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Writers:
Todd Berger (writer)
Raymond Mansfield (writer)
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Release Date:
15 February 2005 (USA) more
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Keep the dream alive!
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Very funny satire of geeks and "Darko" nuts more (1 total)

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Todd Berger ... Darryl Donaldson

James Duval ... Himself

Beth Grant ... Herself

Richard Kelly ... Himself
Sean McKittrick ... Himself

Stuart Stone ... Himself
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The filmmakers were originally asked by the producers of Donnie Darko to create a production diary for the Director's Cut DVD. As a symbol of their love for the film (and wanting to give fans a little something unexpected for the DVD extras), they also decided to create the #1 Fan mockumentary without any of the cast, crew, or producers' knowledge of what exactly they were doing. Only upon seeing the completed film did Richard Kelly agree to put it on the DVD, finding it an odd satirical look at the film, the fans, and himself. more
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Darryl Donaldson: Come with me as we step through the portal.
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References Donnie Darko (2001) more

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17 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Very funny satire of geeks and "Darko" nuts, 21 March 2005
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

I purchased the "Donnie Darko Director's Cut" DVD and finally got around to viewing this "darkomentary." I thought it was a genuine one - the winner of a "Darko" fan contest, when in fact I later found out it's a hoax (supposedly) filmed by some of the crew of "Donnie Darko," without the knowledge of the film's director Richard Kelly (hence his confusion in this short).

Essentially it's about a geek named Darryl Donaldson who has a major obsession with "Donnie Darko" (he has about thirty copies of the DVD, all exactly the same, which he calls his shrine).

If you think this is real at first it's quite a shock because it's almost sickeningly pathetic. But once "Darryl" started singing to the Donnie Darko Soundtrack I realized it had to be a fake.

Still, fake or no fake, it's a very clever (and laugh-out-loud funny!) parody of "Darko" nuts and geeks in general - it's sort of scary to realize there are some people like this who lurk on the "Donnie Darko" and "Lord of the Rings" message boards on IMDb itself. Watch out!

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