Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his j... Read allEvan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
Irina Gorovaia
- Kayleigh at 13
- (as Irene Gorovaia)
Nathaniel DeVeaux
- Dr. Redfield
- (as Nathaniel Deveaux)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAll of the prison scenes were filmed in a real prison (Washington State) with real prisoners.
- GoofsIn the credits at the end, there is a name next to a character for "Evan at 3". Nowhere in either of the two cuts is an actor portraying Evan at three years old.
- Quotes
Jason Treborn: You can't change who people are without destroying who they were.
- Crazy creditsThe title, "The Butterfly Effect," is superimposed over a depiction of a butterfly beating its wings, which is itself superimposed upon an X-ray profile of a human brain.
- Alternate versionsThe director's cut contains a few new scenes:
- Evan discovering that his grandfather had the same gift, and also was considered crazy, like his father
- Evan and Andrea go to a palm reader that tells Evan he has no lifeline
- Andrea telling Evan she was pregnant twice before he was born.
- A scene in the prison where the prisoners publicly read Evan's journals.
- A scene in the prison where the other prisoners come to rape Evan one night.
- An extended hospital scene where Evan is visiting sick Andrea.
- An alternate ending.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Butterfly Effect: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2004)
- SoundtracksWhen Animals Attack
Written by Chris King, Dave Wadsworth, Ric Roccapriore, Keith Kaplan and Howard Karp
Performed by Even Rude
Courtesy of PWNETD Music
Featured review
A Real Tripped Out Roller Coaster
Man... Whew... Wow! I'm at a loss of words to describe this high octane, tantalizing, brain-stimulating movie. The acting: excellent. The plot: superb. The story: great. The drama/suspense: mind numbing.
How the writers were able to put this story together so flawlessly, I don't know, and how the director was able to actualize it, even more amazing. There was plenty of visual stimuli as well as mental stimuli as you waited to see the outcome of each alteration made by the main character, Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher).
The movie kept me guessing and kept me at the edge of my seat, and the writers outdid themselves by making sure the movie didn't peter out with some lame ending. The ending was icing on the cake and it capped what should be a classic.
How the writers were able to put this story together so flawlessly, I don't know, and how the director was able to actualize it, even more amazing. There was plenty of visual stimuli as well as mental stimuli as you waited to see the outcome of each alteration made by the main character, Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher).
The movie kept me guessing and kept me at the edge of my seat, and the writers outdid themselves by making sure the movie didn't peter out with some lame ending. The ending was icing on the cake and it capped what should be a classic.
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- Also known as
- El efecto mariposa
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- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,938,693
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,100,000
- Jan 25, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $96,822,421
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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