Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is a 2001 American psychological supernatural drama thriller movie. It was written and directed by Richard Kelly. It is set in Middlesex, Virginia in 1988.

Donnie Darko
Directed by	Richard Kelly
Written by	Richard Kelly
Produced by	Sean McKittrick Nancy Juvonen Adam Fields
Starring	Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone Maggie Gyllenhaal James Duval Drew Barrymore Mary McDonnell Katharine Ross Patrick Swayze Noah Wyle
Cinematography	Steven Poster
Edited by	Sam Bauer Eric Strand
Music by	Michael Andrews
Production company	Flower Films
Distributed by	Pandora Cinema Newmarket Films
Release dates	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19) (Sundance) October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26) (United States)
Running time	113 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.5 million[2]
Box office	$7.5 million[3]

The movie did not earn much money when it was first shown in theaters, but it became much more popular when it came out on DVD.

An extended cut called Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut was released in 2004. A sequel, called S. Darko, was released in 2009.

Cast members

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Donald J. "Donnie" Darko
• Jena Malone as Gretchen Ross
• James Duval as Frank
• Maggie Gyllenhaal as Elizabeth Darko
• Mary McDonnell as Rose Darko
• Holmes Osborne as Eddie Darko
• Katharine Ross as Dr. Lilian Thurman
• Drew Barrymore as Karen Pomeroy
• Noah Wyle as Dr. Kenneth Monnitoff
• Patrick Swayze as Jim Cunningham
• Daveigh Chase as Samantha Darko
• Beth Grant as Kitty Farmer
• Patience Cleveland as Roberta Sparrow ("Grandma Death")
• Jolene Purdy as Cherita Chen
• Jerry Trainor as Lanky kid