Donnie Darko (2001) – Filming Locations

Richard Kelly shot Donnie Darko over 28 days in the summer of 2000, mostly in Long Beach, which played Middlesex, Virginia.

The Darko House

Address: Country Club Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 (private home)

The jet engine crashes into Donnie’s bedroom here.

Private home. View from the street only.

Jim Cunningham’s House

Address: Country Club Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807 (private home)

The Tudor-style house where Donnie finds Cunningham’s wallet and later sets the fire. It is a short walk from the Darko house.

Private home. View from the street only.

The Bus Stop

Address: N Country Club Dr at W San Antonio Dr, Long Beach, CA 90807

The bus stop where Donnie and his friends wait, and where Gretchen first shows up.

Ordinary street corner, easy to visit.

Virginia Country Club

Address: 4602 N Virginia Rd, Long Beach, CA 90807

The golf course where Donnie wakes up after sleepwalking.

Private club. Parts of the course can be seen from Country Club Drive.

Middlesex High School: Loyola High School

Address: 1901 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006

Donnie’s school, including the halls, gym and courtyard and the long shot of the students arriving.

Working private school, closed to visitors. View from Venice Boulevard.

Aero Theatre

Address: 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Donnie takes Gretchen to see The Evil Dead, and Frank takes off his mask in the theater.

Working movie theater run by the American Cinematheque. It often screens Donnie Darko in October.

Holiday Inn Burbank

Address: 150 E Angeleno Ave, Burbank, CA 91502

In the Director’s Cut only, the Darko family stays here after the jet engine hits the house.

Open hotel.