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The Butterfly Effect (2004)
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Ratings: 7.7/10 from 175,417 users
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30/100
Reviews: 1,043 user | 162 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A young man blocks out harmful memories of 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. |
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| Ashton Kutcher | ... | ||
| Melora Walters | ... | ||
| Amy Smart | ... | ||
| Elden Henson | ... | ||
| William Lee Scott | ... | ||
| John Patrick Amedori | ... | ||
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Irene Gorovaia | ... | |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | ... | ||
| Jesse James | ... | ||
| Logan Lerman | ... | ||
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Sarah Widdows | ... | |
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Jake Kaese | ... | |
| Cameron Bright | ... | ||
| Eric Stoltz | ... | ||
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | ||
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Storyline
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! Written by Anonymous
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Verändere die Zukunft, durch die Vergangenheit (Change the future, through the past.) See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
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L'effet papillon See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$17,065,227 (USA) (25 January 2004) (2605 Screens)Gross:
$96,060,858 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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[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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Written by Brian Ginsberg
Performed by Brian Ginsberg
Courtesy of June St. Entertainment See more »
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The note reading "I'LL COME BACK FOR YOU" changes. Note the break between the top stroke of the I in I'LL and the apostrophe and no break in the bottom of the B of BACK the first time we see the note. When we see the note in Kayleigh's grave there is no break on the top stroke of the I and there is a break in the bottom of the B. There is also no red margin at the top of the first note. This of course assumes the note put onto the grave is not symbolic, in that, he had kept the original rather than the deeper symbolism of how, for Evan, the entire story is about going back for Kayleigh. See 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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"Something Static"Written by Brian Ginsberg
Performed by Brian Ginsberg
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