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Directed by | |||
| Eric Bress | |||
| J. Mackye Gruber | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| J. Mackye Gruber | (written by) & | |
| Eric Bress | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Chris Bender | .... | producer | |
| Cale Boyter | .... | executive producer | |
| Richard Brener | .... | executive producer | |
| A.J. Dix | .... | producer | |
| Toby Emmerich | .... | executive producer | |
| Johnny Fountain | .... | associate producer | |
| Jason Goldberg | .... | executive producer | |
| David Krintzman | .... | executive producer | |
| Ashton Kutcher | .... | executive producer | |
| Anthony Rhulen | .... | producer | |
| Lisa Richardson | .... | co-producer | |
| William Shively | .... | executive producer | |
| J.C. Spink | .... | producer (as JC Spink) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Suby | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Matthew F. Leonetti | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Amundson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Carmen Cuba | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Douglas Higgins | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Shannon Grover | |||
| Jeremy Stanbridge | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sam Higgins | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Carla Hetland | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Angelina P. Cameron | .... | key hair stylist (as Angelina Cameron) | |
| Jeannie Chow | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Stan Edmonds | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Felix Fox | .... | makeup effects: Schminken Studio Inc. | |
| John Healy | .... | makeup effects: additional photography | |
| Toby Lindala | .... | key makeup effects: Schminken Studio Inc. | |
| Tone Rorvik | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Lance Webb | .... | makeup effects: Schminken Studio Inc. | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James Bitonti | .... | first assistant director: additional photography | |
| Michael Collins | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Warren Hanna | .... | trainee assistant director: additional photography | |
| Gary Hawes | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Peter D. Marshall | .... | first assistant director | |
| Lori K. Peterson | .... | third assistant director (as Lori Peterson) | |
| Cindy Smith | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Andrei Andrianko | .... | art department assistant | |
| John Beatty | .... | construction foreman | |
| Nils Blomberg | .... | lead carpenter | |
| David M. Bowen | .... | props assistant: Monroe (as David Bowen) | |
| Barry W. Brolly | .... | set dresser (as Barry Brolly) | |
| Graham Coutts | .... | property master | |
| Garth Elliott | .... | head greens | |
| Kerri Elliott | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Aaron Freschi | .... | lead dresser | |
| Chris Gilmour | .... | on-set dresser: additional photography | |
| Gillian Goodman | .... | assistant property master (as Gill Goodman) | |
| Peter Grace | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Eric 'Rico' Hargreaves | .... | on-set carpenter (as Eric Hargreaves) | |
| Erich Hepnar | .... | on-set greens | |
| Sierra Laflamme | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Marko Lytviak | .... | head painter | |
| Ian P. OBriain | .... | assistant set decorator (as Ian OBriain) | |
| Dan Petrescu | .... | paint foreman | |
| D.N. Pettipas | .... | props buyer | |
| Nina Polkinghorne | .... | assistant property master | |
| Robert Pratt | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Dean Rossmo | .... | construction buyer | |
| Dena Skalin | .... | scenic artist | |
| Mike Sorochuk | .... | lead carpenter | |
| Tonya Soules | .... | set decorator buyer | |
| Regan Steele | .... | set dresser | |
| Kevin Tomecek | .... | construction first aid | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Murray Campbell | .... | special effects best boy | |
| Corbin Fox | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Kathryn Bolt | .... | digital compositor | |
| Tom Bristow | .... | I/O and quality control | |
| Timothy Michael Cairns | .... | I/O and quality control (as Tim Cairns) | |
| Patrick Clancey | .... | digital opticals | |
| Adrian Colbert | .... | digital colorist assist (as Adrian S. Colbert) | |
| Michael Cooper | .... | vice president: business development | |
| James Cowan | .... | compositor | |
| Peter de Bay | .... | compositor (as Peter Debay) | |
| Pete Dionne | .... | Maya artist (as Hacksaw Jim Dionne) | |
| Christopher Edwards | .... | manager of operations (as Chris Edwards) | |
| Randy Egan | .... | senior digital artist | |
| Christopher Elke | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis | .... | vice president: visual effects (as Michael Ellis) | |
| Bill Feightner | .... | vice president of technology | |
| John Fukushima | .... | compositor (as John 'The Fook' Fukushima) | |
| Rob Gyorgy | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Jeffry Lee | .... | compositor | |
| Kevin Lin | .... | digital cleanup artist | |
| Ralph Maiers | .... | visual effects supervisor (as Ralph Maeirs) | |
| Chad Malbon | .... | digital film coordinator | |
| Chad Malbon | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Mindy Minkow | .... | digital intermediate associate producer | |
| Erik Nordby | .... | compositor (as Erik R. Nordby) | |
| Andrew Pascoe | .... | digital film technician | |
| Sherri Potter | .... | senior visual effects producer | |
| David Robinson | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Lorraine Rozon | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Hilda Saffari | .... | digital intermediate associate producer | |
| Steven J. Scott | .... | digital color timer | |
| Andy Sykes | .... | visual effects executive producer | |
| Chris Taft | .... | I/O and quality control | |
| Joel Tong | .... | compositor (as Joel 'Chainsaw' Tong) | |
| Brian Wawzonek | .... | compositor | |
| Benjamin J. Wylie | .... | Maya artist | |
| Thomas Mathai | .... | data manager (uncredited) | |
| Michael Shapcotte | .... | system administrator: Toybox (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Nick Allen | .... | stunt double: Evan | |
| James Bamford | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| James Bamford | .... | stunt guard | |
| Dustin Brooks | .... | stunt double: Tommy | |
| Laura Lee Connery | .... | stunts | |
| Brent Connolly | .... | stunt double: Karl | |
| Marny Eng | .... | stunt double | |
| Glenn Ennis | .... | stunt guard | |
| Trevor Jones | .... | stunt guard | |
| Chris Sayour | .... | stunt double: Evan (as Christopher Sayour) | |
| Suzi Stingl | .... | stunt double: Evan at 7 | |
| Marshall Virtue | .... | stunt double: Jason | |
Casting Department | |||
| Heike Brandstatter | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Doreen Ferreira | .... | extras casting associate | |
| Sandra-Ken Freeman | .... | extras casting | |
| Coreen Mayrs | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Tess Brummitt | .... | truck costumer | |
| Rena Campbell | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Michelle Hunter | .... | costumes: additional photography | |
| Lori Kenny | .... | assistant costume designer (as Lori Kenney) | |
| Lisa Kohl | .... | assistant costumer: Monroe unit | |
| Cali Newcomen | .... | costumer | |
| Susan O'Hara | .... | costume set supervisor (as Susan Bloedorn) | |
| Sandra Watson | .... | costume set supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jill Allanson | .... | telecine assistant | |
| Terra Bliss-Alvarez | .... | digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss) | |
| Sarah Carefoot | .... | dailies colorist | |
| Joseph Carson | .... | assistant editor: Los Angeles | |
| Teresa Garber | .... | post-production executive | |
| Jana Lynn Gold | .... | additional editor | |
| Caroline Hardon | .... | assistant editor: Vancouver | |
| Danya Joseph | .... | assistant editor: Los Angeles | |
| Jack Lewars | .... | assistant color timer: Efilm | |
| Richard Long | .... | assistant editor: additional photography | |
| Kirk Moses | .... | assistant editor: Vancouver | |
| Garette Ratliff Henson | .... | post-production assistant (as Garette Henson) | |
| Christy Richmond | .... | assistant editor: Los Angeles | |
| Amy Tompkins | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Daniel Brown | .... | musician: ethnic percussion | |
| Kotzman Cenda | .... | music assistant engineer (as Cenda Kotsman) | |
| Gary Chester | .... | music contractor | |
| Kevin J. Edelman | .... | music supervisor | |
| Michael Farrow | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Charles Fernandez | .... | conductor: orchestra | |
| Charles Fernandez | .... | orchestrator | |
| Andrew Gowan | .... | music coordinator (as Andy Gowan) | |
| Richard Hardy | .... | musician: solo flute and clarinet | |
| Ron Hess | .... | additional orchestrations | |
| Pavel Pranil | .... | concert master (as Pavel Prantl) | |
| Joel J. Richard | .... | additional programmer | |
| Brian Richards | .... | music editor | |
| Geoff Robbins | .... | musician: drums and percussion | |
| Adam Sanborne | .... | assistant to composer | |
| Steve Schemerhorn | .... | music engineer | |
| Mark Skillingberg | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Michael Suby | .... | orchestrator | |
Other crew | |||
| Kelly Alfaro | .... | catering assistant: Monroe unit | |
| Paula Andrew | .... | caterer: Carmela's Ristorante, Monroe unit | |
| Holly Atchison | .... | script supervisor: second unit | |
| Tammy Baer | .... | stand-in | |
| Alan Bartolic | .... | location scout | |
| Betty Bennett | .... | script supervisor: Monroe unit | |
| Dave Bennett | .... | completion bond | |
| Leon Thomas Braun | .... | location production assistant (as Leon Braun) | |
| Ken Brooker | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Morris Chapdelaine | .... | stand-in (as Morris Chapdelain) | |
| Samantha Crew | .... | stand-in | |
| Gloria Davies | .... | unit publicist | |
| Andrzej Dec | .... | location office production assistant (as Andrew Dec) | |
| Ian Doig | .... | on-set wrangler: Creative Animal Talent | |
| Mark Dumas | .... | animal trainer: Creative Animal Talent | |
| Cathryn Eilertson | .... | assistant chef (as Catherine Eilertsen) | |
| Jim Evans | .... | officer: Monroe Correctional Complex | |
| Kathleen Feeney | .... | assistant: Ashton Kutcher (as Kate Feeney) | |
| Shawn Flynn | .... | location production assistant | |
| Patrick Glebe | .... | associate superintendent: Monroe Correctional Complex | |
| Louisa Gradnitzer | .... | location manager | |
| Carl Gruell | .... | production office assistant | |
| In Kim Hoo | .... | assistant: AJ Dix & Anthony Rhulen (as Hoo In Kim) | |
| Shannon Hudgens | .... | production assistant: Monroe unit | |
| Natalie Kavanagh | .... | intern: FilmEngine | |
| Jenny King | .... | craft service: Monroe unit | |
| Jenny King | .... | first aid: Monroe unit | |
| Leslie Knoll | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Shelley Kreutz | .... | production assistant | |
| Yale Kussin | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Susan Lambie | .... | script supervisor | |
| Katy Lew | .... | assistant: Lisa Richardson | |
| Toby Lindala | .... | puppeteer | |
| Grant Lutz | .... | production assistant | |
| Erik Lydestad | .... | chef (as Eric Lyde-Srad) | |
| Grace MacLeod | .... | on-set wrangler: Creative Animal Talent (as Grace McLeod) | |
| Chris McFarlane | .... | production assistant | |
| Nicole McKay | .... | extras wrangler | |
| Julie Michaels | .... | production assistant: Monroe unit | |
| Tyler Mitchell | .... | vice president of production | |
| Tyler-Jane Mitchel | .... | vice president of production | |
| Eva Morgan | .... | production coordinator: additional photography | |
| Tracey Motherwell | .... | security captain | |
| Don Munro | .... | on-set tutor | |
| Lenore Nemani | .... | location scout | |
| Ian Petrie | .... | craft service | |
| Ian Petrie | .... | first aid | |
| Elysia Bliss Pyne | .... | production assistant | |
| Bruce Ramsey | .... | officer: Monroe Correctional Complex | |
| Ross Redhead | .... | assistant: Lisa Richardson | |
| Joel J. Richard | .... | midi preparations | |
| Matt Riley | .... | stand-in | |
| Al Robertson | .... | extras craft service | |
| Darren Robertson | .... | playback coordinator | |
| Jennifer Roe Emery | .... | production coordinator | |
| Paul Russell | .... | key location production assistant | |
| Brian Spink | .... | assistant: Chris Bender | |
| Suzi Stingl | .... | stand-in | |
| Laura Summer | .... | additional voices | |
| J. Amelia Taggart | .... | product placement coordinator (as Jodie Taggart) | |
| Greg Trattner | .... | completion bond | |
| Lee Tucker | .... | preview technical supervisor | |
| Carol Urquhart | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Debbie Van Dusen | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Suzanne Michelle Violette | .... | catering assistant: Monroe unit | |
| Beverly Wiens | .... | production accountant | |
| Terence Chase | .... | security (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Carolyn Blackwood | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
| Nicole Dix | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
| Kristi Dyer | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
| Rachel Flanagan | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks (as Rachael Flanagan) | |
| Charlie Gogolak | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
| Amanda Moses | .... | in memory of | |
| Craig Perry | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
| Matthew C. Thompson | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
| Jake Weiner | .... | the film-makers wish to extend their personal thanks | |
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Ashton Kutcher plays Evan Treborn, a troubled man who suffered blackouts as a child. When he discovers a way to travel back into the body of his past self, his time trips start to cause negative results on his present. As he uses his powers to try to fix his past and present, the effect escalates, creating alternate realities, many of which are worse than the past that he is trying to change.
The Butterfly Effect is a terrific thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The previews looked very intense and the whole film is pretty much like that. It held onto the audience right at the start and it didn't let go until the end. The plot is nothing new but the execution was very nice. It offers a bunch of interesting and unpredictable twists so it's hard to see where things are going. The whole film is like that, just one long engaging thrill ride.
The acting is okay, some people did better than others. Ashton Kutcher is surprisingly good as Evan and he does a good job for his first serious movie. Amy Smart is very pretty and talented and she plays Kayleigh perfectly. The only person I didn't really like was Melora Walters. She was pretty wooden and unconvincing. Besides for her, the acting was pretty good and convincing. No one really did a bad job.
This film was directed and written by both Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. They did make their mistakes but the film is still pretty good. The critics never gave this movie a chance. As soon as they heard Ashton Kutcher was in it, they all prepared to give it thumbs down. The movie moves around a lot that its hard to keep up but it also keeps you paying attention. Plenty of movies have gone back in time before but this one does it so more effectively that its almost original in that sense. The beginning is done well, the middle it starts dragging but it starts picking up and the ending is done extremely well. This is one of the best films of 2004 and certainly an entertaining one. In the end, this underrated gem is worth checking out. Rating 8/10