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Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the template - and the high-water mark - with his debut feature, Donnie Darko. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium. 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. Described by its director as "The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick", Donnie Darko combines an eye-catching, eclectic cast - pre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favorite Noah Wyle - and an evocative soundtrack of 80s classics by Echo and the Bunnymen, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran. This 4K restoration by Arrow Films allows a modern classic to receive the home video treatment it deserves.

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Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece
• DISC 1 – THE THEATRICAL CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY]
• 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 documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures on the making of Donnie Darko, containing interviews with Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, and many others
• The Goodbye Place, Kelly’s 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films
• 20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly
• Trailer
• DISC 2 – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT [4K UHD BLU-RAY]
• Audio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith
• The Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the film’s production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
• Archive interviews with Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and many others
• Three archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary
• Storyboard comparisons
• B-roll footage
• Cunning Visions infomercials
• Music video: Mad World by Gary Jules
• Galleries
• Director’s Cut trailer
• TV spots

Sales Points

• The pre-eminent cult movie of the new millennium

Press Quotes

Arrow Video has created a boxset that brings together both cuts upgraded to 4K UHD, previous bonus material, and a few new elements to excite fans who wanted non-cookie cutter film. The new 4K transfers are transcendental and the bonus features delve into almost every element of the film.... I can't imagine a fan having any unanswered questions after viewing them. This is a fine way to celebrate and immerse yourself into Donnie Darko's universe. You should watch it before the world ends.

     —Inside Pulse

Arrow's 4K presentation is excellent

     —Blu-ray.com

Donnie Darko continues to stand the test of time as one of the more arresting first-time writing and directing pieces, influencing the generation that originally saw it and beyond. Arrow Video's new Limited Edition Ultra HD package offers a substantial up

     —The Digital Bits

Arrow's definitive 4K of Donnie Darko deserves every superlative thrown its way... It's a pleasing package for an otherwise perfect release. If you're a fan of the film at all, I recommend you run to get this before it sells out

     —Edge Media

Donnie Darko merits repeat viewings. This 4K box set is fabulous... A near-perfect presentation

     —Hi Def Watch

the Arrow release for Donnie Darko is fantastic. Whether you get the 4k, the Blu-ray, or the special 4 disc version, you’re in for a treat. The picture quality is great through any of them. The special features are superb and well worth delving into.

     —Casey Bartsch, Film Cultist