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The Butterfly Effect( 2004)

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Change one thing. Change everything.

Overview

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ashton Kutcher

      Evan Treborn

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      Amy Smart

      Kayleigh Miller

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      Melora Walters

      Andrea Treborn

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      Elden Henson

      Lenny Kagan

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      William Lee Scott

      Tommy Miller

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      Eric Stoltz

      George Miller

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      Ethan Suplee

      Thumper

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      Logan Lerman

      Evan Treborn age 7

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      John Patrick Amedori

      Evan Treborn age 13

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      Irina Gorovaia

      Kayleigh age 13

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      Kevin G. Schmidt

      Lenny age 13

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      Jesse James

      Tommy age 13

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      Nathaniel DeVeaux

      Dr. Redfield

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      Kevin Durand

      Carlos

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      Callum Keith Rennie

      Jason Treborn

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      Cameron Bright

      Tommy age 7

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      Lorena Gale

      Mrs. Boswell

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      Kendall Cross

      Mrs. Kagan

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      John Tierney

      Priest

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      Ted Friend

      Anchor

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      John B. Lowe

      Professor Carter

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      Camille Sullivan

      Cricket

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      Tara Wilson

      Heidi

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      Jesse Hutch

      Spencer

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      Bill Croft

      Boss

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      Kevan Ohtsji

      Anesthesiologist

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      Daniel Spink

      Senior Brother

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      Grant Thompson

      Hunter

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      Melanie Hall

      Gesela

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      Sam Easton

      Frat boy pledge

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      Jake Kaese

      Lenny at 7

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      Sarah Widdows

      Kayleigh at 7

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      Bret Aaron Knower

      Eugenie

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      Amy Esterle

      Gothic Co-Ed

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      Jacqueline Stewart

      Gwen

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      Glenn Richards

      Pinching Customer

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      Sadie Lawrence

      Mrs. Halpern

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      Sam Easton

      Theta Chi Pledge

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      Douglas Arthurs

      Karl

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      Paul Lazenby

      Rick

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      June B. Wilde

      Waitress

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      Kimani Ray Smith

      Orderly (as Kimani Smith)

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      Trevor Jones

      Sunnyvale Guard

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      Colby Chartrand

      Teen Punk

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      Shelly Schiavoni

      Mrs. Miller

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      Brandy Kopp

      Kristen

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      Chapelle Jaffe

      Madame Helga

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      Scott Swanson

      Obstetrician

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      David Cook

      Moviegoer

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      Magda Apanowicz

      Teen Punk Girl

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      Garry Little

      Wedding Priest

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      David Dasilma

      Theta Chi Pledge #2 (uncredited)

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      Stan Edmonds

      Crying Mental Patient (uncredited)

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      Cameron K. Smith

      Theater Patron (uncredited)

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      J. Jackson Kocela

      Evan at 3

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      Andrew Olcott

      Andrea's New Husband

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      Riddle the Dog

      Crockett the Dog

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Apr 26 2020
    You can't change who people are without destroying who they were. The Butterfly Effect - Directors Cut The Butterfly Effect is directed by Eric Bress and Bress co-writes the screenplay with J. Mackye Gruber. It stars Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Eric Stoltz and Ethan Suplee. Music is by Michael Suby and cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti. The title refers to the butterfly effect, the chaos theory of a popular hypothetical situation that illustrates how small initial differences may lead to large unforeseen consequences over time. Th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13000000.00

    Revenue

    96800000.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • mind control
    • child abuse
    • amnesia
    • chaos theory
    • blackout
    • trauma
    • diary
    • time travel
    • flashback
    • bully
    • love
    • memory loss
    • psychiatrist
    • therapy
    • childhood