Donnie Darko

DVD edition. Dark and disturbing, destined-for-cult status tale stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko, a gifted but troubled '80s high school student whose adolescent horrors take on new dimensions, as he starts to see "shifts in time" and is visited by a fanged, six-foot rabbit. Among the characters Donnie comes into contact with while struggling with his demons are a sympathetic classmate (Jena Malone), a hippie English teacher (Drew Barrymore), and an annoying self-help guru (Patrick Swayze). With Noah Wyle, Mary McDonnell. R-rated-version; 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Gyllenhaal, director Richard Kelly; bonus short "The Goodbye Place" (1996); featurettes; theatrical trailer; deleted scenes; alternate scenes.