Evan (Ashton Kutcher) has blocked out the painful memories of his abusive childhood. But now he must confront the truth about his past. He repeatedly travels back in time to change his life for the better. Co stars Amy Smart.

Film Trivia

• The wig that Eric Stoltz wears in this film was made from Stoltz's real hair.
• Ashton Kutcher did extensive research on psychology, chaos theory and mental disorders in preparation for this film.
• The script for this film was one of the most widely read unproduced scripts in history. It wasn't until Ashton Kutcher decided to executive produce the movie that it was given the green light.
• During one of Evan's flashback scenes, he is reading Ray Bradbury's short story A Sound of Thunder. In the story a group of people travel back in time and make one small change which drastically alters the future.
• Josh Hartnett, Seann William Scott and Joshua Jackson were all offered the role of Evan.

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