Donnie Darko
- Released
- 19/05/2003
- Film and TV Genre
- General, Drama, Science Fiction
- Video Format
- PAL
- DVD Region
- 2 (will only play on Region 2 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
'Wonderful...a mini masterpiece' - Empire
October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko, a brilliant but troubled teenager, plagued by terrofying visions which he alone knows the meaning of.
With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen and a mysterious ex-teacher, nicknamed Grandma Death, he must unravel the strange occurences affecting his school, home and life before a horrifying spectre known only as 'Frank' leads Donnie to the edge of his sanity.
Plot Synopsis
Writer-director Richard Kelly's bold debut film is a social satire, a dark comedy, a science fiction time-travelling fantasy, and a suburban nightmare about an extremely intelligent, depressive, self-destructive, narcoleptic, gun-toting, sex-crazed, teenaged arsonist: Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal). DONNIE DARKO is not your typical teen comedy. But, like GHOST WORLD and RUSHMORE, it uses the trappings of the teen comedy as the entry point for a subversive and trenchant (and also wonderfully entertaining) look at American life. The difference between those films and DONNIE DARKO is that Donnie is an unlikely hero who just might save the world. <BR>It's October 1988, in the Virginia suburb of Middlesex. When Frank, a grotesque giant bunny (possibly imaginary), leads Donnie out of his house minutes before a plane smashes through his roof, he not only saves Donnie's life but also warns Donnie that the world is about to end. Over the next few weeks, Donnie falls in love with Gretchen (Jena Malone) and tries to figure out what his life means. Kelly's film perfectly captures the unease that is quietly scratching under the surface of suburban late 1980s life. Gyllenhaal leads an exceptional cast, bringing Kelly's twisted but humane vision to life. An exceptional performance is given by Mary McDonnell (PASSION FISH) as Donnie's mother.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Richard Kelly
- Year of release
- 2001
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Production Notes
- Scene Selection
- 20 Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Richard Kelly
- more »
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Photos and storyboards
- Yes
- Tags
- Run Time (minutes)
- 108
- Cast & Crew
- Michael Andrews (Composer)
- Steven B. Poster (Director of Photography)
- Casey LaScala (Executive Producer)
- Drew Barrymore (Executive Producer)
- Hunt Lowry (Executive Producer)
- Adam Fields (Producer)
- Nancy Juvonen (Producer)
- Sean McKittrick (Producer)
- Richard Kelly (Screenwriter)
- Casey La Scala (Executive Producer)
Additional Information
- Commentaryfromcastandcrew,20deletedscenes,artgalleries,musicvideosandmore
