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Donnie Darko
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Donnie Darko is a 2001 film, the first by writer
and director Richard Kelly. Set in 1988, the movie is a psychological
science fiction film about a boy named Donnie Darko who, after
narrowly escaping death, has visions of a giant rabbit named Frank
who predicts when the world will end. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal
as Donnie, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Drew Barrymore, Patrick
Swayze and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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The film did not perform well in theatres, but since
its release on home video, it has become a cult hit. In the United
Kingdom, it has sold moderately well on DVD, but was then reissued
in a budget edition, with no director's commentary or other extras,
which sold for a fraction of the original price and shot to No. 1
in the DVD sales chart.
Album
The score was not put on a soundtrack album until Andy Factor, a friend
of Michael Andrews, released it on his Everloving Records independent
label in 2002. As Donnie Darko was not a hit at first, there was little
interest in the soundtrack in the US. However, the film enjoyed more
popularity in Europe especially in the UK where its total box office
was greater than for the whole of the US, and so the Donnie Darko
soundtrack album was released.
This sparked interest in the soundtrack and in the song
"Mad World," taken from the original soundtrack, was a 2003
Christmas Number One in the UK singles chart. It has also made the
charts in a number of other countries including Ireland, Denmark,
the Netherlands and Australia in 2003 and 2004.
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