Is Donnie Darko based on the Last Temptation of Christ?
Comparisons are often made because of the messianic style hero, and other aspects of the story. Richard Kelly has never made a link (as far as I’m aware) aside from listing in in the double bill with The Evil Dead at the cinema Donnie and Gretchen visit. Richard Kelly has said it was shown on the double bill as a personal joke, because the film was banned in his hometown.
