About this episode

In this episode, Erik Hanson interviews Adam Wakefield about the film 'Donnie Darko'.

""Donnie Darko." What the hell kind of name is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something." Intro song: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division (1980) SHOW NOTES 0:00 - INTRO 1:13 - DONNIE DARKO with ADAM WAKEFIELD ***** Check out Adam on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219630864-the-usher ***** Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cradle2thegravepod/ LEAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE EPISODE!

People in this episode

Host: Erik Hanson

Guest: Adam Wakefield

Topics covered

• film analysis
• Donnie Darko
• interview
• movie reviews
• pop culture

Keywords

• Donnie Darko
• Adam Wakefield
• film review
• Joy Division
• movie analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goodreads, Instagram

Books & works: Donnie Darko

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