Who Is Frank In Donnie Darko? The Monster Rabbit Explained

The 2001 sci-fi film Donnie Darko is brimming with mysteries, and the best and biggest of them all is Frank, a monstrous and humanoid rabbit. Frank first appears in the film when Jake Gyllenhaal’s character, Donnie sleepwalks outside his house and onto a golf course, led by a disembodied voice that ultimately leads to Frank. The rabbit, which appears tall, gray, and with a horrifyingly warped face, tells Donnie that the world is going to end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. This obviously raises many questions, but first and foremost, who is Frank and what does he want?