AThe 2-Disc US Collector's Edition and 2-Disc UK Definitive Edition DVD contain 7 deleted/alternative scenes:1. 'Rupert and Chloe': This scene occurs just after Chloe (Rachel Singer) gives her speech about wanting to get laid before she dies. As The Narrator makes his way to speak to Marla, Chloe intercepts him and begins to chat to him. He awkwardly tells her that she looks good, and then excuses himself and follows Marla outside.2. 'Marla's Pillow Talk': This is the infamous original line spoken by Marla after she and Tyler have slept together; "I want to have your abortion." Fox 2000 Pictures President of Production Laura Ziskin was so horrified with this line (which is taken directly from author Chuck Palahniuk's novel) that she demanded director David Fincher reshoot the scene with a different line. After hearing the replacement line ("My God, I haven''t been fucked like that since grade school"), Ziskin pleaded with Fincher to put back the original line. He refused.3. 'Copier Abuse': An alternative version of the scene where Richard Chesler (Zach Grenier) discovers the rules of Fight Club in the photocopier. The dialogue between himself and The Narrator is slightly different, but by and large, the scene plays out the same way as the theatrical version.4. 'Tyler Quits Smoking/Jack Quits Work': Two short scenes which were removed from the film after the scene where The Narrator beats himself up in front of Richard Chesler was repositioned in the overall narrative, occurring much later in the film than it originally did. The Narrator comes downstairs and offers Tyler a cigarette, but Tyler says he's quit. The Narrator then leaves for work. Later that day, The Narrator returns home, having gotten the free supplies, and Tyler, unimpressed with The Narrator, tells him they need to take Fight Club up a notch or close it down altogether. Also included is behind the scenes footage of the shooting of the first scene.5. 'Angel Face's Beating': Two versions of the scene where The Narrator beats Angel Face (Jared Leto) to a pulp: the original unedited theatrical version and the edited version which was released in the UK after the BBFC refused to pass the uncut version. Also included is behind the scenes footage of the rehearsals and shooting of the scene.6. 'Walter': An alternative version of the scene where The Narrator attends the meeting with the salesman (David Lee Smith), where he is asked if he likes the product, and swishes blood through his teeth. The scene itself plays out the same, but the voiceover is different, and includes a rant about the salesman himself (whose name, we learn, is Walter) which is absent from the finished film.7. 'Tyler's Goodbye': An alternative version of the scene where Tyler muses about his perfect world whilst The Narrator lies in bed recovering from the car crash. The actual scene itself and Tyler's monologue are both identical to the finished version of the film. However, the alternative version lacks the sound effects heard in the theatrical cut, and additionally, all of the fades to black from the finished version of the film are here just straight cuts.
ADue to the graphic nature of the gunshot at the end of the film, many viewers believe that The Narrator actually kills himself and therefore only 'imagines' the last few moments of the film as he dies. Director David Fincher does acknowledge on his DVD commentary that the gunshot causes confusion because it is so outrageous, appearing to actually go through The Narrator's jaw. However, The Narrator is depicted as supposedly having suffered no serious injury, and importantly, if you look at the scene closely, you can see the bullet ricochet off his jaw and bounce back out of his mouth, thus explaining why the apparently fatal injury was not in fact fatal. In the novel, The Narrator's face is much more grotesque than in the movie as he already has a hole in his face due to the fight with Tyler. The gunshot then hits the other side of his face, causing another hole, which connects with the original hole, creating a huge, Joker-like grin.To examine the scene further, there are all sorts of theories as to the symbolism of the gunshot and its effect, primarily in relation to the death of Tyler. Some argue that the gunshot was The Narrator's final way of 'hitting bottom' as Tyler wanted, so therefore Tyler ceased to exist, as he was no longer needed. By attempting suicide, The Narrator is obviously no longer afraid of death or pain (which is what Tyler is trying to teach him during the scene where he pours lye on his hand). For this reason, Tyler's role becomes obsolete, because The Narrator had only created Tyler initially so as to express the more reckless nature which he had tried to repress. Others argue that the gunshot represents The Narrator's absolute rejection of Tyler, thus killing him. This is based on the concept that the bullet did in fact pass through the Narrator's head, but since he was two people, it was Tyler who was killed and not The Narrator (hence the exit wound in the back of Tyler's head). In this sense, it is significant to note that the affliction from which The Narrator seems to be suffering, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), has been known to be 'cured', or otherwise eradicated, if the patient experiences a traumatic event; receiving a gunshot to the face undoubtedly counts as a traumatic event. Another possibility is that the bullet went through a portion of The Narrator's brain, causing a pseudo-lobotomy and removing the "Tyler" part of his consciousness.Yet another argument is that rather than Tyler dying and The Narrator surviving, the two characters merge. After the gunshot, The Narrator has clearly become a different person, evidenced primarily by the fact that he stops denying his feelings for Marla. Additionally, the flash of the penis just before the credits would seem to support the idea that Tyler is still alive 'somewhere', hence the merging theory.
AOpening credits: "Stealing Fat" by The Dust Brothers.Ikea sequence: "Corporate World" by The Dust Brothers.Narrator starts going to therapy groups: "Tzigany Waltz" by George Fenton and John Leach.Marla invades Narrator's therapy groups: "Marla" by The Dust Brothers.Montage showing Narrator traveling for his job: "Single Serving Jack" by The Dust Brothers.Narrator and Tyler fight for the first time: "Jack's Smirking Revenge" by The Dust Brothers.Tyler and Narrator enter the bar for the first official meeting of Fight Club: "Goin' Out West" by Tom Waits.Tyler has sex with Marla for the first time: "Marla" by The Dust Brothers.Marla and Tyler escape from Marla's apartment as the paramedics show up: "Single Serving Jack" by The Dust Brothers.Marla sings while leaving Tyler's house: "Theme From Valley of the Dolls " by Dory Previn and André Previn.Narrator and Tyler steal fat from liposuction clinic: "Stealing Fat" by The Dust Brothers..Tyler burns Narrator's hand: "Chemical Burn" by The Dust Brothers.Fight Club members try to start fights with innocent people: "Space Monkeys" by The Dust Brothers.Montage showing homework assignments escalating into vandalism: "Homework" by The Dust Brothers.Tyler teaches Raymond K. Hessel a lesson / exploding computer store: "Hessel, Raymond K. " by The Dust Brothers.Tyler and space monkeys attack the commissioner in the bathroom: "Commissioner Castration" by The Dust Brothers.Car crash scene: "Medulla Oblongata" by The Dust Brothers.Narrator tries to track down Tyler : "Homework" by The Dust Brothers.Narrator realizes that he is Tyler Durden: "Who Is Tyler Durden? " by The Dust Brothers.Narrator runs from police station / finds bomb in the van / gets beaten up by Tyler: "Finding The Bomb" by The Dust Brothers.Narrator and Marla watch the buildings explode: "Where Is My Mind? " by The Pixies.