Title: Donnie DarkoRelease Date: 05/23/2006
Label/Distributor: Fox
Rating: R (Restricted)
Retail Price: $19.98
Genre: Comedy Running Time: 108
DVD Video Options: Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled
DVD Audio Options: English, Dubbed; French, Dubbed; English, Original Language; English, Subtitled; Spanish, Subtitled
UPC Code: 024543233923
In the tradition of Urban Legends and Final Destination, Donnie Darko is an edgy, psychological thriller about a suburban teen coming face-to-face wit his dark destiny. Jake Gyllenhaal leads a star-filled cast (including Drew Barrymore, Noah Wyle, Jena M
Donnie Darko
-- Video Business, 2/4/2002
SCI-FI/DRAMAColor, R (mature themes, language, violence, sexual situations, drug use), 122 min., VHS rental, DVD $29.98
Street: March 19, Prebook: Feb. 20
First Run: L, Oct. 2001, <$1mil.
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal (Bubble Boy), Patrick Swayze (Forever Lulu), Jena Malone (Stepmom), Drew Barrymore (Charlie's Angels), Noah Wyle (The Myth of Fingerprints), Mary McDonnell (Mumford), Katherine Ross (The Graduate)
Director: Richard Kelly
FOX
Story Line: Troubled but intelligent teen Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal) obeys disturbing messages from a hideously masked human-sized rabbit. Before his therapist (Ross) can stop him, Donnie becomes involved in an accidental death, time travel and murder
Bottom Line: A depressed high-school student with a gun is a tough sell in this post-Columbine, post-Sept. 11 climate, so it's not surprising that Donnie Darko brought in under a half-million dollars on 58 screens this winter despite a major advertising push. It play much better in the home market, since it has awareness and hot stars, and the gothic thriller market is one that clicks with armchair movie viewers. More thought-provoking than scary, the story has little coherency or much of a message, but that has never stopped a thriller with an aura of hipness. Push it to fans of The Crow, Urban Legends and the like for consistent early business. --Buzz McClain
Talkback
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