Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is a 2001 drama/psychological thriller/science fiction film written and directed by Richard Kelly The film had a small opening upon its release in the United States, but gained newfound popularity upon its DVD release and a cult following over the years. The story takes place in 1988 in the town of Middlesex, Virginia, during the time of the United States presidential election. Donnie Darko is an intelligent, socially awkward and emotionally troubled teenager who sleepwalks, experiences visual hallucinations (possibly because of his paranoid schizophrenia for which he takes medication), and is in the medical care of a psychiatrist. One night, a jet engine from a commercial aircraft falls into Donnie's bedroom. He avoids death only because prior to the accident, he had obeyed a voice in his head that led him to sleepwalk outside of his room. The voice is that of Frank, an apparently imaginary friend in a man-sized rabbit costume. At midnight on October 2, Frank... full article at wikipedia