Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed Donnie Darko, his debut feature?

A) Darren Aronofsky

B) Rian Johnson

C) Shane Carruth

D) Richard Kelly

Answer · why

D) Richard Kelly

He was 22 and fresh out of USC film school when the idea took shape in late 1997. He later made Southland Tales and The Box.

Q 02/05

In which month and year is Donnie Darko set?

A) October 1985

B) October 1988

C) November 1991

D) October 1999

Answer · why

B) October 1988

The Bush-Dukakis election plays in the background, and the story runs from October 2 to Halloween.

Q 03/05

Donnie survives the accident at the start of the film because he was doing what?

A) Attending a party

B) Working a night shift

C) Sleepwalking

D) Hiding in the garage

Answer · why

C) Sleepwalking

A jet engine crashes into his bedroom while he is out on the golf course, and nobody can say where it came from.

Q 04/05

What falls onto the Darko house?

A) A meteorite

B) A jet engine

C) A helicopter

D) A satellite

Answer · why

B) A jet engine

Kelly built the whole story around that early image. Production designer Alex Hannold bought a real engine for $10,000.

Q 05/05

Frank appears to Donnie wearing what costume?

A) A wolf

B) A skeleton

C) A clown

D) A rabbit

Answer · why

D) A rabbit

James Duval wore the suit. Kelly recalled people pitching Easter Bunny designs; he wanted something far more sinister.