Darko, as a horribly violating movie that made him angry and filled with rage. He wants to tell another story set in that world with the right recourses. A critical success but a commercial failure when first released in 2001, donnie darko grew in popularity through wordofmouth due to strong dvd sales and regular midnight screenings across the united states. Eric bayandersen sat down with writerdirector richard kelly to discuss the films production, impact and enduring appeal. Buy a cheap copy of the donnie darko book by richard kelly. Richard kelly shows that he could make a straightforward movie about these characters, but donnie darko has no desire to be straightforward. This book brings its readers further into the world of donnie darko and its creator richard kelly. It stars jake gyllenhaal, jena malone, maggie gyllenhaal, drew barrymore, mary mcdonnell, katharine ross, patrick swayze, noah wyle, stu stone, daveigh chase and james duval. Donnie darko why director richard kelly hasnt made a. Donnie darko was the first feature film from writerdirector richard kelly. This year marks the 15th anniversary of cult classic donnie darko. I thought this book would have more depth on time travel and possibly what the story is about in the movie, but similar to the movie it holds most of the secrets and ambiguity which is what probably makes this movie come alive.
The donnie darko book richard kelly, kevin conroy scott. A companion volume to one of the most original works of recent american cinemadonnie darko was the surprise cult hit of 2001. This book brings its readers further into the world of. This exact original script can be found in the donnie darko book. Director richard kelly is thinking about a big and ambitious donnie darko sequel. Donnie darko director says 2009 sequel was horribly. Back in 2001, writerdirector richard kelly unleashed both his first feature film and what most still regard as his best work. The film follows the adventures of the troubled titular character as he seeks to find the meaning behind his.
I know there was the fake book by roberta sparrow, philosophy of time travel. We believe donnie as a teenager who did not ask to be haunted by doubts and demons and is bearing up as best he can. With his bike near the culdesac there is a large caterpillar crane lifting. A entrevista com richard kelly e, com certeza, a parte mais interessante do livro. Richard kelly on donnie darkos 15th anniversary and why. Kelly didnt envisage that his dark and quirky tale, about a troubled high school student who is visited. A directors cut played in select theaters on a limited basis in the summer of 2004, featuring different music cues and trimmed scenes originally in kelly s. Apparently his script is difficult to find online these days, so im uploading it for everyones benefit. Drew barrymore, who plays teacher karen pomeroy, also lent her support to the project as an executive producer.
The directors cut is a 2004 extended version of richard kellys directorial debut, donnie darko. Richard kellys first feature film is also his most approachable, which is why its his most watched even from a cult film standard. The donnie darko book 2003 by richard kelly macmillian. Like so many wideeyed film school grads, he had a passion project driving him. Donnie darko by richard kelly this is the shooting script that was used by the cast and crew during the shooting of the film. These are the pages from the fictional book the philosophy of time travel by roberta sparrow. Its been 15 years since donnie darko first hit theaters, but audiences are still clamoring to see writerdirector richard kellys 2001 cult classic on the big screen. The donnie darko book by richard kelly thriftbooks. Donnie darko 2001 is a movie to watch at least twice.
But by the end of the film, there are some questions that. Donnie darko director wants to make a sequel screen rant. The donnie darko book includes the films screenplay, an indepth interview with writerdirector richard kelly, facsimile pages from the philosophy of time travel book that donnie uses to go back in time, as well as photos and drawings from the film and the artwork it inspired. Disney booted him off the project for the scripts vulgarity and violence. It is also one of the highlight movies of 2001, along with monsters ball, waking life, amelie, y. Donnie darko, his cult paean to teenage doom, was set shortly before the 1988 election in a virginia suburb, against a cultural backdrop of vapid selfhelp seminars, psychotherapy, and midnight movies. A welcome fifteenth anniversary reissue for richard kellys intelligent, enchanting slice of 80sthrowback lynchian emoangst. Richard kelly is the author of the donnie darko book 4. The firsttime directorial effort of 26yearold richard kelly, starring future extremely famous people jake gyllenhaal and jena malone, donnie darko was relatively critically acclaimed, but.
Everything you were afraid to ask about donnie darko. It was the first featurelength film from director and writer james richard kelly. Its 1988 in smalltown america and donnie, a disturbed teenager on medication and undergoing psychoanalysis for his blackouts and personality disorders, is being visited by a being in a rabbit suit whom he calls frank. Darko, 26yearold writerdirector richard kellys first film, starring jake. Back in 2001, a young director richard kelly made his first feature film donnie darko. Kelly was born james richard kelly in newport news, virginia, the son of lane and ennis kelly. Donnie darkos little sister samantha and her best friend corey are on a crosscountry road trip, but soon find themselves entangled in a dangerous glitch in the timespace continuum. I n 2001, 27yearold writerdirector richard kelly created a pop classic of american suburban paranoia in donnie darko, now on rerelease a movie with something of. Jake gyllenhaal is all glowering gothic intensity as donnie, the. The critical and audience response made donnie darko the cult film of the year one whose dark ambiguities caused audiences to go back to the film again and again trying to fathom its mysteries. Richard kelly, writerdirector of donnie darko, was. Written and directed by richard kelly, his bravery in making a film this lyrical about what is either directly or subtextually about mental illness should be. When darko writerdirector richard kelly graduated from ucla film school in the late 1990s, instead of making movies, he was a lowly production assistant. With daveigh chase, briana evigan, james lafferty, ed westwick.
A cult sleeper hit at the turn of the century, shortly after columbine and shortly before 911, donnie darko is a curious, beautiful and ultimately tragic romance that ranks with the best movies of the past twenty years. Richard kelly isnt often spoken of as a political filmmaker, despite the vein of social satire that runs through the three features he has released to date. Donnie darko premiered at the sundance film festival in january 2001, eight months before the september 11 terrorist attacks. Exclusive interview with donnie darko writerdirector. Donnie darko is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by richard kelly. For many teenagers in 2001 and the decade after, donnie. Donnie darko is a thoughtprovoking, touching and distinctive offering from relative newcomer, richard kelly ii. Writer and director richard kelly has done a good job despite the low budget. Young jake gyllenhaal does a tremendous job in the title role. As a result of this growth, kelly was approached by bob berney, president of.
That is until he meets gretchen ross, a sort of kindred. What happened to the writerdirector of donnie darko. This is the donnie darko sixteen is asleep at the edge of the cliff. When richard kelly graduated from usc in 1997, he was on a mission. In october 1998, the films director, richard kelly, wrote the script during a feverish 28day stretch, banging out the existential beats of the storys 28day arc.
The donnie darko book by richard kelly, paperback barnes. Its been 15 years since donnie darko first hit theaters, but audiences are still clamoring to see writerdirector richard kelly s 2001 cult classic on the big screen. Richard kelly was just 25yearsold when he made his first film, 2001s donnie darko, a melancholy and endlessly mysterious timetravel teen drama about a highschooler jake gyllenhaal, in only. Donnie darko director richard kelly debunks fan theories. But british audiences turned it into a cult hit and now its back. Richard kelly wants to make a true donnie darko sequel. In 2001, filmmaker richard kelly introduced the world to donnie darko, a peculiar suburban teenager from virginia, who had a penchant for strong literature, smurf theory, and girls named gretchen. An 80sset comingofage tale crossed with a scifi thriller, darko starred a young jake gyllenhaal as the titular character, a quirky teenager with few friends and a desire to mostly be left alone. The text in these pages are crucial to understanding the movie and the rules within the tangent universe.