't quite figure where it's coming from. JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA Jack stands up -- turns -- through the crack of the open basement door, Tyler's staring at Jack from the bottom of the stairs. TYLER JACK Marla moves closer to him. MARLA TYLER JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA Marla sees the kiss-scar on Jack's hand, grabs his hand. Jack tries to pull it back, but Marla keeps a grip. MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK MARLA JACK TYLER JACK TYLER JACK Jack closes the basement door. MARLA Marla leaves out the back door, not looking back. Jack opens the basement door, heads downstairs. INT. BASEMENT STAIRCASE Jack looks around. TRIPLE-DECKER BUNKS clutter the basement, as many as can fit into space. Tyler's no there. JACK From upstairs, the SOUND of the DOORBELL. Tyler comes out of the next-room and walks upstairs, passing as Jack continues down. JACK TYLER JACK INT. LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER Tyler opens the door. A FIGHT CLUBBER, STEPH stands on the porch, staring ahead in subordinate military style. He's in black pants, black shirt, black shoes, holds a PAPER BAG, with an army surplus MATTRESS rolled-up at his feet. Tyler looks the man over. TYLER Tyler comes back inside, shuts the door. JACK TYLER JACK TYLER JACK EXT. PORCH - MOMENTS LATER JACK comes out, walks around Steph, hands his pockets. Tyler stands at the doorway, lights a cigarette. JACK EXT. PORCH - NIGHT Steph remains in attention. Tyler comes out, friendly. TYLER EXT. PORCH - LATER Steph's still there. Jack is out with a BROOM. JACK Jack hits Steph with the BROOM. JACK JACK (V.O.) JACK FROM THE WINDOW, Tyler sips coffee, watches the scene on the PORCH below. EXT. PORCH - MORNING Steph is still there. BOB is next to him, in black, with a PAPER BAG in hand, mattress at his feet. Tyler steps out. Jack stands in the doorway, locking eyes on Bob. To all the following questions, Steph answers "Sir!" TYLER Steph goes in. Tyler turns to Bob. TYLER Bob looks genuinely hurt. He picks up his mattress and starts away. Tyler goes inside, but Jack follows Bob. JACK EXT. PORCH - NIGHT CRICKETS CHIRP. Bob stands at a rigid attention. INT. 2ND FLOOR LANDING - NIGHT Tyler and Jack stand in the bathroom doorway, watching Steph finish SHAVING off all of his HAIR. Tyler comes to give the top of Steph's head a sharp SLAP. TYLER From now on, all those with shaved heads: "SPACE MONKEYS". EXT. PORCH - DAY BOB stands motionless. There's another "applicant", ANGEL FACE, beside Bob. Steph comes out the front door. STEPH Jack has been watching the scene from the window. He looks out. JACK (V.O.) EXT. BACKYARD - DAY HALF A DOZEN SPACE MONKEYS work, preparing the square of backyard. They pull weeds, clear rocks, working with shovels, rakes, etc. They cart away WHEELBARROWS of rocks and carry in SACKS of FERTILIZER. Tyler watches them. TYLER IN THE KITCHEN WINDOW Jack watches... INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS Jack keeps watching out the window, eats toast. JACK (V.O.) TYLER (O.S.) EXT. PAPER STREET - NIGHT. Jack gets off the bus. As the bus pulls away, we see it dropped Jack off right in front of the house. JACK (V.O.) INT. HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER Jack passes by the living room and sees SPACE MONKEYS. He heads to... INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS Jack enters. Tyler, dressed in FATIGUES and splattered with GREEN PAINT, grabs BEERS from the refrigerator. He sees Jack and gives him a hug. JACK TYLER JACK Jack notices ROPE and RAPPELLING TOOLS on table. JACK Tyler hands Jack a bunch of beers, nod to the living room. TYLER JACK TYLER INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS Jack, bewildered, enters carrying beers. BOB, STEPH, ANGEL FACE and several other space monkeys sit in front of the TV, chanting not too loudly, all also dressed in FATIGUES and splattered with GREEN PAINT. ANGEL FACE stands up, and takes the beers from Jack's hands. ANGEL FACE Angel Face starts distributing beers amongst his cohorts. Jack looks to the TV -- it shows LIVE shot of the "PARKER MORRIS BUILDING". A REPORTER is there covering the story. REPORTER COMMISSIONER JACOBS, a wrinkled official, turns to camera. COMMISSIONER JACOBS REPORTER ANGEL FACE NOW WE SEE THE BUILDING: A GIANT, GRINNING FACE PAINTED on it -- TWO BROKEN WINDOWS for EYES, with flames pouring out...FIRE TRUCKS spray water. They all BURST INTO LAUGHTER. JACK Silence. Then, they continue laughing. BOB Jack turns, sees Tyler in the archway, watching him. Tyler pulls back out of sight. INT. HOTEL BALLROOM - NIGHT A LUXURIOUS BANQUET. Commissioner Jacobs is also there. There's also a SPEAKER near him. Commissioner Jacobs is talking to another official. COMMISSIONER JACOBS He rises and starts out of the room. Jack, in WAITER'S UNIFORM, looks apprehensively to OTHER WAITERS: BOB...STEPH...ANGEL FACE -- who all give each other a look. They start out of the room. Jack follows them. INT. HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER Jacobs saunters down an empty hall. The "WAITERS" follow him. Jacobs stops to check his tie in a mirror. He pushes the door of the MEN'S BATHROOM -- FACE TO FACE WITH TYLER. INT. MEN'S BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS Tyler GRABS Commissioner Jacobs, pulling him into the bathroom. The OTHER "WAITERS" rush in. Jack stays back to keep the door shut. THE "WAITERS" slaps a piece of tape over Jacob's mouth. They hold Jacobs, pulling down his pants. Bob snaps a rubber band -- reaches to Jacob's crotch. TYLER BOB TYLER A "WAITER" produces a knife, moves it down to Jacob's testicles. Jacobs is bug-eyed. Jack, red-faced, keeps his distance. JACOBS TYLER The "waiter" with the knife, makes a dramatic cut with the knife, causing Jacob to SCREAM with his mouth tapped. The "waiter" holds up the severed RUBBER BAND and he throws it to Jacob's face. "WAITER" EXT. HOTEL - LATER Tyler, Jack and the others file quickly out the back SERVICE ENTRANCE. Tyler gives Angel Face a hearty slap on the back. Angel Face smiles at Tyler, nods, grinning. Jack sees this, his eyes narrowing, stops walking. Tyler talks with the other Space Monkeys but we can't hear what they're saying. Angel Face and half of them leave. The other half, including Tyler, Jack and Bob head to the other direction. JACK (V.O.) TYLER INT. TAVERN BASEMENT - NIGHT Fight Club in full swing. Jack battles Angel Face, BEATING the shit out of him with unprecedented viciousness. The crowd shouts maniacally, save Tyler, who watches with an inscrutable stone face. Angel Face tries to speak but Jack POUNDS him too hard. Blood flies. The crowd begins to grow QUIETER. JACK (V.O.) Finally Angel Face lies still, unconscious. Jack stops, stares down, numb. Jack walks away -- the crowd parts to let him pass. Jack scans faces...finds Tyler. TYLER JACK TYLER Jack, Tyler and two fight clubbers go up. EXT. LOU'S TAVERN - LATER RAINING. Tyler and Jack and the other two guys, go out. A idling car HONKS. A bruised-faced VALET PARKER gets out of the car. VALET JACK TYLER INT. STOLEN CAR - SAME Tyler gets in the driver's seat. Jack gets into the front passenger seat. Steph and the mechanic are in the back. EXT. STREET Tyler pulls the stolen car away from the curb. It has two bumper stickers: "RECYCLE YOUR ANIMALS," and "MAKE MINE VEAL." |