The Butterfly Effect

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	Ashton Kutcher	Evan
	Melora Walters	Andrea
	Amy Smart	Kayleigh
	Elden Henson	Lenny
	William Lee Scott	Tommy
	John Patrick Amedori	Evan at 13
	Irene Gorovaia	Kayleigh at 13
	Kevin G. Schmidt	Lenny at 13
	Jesse James	Tommy at 13
	Logan Lerman	Evan at 7
	Sarah Widdows	Kayleigh at 7
	Jake Kaese	Lenny at 7
	Cameron Bright	Tommy at 7
	Eric Stoltz	Mr. Miller
	Callum Keith Rennie	Jason
	Lorena Gale	Mrs. Boswell
	Nathaniel DeVeaux	Dr. Redfield
	John Tierney	Priest
	Kendall Cross	Mrs. Kagan
	Ted Friend	Anchor
	John B. Lowe	Professor Carter
	Ethan Suplee	Thumper
	Camille Sullivan	Cricket
	Tara Wilson	Heidi
	Jesse Hutch	Spencer

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Director	Eric Bress
	J. Mackye Gruber
Writer	J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress
Producer	Chris Bender, Cale Boyter, Richard Brener, A.J. Dix, Toby Emmerich, Jonathan Fountain, Jason Goldberg, David Krintzman, Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Rhulen, Lisa Richardson, William Shively, J.C. Spink
Musician	Michael Suby
Photography	Matthew F. Leonetti

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Story Synopsis:
In "The Butterfly Effect," young Evan (Logan Lerman & John Patrick Amedori) often suffered from blackouts in which he would have no memory of what had just occurred. With mental illness running on his father’s side, Evan was encouraged to keep a journal to record what had happened throughout each day. After not suffering any blackouts for several years, the young adult Evan (Kutcher) reread his journals hoping to find the answers to disturbing childhood memories that revolved around his three best friends. But what Evan discovered was a power greater than he could have imagined and more terrifying than he could have conceived. Includes both the 120-minute Director’s Cut (on Side A) and the 114-minute Theatrical Cut (on Side B) of the film. (Tricia Littrell)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture (for both cuts available on this disc) is stylized, with dark, but natural-looking images interspersed with creative and highly saturated sequences. Images are sharp and nicely detailed, with satisfying shadow delineation and contrast, despite many scenes having very dark characteristics. Viewing in a completely blackened room is recommended for optimal visual information in these sequences. The source element is quite clean, with only some minor film grain and little dirt noticed. Edge enhancement is not much of a problem, but some pixelization is detected. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
Both DTS-ES® Discrete 6.1 and Dolby® Digital Surround EX™ soundtracks sound fantastic. Dialogue intelligibility and reproduction is first class with superb tonality and accurate placement within the listening environment. All channels of amplication are active throughout with great effectiveness. The soundtrack really shines and excels in the many scenes when Ashton Kutcher’s character flashbacks/time travels throughout the film. In these scenes, the soundtrack comes at the listener and floods the listening space with some great sonics, as spatial dimensionality is superb. LFE activity during these scenes is deep, penetrating, and immensely effective. The surround field so convincingly wraps itself around the listener in these scenes that the listening experience effectively transports the listener within the on-screen events and happenings. This Infinifilm™ release continues the exemplary tradition of New Line Home Entertainment sound mixes on DVD. The DTS version (available only on the Director’s Cut) is more effective in involving the listener in a cavalcade of sound with a more intimate soundfield, detailed sonics, and a more open soundstage. The extra discrete surround channel in back is a great addition, as this channel really stretches the soundfield, especially in the time flashback/time travel scenes throughout the presentation. (Jeffrey Kern)

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