Fifteen years before Stranger Things combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and 80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the templateand the high-water markwith 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 Franks 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 castpre-stardom Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, heartthrob Patrick Swayze, former child star Drew Barrymore, Oscar nominees Mary McDonnell and Katharine Ross, and television favourite Noah Wyleand 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. 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Directors Cut from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations of both cuts in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audioOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece DISC 1THE THEATRICAL CUT 4K UHD BLU-RAYAudio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake GyllenhaalAudio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James DuvalDeus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko, a documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures on the making of Donnie Darko, containing interviews with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Andrews, costume designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond and actor James DuvalThe Goodbye Place, Kellys 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by KellyTrailer DISC 2THE DIRECTORS CUT 4K UHD BLU-RAYAudio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin SmithThe Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the films production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven PosterArchive 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 cinematographer Steven PosterThree archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and 1 Fan: A DarkomentaryStoryboard comparisonsB-roll footageCunning Visions infomercialsMusic video: Mad World by Gary JulesGalleriesDirectors Cut trailerTV spots
