Donnie Darko: Director's Cut Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

After 16-year-old Donnie Darko survives a bizarre accident, he begins seeing an evil, six-foot bunny named Frank who compels Donnie to commit vandalism,
though Donnie just wants to date the new girl at school. Mayhem culminates on Halloween, what Frank calls the last day of the world. The director's cut features never-before-seen scenes, new special effects, and a re-mixed soundtrack.

Movie Info

Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Theatrical Release Date:
10/26/2001
DVD Release Date:
02/04/2003
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for language, some drug use and violence.
Run Time:
133 min.
Distributor(s):
Independent Artists
Director(s):
Richard Kelly
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Themes:
High School Life, First Love, Time Travel, Fantasy Life
Tone:
Biting, Enigmatic, Dreamlike, Hallucinatory, Ominous, Stylized, Quirky
Keywords:
doomsayer, end-of-the-world, hallucination, motivational-speaker, plane-crash, prep-school, psychiatrist, rabbit, schizophrenia, suburbs, time-travel, vision [mystical]
Country of Origin:
USA - Rerelease (06-04-2004)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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