Donnie Darko
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Released
- 2001
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2001
Storyline
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Top credits
Jake Gyllenhaal ā Donnie Darko
Jena Malone ā Gretchen Ross
Mary McDonnell ā Rose Darko
Holmes Osborne ā Eddie Darko
Did you know
ā¢ At the wrap party for the film, Seth Rogen and Jake Gyllenhaal agreed that they had no idea what the movie was about.
ā¢ The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA - where the film's theater scenes were shot - has an annual tradition of playing Donnie Darko on Easter.
ā¢ Jake Gyllenhaal uses the strategy of rarely blinking to enhance his psychotic creepiness (as he is driven by Frank).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $1,478,493
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $110,494 (2001-10-28)
User reviews
I didn't understand the story but I still enjoyed it.
A tough film to explain or even discuss, as there are so many alternative explanations for what you've just seen.
Donnie Darko Shouldn't Work, But Does
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, DTS, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
