The Blue Butterfly (2004)
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- PG
- 1h 37min
- Adventure, Drama
- 26 Aug 2004 (Argentina)
- Movie
A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 6 nominations.
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Cast
William Hurt | ... |
Alan Osborn
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Pascale Bussières | ... |
Teresa Carlton
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Marc Donato | ... |
Pete Carlton
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Raoul Max Trujillo | ... |
Alejo
(as Raoul Trujillo)
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Marianella Jimenez | ... |
Yana
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Gerardo Hernández | ... |
Manolo
(as Topo)
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Steve Adams | ... |
Presenter
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Silverio Morales | ... |
Diego the Shaman
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Samuel Lopez | ... |
Esteban
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Liz MacRae | ... |
Press Agent
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Paul Stewart | ... |
Police Officer
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Isabel Perez | ... |
Spanish Nurse
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Denis Hylton | ... |
Doctor
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Sophie Janssens | ... |
Dancer
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Peter Trosztmer | ... |
Dancer
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Sarah Williams | ... |
Dancer
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Jane Mappin | ... |
Dancer
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Alyssa Fraser | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Léa Pool |
Written by
Pete McCormack | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Francine Allaire | ... | executive producer / producer |
Claude Bonin | ... | producer |
Camelia Frieberg | ... | co-executive producer |
Arnie Gelbart | ... | executive producer / producer |
Michael Haggiag | ... | executive producer / producer |
Daniel Langlois | ... | co-executive producer |
Pete McCormack | ... | associate producer |
Peter Measroch | ... | associate producer |
Allan Pacheco | ... | associate producer: Costa Rica |
Music by
Stephen Endelman |
Cinematography by
Pierre Mignot | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Michel Arcand |
Editorial Department
Victor August | ... | negative cutter |
Jeff Baker | ... | scanning and printing coordinator |
Isabelle Bismuth | ... | high definition coordinator |
Yannick Carrier | ... | assistant editor / conform & on-line edit |
Geneviève Clermont | ... | post-production coordinator |
Nicole Côté | ... | negative cutter |
Brigitte Daigneault | ... | color timer |
Francine Gauthier | ... | color timer |
Stéfanie Guadagnino | ... | second assistant editor |
Eric Losier | ... | high definition conformist |
Marc Lussier | ... | colorist |
Paul Mitsou | ... | negative cutter |
Louis-Martin Paradis | ... | assistant editor |
Nicole St. Pierre | ... | post-production coordinator |
Iseult Séguin-Aubé | ... | editing assistant |
Vaughan Killin | ... | co-color timer (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Serge Bureau |
Art Direction by
Jaime Fernandez |
Set Decoration by
Josée Arsenault | ||
Martine Seguin | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Michèle Hamel |
Makeup Department
Sandro Di Gioacchino | ... | assistant hairstylist |
Réjean Goderre | ... | hair stylist |
Nicole Lapierre | ... | makeup department head |
Maite Osorio | ... | hair stylist assistant: Costa Rica / makeup artist assistant: Costa Rica |
Christine Larocque | ... | wig maker (uncredited) |
Catherine Lavoie | ... | makeup artist: body makeup (uncredited) |
Production Management
Valérie Allard | ... | production supervisor |
Gaetan Fluet | ... | unit manager |
Pierre Guay | ... | assistant unit manager |
Peter Measroch | ... | post-production supervisor |
Gilles Perreault | ... | production manager / production manager: Montreal |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Louis Bolduc | ... | first assistant director |
Fernando Chironi | ... | additional third assistant director: Costa Rica |
Eric Raby | ... | third assistant director: Montreal |
Mercedes Ramirez | ... | third assistant director: Costa Rica |
Sara Rossi | ... | first assistant director: second unit, Costa Rica |
Nathalie Tremblay | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
José Angel Arias | ... | construction foreman: Costa Rica |
Lucie Arseneault | ... | props buyer: Montreal |
Renée Belley | ... | scenic painter: Montreal (as Irenee Belley) |
Benjamin Boisvert | ... | scenic technician: Montreal |
Ricardo Brenes | ... | carpenter: Costa Rica |
Denis Daneauult | ... | scenic technician: Montreal (as Denis Daneault) |
Jaime Fernandez | ... | art director: Costa Rica |
Meinert Hansen | ... | storyboard artist: Media Principia |
Sebastian Horton | ... | greensman: Costa Rica |
Raymond Larose | ... | draftsman |
Marlene Lucas | ... | props buyer: Montreal |
Oscar Madrigal | ... | scenic painter: Costa Rica |
Martine Mongrain | ... | art department coordinator: Montreal |
Gerrardo Montes | ... | carpenter: Costa Rica |
Marco Orlandeli | ... | greensman: Costa Rica |
Régis Pelletier | ... | scenic painter: Montreal |
Louise Pilon | ... | key set dresser |
Mario Racicot | ... | props |
Marlon Sanchez | ... | carpenter: Costa Rica |
Carlos Ureña | ... | props buyer: Costa Rica / scenic technician: Costa Rica |
Andre Brochu | ... | construction supervisor (uncredited) |
Serge Bureau | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Jeoffroy Racine | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
Andrew Semple | ... | sculptor (uncredited) / set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Peter Burgess | ... | foley artist |
Ed Colyer | ... | foley mixer (as Edward Colyer) |
Adam Daniel | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
Graham Daniel | ... | sound |
Andie Derrick | ... | foley artist |
Iain Eyre | ... | dialogue editor |
Steve Felton | ... | post-production sound coordinator |
James Harrison | ... | sound effects editor |
Andy Kennedy | ... | sound / supervising sound editor |
Steve Little | ... | assistant sound editor |
Nick Lowe | ... | adr editor |
Ray Merrin | ... | sound |
Ivan Sharrock | ... | sound mixer / sound |
Rosie Straker | ... | boom operator |
Derek Trigg | ... | foley editor |
David Tyler | ... | foley mixer assistant |
Visual Effects by
Patrick Berard | ... | 3D artist: Media Principia |
Renaud Bergeron | ... | 3D artist: Media Principia |
Abigael Fisk | ... | digital compositor: Media Principia |
Jean-Pierre Flayeux | ... | digital image support: Media Principia |
Nathalie Girard | ... | digital compositor: Media Principia / digital compositor: title, Media Principia |
Gunnar Hansen | ... | digital effects supervisor: Media Principia |
Christiane Houle | ... | digital effects administrator: Media Principia |
Christian Irles | ... | 3D artist: Media Principia |
Georges Jardon | ... | digital effects producer: Media Principia (as George Jardon) |
Bob Krupinski | ... | digital effects producer: Media Principia |
François Lambert | ... | digital compositor: title, Media Principia |
Martin Lauzon | ... | 3D lead animator: Media Principia |
Anne Mai Lebouyonnec | ... | digital effects coordinator: Media Principia (as Anne Mai Le Bouyonnec) |
Jonathan Legris | ... | 3D artist: Media Principia |
Dominic Mercier | ... | digital compositor: Media Principia |
Louis-Martin Paradis | ... | visual effects editor |
Renaud Paradis | ... | digital engineer: Media Principia |
Yvan Pinard | ... | digital compositor: Media Principia |
Daniel Plante | ... | digital effects manager: Media Principia |
Fred Sicotte | ... | digital image support: Media Principia (as Frederic Sicotte) |
Mark Tureski | ... | digital opticals effects: Media Principia |
Sebastien Veilleux | ... | digital compositor |
Elise Voyer | ... | digital effects project coordinator: Media Principia |
Meinert Hansen | ... | visual effects art director (uncredited) |
Alain Roy | ... | visual effects director: Ex-Centris Studio (uncredited) |
Stunts
Marc Désourdy | ... | stunt coordinator |
Lucien Fernandez | ... | stunt double |
Nicole Germain | ... | stunt double: Marc Donato |
Jonathan Léger-Raymond | ... | stunt double: William Hurt |
Robert Wood | ... | stunt coordinator / stunt coordinator: Costa Rica |
Martin Williams | ... | stunt rigger (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
François Allard | ... | electrician |
Freddy Salazar Alvarez | ... | best boy grip: Costa Rica (as Freddy Salazar) |
Israel Barrantes | ... | assistant electrician: Costa Rica |
Geoffroy Beauchemin | ... | focus puller |
Jocelyne Beaulac | ... | best boy grip (as Jocelyn Beaulac) |
Ronald Calvo | ... | assistant grip: Costa Rica |
Bertrand Carrière | ... | still photographer: Montreal |
Sebastien Cassou | ... | second assistant camera |
Geovanni Chaves | ... | assistant grip: Costa Rica |
Martin D'Arcangeli | ... | grip |
Patrice Dagenais | ... | key grip |
Stéphanie Doré-Bertet | ... | video assist operator |
Florisabel Fernandez | ... | video assist operator: Costa Rica |
Daniel 'Oscar' Gagnon | ... | best boy electric |
Chloé Giroux-lachance | ... | clapper loader (as Chloe Giroux) |
Benoit Jarry | ... | electrician |
Thierry Lacombe | ... | grip |
Martin Lamarche | ... | gaffer |
Martin Le Pitre | ... | grip (as Martin Lepitre) |
Freddy Marin | ... | grip: Costa Rica / grip: second unit, Costa Rica |
Denis-Noel Mostert | ... | Steadicam operator / camera operator: second unit, Costa Rica |
Christian Navennec | ... | focus puller: second unit, Costa Rica |
Christophe Pommiès | ... | electrician |
Freddy Quiros | ... | electrician: Costa Rica |
Ricardo Quiros | ... | still photographer: Costa Rica |
Julia Rey | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Costa Rica |
Karine Zerbe | ... | camera trainee |
Casting Department
Maite Forns De Rivera | ... | casting: Costa Rica |
Conchi Merino | ... | assistant casting: Costa Rica |
Mercedes Ramirez | ... | casting: Costa Rica |
Lucie Robitaille | ... | casting: Montreal |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjolaine Fortin | ... | assistant costume designer |
Mariana Gomez | ... | assistant dresser: Costa Rica |
Carole Lacroix | ... | assistant dresser: Montreal (as Carolle Lacroix) |
Julie MacDonald | ... | patine |
Elieth Navarro | ... | seamstress: Costa Rica |
Valeria Perucci | ... | assistant costumes: Costa Rica |
Martine Seguin | ... | head wardrobe |
Location Management
Annemarie Berthiaume | ... | location scout (as Anne-Marie Berthaume) |
Sylvie Dufour | ... | location scout |
Danielle Dussault | ... | location manager (as Daniele Dussault) |
Cristina Gonzales | ... | location manager: Costa Rica |
Hugo Roque | ... | location manager: Costa Rica |
Music Department
Josee Aidans | ... | musician: violin 1 |
Carla Antoun | ... | musician: cello |
Marie-Josée Arpin | ... | musician: violin 2 |
John Bailey | ... | assistant music engineer |
Christian Baucher | ... | musician: horn |
Pierre Beaudry | ... | musician: trombone |
Philip Bodger | ... | music mix engineer (as Phil Bodger) / music programmer / music recording engineer |
Mélanie Bélair | ... | musician: violin 1 |
Gary Chester | ... | music score engineer |
Jonathan Crow | ... | musician: violin 1 |
Marc Denis | ... | musician: bass |
Lorraine Desmarais | ... | musician: alti |
Marianne Dugal | ... | musician: violin 2 (as Marianne Dugual) |
Philippe Dunnigan | ... | musician: violin 1 |
Stephen Endelman | ... | score producer |
Jean Fortin | ... | musician: alti |
Christine Giguere | ... | musician: cello |
Tony Hinnigan | ... | musician: ethnic flutes |
Ramsey Husser | ... | musician: violin 1 |
Luis Jardim | ... | musician: percussion |
Christopher Kennedy | ... | music editor |
Elizabeth Klinck | ... | music rights clearance |
Benoit Loiselle | ... | musician: cello |
Marcelle Mallette | ... | musician: violin 2 (as Marcelle Malette) |
Annabelle Marcotte | ... | musician: alti |
John Miller | ... | musician: horn |
Sylvain Nolet | ... | musician: trombone |
Jean Paquin | ... | musician: horn |
Ligia Paquin | ... | musician: alti |
Édith Pedneault | ... | musician: violin 2 |
Pierre Pepin | ... | musician: bass |
Monique Poitras | ... | musician: violin 2 |
Christian Prevost | ... | musician: violin 1 |
Tim Starnes | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sue Field | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Hersan Arquedas | ... | transportation captain: Costa Rica |
Marlon Blanco | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Guillermo Castaneda | ... | driver: William Hurt, Costa Rica |
Erick Castro Diaz | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Santiago Eugarrios | ... | driver: Marc Donato, Costa Rica |
Manuel Hidalgo | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Miguel Morales Carales | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Michel Perreault | ... | picture car coordinator: Montreal, Cinemobile |
Carlos Piedra | ... | driver: Pascale Bussieres, Costa Rica |
Manuel Porras | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Edwin Ramirez | ... | driver: art department, Costa Rica |
Daniel Rodriguez | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
William Rojas | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Freddy Sandoval | ... | driver: art department, Costa Rica |
François Schnupp | ... | driver |
Ricardo Segura Esquivel | ... | driver: Costa Rica |
Manuel Sequeira | ... | transportation coordinator: Costa Rica |
Bruno Thériault | ... | driver: production |
Julio Torres | ... | driver: art department, Costa Rica |
Kenneth Vega | ... | driver: art department, Costa Rica |
Richard Chabot | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Marcelo Abarca Morales | ... | medic: Costa Rica |
David 'Cholo' Ardon | ... | set production assistant: Costa Rica |
Salma Ayache | ... | dialogue transcription |
Marco Boucher | ... | craft service |
Caroline Brault | ... | controller: Galafilm |
Georges Brossard | ... | entomologist |
Jean-Pierre Cadieux | ... | assistant craft service |
Manuel Calvo | ... | assistant entomologist: Costa Rica |
Victor Calvo | ... | set production assistant: Costa Rica |
Olivia Canero | ... | craft service: Costa Rica |
François Choinière | ... | assistant accountant |
Christine Côté | ... | title designer: Media Principia |
Alison Davis | ... | assistant: Léa Pool |
Valérie Dejoie | ... | production accountant (as Valérie Déjoie) |
Maude-Isabelle Delagrave | ... | business and legal affairs: Galafilm |
Chantal Desgagné | ... | set production assistant |
Genevieve Doyon | ... | trainee set production assistant |
Judith Dubeau | ... | publicist: Ixion Communications |
Jacinthe Dufour | ... | assistant accountant |
Joel Dumoulin | ... | tutor: Marc Donato |
Ilann Girard | ... | legal advisor |
Sebastien Guy | ... | production secretary |
Jean-Francois Hall | ... | figurant |
Melanie Henault-Tessier | ... | business and legal affairs assistant: Galafilm |
Cristina Hernando Corda | ... | assistant craft service: Costa Rica |
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde | ... | assistant: William Hurt |
Lyne Lapointe | ... | account administrator |
Mindy Laxer | ... | assistant to producers |
Stephane Le Tirant | ... | consultant entomologist |
Diane Liccioni | ... | business and legal affairs assistant: Galafilm |
Alberto Cordoba Lopez | ... | set production assistant: Costa Rica |
Geneviève Lussier | ... | set production assistant |
Fiona Macleod | ... | assistant to producers |
Melissa Maione | ... | assistant to producer |
Jane Mappin | ... | choreographer |
Renee Mouchawar | ... | controller: Galafilm |
Serge Nadeau | ... | technical supporter |
Murray Nicol | ... | researcher: stock footage |
Dave Novak | ... | publicist: Novek Communications |
Martine Orban | ... | production accountant |
Vanessa Pardo | ... | assistant: William Hurt, Costa Rica |
Theresa Piercy | ... | assistant to producers |
Daniela Pinna | ... | assistant to producers |
Diane Pitblado | ... | on-set dialect coach |
Claire Robinson | ... | assistant to producers |
Jean-François Roesler | ... | production assistant / set production assistant |
Rodrigo Rojas | ... | assistant production coordinator: Costa Rica |
Francisco 'Paco' Salmeron | ... | set production assistant: Costa Rica |
Marc Salouze | ... | project manager |
France Sauvageau | ... | production coordinator |
Suzanne Schiller | ... | assistant entomologist |
Melissande Thomas | ... | assistant: Léa Pool |
Sofie Tremblay | ... | assistant accountant |
Mahalia Verna | ... | publicist: Galafilm |
Yannick Yammann | ... | set production assistant |
Felix Zalazar | ... | paramedic: Costa Rica |
Puelo Deir | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Robert Gray | ... | subtitler (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (World-wide)
- Filmcoopi (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Quasar Films (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Toshiba Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Epix Media (2005) (Germany) (DVD) (rights)
- EuroVideo (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film Tonic
- Impuls Home Entertainment (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Monterey Media
- Moviemax Family (2010) (Turkey) (tv)
- Multicom Entertainment Group (2019) (World-wide)
- PorchLight Entertainment (2005) (World-wide)
- atlas Film (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (BluRay)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A & R Brochu Construction (set construction company)
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (sound recording and mixing studio)
- Bank Nationale Du Canada (financing)
- Cine-Byte Imaging (scanning and printing)
- Cine-Mobile (picture car cooordination)
- Davies Ward Philips & Vineberg (legal services)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Fraser Milner Casgrain (legal services)
- Goodmans (legal services)
- Heenan Blaikie (legal services)
- Ixion Communications (publicists)
- Kinemage International (legal services)
- Malde & Co. (auditor)
- Matrix Film Finance (financing)
- Molyflex White (grip equipment)
- Movietech (camera equipment)
- Novek Communications (publicists)
- S.T.C.V.Q. (crew: Costa Rica)
- Shepperton Film Studios (sound re-recorded at)
- Splice Postproduction (picture editorial services)
- Stikeman/Elliott (legal services)
- Taillefer Desjardins (insurance)
- Technicolor (laboratory)
- Technicolor (laboratory: UK)
- The Sound Design Company (post-production sound facilities)
- Vision Globale (high definition post-production)
- Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono & Associates (auditor)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Based on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the mythic and elusive Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them on a trip to the jungle to search for the butterfly, leading to an adventure that will transform their lives. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
Budget | CAD12,500,000 (estimated) |
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