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The cult masterpiece that is Donnie Darko has had the DVD treatment but as of February 10th, 2009 it will also get the Blu-Ray treatment; and of course all the major online rental services will get the disc at a similar time.

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Blu-ray Disc will hit US shelves for a recommended price of $34.99.

For those that have yet to witness the giant metal bunny rabbit, Donnie Darko is a 2001 cult classic psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell. The film depicts the reality-bending venture of the eponymous character as he seeks the meaning and significance of his troubling end-of-the-world visions. That involve a giant metal rabbit!

Here is the cover:

Disc 1: Main Feature - A 50GB Dual-Layer disc authored in BD-J with AVC (MPEG4) compression, features include:

* 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
* English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
* French and Spanish 2.0
* English, French and Spanish subtitles
* Theatrical (113mins) & Director’s Cut (133mins) versions
* Commentary with Writer/Director Richard Kelly and Jake Gyllenhaal (Theatrical Version)
* Commentary with Cast and Crew (Theatrical)
* Commentary with Writer/Director Richard Kelly and Kevin Smith (Director’s Cut)
* D-Box

Disc 2: SD Extra Features - A standard definition DVD with extras that include a Donnie Darko Production Diary with optional commentary by director of photography Steven Poster, “They Made Me Do It Too—The Cult Of Donnie Darko,” a storyboard to screen featurette, “#1 Fan: A Darkomentary” and the director’s cut theatrical trailer.