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DONNIE DARKO - OFFICIAL PRESS KIT
About the Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko)
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie Darko, a disaffected 80s teen who unsuspectingly becomes a time-travel hero - a role
for which he was nominated an Independent Spirit Award for best actor. Gyllenhaal is lauded as one of the most promising
young actors in Hollywood today, following his heartwarming performance in October Sky, in which he played Homer
Hickman, Jr., a gifted West Virginian teen who seemed destined to repeat his father's harsh life in the coal mines
until he turned his attention towards rockets and the skies. In a departure into romantic comedy, he starred in Walt
Disney 's Bubble Boy with Swoosie Kurtz and Marley Shelton. His forthcoming films include Nicole Holofcener's comedy
Lovely and Amazing with Catherine Keener and Brenda Blethyn; Miguel Arteta's The Good Girl, opposite Jennifer Aniston;
Brad Silberling's Moonlight Mile, an unlikely love story in which he stars with Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and
Holly Hunter and Highway, in which he stars with Jared Leto and Selma Blair in the story of a pilgrimage to Seattle
in the wake of Kurt Cobain's death. He was recently seen on the London stage in Kenneth Lonergan's 'This Is Our Youth'
alongside Hayden Christensen and Anna Paquin and is currently tipped for a major role in Roland Emmerich's $100m global
warming disaster film, The Day After Tomorrow. Gyllenhaal's previous credits include the films Josh and S.A.M. and
Dangerous Woman with Debra Winger. He also played Billy Crystal's son in the hit film City Slickers and Robin Williams'
son in the highly acclaimed "Bop Gun" episode of the television series "Homicide."
Jena Malone (Gretchen Ross)
Jena Malone stars as Gretchen Ross, the new girl in town with a dark past. Malone's upcoming films include Irwin Winkler's
Life as a House starring with Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Hayden Christensen; The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
alongside Jodie Foster; Jordan Brady's American Girl and The Badge alongside Billy Bob Thornton and Patricia Arquette.
18 year old Malone is already being recognized as one of her generation's most promising screen talents. She has received
rave reviews from critics for her roles in such popular films as Stepmom, Contact and For Love of the Game. Born in Lake
Tahoe, Nevada, Malone has amassed an impressive list of credits in a very short time. Her television movies include such
high-profile and acclaimed dramas as "Hope," for which she garnered a Golden Globe Award nomination, "The Ballad of
Lucy Whipple," "Cheaters," "Ellen Foster," "Hidden in America" and "Bastard Out of Carolina."
Drew Barrymore (Ms. Karen Pomeroy/Executive Producer)
Drew Barrymore, who plays the sensitive English teacher Ms. Karen Pomeroy, was instrumental in getting Donnie Darko made.
Barrymore was first introduced to audiences at the age of six in Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extraterrestrial and has
since appeared in thirty feature films. More recently, she starred with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in the runaway hit
Charlie's Angels, which was produced by Barrymore's Flower Films and in Penny Marshall's Riding in Cars with Boys for
producer James L. Brooks. Her upcoming projects include Charlie's Angels 2, Danny DeVito's Duplex, George Clooney's
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Barbarella. Previously Barrymore starred in and executive produced the hit romantic
comedy Never Been Kissed, directed by Raja Gosnell. She also starred in Andy Tennant's Ever After with Angelica Huston,
Home Fries for director Dean Parisot, The Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler, Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You and
Wes Craven's horror spoof Scream. Other film credits include Firestarter, Irreconcilable Differences, for which she earned
a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Gun Crazy, for which she was nominated for another Golden Globe,
Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, Mad Love and Batman Forever.
Mary McDonnell (Rose Darko)
Mary McDonnell is Rose Darko, a suburban mom trying to understand her son's mysterious inner life, which takes a disturbing
turn after he's nearly killed in a freak home accident. McDonnell has been widely renowned for her work on stage, film and
television. She has twice been nominated for Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards for her memorable performances in Dances
With Wolves and Passion Fish. Her diverse film roles also include Lawrence Kasdan's Mumford and Grand Canyon, Independence
Day, Mariette in Ecstasy, Blue Chips, Sneakers and John Sayles' acclaimed period drama Matewan. On television, McDonnell
has appeared in such high-profile works as "Oh, Pioneers" for American Playhouse, TNT's adaptation of Arthur Miller's
"The American Clock," Showtime's "Evidence of Blood" and the telefilms "That's Life," "For All Time" and "High Society."
McDonnell has starred on Broadway in "Summer and Smoke," "Heidi Chronicles" and "Execution of Justice." Her off-Broadway
work includes "The Vagina Monologues," "Buried Child," "Still Life" for which she won an Obie Award, "Savage in Limbo,"
"All Night Long," "Black Angels," "A Weekend Near Madison," "Death of a Miner" and "National Anthem."
Holmes Osborne (Eddie Darko)
Holmes Osborne is Donnie Darko's dad, whose favorite pastime is complaining about Dukakis. A noted character actor,
Osborne has been recently seen in The Deep End, Bring It On, Alexander Payne's Election, Paul Schrader's Affliction,
Antonio Banderas' Crazy in Alabama, Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do and The Mod Squad. He will next be seen in John Woo's
Windtalkers and with Michael Caine in The Quiet American. Osborne's television credits range from the acclaimed miniseries
"From Earth to the Moon" and guest-starring roles on "The X Files," "Seven Days," "Judging Amy," "West Wing," The Practice,"
"Dharma and Greg" and "E.R."
Katharine Ross (Dr. Lilian Thurman)
Donnie Darko's probing, drug-prescribing shrink is played by Katharine Ross, who has been featured in some of
cinema's most classic films. Ross starred with Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft in The Graduate, for which she
received a Best Actress Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award. She also appeared opposite Paul Newman and
Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with a performance that earned her a BAFTA Award. Ross whose
upcoming films include Don't Let Go and Home Before Dark, recently appeared opposite her husband, Sam Elliott, in
"Conagher" for TNT. Her credits also include Wrong is Right with Sean Connery, The Stepford Wives, The Final Countdown
starring with Kirk Douglas, Hellfighters with John Wayne, The Betsy and Voyage of the Damned for which she won a second
Golden Globe.
Patrick Swayze (Jim Cunningham)
Patrick Swayze does a satiric turn as Jim Cunningham, a fundamentalist self-help guru who preaches "love not fear."
Swayze first gained international attention following his memorable performance as Johnny Castle in the 1987 smash
hit Dirty Dancing. He went on to become a major Hollywood star with roles in Ghost opposite Demi Moore and Whoopi
Goldberg, Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break with Keanu Reeves, Roland Joffe's City of Joy, Father Hood, Three Wishes,
Tall Tale and Black Dog. For his performance as Miss Vida Boheme in To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar
he received a Golden Globe nomination. Other credits include Francis Coppola's The Outsiders, Steel Dawn and the
upcoming Without a Word, which he also produced. Swayze will next be seen as a man who discovers his wife and best
friend are having an affair in the romantic comedy Waking Up in Reno with Billy Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron.
He also stars in the acclaimed Vietnam drama The Green Dragon directed by Tony Bui.
Noah Wyle (Dr. Monnitoff)
Noah Wyle, who plays Donnie Darko's influential science teacher Dr. Monnitoff, is best known to television viewers
worldwide as Dr. John Carter on the top-rated series "ER." His work on the show has garnered five Emmy nominations
and three Golden Globe nominations. Wyle also played the maverick computer entrepreneur Steve Jobs in the Emmy-nominated
movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley" for TNT. His film credits include The Myth of Fingerprints written and directed by Bart
Freundlich, which Wyle associate produced; as well as Swing Kids, A Few Good Men, Crooked Hearts and There Goes My Baby.
Upcoming films include Michael Apted's Enough with Jennifer Lopez, Dead to the World with Thora Birch and White Oldeander
alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and and Renee Zellweger. On stage, Wyle has appeared to rave reviews with Peter Berg in
"The 24th Day". He also serves as creative producer for the award winning Blank Theatre Company, which recently produced
"The Why" at the Second Stage Company.
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Elizabeth Darko)
Donnie Darko's Yale-bound slacker sister Elizabeth is played by Jake Gyllenhaal's real-life sister, an accomplished
actress who will next be seen in Secretary, for which she was widely praised by critics and audiences at Sundance.
Other upcoming films include Spike Jonze's Adaptation, John Sayles' Casa de Los Babys and Billy Ray's Shattered Glass
with Chloe Sevigny and Hayden Christensen. Gyllenhaal recently appeared in Penny Marshall's Riding in Cars with Boys
and Michael Lehmann's 40 Days 40 Nights. Her other film credits include John Waters' Cecil B. Demented, The Photographer
and A Dangerous Woman with Debra Winger. On television, she has appeared in the miniseries "Shake Rattle and Roll: An
American Love Story," "The Patron Saint of Liars" and "Shattered Mind." She also appeared in the Los Angeles stage production
of "Closer" at the Mark Taper.
James Duval (Frank)
The pivotal Frank is played by James Duval, who will next be seen in Comic Book Villains, Doe Boy and in James Merendino's
Dogma95 film Amerikana. Duval's work ranges from daring independent dramas to blockbuster action thrillers, and includes
Gone in Sixty Seconds, The Weekend, Go, SLC Punk, Nowhere, Independence Day, The Doom Generation, How to Make the Cruelest
Month, A River Made to Drown In and Totally F**Ed Up.
Beth Grant (Kittie Farmer)
Beth Grant, who plays the comically reactionary Kittie Farmer, most recently appeared in the Michael Bay's epic Pearl
Harbor and Rock Star. Her forthcoming projects include the baseball movie The Rookie with Dennis Quaid and the thriller
Desert Saints with Keifer Sutherland and Melora Walters. Grant is a familiar face in film and television, with a lengthy
list of extremely diverse roles. She made her feature film debut with a small part in Rain Man, then went on to appear
in such feature films as Flatliners, White Sands, Love Field, Speed, City Slickers II, Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael,
Child's Play II, Safe, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, A Time to Kill, A Thousand Acres, Lawn Dogs,
Doctor Doolittle, Sordid Lives and Dance With Me. Her television movies include "To Dance with Olivia," "Norma Jean &
Marilyn," "Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story," "Switched at Birth" and "Don't Tell Her It's Me." She also starred as
Thelma Wainright on the series "Delta."
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