Richard Kelly

Speaks on the shows. Their sketches and lines as a speaker.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Donnie Darko (2001). Count them as writer (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

El Mariachi (1992): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Donnie Darko (2001), which they directed: El Mariachi ⇒ Donnie Darko (the host's read). The 90s indie boom of low-budget hits like sex, lies and El Mariachi made Darko-type bets possible.
    “Thanks to a series of low budget hits, like sex lies and videotape and El Mariachi.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:27:57 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Zodiac (2007): 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Donnie Darko (2001), which they directed: Donnie Darko ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher liked Donnie Darko and had Gyllenhaal pegged for a while.
    “unsurprisingly, Fincher liked Donny Darko”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:22:44 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

Writing (1) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Richard Kelly → Donnie Darko. Kelly was a young film grad who had never made a feature and wanted to direct his own script.
    “The guy who'd written the screenplay, Richard Kelly, was a 20 something film grad who'd never made a feature before, and he wanted to direct Donny Darko.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:26:33 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Richard Kelly → Donnie Darko. Kelly says cinema can undo tragedy, unlike life: movies as time machines.
    “We can undo tragedy in cinema, but, sadly, in life, we don't have those tools.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:43:08 · Richard Kelly (0.85 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.