Yucca Drive-In: April Movie

Monday, April 11, 2005

Donnie Darko

Rated R for language, some drug use and violence.
Runtime: 113 min / 133 min (director's cut)

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jake Gyllenhaal	....	Donnie Darko
Holmes Osborne	....	Eddie Darko
Maggie Gyllenhaal	....	Elizabeth Darko
Daveigh Chase	....	Samantha Darko
Mary McDonnell	....	Mrs. Rose Darko
James Duval	....	Frank
Arthur Taxier	....	Dr. Fisher
Patrick Swayze	....	Jim Cunningham

At 6:02 PM, Rick said...: Lenore,

This is one of my favorite movies. Do you want us to watch the original or the director's cut?

I've seen both and I would say that if people can find the original, they won't really miss anything special that the director's cut has to offer. If anything, the DC seemed to make the ending drag a bit with the extra footage. But both were good.

If people have already seen the original, maybe they want to rent the director's cut for the movie club?
At 5:07 PM, Rick said...: Yes, "Luna". Well, hopefully Luna, "The Complete Movie Edition" will be even better. It's currently at about 55 minutes but still growing steadily. I've gotten stuck several times but I think now it's (maybe) converging on an ending. Okay, so it's no Donnie Darko, but you're right, at least it has one real actor in it.