It is set in the fall of 1988, but I think it could have been 1989 or 1990 also, discounting the New Wave soundtrack.  Anyone have any thoughts on this?

It is set in the fall of 1988, but I think it could have been 1989 or 1990 also, discounting the New Wave soundtrack.  Anyone have any thoughts on this?


Oh, I get it now. I thought the question concerned what year *you* should have been set in.  ::)

I voted for 1989, though the setting could have easily been somewhere between 1986-88.

Yeah, it seemed sort of '89ish or maybe '90ish even for the clothing and general atmosphere. I voted for 1989.

Oh, I get it now. I thought the question concerned what year *you* should have been set in.  ::)



I think HE should've been set in the 80's  ;D

Maybe born in 1978.

1990 just seems too late in the day for his knowledge.

I think HE should've been set in the 80's  ;D

Maybe born in 1978.

1990 just seems too late in the day for his knowledge.


Thanks :)

I personally think we should've been born in 1970, I would've really liked being born right about then. Old enough to get the '70s, '80s, and early '90s in, and be a teen during the '80s and student in the '90s...perfect.

I personally think we should've been born in 1970, I would've really liked being born right about then. Old enough to get the '70s, '80s, and early '90s in, and be a teen during the '80s and student in the '90s...perfect.


Yeah ... me too.  Or at least 1989  ;D

I personally think we should've been born in 1970, I would've really liked being born right about then. Old enough to get the '70s, '80s, and early '90s in, and be a teen during the '80s and student in the '90s...perfect.


Yea that would be cool, well at least I remember the '90s anyway.

Yea that would be cool, well at least I remember the '90s anyway.


Although, you know what?  I kind of want to see the 21st Century.  But yeah, at "heart" I'm a 1970er.  Those '80s seemed awesome, but I guess the '00s are great in their own way too.  Plus, at least I was around for some of the '90s.

Although, you know what?  I kind of want to see the 21st Century.  But yeah, at "heart" I'm a 1970er.  Those '80s seemed awesome, but I guess the '00s are great in their own way too.  Plus, at least I was around for some of the '90s.


The '00s aren't a bad decade, though I do prefer the '90s in a lot of ways. I actually think in the '10s I'll probably miss the '00s.

The '00s aren't a bad decade, though I do prefer the '90s in a lot of ways. I actually think in the '10s I'll probably miss the '00s.


Yeah, you know, they're alright.  They'll probably seem magical to people in the 2020s. 
And one also has to remember it's very possible, if not probable that the 2010s will be worse than the 2000s.  I mean, really, I almost guarantee there will be "I Hate the Tens" threads here in five years  ;D

Yeah, you know, they're alright.  They'll probably seem magical to people in the 2020s. 
And one also has to remember it's very possible, if not probable that the 2010s will be worse than the 2000s.  I mean, really, I almost guarantee there will be "I Hate the Tens" threads here in five years  ;D


I doubt it...oy. Usually, when culture gets this bad, how can it get worse?

I doubt it...oy. Usually, when culture gets this bad, how can it get worse?


That's true, LOL  ;D

Yeah, you know, they're alright.  They'll probably seem magical to people in the 2020s. 
And one also has to remember it's very possible, if not probable that the 2010s will be worse than the 2000s.  I mean, really, I almost guarantee there will be "I Hate the Tens" threads here in five years  ;D


Oh I'm sure, lol.

Oh I'm sure, lol.


;D

And then by 2016, people will be saying, "You know what?  The '00s aren't that bad.  Even in the '10s are the New Zeroes"  ;D

Or maybe they'll be the "New Nineties", and by extension the "New Seventies."

Or maybe they'll be the "New Nineties", and by extension the "New Seventies."


Let's hope not  ;D

Let's hope not  ;D


Yeah, I'm hoping they'll be the first new decade since the '80s-we've just had the "New '70s" and the "New '80s with Bling."

It is set in the fall of 1988, but I think it could have been 1989 or 1990 also, discounting the New Wave soundtrack.  Anyone have any thoughts on this?


Hey DD, maybe you can answer this question for me?  I just watched Donnie Darko for the first time a few months ago.  As noted in the movie, it takes place in October of 1988.  I happened to catch something in the movie that seemed out of place (time).  Near the end when Donnie grabs a set of car keys from a candy dish, there was a product called Breath-Asure in that dish.  The label was not showing, but it was easily identifiable by it's distinctive white plastic container with the flip top.  I could be wrong, but I don't recall seeing that product in drug stores until about 1990, maybe 1989 at the earliest.  This may seem like a very minor point, which I have to agree with, but I'm just one of those anal-retentive types that is always looking for minor goofs in movies.  I even emailed the company to inquire about when that product first hit the store shelves, but received no reply at all.  Seeing as you are the resident expert in this forum, do you have any answer or solution to this possible chronological goof?

Hey DD, maybe you can answer this question for me?  I just watched Donnie Darko for the first time a few months ago.  As noted in the movie, it takes place in October of 1988.  I happened to catch something in the movie that seemed out of place (time).  Near the end when Donnie grabs a set of car keys from a candy dish, there was a product called Breath-Asure in that dish.  The label was not showing, but it was easily identifiable by it's distinctive white plastic container with the flip top.  I could be wrong, but I don't recall seeing that product in drug stores until about 1990, maybe 1989 at the earliest.  This may seem like a very minor point, which I have to agree with, but I'm just one of those anal-retentive types that is always looking for minor goofs in movies.  I even emailed the company to inquire about when that product first hit the store shelves, but received no reply at all.  Seeing as you are the resident expert in this forum, do you have any answer or solution to this possible chronological goof?


Well, considering 1990 is when I was born I don't know brands.  ;D

BUT, remember that scene where Donnie said he'd throw his little sisters' Ariel in the garbage?  Well, The Little Mermaid didn't come out until 1989.

It definitely seems like more of a 1990ish-type setting.

I personally think we should've been born in 1970, I would've really liked being born right about then. Old enough to get the '70s, '80s, and early '90s in, and be a teen during the '80s and student in the '90s...perfect.


Ditto...that would have been fabulous!

I personally think we should've been born in 1970, I would've really liked being born right about then. Old enough to get the '70s, '80s, and early '90s in, and be a teen during the '80s and student in the '90s...perfect.


What do you mean "we"? I was.