Movie
The Butterfly Effect
2004R1h 53m7.6 / 10
Change one thing. Change everything.
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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Synopsis
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.
More about The Butterfly Effect
Cast
Ashton KutcherEvan Treborn
Amy SmartKayleigh Miller
Melora WaltersAndrea Treborn
Elden HensonLenny Kagan
William Lee ScottTommy Miller
Eric StoltzGeorge Miller
Ethan SupleeThumper
Logan LermanEvan Treborn age 7Credits
- Directed by
- Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
- Written by
- Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Butterfly Effect Collection
- Budget
- $13M
- Box office
- $96.8M
Production
FilmEngineUnited States- Katalyst FilmsUnited States
- BenderSpinkUnited States
New Line CinemaUnited States
Themes
amnesiablackoutbullychaos theorychild abusechildhooddiaryflashback
