Book was written by Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club).

Screenplay written (took over 5 years) by Clark Gregg (Magnolia, State & Main, The Usual Suspects, etc).

Cast includes Anjelica Huston, Sam Rockwell, Isiah Whitlock Jr., & Brad William Henke, to name a few.

Saw the Private Screening at Sundance and it is a great, great, great adaptation. Perfect for me. Sam Rockwell & Anjelica Huston were perfectly cast and the adaptation by Clark is stellar.

Heard that release date will be August 1. First preview clip available here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH1p5OnsEYA

Also, Clark Gregg is really, really amicable and kind and good-natured. I enjoyed my conversations with him immensely, and he worked hard to be loyal to Chuck's work.

*Bonus info - Chuck has a very small cameo!

Choke is my favorite Palahnuik book next to Fight Club and I loved the film adaptation of it too. I can't wait to see this one. One of my most anticipated of 08.

Choke is easily my favorite by Pahlinuk. I can't imagine that book into a movie because it is such an obscene book to begin with.

although the sex addiction and *that other thing* are prevalent.

for Fox Searchlight

Yeah, they can emphasize the "From the Writer of Fight Club" angle, but still, the subject matter is going to be tough to touch on

But then again, people said the same thing about Juno, and look what happened there

I guess what I'm saying is if I have a dark comedy about a sex addict, I can't think of a better place to take it than Fox Searchlight. Focus, maybe, but Fox Searchlight definitely.
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be an issue. I could be wrong, but I think it'll do well.

and while its keeping me entertained, it's definitely not won me over as a fan..if its just OK to me should i even bother with Choke and Fight Club..

Lullaby was ok, but choke was incredible in my opinion his best.

I love them all for the different things they portray, but Survivor is better to me than Lullaby and Choke better than both.

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i think he just lost his dad or something and that was his way of dealing with it.

the witch and the hippie boy friend were like WHOA

invisible monsters and choke are still my favorites
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oh well

fuck and yeah.


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Watched the preview and I can't wait for this one. Never read any of the authors books but I might have to check them out. Should I read choke before i see the film.

Also Sam Rockwell is one of the most underrated actors. I saw Snow Angels a few months ago and he really did a great job in that film.

and if you enjoy immediately read Survivor

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I prefer it to choke

Pick it up, not difficult to read and downright hilarious

She's aged very well. Between this and NCFOM I'm sure we'll be seeing her more and more in the future.

The pond.

I wouldn't beat, but I appreciate her acting ability.

me too for sure, the accent kills me.

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wow, didn't recognize her at all. damn her accent game is tight, I just assumed she was an american actress after NCFOM & Choke.

I've never seen fight club but I'm interested.

Nathan Larson is credited with the score. I guess Reckoner is the only track that made it in the movie. Still lookin forward to checkin this out just the same tho.

great performances, but its hard to watch without thinking about the book.

i didn't think an adaptation would work with the book, but the writing and casting looks good.

Sam Rockwell is one of the most slept on actors out there, dude is solid in everything I have seen him in.

this was one of my most anticipated movies of the year. my favorite palahaniuk book, and the adaptation i have been dreaming they would make since the first time i read it. i been following the production and putting people on to the story and its finally here. and it's playing no where near me and its supposed to be a wide release. i fucking hate alabama!!!

and do a double feature with Jonathan Demme's Rachel Gets Married this weekend...

I loved Choke and all of Palahniuk's (sp?) books....and its playing around the corner and up the street from me..HOLLA!!!

Unfortunately, the movie was EXTREMELY underdeveloped, including all the choking stuff.

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Okay so...I read the book about 6 years ago and I thought it was alright. Didn't love it, but I did notice none of the characters were remotely likable. Fortunately for the film version, Sam Rockwell is great. So is Angelica Huston. But their characters are totally cold and annoying. Nonetheless, Rockwell does the dialog a great service...and comes off as fucking hilarious most of the time.

The rock subplot? Wow....they totally screwed that up.

The choking? Jesus. The first scene is brilliant. They did it PERFECTLY. But it seemed to become less the focus of the story, DESPITE being a major, major plot point. Also, with regards to the whole "twist"....Victor goes from not believing he's Jesus to believing he is within 2 scenes...in the book, it was just as ridiculous, but a LOT more gradual and funnier.

Lastly, my MAJOR contention was Kelly Macdonald as Paige. Woooooooooooooo was she HORRIBLE. I mean, BAD. So, so, so bad. Someone might spin it as "Well her character was acting..." but fuck that...she was AWFUL.

If you liked the book, you might like the movie. But truth be told...it's far too strange and vast a book to really do justice onscreen. IMO, it was never a great story, but the comedic stuff was there. In some ways, it succeeds, but in many more ways...it fails.

sure i got my qualms about differences from the book...but as a movie by itself it's very enjoyable...lots of laugh-out-loud moments...and sam rockwell is fantastic.


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I never got around to reading the book, but I just finished watching the movie and loved it. Some of the plot toward the end was absurd but other than that I thought it was great.

i'll add it to the netflix.

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Never read the book but I was still hyped to see it (based on the trailer, Chuck Paluhniak, Sam Rockwell, etc)... but this was even better than expected.

Good movie.

under whelmed.

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The plot was kinda lame to me but the characters were interesting. You got to experience more of their wackiness in the book than in the movie.