Richard Kelly-Donnie Darko-Brief Bio

"Received only $9,000 to write and direct Donnie Darko (2001)." This is a short biography on the director of the movie Donnie Darko, Richard Kelly. His childhood seems to have a science fiction based theme. His father worked for NASA which may have been an inspiration for his idea. Unfortunatly, the underpaid set and sponsor of the film made the possibilities for more intense effects questionable. With the low pay, it is easy to give props to Richard Kelly for making the movie such an interesting point of view. The special effects and trippy scenes were still well displayed without intense visual effects. The bio also included direct quotes from the director which definatly described his personality and interests. There was a cool part about the old show Mystey Science Theatre 3000, which is such a classic show. He was influenced by the old school sci-fi stuff that the characters mocked during that tv program. His influences explain the simplicity of the directing, as well as the deep thought and artistic point of view brought to the film. This site was found on a movie database. Check it out yo!!