Oct 16, 2019 although donnie darko clearly isnt a comic book film, it contains a lot of obvious as well as subliminal comic book references and ideas. Apr 10, 2020 from glenn closes fatal attraction stew to donnie darko, the house bunny, and jojo rabbit, ew and drag superstar lady bunny compile iconic movie rabbits for easter. As the movie progresses through the 28 days in which it takes place, donnie s life becomes more and more bizzare. Donnie darko was a box office flop when it first hit theaters in october 2001 a film about a jet engine falling from the sky didnt seem particularly palatable in the wake of sept. The behindthescenes story of donnie darkos creepy bunny suit. Donnie darko is a hybrid film and oscillates between horror flick and science fiction masterpiece, with a bit of your typical 80s highschool movie and newage religion thrown in. The driver is elizabeths boyfriend, frank anderson, wearing the same rabbit costume. With its gothic tale of a troubled teen haunted by visions of a figure in a halloween rabbit suit, donnie darko was among the first cult. Its concept is smart and jake gyllenhaal delivers a great performance, however, not all aspects of the story really mesh together. A directors cut played in select theaters on a limited basis in the summer of 2004, featuring different music cues and trimmed scenes originally in kellys. Its the book handed to donnie by his helpful science teacher. As a member of the manipulated dead, franks objective is to guide donnie in his path to correcting the timeline of the primary universe by returning the jet engine to its original universe. Donnie darko movie theater scene high quality youtube.
It stars jake gyllenhaal, jena malone, maggie gyllenhaal, drew barrymore, mary mcdonnell, katharine ross, patrick swayze, noah wyle, stu stone, daveigh chase and james duval. Starting in october 2 of 1988, donnie is visited by frank, a mysterious being warning of impending doom. These are the pages from the fictional book the philosophy of time travel by roberta sparrow. Everything you were afraid to ask about donnie darko. The main character, donnie darko, is a troubled teenager whom has vision of a giant bunny rabbit named frank. Donnie darko is an emotionally troubled teenager who sleepwalks and visits a psychiatrist with whom he discusses his deepest thoughts throughout the film. In october 1988, schizophrenic teenager donnie darko sees a demonic rabbit figure named frank while sleepwalking. This is one of my most favorite scenes of my favorite movie. Rabbit imagery abounds in donnie darko, from a vw rabbit driving down the streets of middlesex to stuffed bunnies to a photograph of toddler maggie gyllenhaal next to a. It has no history books, no photographs, no knowledge of sorrow or regret. Donnie becomes able to see time lines in front of his familysemitransparent liquid. Writerdirector richard kelly recounts the origin of that stupid bunny suit.
The book is a fictional one but some of the pages were in the films web site and included into the directors cut version of the movie. From glenn closes fatal attraction stew to donnie darko, the house bunny, and jojo rabbit, ew and drag superstar lady bunny compile iconic movie rabbits for easter. Once outside, he meets a figure in a monstrous rabbit costume who introduces himself as frank and tells donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. A cult mind screw film from 2001, written and directed by richard kelly and starring jake gyllenhaal as the title character. Donnie darko is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by richard kelly. Donnie darkos town was inspired by midlothian in virginia, where i grew up in the late 1980s, though donnie is a little older than i would have been. April 16, 2016 frank donnie darkos black rabbit added 4 new photos to the album. During the presidential election of 1988, donnie darko, a troubled. Donnie darko is a crazy film about donnie, a young fellow who ends up being in the centre of a story full of bizarre happenings. Dec 30, 2009 in donnie darko, what books were mentioned.
This complete analysis of the film will dive into the meaning of donnie darko. But british audiences turned it into a cult hit and now its back. As soon as the jet engine lands, the tu is split from the pu. Donnie darko, released in 2001, is a science fiction film dealing with time travel. See more ideas about donnie darko, stupid guys and i movie. For those who wonder, who is frank he is actually the boyfriend of donnie s elder sister. Donnie darko is an emotionally troubled teenager who sleepwalks and visits a psychiatrist with whom he discusses his.
Books similar to donnie darko meet your next favorite book. Apr, 2018 consequently, all these years after its release, debates around donnie darko s true meaning rage on. Drew barrymore, who plays teacher karen pomeroy, also lent her support to the project as an executive producer. Frank tells him that the world will end in 28 days, just before a jet engine crashes into donnie s bedroom. The story is set in the town of middlesex during the 1988 presidential election campaign. Donnie darko is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed. Search, discover and share your favorite donnie darko gifs. Donnie darko was the first feature film from writerdirector richard kelly.
Kings book displays an awareness and sensitivity to the many complex issues at play in any reading of donnie darko. Many of the characters have alliterative first and last names, which is a pretty significant comic book tradition. Richard kelly on donnie darkos 15th anniversary and why. I read the script and thought, this is my adolescence although i have never spoken to rabbits.
The rest of the darkos are pretty normal and have a regular life. Donnie even gets a girlfriend jena malone during the course of the movie. Donnie becomes able to see time lines in front of his familysemitransparent liquid arrows that seem to lead them into the future. This study narrates the films journey from boxoffice bemusement through word of mouth success to the recent. Also featured in the cast are jena malone, drew barrymore, mary mcdonnell, katharine ross, patrick swayze, noah wyle, and maggie gyllenhaal in october 1988, schizophrenic teenager donnie darko sees a demonic rabbit figure named frank while sleepwalking. Jul 23, 2004 rabbit imagery abounds in donnie darko, from a vw rabbit driving down the streets of middlesex to stuffed bunnies to a photograph of toddler maggie gyllenhaal next to a kid in a rabbit suit to. The film implies that roberta sparrow was once chosen as an lr, which would explain her sudden transformation from being a nun to becoming a science teacher and author on time travel.
Donnie darko, a story of death and crashing jets, flopped in the us, not least because it came out just after 911. The artifact is usually made out of metal, and it is the disruption that causes the. Frank donnie darkos black rabbit updated their profile picture. Mar 31, 2017 donnie darko was a box office flop when it first hit theaters in october 2001 a film about a jet engine falling from the sky didnt seem particularly palatable in the wake of sept.
Consequently, all these years after its release, debates around donnie darkos true meaning rage on. Donnie darko is probably my favorite movie ever its a wonderful book, that completes the movie and explain it a little bit. Donnies nocturnal rabbitwizard informs him the end of the world is near. Richard kelly on donnie darkos 15th anniversary and why hes.
All these years after its release, debates around donnie darkos true meaning rage on. The explanation heavily revolves around the book donnie gets from his teacher, the philosophy of time travel written by roberta sparrow grandma death. Melted easter bunny candy is more horrifying than the. I know there was the fake book by roberta sparrow, philosophy of time travel. Hallucinations and prophetic rabbits are part of a tangent universe. Dec 12, 2016 donnie darkos town was inspired by midlothian in virginia, where i grew up in the late 1980s, though donnie is a little older than i would have been. Donnie darko by richard kelly jake gyllenhaal, jena. Some elements can be adequately explained, while others are ambiguous and ripe for interpretation.
Donnie darko is the protagonist and central character, who was a troubled teen living in middlesex, virginia during the events of the movie. Study guide donnie darko, directed by richard kelly. In the book, fiver, the main characters brother, is a seer who determines that a great disaster is on the way and they have to find a new rabbit. The movie poster for the 15thanniversary restoration of donnie darko. And i thought this book would have more depth on time travel and possibly what the story is about in the movie, but similar to the movie it holds most of the secrets and ambiguity which is what probably makes this movie. Melted easter bunny candy is more horrifying than the rabbit from donnie darko. With jake gyllenhaal, jena malone, mary mcdonnell, holmes osborne. The only scenes in donnie darko in which the characters are in the pu are the opening few scenes, and the final few scenes. His sister, maggie gyllenhaal, plays his sister in the film elizabeth darko. Frank the bunny in donnie darko 2001 either an imaginary friend or a premonition of the future, frank the bunny predicts the end of the world, coerces tortured teen donnie jake gyllenhaal into flooding his school, and gets him to set fire to a perverts house in order to expose his crimes. Donnie darko is the protagonist and central character, who was a troubled teen living in middlesex, virginia during the events of the movie starting in october 2 of 1988, donnie is visited by frank, a mysterious being warning of impending doom. One cant really appreciate the movie by watching it once. In 2003, richard kelly released the donnie darko book.
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. In the middle of the night, on october 2, 1988, donnie is awakened from his sleep by a strange voice and led out onto a golf course where he converses with a lifesize demoniclooking rabbit named frank who tells him that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds, donnie then falls asleep after being told this. Richard kelly was just 25yearsold when he made his first film, 2001s donnie darko, a melancholy and endlessly mysterious timetravel teen drama about a highschooler jake gyllenhaal, in only. On october 2, 1988, in the small town of middlesex, virginia, troubled teenager donnie darko, led by a mysterious voice, sleepwalks out of his home. Geoff king with its gothic tale of a troubled teen haunted by visions of a figure in a halloween rabbit suit, donnie darko was among the first cult movie phenomena of the twentyfirst century, making debut.
One night, the mansized lepus named frank calls donnie to the. The next time you watch the movie, keep your eyes peeled for the many other rabbit references, including a vw rabbit driving down the city streets and plenty of stuffed bunnies everywhere you look. Donnie s nocturnal rabbit wizard informs him the end of the world is near. In the middle of the night, frank leads donnie outside onto a golf course and tells him the world will end in exactly 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. Donnies mission in donnie darko explained donnie darko is the chosen living receiver lr. Donnie darko and frank the bunny popart original framed fine art painting, image on canvas, artwork, movie poster, horror, halloween 4. See more ideas about donnie darko, donnie darko quotes and movie quotes. As such, the book is an ideal starting point for anyone attempting to write about the film. Unfortunately, the book and its author exist only in donnie darko, so diehard fans continue to mull over the films many puzzles and ambiguities. During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named donnie darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demoniclooking rabbit named frank, who tells him the world will end in twentyeight days, six hours, fortytwo minutes, and twelve seconds. As the movie progresses through the 28 days in which it takes place, donnies life becomes more and more bizzare. Apr 11, 2020 if you ask people to tell you about the most horrifying bunny theyve ever scene, a good many of them are going to make reference to frank, the horrifying bunny from donnie darko. Donnie darko t shirt 28 06 42 12 frank bunny rabbit tee.
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