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Movie Description
Playing God has its consequences, which is the theme of the tricky time-travel shockfest THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, who share writing and directing credits, make a splash with a gripping script that never fails to throw twists and loops into the plot. Both thematically and visually, the film is similar to the perfect commercial filmmaking in the team's script for FINAL DESTINATION II.
Here, Evan Trehorn (Ashton Kutcher) is a college student who has suffered from blackouts and memory loss since he was a child. Tormented by deeply repressed childhood memories, he has visions of his best friend and first love Kayleigh (Amy Smart) as a child (Irene Gorovaia) whose Dad (Eric Stoltz) is a child molester, and whose brother Tommy has a serious sadistic streak. In search of greater clarity, Evan pores over his journals and is physically transported back in time where he is still a young boy (John P. Amedori) and has the ability to change what happened. But soon he realizes that changing history has caused calamitous results elsewhere. A mesmerizing thriller with a dark underlying mystery, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT is delightfully chilling.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 EX - English
DTS ES 6.1 - English
Stereo - English
Stereo - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Version of the Film
120-Minute Director's Cut w/ Additional Scenes and an Alternate Ending
Audio Commentary - 1. Eric Bress - Director/Screenwriter, J. Mackye Gruber - Director/Screenwriter
Deleted Scenes (w/ Audio Commentary)
Featurettes - 1. "The Creative Process"
2. "Visual Effects"
Documentaries - 1. "The Science and Psychology of the Chaos Theory"
2. "The History and Allure of Time Travel"
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Image Galleries:
Storyboards
DVD-Rom Features:
Script-to-Screen
Link to Original Website
Exclusive On-Disc Rom Content
Exclusive Content at Infinifilm.com
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 2004
Industry Reviews
"[Kutcher] plays a convincing kid in his early 20s, treating each new reality with a straightforward realism....The plot provides a showcase for acting talent."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (01/23/2004)
"Kutcher is perfectly serviceable in his first dramatic role..."
Box Office - Annlee Ellingson (03/01/2004)
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