The Butterfly Effect (2004)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Eric Bress
J. Mackye Gruber

Writers (WGA):

J. Mackye Gruber (written by) &
Eric Bress (written by)

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Change one thing, Change everything.

Plot:

A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life.

Plot Keywords:

Blackout | Memory | Flashback | Child Pornography | Paranormal

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Ashton Kutcher	...	Evan
Melora Walters	...	Andrea
Amy Smart	...	Kayleigh
Elden Henson	...	Lenny
William Lee Scott	...	Tommy
John Patrick Amedori	...	Evan at 13
Irene Gorovaia	...	Kayleigh at 13
Kevin G. Schmidt	...	Lenny at 13
Jesse James	...	Tommy at 13
Logan Lerman	...	Evan at 7
Sarah Widdows	...	Kayleigh at 7
Jake Kaese	...	Lenny at 7
Cameron Bright	...	Tommy at 7
Eric Stoltz	...	Mr. Miller
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Jason
Lorena Gale	...	Mrs. Boswell
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Dr. Redfield (as Nathaniel Deveaux)
John Tierney	...	Priest
Kendall Cross	...	Mrs. Kagan
Ted Friend	...	Anchor
John B. Lowe	...	Professor Carter
Ethan Suplee	...	Thumper
Camille Sullivan	...	Cricket
Tara Wilson	...	Heidi
Jesse Hutch	...	Spencer
Jacqueline Stewart	...	Gwen (as Jacqueline J. Stewart)
Grant Thompson	...	Hunter
Sadie Lawrence	...	Mrs. Halpern
Bill Croft	...	Boss
Glenn Richards	...	Pinching Customer
Sam Easton	...	Theta Chi Pledge
Daniel Spink	...	Senior Brother
Douglas Arthurs	...	Karl (as Douglas H. Arthurs)
Kevin Durand	...	Carlos
Paul Lazenby	...	Rick
June B. Wilde	...	Waitress
Kimani Ray Smith	...	Orderly (as Kimani Smith)
Trevor Jones	...	Sunnyvale Guard
Colby Chartrand	...	Teen Punk
Shelly Schiavoni	...	Mrs. Miller
Brandy Kopp	...	Kristen (as Brandy Heidrick)
Chapelle Jaffe	...	Madame Helga
Scott Swanson	...	Obstetrician
Kevan Ohtsji	...	Anesthesiologist
Meilani Paul	...	Gesela (as Melanie Hall)
Amy Esterle	...	Gothic Co-Ed
David Cook	...	Moviegoer
Magda Apanowicz	...	Teen Punk Girl
Garry Little	...	Wedding Priest (as Gary Little)
J. Jackson Kocela	...	Evan at 3
Andrew Olcott	...	Andrea's New Husband
Riddle the Dog	...	Crockett the Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cameron K. Smith	...	Theater Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Bress
J. Mackye Gruber

Writing credits (WGA)
J. Mackye Gruber		(written by) &
Eric Bress		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Bender	....	producer
Cale Boyter	....	executive producer
Richard Brener	....	executive producer
A.J. Dix	....	producer
Toby Emmerich	....	executive producer
Johnny Fountain	....	associate producer
Jason Goldberg	....	executive producer
David Krintzman	....	executive producer
Ashton Kutcher	....	executive producer
Anthony Rhulen	....	producer
Lisa Richardson	....	co-producer
William Shively	....	executive producer
J.C. Spink	....	producer (as JC Spink)

Original Music by
Michael Suby

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Amundson

Casting by
Carmen Cuba

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Shannon Grover
Jeremy Stanbridge

Set Decoration by
Sam Higgins

Costume Design by
Carla Hetland

Makeup Department
Angelina P. Cameron	....	key hair stylist (as Angelina Cameron)
Jeannie Chow	....	assistant hair stylist
Stan Edmonds	....	key makeup artist
Felix Fox	....	makeup effects: Schminken Studio Inc.
John Healy	....	makeup effects: additional photography
Toby Lindala	....	key makeup effects: Schminken Studio Inc.
Tone Rorvik	....	assistant makeup artist
Lance Webb	....	makeup effects: Schminken Studio Inc.

Production Management
J. Daniel Dusek	....	unit production manager: Monroe
Brendan Ferguson	....	production manager
Claire O'Brien	....	post-production supervisor
Richard Stirling	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Bitonti	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Michael Collins	....	trainee assistant director
Warren Hanna	....	trainee assistant director: additional photography
Gary Hawes	....	trainee assistant director
Peter D. Marshall	....	first assistant director
Lori K. Peterson	....	third assistant director (as Lori Peterson)
Cindy Smith	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Andrei Andrianko	....	art department assistant
John Beatty	....	construction foreman
Nils Blomberg	....	lead carpenter
David M. Bowen	....	props assistant: Monroe (as David Bowen)
Barry W. Brolly	....	set dresser (as Barry Brolly)
Graham Coutts	....	property master
Garth Elliott	....	head greens
Kerri Elliott	....	art department coordinator
Aaron Freschi	....	lead dresser
Chris Gilmour	....	on-set dresser: additional photography
Gillian Goodman	....	assistant property master (as Gill Goodman)
Peter Grace	....	construction coordinator
Eric 'Rico' Hargreaves	....	on-set carpenter (as Eric Hargreaves)
Erich Hepnar	....	on-set greens
Sierra Laflamme	....	on-set dresser
Marko Lytviak	....	head painter
Ian P. OBriain	....	assistant set decorator (as Ian OBriain)
Dan Petrescu	....	lead hand painter
D.N. Pettipas	....	props buyer
Nina Polkinghorne	....	assistant property master
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist
Dean Rossmo	....	construction buyer
Dena Skalin	....	scenic artist
Mike Sorochuk	....	lead carpenter
Tonya Soules	....	set decorator buyer
Regan Steele	....	set dresser
Kevin Tomecek	....	construction first aid

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor (as Chris Assels)
Lon Bender	....	sound designer
Lon Bender	....	sound supervisor
John Bires	....	sound engineer
Weldon Brown	....	adr mixer
John Cannon	....	assistant sound editor
Claudia Carle	....	adr recordist
Zack Davis	....	adr supervisor
Zack Davis	....	dialogue supervisor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Jannene Elam	....	sound assistant
Robert Hanchar	....	boom operator (as Rob Hanchar)
Bill Henderson	....	sound re-recording engineer
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Aaron Levy	....	sound re-recordist
Michael Lyle	....	foley walker
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carey Milbradt	....	foley mixer
Daryl Powell	....	sound mixer
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound designer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound supervisor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Karen Vassar	....	sound effects editor
Trevor Ward	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Zinda	....	sound designer
Carey Milbradt	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Murray Campbell	....	special effects best boy
Corbin Fox	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Kathryn Bolt	....	digital compositor
Tom Bristow	....	I/O and quality control
Timothy Michael Cairns	....	I/O and quality control (as Tim Cairns)
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Adrian Colbert	....	digital colorist assist (as Adrian S. Colbert)
Michael Cooper	....	vice president: business development
James Cowan	....	compositor
Peter de Bay	....	compositor (as Peter Debay)
Pete Dionne	....	Maya artist (as Hacksaw Jim Dionne)
Christopher Edwards	....	manager of operations (as Chris Edwards)
Randy Egan	....	senior digital artist
Christopher Elke	....	visual effects producer
Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis	....	vice president: visual effects (as Michael Ellis)
Bill Feightner	....	vice president of technology
John Fukushima	....	compositor (as John 'The Fook' Fukushima)
Rob Gyorgy	....	digital effects artist
Jeffry Lee	....	compositor
Kevin Lin	....	digital cleanup artist
Ralph Maiers	....	visual effects supervisor (as Ralph Maeirs)
Chad Malbon	....	digital film coordinator
Chad Malbon	....	visual effects coordinator
Mindy Minkow	....	digital intermediate associate producer
Erik Nordby	....	compositor (as Erik R. Nordby)
Andrew Pascoe	....	digital film technician
Sherri Potter	....	senior visual effects producer
David Robinson	....	pre-visualization artist
Lorraine Rozon	....	visual effects producer
Hilda Saffari	....	digital intermediate associate producer
Steven J. Scott	....	digital color timer
Andy Sykes	....	visual effects executive producer
Chris Taft	....	I/O and quality control
Joel Tong	....	compositor (as Joel 'Chainsaw' Tong)
Brian Wawzonek	....	compositor
Benjamin J. Wylie	....	Maya artist
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Michael Shapcotte	....	system administrator: Toybox (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Allen	....	stunt double: Evan
James Bamford	....	stunt coordinator
James Bamford	....	stunt guard
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt double: Tommy
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts
Brent Connolly	....	stunt double: Karl
Marny Eng	....	stunt double
Glenn Ennis	....	stunt guard
Trevor Jones	....	stunt guard
Chris Sayour	....	stunt double: Evan (as Christopher Sayour)
Suzi Stingl	....	stunt double: Evan at 7
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double: Jason

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adelson	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Monroe
Stanka Banasova	....	camera trainee
Jim Barber	....	key rigging grip
Paul Bougie	....	best boy electric
Paul Brebner	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Diane Broussalian	....	additional second assistant camera: Monroe
John L. Brown	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (as John 'JB' Brown)
Vance Burberry	....	director of photography: additional photography
Peter G. Capadouca	....	gaffer (as Peter Capadouca)
Chris Carlson	....	lamp operator: additional photography
Murray Chysyk	....	leadman electrician
John Clothier	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Steve Colgrove	....	grip/electric swing: Monroe (as Stephen Colgrove)
Mike Draaijers	....	lamp operator: additional photography (as Myke Draaijers)
Cameron Drinkle	....	video playback operator
Rod Feldmeier	....	generator operator: additional photography
Nathan Funk	....	grip: additional photography
Wilf Guttmann	....	rigging grip (as Willfried Guttman)
Shauna Hanna	....	best girl grip
Shane Harvey	....	still photographer
Kevin Hemmingson	....	grip: additional photography
Pierre Hubert	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Pepe Hubert)
David Jones	....	grip: additional photography
Guy LeBlanc	....	lamp operator (as Guy Leblanc)
Michael LePard	....	best boy electric: Monroe (as Michael Lepard)
Taylor Matheson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Monroe
Michael McLellan	....	key grip
Gregory Middleton	....	director of photography: second unit (as Greg Middleton)
Randal W. Morton	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Randy Morton)
Colleen Newberry	....	best girl grip: Monroe
Cam North	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kevin O'Leary	....	best boy: additional photography
Glenn Parker	....	still photographer
Norbert F. Quiban	....	grip/electric swing: Monroe (as Norbert Quiban)
Dean Reca	....	grip
Chris Rothfelder	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Miles Schick	....	leadman grip
Mark Simon	....	grip/electric swing: Monroe
Trig Singer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James Smith	....	best boy: additional photography
Troy James Sobotka	....	grip: additional photography (as Troy Sbotka)
Mike Stroman	....	generator operator
Owen Taylor	....	gaffer: additional photography
Max Torroba	....	video playback operator
Tim Vedan	....	rigging gaffer
Daniel Volonino	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Monroe
Nick Watson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Don Webber	....	camera trainee
John Westerlaken	....	key grip: additional photography
Darren Wong	....	dolly grip: additional photography

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Doreen Ferreira	....	extras casting associate
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tess Brummitt	....	truck costumer
Rena Campbell	....	assistant costume designer
Michelle Hunter	....	costumes: additional photography
Lori Kenny	....	assistant costume designer (as Lori Kenney)
Lisa Kohl	....	assistant costumer: Monroe unit
Cali Newcomen	....	costumer
Susan O'Hara	....	costume set supervisor (as Susan Bloedorn)
Sandra Watson	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
Jill Allanson	....	telecine assistant
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss)
Sarah Carefoot	....	dailies colorist
Joseph Carson	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Teresa Garber	....	post-production executive
Jana Lynn Gold	....	additional editor
Caroline Hardon	....	assistant editor: Vancouver
Danya Joseph	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Richard Long	....	assistant editor: additional photography
Kirk Moses	....	assistant editor: Vancouver
Garette Ratliff Henson	....	post-production assistant (as Garette Henson)
Christy Richmond	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Amy Tompkins	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Daniel Brown	....	musician: ethnic percussion
Kotzman Cenda	....	music assistant engineer (as Cenda Kotsman)
Gary Chester	....	music contractor
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor
Michael Farrow	....	scoring mixer
Charles Fernandez	....	conductor: orchestra
Charles Fernandez	....	orchestrator
Andrew Gowan	....	music coordinator (as Andy Gowan)
Richard Hardy	....	musician: solo flute and clarinet
Ron Hess	....	additional orchestrations
Pavel Pranil	....	concert master (as Pavel Prantl)
Joel J. Richard	....	additional programmer
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Geoff Robbins	....	musician: drums and percussion
Adam Sanborne	....	assistant to composer
Steve Schemerhorn	....	music engineer
Mark Skillingberg	....	assistant music editor
Michael Suby	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Dave Ash	....	driver: hair/makeup truck
Harley Ashwin	....	driver: fuel truck
Thomas Dwyer	....	driver: starwagon (as Tom Dwyer)
Steve Ellis	....	transportation captain
Tom Evans	....	driver: cable truck
Jim Forrest	....	driver: electric truck
Ron Gadoury	....	driver: set decorator
Charles Lee Howard	....	driver: Monroe unit
Oscar Lucchetta	....	driver: honeywagon (as Oscar Luccetta)
Joel McCarthy	....	driver: Monroe unit
Jon McCarthy	....	transportation coordinator: Monroe unit
Rick McLennan	....	driver: electrics 40' truck, additional photography
Gaetan Morin	....	driver: set decorator, additional photography
Ryan Moroz	....	transportation captain
Red Murphy	....	driver: cast
Chris Orton	....	driver: grip truck
Rod Patten	....	transportation coordinator
Mark Pawlitsky	....	driver: cast
William Powell	....	driver: Monroe unit
Erik Strandgaard	....	driver: cast
Chad Urquhart	....	driver: camera truck
Clint Wheeler	....	driver: construction truck

Other crew
Kelly Alfaro	....	catering assistant: Monroe unit
Paula Andrew	....	caterer: Carmela's Ristorante, Monroe unit
Holly Atchison	....	script supervisor: second unit
Tammy Baer	....	stand-in
Alan Bartolic	....	location scout
Betty Bennett	....	script supervisor: Monroe unit
Dave Bennett	....	completion bond
Leon Thomas Braun	....	location production assistant (as Leon Braun)
Ken Brooker	....	assistant location manager
Morris Chapdelaine	....	stand-in (as Morris Chapdelain)
Samantha Crew	....	stand-in
Gloria Davies	....	unit publicist
Andrzej Dec	....	location office production assistant (as Andrew Dec)
Ian Doig	....	on-set wrangler: Creative Animal Talent
Mark Dumas	....	animal trainer: Creative Animal Talent
Cathryn Eilertson	....	assistant chef (as Catherine Eilertsen)
Jim Evans	....	officer: Monroe Correctional Complex
Kathleen Feeney	....	assistant: Ashton Kutcher (as Kate Feeney)
Shawn Flynn	....	location production assistant
Patrick Glebe	....	associate superintendent: Monroe Correctional Complex
Louisa Gradnitzer	....	location manager
Carl Gruell	....	production office assistant
In Kim Hoo	....	assistant: AJ Dix & Anthony Rhulen (as Hoo In Kim)
Shannon Hudgens	....	production assistant: Monroe unit
Natalie Kavanagh	....	intern: FilmEngine
Jenny King	....	craft service: Monroe unit
Jenny King	....	first aid: Monroe unit
Leslie Knoll	....	accounting clerk
Shelley Kreutz	....	production assistant
Yale Kussin	....	assistant production coordinator
Susan Lambie	....	script supervisor
Katy Lew	....	assistant: Lisa Richardson
Toby Lindala	....	puppeteer
Grant Lutz	....	production assistant
Erik Lydestad	....	chef (as Eric Lyde-Srad)
Grace MacLeod	....	on-set wrangler: Creative Animal Talent (as Grace McLeod)
Chris McFarlane	....	production assistant
Nicole McKay	....	extras wrangler
Julie Michaels	....	production assistant: Monroe unit
Tyler Mitchell	....	vice president of production
Tyler-Jane Mitchel	....	vice president of production
Eva Morgan	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Tracey Motherwell	....	security captain
Don Munro	....	on-set tutor
Lenore Nemani	....	location scout
Ian Petrie	....	craft service
Ian Petrie	....	first aid
Elysia Bliss Pyne	....	production assistant
Bruce Ramsey	....	officer: Monroe Correctional Complex
Ross Redhead	....	assistant: Lisa Richardson
Joel J. Richard	....	midi preparations
Matt Riley	....	stand-in
Al Robertson	....	extras craft service
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Jennifer Roe Emery	....	production coordinator
Paul Russell	....	key location production assistant
Brian Spink	....	assistant: Chris Bender
Suzi Stingl	....	stand-in
Laura Summer	....	additional voices
J. Amelia Taggart	....	product placement coordinator (as Jodie Taggart)
Greg Trattner	....	completion bond
Lee Tucker	....	preview technical supervisor
Carol Urquhart	....	assistant accountant
Debbie Van Dusen	....	assistant accountant
Suzanne Michelle Violette	....	catering assistant: Monroe unit
Beverly Wiens	....	production accountant
Terence Chase	....	security (uncredited)

Thanks
Carolyn Blackwood	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks
Nicole Dix	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks
Kristi Dyer	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks
Rachel Flanagan	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks (as Rachael Flanagan)
Charlie Gogolak	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks
Amanda Moses	....	in memory of
Craig Perry	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks
Matthew C. Thompson	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks
Jake Weiner	....	the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks

Production Companies

• BenderSpink (producer)
• FilmEngine (producer)
• Katalyst Films (in association with)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Art Port (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI) (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• DVD Liider (2005) (Estonia) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• Net5 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• New Line Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (all media)

Special Effects

• Schminken Studio (special effects make-up)
• Healy FX Studios (prosthetics/special effects make-up: additional photography)
• Command Post Toybox (visual effects) (as Command Post / Toybox - Vancouver)

Other Companies

• Alpha Cine Service  film transfer (as Alpha Cine - Vancouver)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (AHA 00385)
• Carmela's Ristorante  caterer: Monroe unit
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera equipment provided by
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems (as Clairmont Camera)
• Command Post Toybox  film transfer (as Command Post / Toybox - Vancouver)
• Command Post Toybox  titles designed by (as Command Post / Toybox - Vancouver)
• Contour Contact Lenses  contact lenses (as Contour Contact Lenses Canada Ltd.)
• Creative Animal Talent  animal wranglers
• Czech Philharmonic Orchestra  score performed by
• DGC  acknowledgment (as The Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia District Council)
• Dexia Banque International  production finances (as Dexia Banque Internationale A Luxembourg SA)
• Dogwood Pictures  production services
• EFilm  digital film recording (as EFilm Digital Laboratories)
• EFilm  digital intermediate (as EFilm Digital Laboratories)
• EFilm  the film makers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contribution to the making of this movie (as Medical Imaging Technology: EFilm Medical)
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services provided by (as Entertainment Partners)
• Film Finance  completion bond (as Film Finances Inc.)
• Fujifilm  released on (as Fujifilm Professional Motion Picture Products)
• Gateway Audio  additional score recording
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• La-La Land Records  soundtrack produced by
• Marsh Risk Insurance Services  insurance brokers (as Marsh USA)
• Marsh  insurance brokers (as Marsh Canada Limited)
• Monroe Correctional Complex  the film makers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contribution to the making of this movie
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound transfer (as NT Audio)
• Natexis Banques Populaires  production finances
• New Line Records  score album released by
• Pacific Title  end credits
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Paramount Production Support  grip and lighting equipment (as Paramount Production Support Inc. A Paramount Pictures Company)
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• R.C. Baral & Co.  post-production accounting (as RC Baral & Co. Ltd.)
• RD Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Reel Appetites  catering
• Rudolfinum Dvorak's Hall, Prague  score recorded at (as Dvorak Hall, Prague)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  acknowledgment
• Sim Video West Ltd.  editing equipment
• Sim Video West Ltd.  video/computer playback
• Soundcastle Studios  additional score recording
• Soundelux  audio post production facilities
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan  production legal
• Teamsters Local 155  acknowledgment
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound post-production
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as Union of B.C. Performers - B.C. Branch of the ACTRA Performers Guild)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use. (also director's cut)

Runtime:

113 min | 120 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18 | USA:R (No. 39664) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

BenderSpink

Trivia:

In the film, Melora Walters and Ashton Kutcher play mother and son. In real life, Walters is only ten years older than Kutcher.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The date on Tommy's tombstone stated he died April 1995. However, the movie they saw days before his "death", Se7en (1995), was not released until September 1995.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[reading aloud as he writes a note]
Evan: If anyone finds this, it means my plan didn't work and I'm already dead. But if I can somehow go back to the beginning of all of this, I might be able to save her.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Heroes: Chapter Seven 'Once Upon a Time in Texas' (#4.8)" (2009/II)

Soundtrack:

The Midnight Creep

Outstanding !

First of all, a fair warning to EVERYONE... this movie is NOT for all audiences. The "R" rating was very well earned in this one; you'll be thinking about how seriously twisted the movie dares to go LONG after you leave.

If you are mature enough to get past the fact that this movie introduces themes that most movies nowadays are too hesitant to venture into, this movie is a beautiful and moving piece of art.

I, like maybe most everyone that went to see it, went off of the trailer that it was just another "going back in time to change the future" movie, which has been done before.

This one is COMPLETELY different.

The Butterfly Effect starts actually in the early stages of each character's life, which I think is effective. You don't really see Ashton Kutcher or Amy Smart until about 30 minutes into the movie, and just when you think the movie won't get any more sick and twisted... you figure out what's ACTUALLY going on during Evan's childhood blackouts.

Every character is built from the ground up, and they maintain true to the plot, even if their roles get switched up a bit.

Some might say that special effects weren't really needed for this movie, but its the special effects that make this all believable.

Every actor in this movie pulls off their parts just right (I feel sorry for the kid that plays Tommy.. I won't throw a spoiler - see it!), and they all come together to make a masterpiece. I was surprised this movie got so many bad reviews.

If you throw the fact that time-travel isn't possible, and that there will always be obvious plot holes in a movie such as this one, and are ready for an emotional roller coaster (you'll either cry or grimace about twice the amount of times you crack a smile), go see this beautiful movie.

Entertainment: 9.0/10

Overall score: 9.5/10