Butterfly
“A Controversial Thriller of Murder and Revenge.”
Jess Tyler lives a quiet life next to an abandoned mining factory by himself in the desert. His life is turned upside down when a sexually provocative young woman comes to visit him and tells him she's his daughter. Jess finds it hard to adapt to his newfound parenting role, as a mutual attraction grows between them.
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Cast
20 people
Stacy Keach
Jess Tyler
Known for
Prison Break
The Bourne Legacy
Pia Zadora
Kady Tyler
Known for
Hairspray
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Orson Welles
Judge Rauch
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Lois Nettleton
Belle Morgan
Known for
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Deadly Blessing
Edward Albert
Wash Gillespie
Known for
Power Rangers
Galaxy of Terror
James Franciscus
Moke Blue
Known for
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Stuart Whitman
Rev. Rivers
Known for
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The Comancheros
June Lockhart
Mrs. Gillespie
Known for
Lost in Space
Lassie
Ed McMahon
Mr. Gillespie
Known for
Fun with Dick and Jane
The Incident
Paul Hampton
Norton
Known for
Shivers
Lady Sings the Blues
George Buck Flower
Ed Lamey
Known for
They Live
Escape from New York
Ann Dane
Janey
Known for
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
Matt Cimber Director · John F. Goff Screenplay James M. Cain Author
Budget $3.5M · United States release February 5, 1982 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Production
Par-Par Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 23, 1981
Premiere · Montréal World Film Festival
United States · February 5, 1982
Theatrical
Argentina
October 20, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
April 29, 1982 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 13, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
November 26, 1982 · Theatrical
France
August 11, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
August 12, 1982 · Theatrical · West Germany
July 13, 1984 · Theatrical · East Germany
Mexico
August 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 19, 1982 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 7, 1982 · Theatrical · Davao
Portugal
January 10, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 5, 1982 · Theatrical
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