Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and produced by Flower Films. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Stu Stone, Daveigh Chase, and James Duval. Set in October 1988, the film follows Donnie Darko, a troubled teenager who narrowly escapes a bizarre accident and has visions of Frank, a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume who informs him that the world will end in 28 days. Frank begins to manipulate Donnie to commit several crimes. Development began in late 1997 when Kelly had graduated from film school and started writing scripts. He took an early idea of a jet engine falling onto a house with no one knowing its origin and built the story around it.
| Director | Richard Kelly |
| Produced by | Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Adam Fields |
| Writer(s) | Richard Kelly |
| Starring | Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Duval, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle |
| Music | Michael Andrews |
| Cinematography | Steven Poster |
| Edited by | Sam Bauer, Eric Strand |
| Production, company | Flower Films |
| Distributed by | Pandora Cinema, Newmarket Films |
| Released | January 19, 2001 (Sundance), October 26, 2001 (United States) |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $7.5 million |
| Netflix ID | 60022315 |
About Donnie Darko
Donnie survives a freak accident and is visited by a mysterious man in a rabbit suit who tells him that the world will end in 28 days and manipulates Donnie to commit crimes in the meantime.
Achievement of Donnie Darko
The film marks Seth Rogen's film debut. The movie takes place over 28 days and filming for the movie took exactly 28 days.
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Latest information about Donnie Darko updated on July 28 2021.
