Donnie Darko
- Fri, May 2
- Sat, May 3
- Sun, May 4
Director: Richard Kelly Run Time: 113 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 2001
Starring: Daveigh Chase, Drew Barrymore, Holmes Osborne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Katharine Ross, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wylie, Patrick Swayze
New 35mm Print! Original Theatrical Version!
Screening Fri, May 2 – Sun, May 4 (Rescheduled from March)
The legendary cult classic returns in a brand-new 35mm print! Disaffected teen Donnie (Gyllenhaal) is just not doing well. His well-meaning parents are confounded, his sisters are annoyed, and his therapist thinks he’s schizophrenic… but when Donnie meets Frank—a 6-foot-tall demonic bunny, everything changes. Frank shares with Donnie that the world will end on Halloween night and asks him if he believes in time travel. As Donnie, his family, and his new girlfriend (Malone) unknowingly head towards a tragic climax, the possibility for sacrifice and salvation begins to take shape.
“A haunted miasma of youthful alienation, suburban malaise, cosmic upheaval, and 1980s pop-cultural infatuation.” – Justin Chang, L.A. Times
This program is funded in part by The Brattle’s 35mm Film Fund. Donations to this fund maintain our film projection equipment, train future projectionists, and ensure that The Brattle will be able to continue 35mm screenings well into the future.