Donnie Darko
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, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, and Noah Wyle, with Seth Rogen in his film debut in a minor role. Set in October 1988, the film follows Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal), an emotionally troubled teenager who inadvertently escapes a bizarre accident by sleepwalking. He has visions of Frank, a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume who informs him that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds.
Plot
On October 2, 1988, troubled teenager Donald "Donnie" Darko sleepwalks outside, led by a mysterious voice. Once outside, he meets a figure named Frank in a monstrous rabbit costume. Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in precisely 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. Donnie wakes up the next morning on the green of a local golf course and returns home to discover a jet engine has crashed into his bedroom. His older sister Elizabeth tells him the FAA investigators do not know its origin.
Cast
- Arthur Taxier
- Ashley Tisdale
- Beth Grant
- Daveigh Chase
- Drew Barrymore
- Fran Kranz
- Gary Lundy
- Holmes Osborne
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- James Duval
- Jena Malone
- Jerry Trainor
- Jolene Purdy
- Katharine Ross
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Mark Hoffman
- Mary McDonnell
- Noah Wyle
- Patience Cleveland
- Patrick Swayze
- Scotty Leavenworth
- Seth Rogen
- Stuart Stone