‘Donnie Darko’ Receives the 4K Treatment on Blu-ray & DVD This December

I remember when Donnie Darko originally came out. I rented it on VHS and absolutely hated it. Haven’t watched it since. However, since the release of the film it has garnered a cult following, and just perhaps it deserves another re-watch. So, with Arrow Video’s stunning set scheduled for release this December 12th, perhaps it’s time to watch this one again. But how about you? Do you love Donnie Darko? If so, you’re gonna love this limited edition set.

The 4K restoration was supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster.

Special Features:

• Brand new 4K restorations of both the Theatrical Cut and the Director’s Cut from the original camera negatives produced by Arrow Films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of both cuts
• Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray)
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal on the Theatrical Cut
• Audio commentary by Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval on the Theatrical Cut
• Audio commentary by Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith on the Director’s Cut
• Brand-new interviews with Richard Kelly and others
• The Goodbye Place, Kelly’s 1996 short film, which anticipates some of the themes and ideas of his feature films
• The Donnie Darko Production Diary, an archival documentary charting the film’s production with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
• Twenty deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Kelly
• Archive interviews with Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster
• Three archive featurettes: They Made Me Do It, They Made Me Do It Too and #1 Fan: A Darkomentary
• Storyboard comparisons
• B-roll footage
• Cunning Visions infomercials
• Music video: Mad World by Gary Jules
• Galleries
• Trailers
• TV spots
• Exclusive collector’s book containing new writing by Nathan Rabin, Anton Bitel and Jamie Graham, an in-depth interview with Richard Kelly, introduction by Jake Gyllenhaal and contemporary coverage, illustrated with original stills and promotional materials
• Limited edition packaging featuring new artwork by Candice Tripp

You can pre-order your copy HERE.