The Butterfly Effect
Science Fiction
New Line Home Entertainment  (2004) 113 mins R

7.8 (78,197 votes)
Change One Thing. Change Everything.

A young man struggling to get over disturbing memories from his childhood discovers that he is able to travel back in time and alter events in the past. However, every change he makes transforms his life and that to those around him, often to unexpected and disastrous consequences.
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Cast and Crew
Ashton Kutcher  ......  Evan
Melora Walters  ......  Andrea
Amy Smart  ......  Kayleigh
Elden Henson  ......  Lenny
William Lee Scott  ......  Tommy
John Patrick Amedori  ......  Evan at 13
Director  .....  Eric Bress; J. Mackye Gruber
Producer  .....  Chris Bender; A.J. Dix; J.C. Spink
Writer  .....  J. Mackye Gruber; Eric Bress
Notes
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Kayleigh, Tommy, Evan and Lenny are putting the block buster in the mailbox, Evan puts the cigarette on the block buster and says it should last Lenny 2 minutes, but his mouth says 10 minutes. (more)

Trivia:
During Evan's penultimate flashback (the one after which he wakes up in the mental hospital), there is a quick succession of shots with people making funny faces. One of the people appearing on several pictures is co-director Eric Bress. (more)

Filming Locations:
Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada (more)

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.
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations (more)