The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writers:

John Frankenheimer (inspired by) and
Michael D. Weiss

Release Date:

10 August 2006 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Can you change your past without destroying your future?

Plot:

A brain tumor allows a person to change the past by reflecting at relevant pictures.

Plot Keywords:

Numbered Sequel | Gay | Flashback | Black Bra | Photograph

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eric Lively	...	Nick Larson
Erica Durance	...	Julie Miller
Dustin Milligan	...	Trevor Eastman
Gina Holden	...	Amanda
David Lewis	...	Dave Bristol
Andrew Airlie	...	Ron Callahan
Chris Gauthier	...	Ted
Susan Hogan	...	Katherine Larson
JR Bourne	...	Malcolm Williams
Lindsay Maxwell	...	Grace Callahan
Zoran Vukelic	...	Christopher
Jerry Wasserman	...	Alberto Fuentes
John Mann	...	Wayne
Tom Bulmer	...	Executive
Veena Sood	...	Nurse
Brad Kelly	...	Thug
Caeli MacAulay	...	Baby Nick (as Caeli Macauley)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malcolm Stewart	...	Dr. Greenfield (uncredited)

Directed by
John R. Leonetti

Writing credits
John Frankenheimer		(inspired by)
Michael D. Weiss

Produced by
Chris Bender	....	producer
A.J. Dix	....	producer
Brendan Ferguson	....	co-producer
Kevin Kasha	....	executive producer
Anthony Rhulen	....	producer
William Shively	....	executive producer
J.C. Spink	....	producer
Michael Stirling	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Michael Suby

Cinematography by
Brian Pearson

Film Editing by
Jacqueline Cambas
Chris Conlee		(co-editor)

Casting by
Heike Brandstatter
Coreen Mayrs

Art Direction by
Don Macaulay

Set Decoration by
Shane Vieau		(as Shane 'Perro' Vieau)

Costume Design by
Cynthia Ann Summers

Makeup Department
Tim Chappell	....	second hair assistant
Charmaine Clark	....	first hair assistant
Calla Syna Dreyer	....	first assistant makeup artist
Lori-Ann Gatto	....	second hair assistant
Leslie Graham	....	makeup assistant
Tana Lynn Moldovanos	....	makeup assistant (as Tana Moldovanos)
Leah Schweiger	....	key hair stylist (as Leah Schwieger)
Margaret Yaworski	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jayne Bieber	....	production executive: New Line
Brendan Ferguson	....	production manager
Erin Haskett	....	production supervisor
Richard Stirling	....	executive in charge of production
Richard Stirling	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Baron	....	second assistant director (as David Baron)
Brian Giddens	....	first assistant director
Maria Kozak	....	assistant director trainee
Troy Scott	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Adam Catt	....	dresser
Jordan Dobbie	....	props assistant
Dylan Dowd	....	greensman
Robin Driscoll	....	paint coordinator
Don Dussault	....	carpenter
Melissa Dutchak	....	set dresser
Neil Fairall	....	dresser
Peter Grace	....	construction coordinator
Michael Hall	....	dresser
Philip Jamieson	....	scenic painter
Michael Jovanovski	....	lead dresser
Rick Kramer	....	lead greensman (as Richard Kramer)
Duncan Lalonde	....	lead carpenter
Cody Larson	....	on-set dresser
Sergio Lavilla	....	assistant set decorator
James Letham	....	scenic painter
Stuart Mangnall	....	scenic helper (as Stewart Mangnall)
David Manske	....	set dresser
Liam McAinsh	....	set dresser
Sean McGee	....	on-set props assistant
John McIntosh	....	greensman
Dwane McIsaac	....	scenic helper (as Dwane MacIsaac)
Ian Nothnagel	....	dresser
Josh Plaw	....	set dresser (as Joshua Plaw)
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist (as Rob Pratt)
Narinder Rai	....	labourer
Dorian Reese	....	lead greensman
Dean Rossmo	....	construction buyer
Karolina Safar	....	set dresser
Donna Smith	....	prop master
Mike Sorochuk	....	lead carpenter (as Michael Sorochuk)
Judi Stackaruk	....	buyer
Judi Stackaruk	....	dresser
Katharine Sugrue	....	set dresser
Tamara Susik	....	assistant prop master
Camplin Telford	....	set dresser
Kennedy Telford	....	set dresser
Courtney Tuckwood	....	labourer
Paul West	....	set dresser
Teresa Weston	....	assistant art director
Darcy Wyness	....	lead greensman

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Jay Cheetham	....	backgrounds editor
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
James Fonnyadt	....	sound designer
Grant Hamakawa	....	sound assistant
Ian Daniel Jones	....	boom operator (as Ian Jones)
Laurie Melhus	....	audio post production coordinator
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glen Noseworthy	....	adr mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
David Scott	....	sound effects editor
Adam Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shane Shemko	....	foley artist
William Skinner	....	sound mixer (as Bill Skinner)
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dan Cervin	....	first assistant special effects
Valerie Fraser	....	special effects assistant
Garnet Harry	....	special effects assistant
Dean Hart	....	special effects assistant
Dar Hicks	....	set supervisor
Eric Lemay	....	fabricator
Paul Eugene Theason	....	special effects assistant (as Paul Thiessen)
Al Waldron	....	fabricator (as Alan Waldron)
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Matt Belbin	....	digital effects editor: Anthem Visual Effects (as Matthew Belbin)
Sébastien Bergeron	....	digital effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects (as Sebastian Bergeron)
Jayson Castro	....	visual effects production assistant
Michael Goddard	....	CG artist: Anthem Visual Effects (as Mike Goddard)
Annabelle Kent	....	digital compositing artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Darren MacKay	....	digital compositing artist: Anthem Visual Effects (as Darren Mackay)
Mathieu-Xavier Mauser	....	system administrator (as Mathieu Mauser)
Stu McRae	....	digital compositing artist: Anthem Visual Effects (as Stuart MacRae)
Mladen Miholjcic	....	CG artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Stephen Paschke	....	CG artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Trevor Strand	....	digital compositing artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects

Stunts
Corry Glass	....	stunt double: Gina
Tom Glass	....	stunt truck driver
David Jacox	....	stunt double: Nick
Rick Moore	....	stunt double: Trevor
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt truck driver
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt double: Julie (as Mell Stubbs)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Anderson	....	rigging grip
Cameron Beck	....	rigging grip
Martin Biggerstaff	....	crane operator
Mark Brown	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
William Buckingham	....	rigging grip
Andrew Capicik	....	camera trainee (as Andy Capicik)
David Crone	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
Leo Decker	....	lamp operator
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Rusty Deluce	....	camera assistant (as Russell Deluce)
Travis Demeyer	....	lamp operator
Herb DeWaal	....	rigging grip (as Herb Dewaal)
Mark Draaijers	....	lamp operator (as Mark Draayers)
Mike Draaijers	....	rigging electric (as Myke Draaijers)
Cameron Drinkle	....	video assist operator
Ian Gray	....	rigging grip
Jeremy Gustafson	....	grip
Shauna Hanna	....	best boy grip
Sean M. Harding	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Sean Harding)
Christopher Harvey	....	rigging grip (as Khristopher Harvey)
James S. Harvey	....	lamp operator (as James Harvey)
Shane Harvey	....	still photographer
Jon L.J. Helgason	....	lamp operator (as Jonathan Helgason)
Tyler Hepple	....	lamp operator
Duncan Hogg	....	lamp operator
Simon Jori	....	camera assistant
Spiro Karfakis	....	electrical assistant
Martin Kostian	....	grip
Carl Leveque	....	rigging grip
James Louwe	....	lamp operator
Rob MacKenzie	....	lamp operator (as Robert MacKenzie)
Rob Madden	....	lamp operator (as Robert Madden)
Michael Mayo	....	rigging gaffer
Terry McEwen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Terry McEwan)
Steve McGuire	....	rigging grip
Michael McLellan	....	key grip
Tasos Mentzelopoulos	....	camera assistant
Triston Nelson	....	grip
Brad Oleksy	....	leadman grip
Jos Oman	....	camera assistant (as Josh Oman)
Clayton Richard-Long	....	camera assistant (as Clayton Long)
Zachary Rothman	....	lamp operator
Thom Ryan	....	camera assistant (as Thomas Ryan)
Jean-Marc Saldini	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jean Marc Saldini)
Jay 'Sully' Sullivan	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Jason Sullivan)
Andrew Towson	....	lamp operator
Jason Weir	....	best boy
Andrew D. Wilson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Andy Wilson)
Tyler Woeste	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
James Moore	....	casting assistant
Alicia Scott	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joshana Craig	....	costumer: prep
Ivan Lehner	....	costumer
Kate Main	....	costumer
Courtney McKenzie	....	assistant costume designer
Paulette Nelson	....	costumer
Debbie Schreiber	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Randy L. Anderson	....	color timer
Flavio Bidese	....	on-line editor
Edward Brizio	....	first assistant editor (as Edoardo Aldo Brizio)
Ally Cole	....	project coordinator: Rainmaker (as Allyson Cole)
Chris Conlee	....	associate editor
Richard Cordes	....	colourist
Gerry Gonsalves	....	on-line editor
Fred W. Richters	....	on-line editor (as Fred Richters)
James Telfer	....	colourist
Nancy Valle	....	post-production executive: New Line

Music Department
Kim Blackburn Bowen	....	music legal services
Louis Clark	....	music supervisor
Joel J. Richard	....	composer: additional source music
Mark Skillingberg	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Joanne Aimer	....	driver: cast
Ron Aimer	....	driver: cast
Jeremy Alexander	....	driver
Gordon Alyward	....	driver: special equipment
James Archibald	....	driver: special equipment
Ron Buyck	....	driver (as Ronnie Buyck)
Gurpal Deol	....	driver (as Garpaul Deol)
Ralph Eugster	....	driver
Cameron Foss	....	driver
Bill Harris	....	driver
Louie Hausner	....	transportation co-captain (as Louis Hausner)
Ron Itterman	....	driver: cast
Robin King	....	driver
John Lange	....	driver
Ben Liljedahl	....	driver: special equipment (as Benny Liljedahl)
Douglas Marshall	....	driver: special equipment
Ian Montgomery	....	driver
Vince Morden	....	driver
Mark Morgan	....	driver
Al Parisien	....	driver
Stewart Purvis	....	driver
Peter Road	....	driver
Mickey Sangha	....	driver (as Mickey Sanga)
Ryan Sangha	....	driver
Duane Shearer	....	driver
Reggie Singh	....	driver: special equipment
Fraser Sutherland	....	transportation coordinator
Jason Swetlikoe	....	driver: cast
John Swetlikoe	....	transportation captain
Lois Swetlikoe	....	driver: cast
Ross Zimmerman	....	driver: special equipment

Other crew
Chad Barager	....	assistant production coordinator
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Bob Bedard	....	head chef
Tim Bennett	....	production assistant (as Tim 'Toque' Bennett)
Jocelyn Bishop	....	production assistant
Carolyn Blackwood	....	business and legal affairs: New Line
Catherine Bowles	....	production assistant
Cedric Breuel	....	key wrangler (as Cedric Breule)
Simon Bright	....	key production assistant
Tyler Burley	....	set security
Steven Cain	....	set security
Jacqueline Cambas	....	title sequence designer
Aaron Carson	....	production assistant
Jeanie Kawakami Cloutier	....	stand-in: Julie (as Jeanie Cloutier)
Errin Clutton	....	production assistant
Alison S. Cohen	....	production attorney: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein, LLP
Yasmin Damshenas	....	assistant: Mrs. Blackwood
Annie Doyon	....	assistant accountant
Melissa Elliott	....	titles artist
Neal Flaherty	....	assistant: Mr. Bender
Abraham Fraser	....	location manager
Wayne Gaines	....	set security
Leeshan Gibson	....	stand-in: Nick
Kathleen Gilbert	....	location scout
Philip Goore	....	business and legal affairs: New Line
Jeff Hardy	....	production assistant
Jamie Hendry	....	set security (as Jaime Hendry)
Susan Hicks	....	accounting clerk
Montgomery Hill	....	production assistant
Suzanne Hopkinson	....	production assistant
Scott James	....	production assistant
Curtis Johnson	....	set security
Luke King	....	key production assistant
Jake Kowalski	....	key production assistant
Rob Larson	....	extras wrangler
Jennifer Lawson	....	production assistant
Charlene Lee	....	production resources
Shane Lennox	....	assistant location manager
Katy Lew	....	production services: Reunion Pictures
Gabriella Ludlow	....	production legal
Justin Macgregor	....	key production assistant (as Justin MacGregor)
Dwane McIsaac	....	assistant chef: Cinema Scenes (as Dwayne MacIsaac)
Kenneth Meisenbacher	....	production assistant (as Ken Meisenbacher)
James Melia	....	production assistant
Jackie Micallef	....	background coordinator (as Jacqui Micallef)
Mandy Milicevic	....	extras wrangler
Shandra Molloy	....	production assistant
Cameron Morris	....	key production assistant
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Nicole Oguchi	....	production coordinator
Dale Paterson	....	security captain
Carol Pears	....	script supervisor
Ashlee Powell	....	acquisitions coordinator: New Line
Nin Rai	....	assistant chef: Cinema Scenes
Garette Ratliff Henson	....	assistant: Mr. Dix/Mr. Rhulen (as Garette Henson)
Lisa Richardson	....	production services: Reunion Pictures
Darren Robertson	....	video playback services: Sim Video West Ltd.
Bob Ryan	....	security coordinator (as Robert Ryan)
Michael Ryan	....	set security
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Darren Shmyr	....	craft service
Darren Shmyr	....	first aid
Stephanie Smith	....	post production assistant accountant
Ruchir Tandon	....	set production assistant
Pete Tsopeis	....	location scout (as Peter Tsopeis)
Courtney Tuckwood	....	chef: Cinema Scenes
Adam Weirch	....	assistant: Mr. Goore (as Adam Weirich)
Beverly Wiens	....	production accountant
John Wittmayer	....	location scout
Sheila Woodley	....	post-production accountant
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)

Thanks
John Frankenheimer	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• FilmEngine (in association with)
• BenderSpink

Distributors

• Cinestar (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• New Line Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Television (2006) (Romania) (all media)
• Veronica (2010) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Anthem Visual Effects (visual effects by)
• Special Effects Shop (special effects by)

Other Companies

• Aon/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance  insurance provided by (as AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance Brokers)
• Background, The  walla artists (as The Backgrounds)
• Bank of Ireland  production financing provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinema Scenes Catering  catering provided by (as Cinema Scenes)
• EFilm  digital negative (as E-Film)
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll service (as EP Canada)
• Entertainment Partners  payroll service
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  production legal
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond (as Film Finances, Inc.)
• Framepool  stock shots provided by
• Getty Images  stock shots provided by
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera equipment
• PS Production Services  Chapman camera dollies provided by
• Panavision  cameras provided by
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  film opticals by (as Rainmaker)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  post production services provided by (as Rainmaker)
• Reunion Pictures  production services provided by
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post production by
• Sim Video West  video playback provided by
• Sim Video  editing equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Runtime:

92 min | Philippines:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #42671) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: During the jeep crash, in one shot the jeep is being pushed to the left and in the next to the right.

Quotes:

Trevor Eastman:I've brought my own special birthday candle...
[shows joint]
Trevor Eastman:... It's drugs!
Julie Miller:Oh! My favorite.
Amanda:...Light it up!

Movie Connections:

References The Butterfly Effect (2004)

Soundtrack:

Do You Feel The Cold

Spoils the name.....

The original Butterfly Effect had many wonderful original aspects to it. The main character's abilities were explained in a sort of way that it was slightly believable and the movie was full of twists and turns that culminated in a satisfying and realistic ending. Sadly the sequel does not feature any of the elements that made the original so brilliant. Everything has been dumbed down , gaps in the storyline are almost insulting if you're a fan of the previous film and the amount of sex infused in this movie is unjustified for this storyline , it isn't placed to create an atmosphere like in Lord of War per say , it just seems thrown in because the director was clueless. There are no moment when your skin tingles , you are spoon fed the entire story , everything is very linear in a movie where the time-lines are supposed to be altered and the ending made me feel i needed a drink.

Just watch the first movie again or search for something else , this movie is one step away from being one of Uwe Boll's, a definite pass.