Donnie Darko (2001) - Credits and Details

Donnie Darko Credits and Details

Directed by
	Richard Kelly	...	directed by
Written by
	Richard Kelly	...	written by
Cast
	Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Donnie Darko
	Holmes Osborne	...	Eddie Darko
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Elizabeth Darko
	Daveigh Chase	...	Samantha Darko
	Mary McDonnell	...	Rose Darko
	James Duval	...	Frank
	Arthur Taxier	...	Dr. Fisher
	Patrick Swayze	...	Jim Cunningham
	Mark Hoffman	...	Police Officer
	David St. James	...	Bob Garland
	Tom Tangen	...	Man in Red Jogging Suit
	Jazzie Mahannah	...	Joanie James
	Jolene Purdy	...	Cherita Chen
	Stuart Stone	...	Ronald Fisher
	Gary Lundy	...	Sean Smith
	Alex Greenwald	...	Seth Devlin
	Beth Grant	...	Kitty Farmer
	Jena Malone	...	Gretchen Ross
	Seth Rogen	...	Ricky Danforth
	David Moreland	...	Principal Cole
	Noah Wyle	...	Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff
	Drew Barrymore	...	Karen Pomeroy
	Kristina Malota	...	Susie Bates
	Marina Malota Darling	...	Emily Bates (as Marina Malota)
	Carly Naples	...	Suzy Bailey
	Tiler Peck	...	Beth Farmer
	Patience Cleveland	...	Roberta Sparrow / Grandma Death
	Katharine Ross	...	Dr. Lilian Thurman
	Lisa K. Wyatt	...	Linda Connie
	Rachel Winfree	...	Shanda Riesman
	Jack Salvatore Jr.	...	Larry Riesman
	Lee Weaver	...	Leroy
	Phyllis Lyons	...	Anne Fisher
	Ashley French	...	Kim, Dorky Girl (as Ashley Tisdale)
	Alison Jones	...	Dorky Half-Sister
	Jerry Trainor	...	Lanky Kid
	Joan Blair	...	Mystery Woman
	Sarah Hudson	...	Friend
	Fran Kranz	...	Passenger
	Scotty Leavenworth	...	David
Uncredited Cast
	George H.W. Bush	...	Self (archive footage)
	Conrad Angel Corral	...	Vice Principal
	Michael Dukakis	...	Self (archive footage)
	Phil Hawn	...	Teacher
	Nancy Juvonen	...	Flight Attendant
	Spencer Kayden	...	Airline Passenger
	Christie McNew	...	Student
	Margaret Kontra Palmer	...	Concerned Mother
	Chris Preston	...	Student in Science Class
	Dee Austin Robertson	...	Movie Ticket Salesman
	Jack Truman	...	Teacher
Produced by
	Christopher Ball	...	executive producer
	Drew Barrymore	...	executive producer
	Adam Fields	...	producer
	Thomas Hayslip	...	line producer
	Nancy Juvonen	...	producer
	Casey La Scala	...	executive producer
	Hunt Lowry	...	executive producer
	Sean McKittrick	...	producer
	Aaron Ryder	...	executive producer
	William Tyrer	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Michael Andrews	...	music by
Special Effects by
	Lorraine Fadden	...	special effects crew
	Scott Garcia	...	special effects crew
	Robbie Knott	...	special effects coordinator
	Daniel Yates	...	special effects crew
Visual Effects by
	David Alexander	...	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	R. Christopher Biggs	...	senior compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Culley Bunker	...	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	D. Walt Cameron	...	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Kelly Carlton	...	additional visual effects / visual effects supervisor
	Dennis Fitzsimmons	...	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Derry Frost	...	head of production: Amalgamated Pixels
	Marcus Keys	...	visual effects supervisor
	Ken Locsmandi	...	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Joe Mangione	...	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Michael Morreale	...	digital supervisor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Jeremy Oddo	...	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Phillip Palousek	...	digital coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Chad Royer	...	senior compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Paul Scott	...	digital producer: Amalgamated Pixels
	Gregory S. Scribner	...	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Teod Tomlinson	...	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Christopher Dusendschon	...	digital imaging: THDX
	Steven Emmert	...	optical compositor: THDX
Stunts
	Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	...	stunts
	Dan Bradley	...	stunts
	Mickey Giacomazzi	...	stunt coordinator
	Sean Graham	...	stunts
	Jeanna Marie Phillips	...	stunts
	Hugh Aodh O'Brien	...	stunts
Thanks
	Christina Applegate	...	special thanks
	Danny Elfman	...	special thanks
	M.C. Escher	...	special thanks
	Naomi Foner	...	special thanks
	Tom Grievson	...	special thanks
	Stephen Gyllenhaal	...	special thanks
	Aimee Mann	...	special thanks
	Moby	...	special thanks
	Jonathan Mostow	...	special thanks
	Kris Myerscough	...	special thanks: directors cut
	Eli Roth	...	special thanks
	Tony Scott	...	special thanks
	Kevin Smith	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	January 19, 2001
Theatrical Release:	October 28, 2001
DVD Release:	March 19, 2002
Blu-ray Release:	February 10, 2009
Country:
Distributor:	Arrow Films
Websites:

Ratings
7.5 / 10	8.0 / 10	88 / 100

Production Companies
Pandora Cinema (Pandora) (in association with)
Flower Films (II) (A Flower Films Production)
Adam Fields Productions
Gaylord Films

Distributors
Newmarket Films (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
Pandora Cinema (2001) (World-wide)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (10th anniversary editon) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Cartilage Films (2017) (United States) (theatrical)
Arrow Films (2017) (United States)
The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (streaming) (TV)
Comet TV (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
4225 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA (Donnie Darko's house)
4252 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA (Jim Cunningham's house)
Aero Theatre - 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, California, USA
Angeles National Forest, California, USA
Burbank, California, USA
Calabasas, California, USA
Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Loyola High School - 1901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
Santa Clarita, California, USA
Santa Monica, California, USA

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