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The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

Change one thing. Change everything.

20047.61h 53m

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.

Directed by Eric Bress
Written by Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
Produced by J.C. Spink, Chris Bender, A.J. Dix
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $96.8M

Top Cast

Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher

Evan Treborn

Amy Smart

Amy Smart

Kayleigh Miller

Melora Walters

Melora Walters

Andrea Treborn

Elden Henson

Elden Henson

Lenny Kagan

William Lee Scott

William Lee Scott

Tommy Miller

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

George Miller

Ethan Suplee

Ethan Suplee

Thumper

Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman

Evan Treborn age 7

John Patrick Amedori

John Patrick Amedori

Evan Treborn age 13

Irina Gorovaia

Irina Gorovaia

Kayleigh age 13

Themes & Keywords

prisonmind controlchild abuseamnesiachaos theoryblackouttraumadiarytime travelflashbackbullylovememory losspsychiatristtherapychildhood

About The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect is a science fiction, thriller film released in 2004 exploring themes of prison, mind control, child abuse, amnesia, chaos theory, blackout. Directed by Eric Bress, it stars Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters. 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.

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