Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Richie Keen and written by Van Robichaux and Evan Susser.

The film stars Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Tracy Morgan, and Jillian Bell with Dean Norris, Christina Hendricks, Kumail Nanjiani, and Dennis Haysbert in supporting roles.

Enraged, he grabs a fire axe and destroys Neil's desk, sending the class panicking from the room.

Despite initially agreeing to keep what happened a secret, after Tyler threatens to fire them both if no one steps forward, Campbell tells the truth.

Campbell heads back to meet up with the school board, Tyler, and Superintendent Johnson but learns that his colleagues have all been fired.

He heads over to his daughter Ally's talent show, where her rendition of Big Sean's "I Don't Fuck with You" inspires him to finally stand up to Strickland.

Strickland dominates the fight early on, however Campbell gains the upper hand and seemingly knocks him out with a fire extinguisher.

In December 2013, it was announced that New Line Cinema was developing Fist Fight, a comedy from writers Van Robichaux and Evan Susser.

[6] On June 9, 2015, Ice Cube and Charlie Day were cast in the film, which 21 Laps Entertainment produced, along with its Shawn Levy, as well as Billy Rosenberg and Max Greenfield.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Fist Fight boasts a surplus of comedic muscle but flails lazily, and far too few of its jokes land with enough force to register.

[19][20] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Glenn Kenny gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, saying: "Fist Fight stands up, at least a little bit, for storytelling".

[22] British film critic Mark Kermode called it "Shoddily written, screechingly performed, crude, crass, endurance-testing...