#Eric Bress

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Ashton Kutcher is Evan Treborn in Butterfly Effect, 2004.

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TEM NO YOUTUBE: UM FILME QUE MISTURA GUERRA, AÇÃO, TERROR, SUSPENSE E FICÇÃO AO MESMO TEMPO

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A Man With a Past Best Forgotten Goes to All Lengths to Remember

By Dave Kehr Jan. 23, 2004

Even by the lax standards of January film releases -- this month is the traditional dumping time for studio films that didn't quite work out -- ''The Butterfly Effect'' is staggeringly bad.

Starring Ashton Kutcher, the shaggy-haired young actor best known for ''Dude, Where's My Car?'' and for dating Demi Moore, ''Butterfly'' is a supposed thriller that mines the memory loss theme that has been turning up with striking regularity in American movies, from ''Memento'' to ''Paycheck.'' Mr. Kutcher's character, Evan Treborn, is an earnest college student whose life has been marked by a series of blackouts surrounding traumatic events. Majoring in psychology (he keeps a rat maze in his dorm room), he hopes to discover the reason behind the mysterious black holes in his mind.

Simple self-protection might be one possible explanation, given that his repressed memories include, as the film reveals in a spiraling series of flashbacks, being nearly strangled to death as an 8-year-old by his criminally insane father; being forced to participate in a child pornography video directed by the abusive father (Eric Stoltz) of the little girl, Kayleigh, he has a crush on; watching as a young woman and her baby are blown to bits in a practical joke gone wrong; and watching as the neighborhood bully, Tommy (who also happens to be Kayleigh's brother), ties Evan's beloved terrier up in a canvas bag and sets it on fire. That's a lot to handle right there, but the film's writing and directing team, Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, have some even more appalling atrocities in store for Evan as a young adult.

For reasons the film does not trouble to explain, Evan discovers that, if he reads a few lines from his childhood journals, he will be projected back in time to his traumatic moments, where he can change his behavior in small ways that will make a big difference later on. (This is where the title comes in, with its reference to the old canard about a butterfly flapping its wings in China and producing a tidal wave in New York.)

Sometimes Evan's adjustments seem to work out, as when he awakes from a time-travel session to find himself sharing a sorority house bed with Kayleigh, now grown into a radiantly happy 18-year-old (played by Amy Smart). But mostly his changes just lead to greater disasters, including one alternate reality in which Kayleigh is a scarred, drug-addled prostitute, living in what looks like Jodi Foster's old digs in ''Taxi Driver,'' and another in which Evan loses his arms and the use of his legs.

The complicated plotting soon spins wildly out of the control of the filmmakers (their last credit: ''Final Destination 2'') and begins producing unintentional laughs, as when Evan wakes up to find himself the newest and prettiest resident of a prison full of predatory neo-Nazi homosexuals.

But if the storytelling induces brain cramp, the imagery brings on a bad case of acid indigestion. The filmmakers return again and again to their movie's most repulsive visuals: the two naked children standing before a video camera, the dog squirming in the flaming bag, the mother, with her baby in her arms, approaching the mailbox in which Tommy has planted a lighted stick of dynamite. ''The Butterfly Effect,'' which opens nationwide today, is inhabited by a genuine spirit of cruelty, both toward its characters and its audience.

''The Butterfly Effect'' has been rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It includes several scenes of graphic violence, many directed against children and animals.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT

Written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber; director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti; edited by Peter Amundson; music by Michael Suby; production designer, Douglas Higgins; produced by Chris Bender, A. J. Dix, Anthony Rhulen and J C Spink; released by New Line Cinema. Running time: 113 minutes. This film is rated R.

WITH: Ashton Kutcher (Evan), Amy Smart (Kayleigh), Eric Stoltz (Mr. Miller), William Lee Scott (Tommy), Elden Henson (Lenny), Ethan Suplee (Thumper) and Melora Walters (Andrea).

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i’m rewriting ghosts of war to be about tappert getting tied up with the cats cradle and having it busted open by eugene in between several 5-10 minute monologues with maybe some ghosts in the background going damnnn that little guy is fucked up. or smth idk yet

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GHOSTS OF WAR 2020 | dir. Eric Bress

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eugene and tappert should've gotten to KISS @ eric bress u are a COWARD and a BAD WRITER pick a STRUGGLE

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"The Butterfly Effect", directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, 2004

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Final Destination 2, 2003.

Dir. David R. Ellis | Writ. J. Mackye Gruber & Eric Bress | DOP Gary Capo

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“You can't change who people are without destroying who they were.”

The Butterfly Effect (2004).

Directed by Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber.

Ashton Kutcher

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Ghosts of War (2020) Movie Review

Ghosts of War – ABC Film Challenge – Horror – G – Ghosts of War – Movie Review  Director: Eric Bress Writer: Eric Bress (Screenplay) Cast Brenton Thwaites (The Signal) Kyle Gallner (Smile) Alan Ritchson (Fast X) Theo Rossi (Dear Zoe) Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect)   Plot: Five American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. This unexpected respite quickly…

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The Butterfly Effect (2004)

A psychological thriller and science fiction film directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, starring Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn, a young man who discovers he has the ability to travel back in time and change the events of his past. The film explores the concept of the "butterfly effect," the idea that small actions can lead to drastic, unforeseen consequences in the future.

Evan suffers from blackouts during traumatic events in his childhood, but as he grows older, he finds that by reading his journals, he can transport his consciousness back in time to those pivotal moments and alter them. Initially, Evan believes he can improve his life and the lives of his friends—Kayleigh (Amy Smart), Lenny (Elden Henson), and Tommy (William Lee Scott)—by correcting past mistakes. However, each time he changes the past, it creates unintended and often tragic outcomes in the present, leading to increasingly devastating consequences for everyone involved.

As Evan continues to manipulate time, he struggles with the moral and emotional weight of his decisions, realizing that no matter how hard he tries, he may not be able to create the perfect outcome. The film delves into themes of fate, free will, and the long-lasting impact of trauma.

The Butterfly Effect is known for its dark, mind-bending narrative and complex, non-linear structure. Despite receiving mixed critical reviews, it gained a cult following for its thought-provoking premise and exploration of time travel's ethical implications.

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Vosges. “Je ne pensais pas à mal” : le mea culpa du directeur de l’ESF de La Bresse après le transport de neige depuis les crêtes

En allant chercher de la neige par camions pour préserver le jardin d’enfants de l’école de ski, Eric Flieller dit avoir agi « pour les famille

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the last 30 minutes of ghosts of war

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GHOSTS OF WAR 2020 | dir. Eric Bress

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eric bress wtf is this ending holy fuck