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DONNIE DARKO — Richard Kelly makes the ultimate ‘80s mixtape (rewind)

Rico Gagliano, Richard Kelly, Jena Malone, Michael Andrews, Edith Bowman, Paul Clark Season 3 Episode 2

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Another classic episode about great music in a great movie: DONNIE DARKO. Richard Kelly's genre-busting rookie feature was one of the first cult hits of the 21st century... and it took the music of '80s band Tears for Fears along for the ride.

Host Rico Gagliano tells this twisty tale with the help of Kelly, star Jena Malone (THE HUNGER GAMES), and the film's composer Michael Andrews—whose stripped-down cover of Tears's "Mad World" became maybe the most unlikely smash hit in UK history.

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