Donnie Darko

Resource Information

The work Donnie Darko represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Fountaindale Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Donnie Darko

Statement of responsibility

Newmarket presents in association with Pandora, a Flower Films production, a Richard Kelly film ; produced by Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Adam Fields ; written and directed by Richard Kelly

Contributor

• Flower Films (Firm : 1999- )
• Newmarket Films
• Pandora Film (Firm)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Barrymore, Drew
• Fields, Adam
• Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980-
• Juvonen, Nancy
• Kelly, Richard, 1975-
• Malone, Jena, 1984-
• McDonnell, Mary
• McKittrick, Sean
• Ross, Katharine, 1940-
• Swayze, Patrick
• Wyle, Noah, 1971-

Subject

• Adolescentes -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Esquizofrénicos -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Hypnotism -- Drama
• Imaginary companions -- United States -- Drama
• Paranoid schizophrenia -- United States -- Drama
• Science fiction films
• Supernatural -- Drama
• Teenagers -- United States -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Science fiction films
• Teatro
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Donnie Darko is a paranoid schizophrenic, anti-social teenager who is in therapy and using medication. He has visions of a giant Fuzzy Bunny named Frank who instructs him to commit violent acts. Donnie is the only one who can see him. He gets along badly with his family, with his teachers and with his classmates. Eventually, he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his room, thanks to Frank, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. With Donnie's mental illness, he may never allow him to find out for sure

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Steven Poster ; editors, Sam Bauer, Eric Strand ; music, Michael Andrews

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language, some underage drinking and alcohol use, and violence

Language note

English (DTS-HD 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby surround) dialogue, French (Director's cut only) or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.D66 2009

PerformerNote

Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle

Runtime

134

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action