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The butterfly effect Cover Image DVD DVD

The butterfly effect / Bender-Spink, Inc. ; Blackout Entertainment ; Film Engine ; Katalyst Films ; producers, Chris Bender, A.J. Dix, Anthony Rhulen, J.C. Spink ; written by J. Mackye Gruber & Eric Bress ; directed by Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber.

Bender, Chris. (Added Author). Dix, A. J. (Added Author). Rhulen, Anthony. (Added Author). Spink, J. C., 1973- (Added Author). Gruber, J. Mackye. (Added Author). Bress, Eric. (Added Author). Kutcher, Ashton, 1978- (Added Author). Walters, Melora. (Added Author). Smart, Amy, 1976- (Added Author). Henson, Elden. (Added Author). Scott, William Lee, 1973- (Added Author). Stoltz, Eric. (Added Author). Rennie, Callum Keith, 1960- (Added Author). Leonetti, Matthew F., 1941- (Added Author). Amundson, Peter. (Added Author). Suby, Michael. (Added Author). Hetland, Carla. (Added Author). Higgins, Douglas (Art director) (Added Author). Benderspink (Firm) (Added Author). Blackout Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Filmengine (Firm) (Added Author). Katalyst Films (Firm) (Added Author). New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Eric Stoltz, Callum Keith Rennie. (Cast).

Summary:

Evan Treborn wants to be free of his disturbing childhood memories. As a young child, he often blacked out for long periods of time and would try to detail his life through journal writing. As a young adult, he revisits the journal entries to figure out the truth about his troubled childhood friends Kayleigh, Lenny, and Tommy. When he discovers he can travel back in time in order to set things right, he does so in order to save his beloved friends. But he discovers that for every change he makes in the past, there is an unexpected consequences in the future.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780780647992
  • ISBN: 0780647998
  • ISBN: 9784043717323
  • ISBN: 4043717326
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Infinifilm ed. ; Director's cut version.
  • Publisher: [United States] : New Line Home Entertainment ; ©2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title on container.
Special features: additional and alternate ending scenes included in the Director's cut version; audio commentary with director and screenwriters Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber; deleted scenes; "The science and psychology of the chaos theory" featurette; "The creative process" featurette; Infinifilm fact track; story boards; theatrical trailers; DVD-ROM: script-to-screen; link to original website; exclusive on-disc ROM content; exclusive content at infinifilm.com.
Formatted Contents Note:
Theatrical version (ca. 114 min.) -- Director's cut (ca. 120 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti ; editor, Peter Amundson ; music, Michael Suby ; costume designer, Carla Hetland ; production designer, Douglas Higgins.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Eric Stoltz, Callum Keith Rennie.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use.
Language Note:
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue.

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