Blank Check with Griffin & David

Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry

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Oct 1, 2023
Director Alex Ross Perry joins the podcast to discuss iconic DVDs of the DVD era, Edward Norton's career, the possibility of Janeane Garofalo as Marla Singer in Fight Club, and the silly reason why Fred Durst is a playable character in the Fight Club video game.
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DVD on TV

  • Ben Hosley first saw Fight Club on video, likely a year after its release.
  • He remembers exploiting a trivia question on real.com to earn DVD credits.
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Blockbuster Buttons

  • Ben recalls wearing X-Men and Gladiator buttons at Suncoast Video.
  • Customers would hit his chest to indicate which movie they wanted.
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Reading Gap

  • Ben Hosley read Fight Club and American Psycho in college after a long period of not reading.
  • He had stopped reading for fun after childhood because it became associated with homework.
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