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sethgoldin | January 31, 2009 08:09 PM | in Drama Movies

Is Frank's bunny costume in Donnie Darko a reference to the Little Albert experiment?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Albert_experiment

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | marcand | February 01, 2009 11:26 PM

I don't think that is necessarily the case. The Little Albert experiment utilized more than just bunnies for the conditioning. I think there may be more of a connection between the bunny in Donnie Darko and the rabbit in the book Alice in Wonderland. Of course, without actual input from the author of the screenplay, it would be hard to prove either way.

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gezus123 | March 13, 2009 09:05 PM

The movie takes place in The Northern part of Virginia toward DC in the fictitous town of middlesex (though resembling town names around the area)
There is an Urban legend about a bunnyman killer (look it up on google for more info) The Bunny custrume is a tributr to that

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