Red Vic
1727 Haight St
415.668.3994
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Donnie Darko, Courtesy New Market Films
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Jan 23, 2009 – Jan 26, 2009
Mondays (7 & 9:40pm)
Fridays (7 & 9:40pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (2, 4:30, 7 & 9:40pm)
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$9
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An incredible soundtrack — for instance, one laden with melancholic tracks from Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Tears for Fears — can make a certified cult classic that much more classic. Case in point: the cryptic, time-traveling teen drama Donnie Darko. The unsettling indie flick follows a troubled teenager (Jake Gyllenhaal) haunted by a six-foot-tall rabbit of questionable provenance. Overshadowed by 9/11 upon its intial '01 release, Darko has since been resurrected in midnight screenings across the country — due in large part to its disconcerting denouement, Gyllenhaal's tortured performance, and, yes, its extraordinary use of underground '80s pop hits.
