Donnie Darko (2001) Needs Some 4K Blu-Ray Therapy

Arrow Video releases Donnie Darko to 4K Blu-ray on April 27, 2021. Richard Kelly directed the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell.

‘Donnie Darko Movie Synopsis

Donnie is a troubled high school student: in therapy, prone to sleepwalking and in possession of an imaginary friend, a six-foot rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world is going to end in 28 days 06 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds. During that time he will navigate teenage life, narrowly avoid death in the form of a falling jet engine, follow Frank’s maladjusted instructions and try to maintain the space-time continuum.

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Contents

• Brand new 4K restoration of the Theatrical cut from the original camera negative produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal
• Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval
• Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko, a brand new documentary containing interviews with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, director of photography Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Edwards, costumer designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond and actor James Duval
• The Goodbye Place, Kelly’s 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films
• Twenty deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Candice Tripp