| The Butterfly Effect | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Butterfly Effect |
| Director: | Eric Bress; J. Mackye Gruber |
| Writers: | Eric Bress; J. Mackye Gruber |
| Producers: | Chris Bender; A.J. Dix; Anthony Rhulen; J.C. Spink |
| Composer: | Michael Sulby |
| Cinematography: | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editors: | Peter Amundson |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | BenderSpink FilmEngine New Line Cinema |
| Released: | January 23rd, 2004 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 113 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $13,000,000 |
| Gross: | $57,938,693 (US) $96,060,858 (Worldwide) |
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The Butterfly Effect is an American feature film of the science fiction genre. It was written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. It was produced by BenderSpink, FilmEngine and New Line Cinema. The film premiered theatrically in the United States on January 23rd, 2004. The movie stars Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn - a man who experienced random blackouts when he was a child. Now as a young man, he develops the ability to send his adult consciousness into his own body in the past, in the hopes of re-shaping events in the future.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ashton Kutcher | Evan |
| Melora Walters | Andrea |
| Amy Smart | Kayleigh |
| Elden Henson | Lenny |
| William Lee Scott | Tommy |
| John Patrick Amedori | Evan at 13 |
| Irene Gorovaia | Kayleight at 13 |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | Lenny at 13 |
| Jesse James | Tommy at 13 |
| Logan Lerman | Evan at 7 |
| Sarah Widdows | Kayleight at 7 |
| Jake Kaese | Lenny at 7 |
| Cameron Bright | Tommy at 7 |
| Eric Stoltz | Mister Miller |
| Callum Keith Rennie | Jason |
| Lorena Gale | Mrs. Boswell |
| Nathaniel DeVeaux | Doctor Redfield |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kevin Durand | Carlos |
| Paul Lazenby | Rick |
| June B. Wilde | Waitress |
| Kimani Ray Smith | Orderly |
| Trevor Jones | Sunnyvale guard |
| Colby Chartrand | Teen punk |
| Shelly Schiavoni | Mrs. Miller |
| Brandy Kopp | Kristen |
| Chapelle Jaffe | Madame Helga |
| Scott Swanson | Obstetrician |
| Kevan Ohtsji | Anesthesiologist |
| Meilani Paul | Gessela |
| Amy Esterle | Gothic co-ed |
| David Cook | Moviegoer |
| Magda Apanowicz | Teen punk girl |
| Garry Little | Wedding priest |
| J. Jackson Kocela | Evan at 3 |
| Andrew Olcott | Andrea's new husband |
| Riddle the Dog | Crockett the Dog |
| Stan Edmonds | Crying mental patient |
| Cameron K. Smith | Theater patron |
Production & Release[]
- The tagline for this film is, "The end is only the beginning".
- The Butterfly Effect grossed $17,065,227 over it's opening weekend in the United States on 2,605 screens. It grossed £735,287 in the United Kingdom over it's opening weekend on 276 screens.
Notes & Trivia[]
- Copyright holder: Dogwood Pictures Inc. © MMIII All Rights Reserved.
Recommendations[]
- Butterfly Effect 2, The
- Donnie Darko
- Endless, The
- Happy Death Day
- Twelve Monkeys
External Links[]
- The Butterfly Effect at AMG
- The Butterfly Effect at IMDB
- The Butterfly Effect at Wikipedia
- The Butterfly Effect at Metacritic
- The Butterfly Effect at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
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