The Butterfly Effect 2 Page #2

Synopsis: Nick Larson and his best friends Trevor Eastman and Amanda are celebrating the twentieth-fourth birthday of his girlfriend Julie Miller in a beautiful lake on a Sunday morning. Nick is expecting to be promoted in the company where he works, and Julie is planning to move to his place instead of going to New York for her Master degree. However, Nick is called by his colleague Dave Bristol, who is disputing the promotion with Nick, for a meeting with a client. While on the road, Nick has an accident and Julie and his friends die. One year later, Nick finds that he can travel in time and tries to fix the past, with tragic consequences for the future.
Director(s): John R. Leonetti
Production: New Line Cinema
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
4.5
R
Year:
2006
92 min
$57,000,000
Website
211 Views


- Oh, l was in the copy room.

l need those spreadsheets.

Yeah, l put 'em on your desk

last night.

l was here until 7:00.

Afterthat.

Did you check your inbox?

Look, l'm telling you

l can't find 'em, so just...

print me up a new report,

spare me the boring fairy tale.

We've got the Rosemont

Equities meeting, one hour.

Wait. What are you

talking about?

sales presentation...

- l thought that was at 4:00.

- l had to move it, okay?

And you're just

telling me this now?

Look, Nick,

two years. lt is an uphill battle.

Everyone's got to pull

their own weight. No exceptions.

Okay. No problem.

l'll have the spreadsheets.

l can give the pitch myself if you think

you can't handle it.

l said no problem.

Okay.

You keep

your sh*t together.

Okay? l can't have you pop another

brain fart and f*** this thing up.

Clean up your desk.

lt's a mess.

What we're talking about is software

that will enable your handheld

to communicate with

any wireless technology.

lmagine being able to access

all of yourtechnology from here.

Picture it. Say you're in a cab

on your way to a meeting.

You're checking your e-mails,

you're surfing the web, a call comes in.

Well, your new client decides

that they need additional product images

to be included in the presentation

that you're giving in an hour.

You rush over

to the job site

snap a couple of jpegs,

get to your meeting.

And gentlemen,

what you've got

is a slideshow

in your pocket.

Okay, so...

everyone's developing

next-gen software for handhelds,

including the big guys.

Why put money into yours?

Because ours

is ready now.

We, with our partners

at Strike Line, believe

we can have this on the market

within the quarter.

- Nick.

- ls he having a seizure or what?

No, he gets headaches.

Nick! Nick!

l'm so sorry.

l swear, if l get

one more S.E.C. notice,

l'm gonna burn the whole stack and move

this thing to the Caymans.

Yeah, the weather's

nice there.

l'm... sorry about

the meeting, sir.

Nick, l shouldn't

have to tell you--

within the first two years.

We make one mistake,

it affects everything.

We can't go back

and do this over again.

You're absolutely

right.

l assure you this will

not happen again.

Dave tells me you've been

having some problems lately

with concentrating

and remembering stuff.

-Are you sure you're okay?

-Yeah, l'm fine.

Really, it's--

it's not a big deal.

l want you to just go home,

take the rest of the week off

and recharge the batteries.

- Mr. Callahan, really, l can work.

- Nick...

l need to work.

lt's done.

Just go home.

We'll see you in a week.

Always searching

Looking forthe one

to wrap your soul

Around

Sing the one name

as you let go

The fear of flying

You're on your way

Endless love

And you say

You're gonna turn

time around...

Oh, man.

Oh, sh*t. Baby, did you

grab my sunglasses?

Mm? What would you

do without me?

Hmm?

Yo, this is stupid!

Bristol's a dick.

Yeah, a dick

who'll get promoted

instead of me if l flake

on this meeting.

- So he gets to ruin our Sundays?

-And Julie's birthday.

Whatever, man. l'm telling you you

should just blow the whole thing off.

You're right.

l don't really need this job anyway.

Yeah.

Great idea.

l'm sure when you get fired,

Trevor will last

-two weeks at work without you, maybe.

- ''Two weeks at work without you.''

-Why you got to say that?

-What?

Ooh, guys, wait.

l want to get a picture of this.

Nice. And you

know what, honey?

You can move to New York with me

and we can be starving artists together.

- lsn't that a perfect idea?

- Put your seat belt on.

-What?

- Put it on!

Okay. Sh*t.

l think so.

Hey, pumpkin. Hey, do you know

what you're gonna wear?

What's happening?

Are you okay?

Nick?

Oh, Nick,

are you okay?

What's wrong, huh?

Huh?

What's the matter?

l think l was

having a nightmare.

Oh, baby!

lt's okay.

All right?

lt's all over now. lt's all over.

Oh, shh.

Oh, God!

Okay?

Now let's get going.

We'll celebrate my birthday.

lt'll be fun.

- Okay.

- l'm gonna go get ready. All right.

Okay.

l know how weird it sounds.

lt's just...

l can't explain it.

l...

there's this entire

other version

of my life

without you.

l went through

a whole year

believing you were dead.

And then ljust--

ljust wake up, and there you are.

Okay, it was just

a bad dream, all right?

lt wasn't real.

l'm here.

Come on.

l hearyou, l do,

but it's just l'm having

a really difficult time believing it.

lt's been

a traumatic year

for both of us, okay?

- But we made it.

- lt's not that.

Hey.

l am here.

And that's all

that matters.

All right.

-You're right.

- l know.

Oh, f***.

You're right.

Hi.

Sorry we're late.

- Happy birthday.

- Thank you.

- Happy 25th, old lady.

- Oh!

How's it going, man?

Good.

lt is really

frickin' good!

Oh, it's good to

see you, man!

Yeah, it's good.

Good.

You two,

you look amazing!

Oh, how much has

he had to drink?

Well, it's been

a long night.

Speaking of which,

why don't, uh...

-Yes, let's.

- ...you and l do the...

- Right.

- Okay.

...and you two--

good. All right.

Hey, how's it goin', man?

Two MGDs,

Jack on the rocks

and a house red, please.

Please tell me that you

locked down the strippers.

The strippers?

For my bachelor party.

Your bachelor party?

Because... you two

are getting married,

and l'm...

the best man.

Which means l would have

locked down the strippers.

Of course l did,

dumb-ass!

-You're scaring me, man.

- Dude, l got the...

strippers ever.

Awesome! Thanks.

Thank you.

l am...

l am so psyched

foryou guys!

Oh. Okay.

Do you still think

you're dreaming?

Baby, what's wrong?

Baby, what's wrong?

Nothing.

- l love you.

- l love you.

- Oh god.

-All right, baby.

''Migraines have been linked

to seizures in recent studies.

Patients with a high frequency

of migraine attacks

are at greater risk

for cerebral strokes.

This progressive brain disease

can lead to

acute and selected

memory loss.

Behavior changes might

include the following--

delusions, hallucinations, hearing

things that are not actually present...''

''Schizophrenia refers to

a split between emotion and thought.''

''Studies have shown the disease

to be genetically linked,

which in its end stages

can result in suicide.''

Hey!

How ya feelin'?

Oh, busted.

Looking at porn. Again.

-Yeah.

- By the way,

you were really

f***ed up last night, man.

Yeah, l had

a couple of drinks.

-Yeah, a couple.

- Um...

What?

Hey, guys. Bristol just called

a staff meeting.

Conference room, five minutes.

Oh, God. What does

that prick want now?

l don't know, but he wants to see you

in his office beforehand.

What?

Oh. Oh, guys?

l think l can already

feel his foot up my ass.

All right, people,

let's get right to it.

You've all heard me warn you

about the problems

of the average start-up company.

Well, it seems that we've been on

the losing end this week.

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