The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Butterfly Effect is a fantasy/drama movie about a young man who finds a way to travel back through time and alter his own past. The phrase 'butterfly effect' refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that ultimately cause a tornado to appear. Just like that, the small changes the main character Evan Treborn made to his past in order to improve his life had unexpected and terrible consequences.
Butterfly Effect was directed and written by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. The cast is Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, and other great actors. This movie is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout its 113 minutes runtime!
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Butterfly Effect is a thrilling, inventive and very disturbing movie. It involves alternate realities and time travel, which will make your head spin. This director's cut also has a different, much better (and darker!) ending than the cinema version. Watch it if you think you can handle the chilling ride!
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TwinsMama says:
Great movie! But, the images were so disturbing I don't think I can watch it again. It's still on my top movies of all time list though.
Posted May 07, 2009
Vacation-In-My-Head says:
I absolutely love this movie. I don't usually watch movies over and over, but this is one that I can watch many times.
Posted January 19, 2009
NAIZA says:
I love this movie! I like the first one rather than the sequel.
Posted September 12, 2008
JamesAffiliates says:
I thought it was a great movie! And any others like this, the second one that came out was ok, but not as original as the first, I thought.
Posted September 06, 2008
Judel says:
I loved this movie and have seen it several times...though I don't care for the director's cut. I personally do not feel OK about the only way for him to help everyone was to never have existed. Nice guys don't grow on trees. The theatrical ending is much better!
Posted September 04, 2008
Chadrew says:
It was the other way round for me. I saw the DVD and had no idea a happy ending existed until later.
Posted August 21, 2008
fefe says:
I liked it. I didn't see the director's cut version and think I'll stay away from it after reading about the ending.
Posted August 20, 2008
Alban says:
It was a great movie to me, though quite dark and devastating. Everything the guy does to make his life better, makes his situation worse. That is how it is with us, isn't it? We can't fix anything. We try, but nothing gets better. It only gets worse, unless we rely on true Authority.
Posted May 10, 2008
PaulLev says:
I thought it was a fine movie - time-travel, which I write as well as read and see, is one of my favorite genres...
Posted April 22, 2008
Butterfly Effect is no good!
Adam_Chandler says:
It's almost as lame as Ashton Kutcher himself. What a tool! The concept is kind of cool, I guess. The concept of the movie, I mean. Not the concept of Ashton Kutcher.
Posted July 20, 2008
Best Butterfly Effect Quotes:
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Mr. George Miller: Evan! Put that out, or you'll blow off both your hands!
Evan at 7: Been there, done that.2 points
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Evan: Jesus speaks to me in my dreams.1 point
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Evan: Hey Thumper, you got the time?
Thumper: Whatsa matter, you lost your Rolex? Fuck you frat-boy!1 point
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Mr. George Miller: Take off your clothes, just like we do at bath time. You too, Evan.1 point
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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.1 point
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['Future' Evan back in his childhood]
Evan at 7: What time is it?
Mr. George Miller: It's time for you to do what I tell you to do...
Evan at 7: Wrong answer fuck bag. This is the very moment of your reckoning. In the next 30 seconds you're gonna open 1 of 2 doors. The first door will forever traumatize your own flesh and blood.1 point
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Kayleigh: Nothing's all better, okay? Nothing ever gets better!0 points
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[to the neo-Nazi inmates]
Evan: So, should I suck your dick now?0 points
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Evan: Tell me the Greek alphabet. Huh huh huh? Alpha beta...0 points
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Links Related to Butterfly Effect
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Predestination paradox on Wikipedia
Definition of predestination paradox, or a causality loop. Even causes one: he beings writing his journal because of the blackouts, which allows him t...1 point
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Scientific butterfly effect on Wikipedia
The scientific definition of butterfly effect. Small variations of the initial condition of a nonlinear dynamical system may produce large variations...1 point
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Wings Of A Butterfly
What happens next after you catch the butterfly? Well, think about it from a child's perspective, they swoop the net over the butterfly to capture it1 point
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The Butterfly Effect official site
The official site of Butterfly Effect movies. You can find trailers, posters, galleries and more exclusive content here.0 points
Your Favorite Butterfly Effect Ending
Warning: contains spoilers!
There are several different Butterfly Effect endings. Which one do you prefer?
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The 'happy' ending
Evan meets Kayleigh on a busy Manhattan street. She never knew him because he changed the past. Evan invites her for a cup of coffee and she agrees.4 points
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The 'bittersweet' ending
Evan meets Kayleigh on a busy Manhattan street. They notice each other and Kayleigh stops, but by the time Evan turns to look, she has already begun walking again. Evan realizes he must not follow her to avoid messing up the unstable timeline any further. It's obviously very painful for him to let her go.3 points
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The director's cut ending
Evan realizes he was never meant to be born in the first place. He travels back to his mother's womb and chokes himself. Then everyone else is shown living their lives happily.2 points
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The 'stalker' ending
Evan meets Kayleigh on a busy Manhattan street; they notice each other and Kayleigh stops. When Evan turns to look, she has already began walking away, and Evan follows her without revealing himself.0 points
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TrueGhostTales wrote...
I thought Butterfly Effect was a really well written movie. 5 stars
Posted May 17, 2009
TwinsMama wrote...
Thanks for a great tribute to the Butterfly Effect. Liked seeing the trailer again, but I don't think it does it justice. Best movie that Ashton Kutcher has ever been in.
Posted May 07, 2009
Vacation-In-My-Head wrote...
I loved this movie! It is definitely a favorite of mine. 5*'s
Thank you also for the blessings for on Florida Alligators lens.
Posted January 19, 2009
Rinchen Chodron wrote
Sounds like a good movie - I'll have to check it out. Way to go *****
Posted October 22, 2008
Judel wrote...
Oh, and i saw the sequel! Don't waste your time. Has a worse ending than the director's cut of the first one! Terrible terrible ending!!!
Posted September 04, 2008
Judel wrote...
Loved the movie...loved the dvd too (well, except for the director's cut). I do wish they had decided to go with the happy ending, where Evan meets Kayleigh on a busy Manhattan street. They almost went that way with the ending but ended up walking in separate directions...though I like to think the next time it happens, one of them will say hi to the other! :)
Posted September 04, 2008
Chadrew wrote...
Glad you liked it!
Yes, there's a Butterfly Effect 2 movie apparently, but I haven't watched it yet. Almost all reviews I've read said that it's pretty terrible compared to the first one.
Posted September 01, 2008
JaguarJulie wrote...
I loved this movie! Might just have to rent it again. I didn't know that there was a BE2 edition! 5*****
Posted August 31, 2008
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