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Donnie Darko

(2001)

Main Cast Details Awards

Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	United States	Genre:	Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Rating:	R	Running time:	118 mins.
Distributor:	Newmarket Capital, Pandora Films, Imagine Entertainment (AUS), Newmarket Capital, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Metropolitan Filmexport
Release Date:	10/26/2001	Cumulative Box Office:	$727,883.00

Logline: After a 16 year old survives a freak accident, a mysterious figure tells him the world will end in 28 days.
Some may think that Donnie Darko is a typical maladjusted teenager. Actually, Donnie is borderline delusional, beset by visions of a monstrous rabbit .....

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Credits*

Director:	Richard Kelly
Producer:	Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Adam Fields

Actor	Role
Jake Gyllenhaal	Donnie Darko
Katharine Ross	Dr. Lillian Thurman
Drew Barrymore	Karen Pomeroy
Patrick Swayze	Jim Cunningham
Noah Wyle	Doctor Kenneth Monnitoff
Jena Malone	Gretchen Ross
Mary McDonnell	Rose Darko
Holmes Osborne	Eddie Darko
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Elizabeth Darko
Daveigh Chase	Samantha Darko

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Companies*

Company	Role
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Adam Fields Productions	Production Company
Darko Entertainment	Production Company
Flower Films	Production Company
Imagine Entertainment (AUS)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Metropolitan Filmexport	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Newmarket Capital	Domestic Distribution Rights
Newmarket Capital	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Pandora Films	Film Financier
Pandora Films	Foreign Distribution Sales
Pandora Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pandora Films	Production Company

Awards*

Nominated for the 2002 award for Film of the Year by the London Film Critics Circle.

Nominated for three 2002 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay and Best Male Lead (Jake Gyllenhaal).

Festivals*

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.

Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 2001.

Shown at London Film Festival (Evening Standard Film on the Square) November 7-22, 2001.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in USA October 26, 2001.
Re-released (Director's Cut) in USA July 23, 2004.
Limited release in USA October 26, 2001.
Expanded release in USA November 2001.

Locations*

Los Angeles, California, USA

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