In 1988, teenager Donnie Darko narrowly escapes death when a plane engine falls through his bedroom ceiling. Donnie can attribute his survival of this event to a bunny named Frank, who lured him outside just moments before it happened. Frank tells Donnie that the world is going to end in 28 days and goes on to manipulate the thoughts of Donnie by encourageing him to commit crimes and acts of vandalism. In Donnie Darko, viewers are stumped trying to figure out if Donnie is experiencing hallucinations or if this is part of his reality.