Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 01/23/2004(USA)
Release Date: 07/06/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD-EX/DTS-ESD/DDS2.0
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Children in Peril
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video
Final Destination 2 screenwriters
Eric Bress and
J. Mackye Gruber make their directorial debut with the
sci-fi thriller The Butterfly Effect.
Evan Treborn (
Ashton Kutcher with facial hair) wants to free himself from his disturbing childhood memories. As a kid, he often blacked out for long periods of time and tried to detail his life in a journal. As a young adult, he revisits the journal entries to figure out the truth about his troubled childhood friends
Kayleigh (
Amy Smart),
Lenny (
Elden Henson), and
Tommy (
William Lee Scott). When he discovers he can travel back in time in order to set things right, he tries to save his beloved friends. However, he finds out that relatively minor changes can make major problems for the future.
The Butterfly Effect also stars
Eric Stoltz,
Ethan Suplee, and
Melora Walters. The title was inspired by the story
A Sound of Thunder by
Ray Bradbury.
~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide