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Mar 22, 2016 1 hr 6 min

TMR 028 – Donnie Darko

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Donnie Darko (2001) d. Richard Kelly Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal Jena Malone Drew Barrymore Maggie Gyllenhaal Mary McDonnell Katharine Ross Patrick Swayze Seth Rogen Noah Wyle This week on Total Movie Recall, in a long time coming, Ryan finally loses his effing mind as Steve shoots a time/space wormhole from his chest while watching 2001's crazy bananas Donnie Darko. They talk about the hell that is adolescence, the subjective nature of reality, and how much they miss Swayze. In a funny, moving and distinctly mind-bending journey through suburban America, one extraordinary but disenchanted teenager is about to take Time's Arrow for a ride. After surviving a freak accident, Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) begins to explore what it means to be alive, and in short order to be in love, he uncovers secrets of the universe that give him a tempting power to alter time and destiny. Things discussed in the show: Bored to Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Vinyl (Martin Scorsese, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale) Louie Season 5 - Michael Rapaport A Tribe Called Quest - Q-Tip Wes Anderson - Rushmore Before Sunrise Route 666 (comic book) Freaks and Geeks - James Franco October Sky, Nightcrawler, Love & Other Drugs Anne Hathaway Secretary Battlestar Gallactica, Dancing with Wolves Parks and Recreation Independence Day Stephen King - It Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Duran Duran, The Cure, Tears for Fears David Lynch Watership Down Wormholes and time travel D.A.R.E. Sparkle Motion Heathers Todd Solondz - Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Palendromes Requiem for a Dream John Hughes Reservior Dogs - Harvey Keitel Evil Dead - Sam Raimi The Last Temptation of Christ Does God exist? LSD Southland Tales Robot Jocks, Timecop Laurence Fishburne, Sir Ben Kingsley Next Week: Searching for Bobby Fischer

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