The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006) (V)

Director:

John R. Leonetti

Writer:

Michael D. Weiss (writer)

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:

Black Brassiere | Animal In Title | Digit In Title | Numbered Sequel | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malcolm Stewart	...	Dr. Greenfield (uncredited)

Directed by
John R. Leonetti

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael D. Weiss		writer

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

Costume Design by
Cynthia Ann Summers

Makeup Department
Charmaine Clark	....	assistant hair stylist
Calla Syna Dreyer	....	first assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Erin Haskett	....	production supervisor
Richard Stirling	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Baron	....	second assistant director
Brian Giddens	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jordan Dobbie	....	on-set props
Dylan Dowd	....	lead greens person
Peter Grace	....	construction coordinator
Michael Jovanovski	....	lead dresser
Cody Larson	....	on-set dresser
Dean Rossmo	....	construction buyer
Mike Sorochuk	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
James Fonnyadt	....	sound designer
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glen Noseworthy	....	adr mixer
David Scott	....	sound effects editor
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dan Cervin	....	special effects first assistant
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Matt Belbin	....	digital effects editor: Anthem Visual Effects
Jayson Castro	....	visual effects production assistant
Michael Goddard	....	digital artist
Annabelle Kent	....	digital compositor
Mladen Miholjcic	....	senior CGI artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Stephen Paschke	....	CG artist
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects

Stunts
Rick Moore	....	stunt double
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Herb DeWaal	....	key rigging grip
Cameron Drinkle	....	video assist operator
Sean M. Harding	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael McLellan	....	key grip
Brad Oleksy	....	leadman grip
Tyler Woeste	....	second assistant camera

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

Editorial Department
Randy L. Anderson	....	color timer
Edoardo Brizio	....	associate editor

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
Vince Morden	....	cable truck driver
Duane Shearer	....	driver
Jason Swetlikoe	....	driver

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Tim Bennett	....	office production assistant
Catherine Bowles	....	production assistant
Simon Bright	....	key production assistant
Aaron Carson	....	production assistant
Abraham Fraser	....	location manager
Jeff Hardy	....	production assistant
Scott James	....	production assistant
Luke King	....	key production assistant
Jake Kowalski	....	production assistant
Jennifer Lawson	....	production assistant
Shane Lennox	....	assistant location manager
Gabriella Ludlow	....	production legal
Justin Macgregor	....	key production assistant
James Melia	....	production assistant
Shandra Molloy	....	production assistant
Cameron Morris	....	key production assistant
Nicole Oguchi	....	production coordinator
Carol Pears	....	script supervisor
Ashlee Powell	....	acquisitions coordinator
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Nancy Valle	....	executive in charge of post: New Line
Sheila Woodley	....	post-production accountant
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• FilmEngine
• BenderSpink

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• New Line Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Anthem Visual Effects

Other Companies

• Bank of Ireland  production financing provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Framepool  stock footage
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera equipment

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

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene when the Jeep blows the tire, the camera angle clearly shows the right front tire as being flat. The next shot with the sparks, they are coming from behind the camera. In the shot showing the Jeep spinning around, all four tires are inflated.

Quotes:

[making out with Grace in the men's bathroom]
Nick: Hold up. Your dad's right outside.
Grace: I don't care about that, and neither does he. Besides, I'll just tell him to give you another raise.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

But Never Again

Repeating unrepeatable

The reason why the first movie was very good (I would call it even brilliant) was, that for first half an hour, you didn't know what's going on here. You saw Kutcher's childhood which was from time to time affected by blackouts and you didn't know what they are for there. As this is a sequel, the tension was missing and the guy even didn't have blackouts at all. Many times during the new movie I felt like watching the first movie and that the new one just changed a few things. For example, compare the prison scene and the scene on toilets. This movie lacks strong scenes, which are replaced by sex. Again, remember the first movie - burning of a dog, dynamite in a box, visit at Lenny's room in hospital etc. Those moments were breathtaking, quick and strong. What do you have in the second one? A lot of people hate the ending of this movie, but well...how would you end it? It would be a disgrace if it was pure happy-end and also, they couldn't do partial happy-end, if they didn't want to repeat themselves again. All in all, this flick is very mediocre and the comparing to the original movie pushes it even lower. I won't say "AVOID IT!", watch it on some evening when you want to watch TV but the only thing they broadcast is Big Brother.