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Donnie Darko: Director's cut - Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Kelly

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Movie propaganda

You can never go too far.

During the USA presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank (James Duval), who tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. He returns home the next morning to find that a jet engine has crashed through his bedroom. As he tries to figure out why he survived and tries to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher, and a self-help guru, Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film thriller time travel teen horror mystery giant rabbit high school end of the world jet engine

Persons of interest

Jake Gyllenhaal .... Donnie Darko
Holmes Osborne .... Eddie Darko
Maggie Gyllenhaal .... Elizabeth Darko
Daveigh Chase .... Samantha Darko
Mary McDonnell .... Mrs Rose Darko
James Duval .... Frank
Arthur Taxier .... Dr Fisher
Patrick Swayze .... Jim Cunningham
Mark Hoffman .... Police Officer
David St James .... Bob Garland
Jazzie Mahannah .... Joanie James
Jolene Purdy .... Cherita Chen
Stuart Stone .... Ronald Fisher
Gary Lundy .... Sean Smith
Alex Greenwald .... Seth Devlin
Richard Kelly .... Screenwriter
Richard Kelly .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Donnie Darko: Director's cut official movie site
Donnie Darko: Director's cut film production notes
Donnie Darko: Director's cut QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA 2002: Won: Special Award Young Filmmaker's Showcase (Richard Kelly)
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2002: Won: Silver Scream Award (Richard Kelly)
Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival 2001: Won: Best Screenplay (Richard Kelly); Nominated: Best Film (Richard Kelly)
Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival 2002: Won: Audience Award (Richard Kelly)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2003: Won: Best English Language Foreign Film
Gérardmer Film Festival 2002: Won: Premiere Award (Richard Kelly)
Independent Spirit Awards 2002: Nominated: Best First Feature (Richard Kelly), Best First Screenplay (Richard Kelly), Best Male Lead (Jake Gyllenhaal)
Los Angeles Film Festival 2006: Screening
Online Film Critics Society 2002: Nominated: Best Breakthrough Filmmaker (Richard Kelly)
San Diego Film Critics Society 2001: Won: Best Original Screenplay (Richard Kelly)
Sundance Film Festival 2001: Nominated: Grand Jury Prize Dramatic (Richard Kelly)
Sweden Fantastic Film Festival 2001: Won: Audience Award Best Feature (Richard Kelly)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2002: Won: Special Citation (For the best film not to receive a proper theatrical release in Canada)
Venice Film Festival 2004: Venezia mezzanotte