DONNIE DARKO
Film 2001. Written by Richard Kelly. Directed by Richard Kelly. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Noah Wyle, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Seth Rogen.
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1Aero Theater BBBEntertainmentMovie Theaters

Aero Theater
Where Donnie and Gretchen and Frank the bunny watch The Evil Dead. The Aero Theater is real - at least in Santa Monica where the movie was filmed, but there's no Aero theater in Middlesex, Virginia where Donnie Darko is set.



3Attitudinal Beliefs BBBLiteratureBooks

Attitudinal Beliefs
New York Times Bestseller by celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham.



3Channel 6BBBTelevisionTV News

Channel 6
TV station with local news program that reports on Jim Cunningham's arrest for child pornography.

4Controlling FearBBBLiteratureSelf-Help Products

Controlling Fear
Self help program by Jim Cunningham.

5Cunning Visions of Love BBBLiteratureBooks

Cunning Visions of Love
New York Times Bestseller by celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham.



3Cunning Visions, Inc. BBBCorporationsCompanies

Cunning Visions, Inc.
Celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham's new production company.



3Dr. Lilian ThurmanBBBHealthcareTherapy

Dr. Lilian Thurman
Donnie's psychiatrist.

4IMG BBBTechnology ProductsAudiovisual Devices

IMG
Infant Memory Generator - glasses infants wear when they sleep - product proposed by Donnie and Gretchen in their science class to help infants develop memory earlier in life.



3Jim Cunningham Defense CampaignBBBOrganizationsActivist Groups

Jim Cunningham Defense Campaign
Kitty's campaign to help Jim Cunningham when he is arrested for child pornography.

4The Last Unicorn BBBLiteraturePoetry

The Last Unicorn
Poem by Samantha Darko.



3Middlesex Pavilion Mall BBBRetailShopping Centers

Middlesex Pavilion Mall
Location of candlelight vigil for celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham.



3The Middlesex Ridge SchoolBBBEducationMiddle Schools

The Middlesex Ridge School
Private school.

4Middlesex Times Dispatch BBBPeriodicalsNewspaper Times

Middlesex Times Dispatch
Local newspaper featuring article about celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham being found dead on the fourteenth hole of the Sarasota Heights Country Club golf course.



3The Philosophy of Time TravelBBBLiteratureBooks

The Philosophy of Time Travel
The book on time travel by Roberta Sparrow, also known as Grandma Death, that Donnie's science teacher gives him.

4Sarasota Heights Country Club BBBEntertainmentPrivate Clubs

Sarasota Heights Country Club
Where Donnie wakes up one morning, also where Jim Cunningham is arrested for child pornography after Donnie sets his house on fire. Also where - in an alternate timeline - celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham found dead on October 11th on the fourteenth hole of the Sarasota Heights Country Club golf course.



3Sparkle Motion BBBSportsDance Teams

Sparkle Motion
Donnie's sister Samantha's dance team. The Sparkle Motion girls dance to Duran Duran's song Notorious at the school talent show.



FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
3January 24, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

January 24, 1988
Date on Donnie's medication.



3October 2, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 2, 1988
In one timeline, Frank the bunny tells Donnie that the world is going to end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. In another timeline, Donnie is killed when an airplane engine comes crashing through the ceiling onto his bed.



3October 6, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 6, 1988
Twenty-four days remain until the end of the world. School is canceled because the school is flooded. Donnie walks Gretchen home and asks her to go with him.



3October 10, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 10, 1988
Twenty days remain until the end of the world. Donnie asks his teacher, Professor Kenneth Monnitoff, about time travel.



3October 11, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 11, 1988
Celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham found dead on the fourteenth hole of the Sarasota Heights Country Club golf course.



3October 12, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 12, 1988
Date of Middlesex Times Dispatch newspaper article about celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham being found dead the day before on the fourteenth hole of the Sarasota Heights Country Club golf course.



3October 13, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 13, 1988
Candlelight vigil for celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham at Middlesex Pavilion Mall.



3October 18, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 18, 1988
Twelve days remain until the end of the world. Donnie and Gretchen take a stroll through the woods and almost kiss for the first time, but don't because of the weird creepy guy staring at them.



3October 26, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 26, 1988
Four days remain until the end of the world. Donnie's teacher Karen Pomeroy's last day at the school. Middlesex Halloween Carnival takes place from October 26 through October 30.



3October 27, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 27, 1988
Middlesex Halloween Carnival takes place from October 26 through October 30.



3October 28, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 28, 1988
Middlesex Halloween Carnival takes place from October 26 through October 30.



3October 29, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 29, 1988
One day remains until the end of the world. Middlesex Halloween Carnival takes place from October 26 through October 30. Donnie and his sister plan a party for the following night when their parents are away.



3October 30, 1988 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

October 30, 1988
Six hours remain until the end of the world. Middlesex Halloween Carnival takes place from October 26 through October 30. Donnie and his sister have a Halloween costume party. Gretchen gets over by the real Frank - Donnie's sister's friend - in the street outside Grandma Death's house. Donnie shoots Frank in the eye.



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3Donnie DarkoOtherQuotesQuotes

Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko: It's just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, what's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?

4Donnie DarkoOtherQuotesQuotes

Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko: First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario - It just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have reproductive organs under those little white pants.

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