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The Hello, dear listeners, and welcome back to what went wrong, your favorite podcast full stop that just so happens to be about movies and how it is nearly impossible to make them, let alone a good one, let alone a genre-defining

cult classic that was underappreciated upon its initial release. As always, I am Chris Winterbauer.

Lizzie Bassett, my co-host, is enjoying her last week of maternity leave. So this week we have

the next best thing, the man responsible for her maternity leave. So this week we have the next best thing. The man responsible for

her maternity leave, our producer, David Bowman, who first introduced me to the film we were

discussing today almost exactly 20 years ago. And that is, of course, Donnie Darko. David,

how are you? I'm good, man.

Lizzie and I are finally settled down.

It's been a wild few months.

As people know, we had to leave Pasadena because of the fires and because we had the baby on the way.

And although I would not recommend having to move around the West Coast, well, in the

second half of the third trimester of pregnancy, we're doing really well.

Lizzie is doing amazing as a mom.

And she can't wait to get back to you guys soon.

And I am just honored and excited to talk about a movie that is so near and dear to my heart.

Obviously, we watched it together.

It wasn't the first time you'd seen it.

It was the first time I'd seen it back sophomore year of high school.

What were your thoughts upon rewatching it for the podcast?

I think the first time I saw it, I have three older sisters.

And I'm guessing that one of them had it and probably was raving about it. And so I

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