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| Title: | Donnie Darko |
| Genres: | Sci-fi Thriller |
| Directed by: | Richard Kelly |
| Written by: | Richard Kelly |
| Produced by: | Chris J. Ball; Drew Barrymore; Adam Fields; Nancy Juvonen; Casey La Scala; Hunt Lowry; Sean McKittrick; Aaron Ryder; William Tyrer |
| Music by: | Michael Andrews |
| Cinematography: | Steven Poster |
| Edited by: | Sam Bauer; Eric Strand |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Pandora Flower Films |
| Released: | January 19th, 2001 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 113 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $6,000,000 |
| Gross: | $4,269,636 |
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Donnie Darko is an independent American feature film of the science fiction and drama genres. It deals with themes of time travel and chronal paradox. The movie was written and directed by Richard Kelly. It was produced by Flower Films in association with Pandora. It was first screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19th, 2001, before opening to limited theatrical release in the United States. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as the eponymous Donald Darko, with real-life sister Maggie Gyllenhaal as his fictional sister, Elizabeth Darko, Daveigh Chase as Samantha Darko, Holmes Osborne as Eddie Darko, Mary McDonnell as Rose Darko, James Duval as Frank the Bunny, and Patrick Swayze as Jim Cunningham.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jake Gyllenhaal | Donnie Darko |
| Holmes Osborne | Eddie Darko |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Elizabeth Darko |
| Daveigh Chase | Samantha Darko |
| Mary McDonnell | Rose Darko |
| James Duval | Frank |
| Arthur Taxier | Doctor Fisher |
| Patrick Swayze | Jim Cunningham |
| Mark Hoffman | Police officer |
| David St. James | Bob Garland |
| Tom Tangen | Man in red jogging suit |
| Jazzie Mahannah | Joanie James |
| Jolene Purdy | Cherita Chen |
| Stuart Stone | Ronald Fisher |
| Gary Lundy | Sean Smith |
| Alex Greenwald | Seth Devlin |
| Beth Grant | Kitty Farmer |
| Jena Malone | Gretchen Ross |
| Seth Rogen | Ricky Danforth |
| David Moreland | Principal Cole |
| Noah Wyle | Kenneth Monnitoff |
| Drew Barrymore | Karen Pomeroy |
| Kristina Malota | Susie Bates |
| Marina Malota | Emily Bates |
| Carly Naples | Suzy Bailey |
| Tiler Peck | Beth Farmer |
| Patience Cleveland | Grandma Death/Roberta Sparrow |
| Katherine Ross | Doctor Lilian Thurman |
| Lisa K. Wyatt | Linda Connie |
| Rachel Winfree | Shanda Riesman |
| Jack Salvatore, Jr. | Larry Riesman |
| Lee Weaver | Leroy |
| Phyllis Lyons | Anne Fisher |
| Ashley Tisdale | Kim, dorky girl |
| Alison Jones | Dorky half-sister |
| Jerry Trainor | Lanky kid |
| Joan Blair | Mystery woman |
| Sarah Hudson | friend |
| Fran Kranz | Passenger |
| Scotty Leavenworth | David |
Notes[]
- Donnie Darko (2001) redirects to this page.
- There are a total of forty credited cast members in this film.
- Executive producer Christopher Ball is credited as Chris J. Ball in this film.
- Actress Marina Malota Darling is credited as Marina Malota in this film.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is "Life is one long insane trip. Some people just have better directions".
- Producer Nancy Juvonen makes a cameo appearance in the film as a flight attendant.
- This movie marks the film debut of actor Seth Rogen, who plays Ricky Danforth - one of the school bullies.
- The time remaining until the world ends, according to Frank, is 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. This movie was shot in twenty-eight days.
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