The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)

Nick Larson discovers a supernatural way to alter his life and travel back in time to key moments in his life by looking at photographs.

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writers:

John Frankenheimer (inspired by), Michael D. Weiss

Stars:

Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Dustin Milligan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Nick Larson and his best friends Trevor Eastman and Amanda are celebrating the twentieth-fourth birthday of his girlfriend Julie Miller in a beautiful lake on a Sunday morning. Nick is expecting to be promoted in the company where he works, and Julie is planning to move to his place instead of going to New York for her Master degree. However, Nick is called by his colleague Dave Bristol, who is disputing the promotion with Nick, for a meeting with a client. While on the road, Nick has an accident and Julie and his friends die. One year later, Nick finds that he can travel in time and tries to fix the past, with tragic consequences for the future.

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Plot Keywords:

sex in a restroom | second part | blonde | unplanned pregnancy | copulation | 

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Taglines:

Can you change your past without destroying your future?

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2006 (Israel)

Also Known As:

The Butterfly Effect 2

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, FilmEngine, BenderSpink

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director of this film is the younger brother of Matthew F. Leonetti, the Director of Photography for the previous installment.

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Goofs

When Nick is in the hospital after the first crash, he goes into a convulsion and the nurse runs in and hits the button and announces a "code blue". That should get every available doctor and nurse in the area to run into the room. Then the mother says he's alright now, yet the nurse never calls to reverse the code blue, and no-one shows up.

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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!

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Connections

Followed by The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)

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Soundtracks

But Never Again
Written by Alex Amato (BMI), Anthony Amato (BMI)
Performed by Genuine Childs
Courtesy of Peace Productions
Published by Power and Fire Publishing (BMI)

User Reviews

Save your money, skip this one.

I had great expectations for the sequel to one of my favorite movies. When I learned it would be direct-to-video I worried. Such fears were more than confirmed. This movie, to put it bluntly is terrible when compared to the first. The plot is nonsensical, and takes place around a boring office environment. The acting is frigid, there is little character development, and predictably leads the viewer to little enjoyment, and lots of confusion.

It would appear the director of this film has not even seen the first one, considering the frequent mistakes, and plot jumps.

Save your money, skip this one. This possessed such great potential, but suffered such terribly delivery