Donnie Darko Cast includes Patrick Swayze

The cult classic Donnie Darko has an interesting and varied cast of actors and actresses.

Jake Gyllenhaal - Donnie Darko

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Elizabeth Darko

Patrick Swayze  - Jim Cunningham

Jena Malone - Gretchen Ross

Daveigh Chase - Samantha Darko

Noah Wyle - Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff

Drew Barrymore- Karen Pomeroy

Katharine Ross - Dr. Lilian Thurman

The following cast did not have a big part in the movie, but they are now well known actors and actresses.

Ashley Tisdale - Kim, Dorky Girl

Jerry Trainor - Lanky Kid

Seth Rogen - Ricky Danforth

Jack Salvatore Jr. - Larry Riesman

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Donnie Darko DVD

Part horror movie, part psychological-thriller, throw in some comedy and Donnie Darko left me guessing as to what it really wanted to be.  Both scary and funny, Donnie Darko was a movie I normally wouldn't want to see, but my teens are in a "dark" phase.

I really must tell you that this is probably one of the most over analyzed films on the internet.  I am not kidding; do a search of anything like:

  • Donnie Darko themes
  • Donnie Darko analysis
  • Donnie Darko interpretation
  • Donnie Darko explained

and the list goes on. . . You will be absolutely shocked at the number of pages that comes up.  So I don't think I need to add to the collection of amateur film essays on the hidden or not so hidden messages of this film.

We've got the emotionally disturbed teenage boy, the demonic over-sized rabbit who visits him and gives him messages and bad deeds to do, the new girlfriend who is on the run from an abusive step father, the town nut who may have all the answers, and a huge host of others who are in and out of Donnie's life.

The rabbit is quite scary, the deeds are quite bad, and  ending is quite shocking.  Does it have some deep message I am not getting?

No, I just don't want to ruin it for you. . .

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