Donnie Darko is a 2001 Ameircan drama film written and directed by Richard Kelly. It stars real life siblings Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, and Noah Wyle.
The movie was filmed over 28 days with a $4.5 million budget. It grossed just under $7.7 million worldwide and has gained a cult following since. A director's cut of the film was released on DVD in 2004.
Plot[]
The Time Travelers[]
The character Donnie Darko (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) is a high school student struggling with a psychological disorder who interacts with a guy in a monstrous rabbit costume named Frank. Frank tells him the time the world will end and at that time, a wormhole forms connecting the present to the past.
Photo | Time Traveler | Played by |
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Donnie Darko | Jake Gyllenhaal |
Tropes[]
- End of the world
- Questioning the hero's sanity
- Vortexes
Notable Quotes[]
"Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?" -- Frank
"Every creature on this earth dies alone." -- Roberta Sparrow
Time Travel Theories[]
Time Diagram[]
Popular Culture[]
- The video game Life is Strange makes many references to the film. [1]
Links[]
- Frank the Rabbit page on Villains Wikia