UW Cinematheque - Special Presentations

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze. Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a troubled high schooler who narrowly misses a plummeting jet engine after it lands in his suburban bedroom. Then, his life is beset by a series of strange visions involving a prophet in a grim bunny suit. Like no other movie, writer/director Kelly’s stunning first feature and bona-fide cult smash is a mixture of teen angst dramas, small-town satire and time-bending science-fiction.