Butterfly (1981) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Jess Tyler is hermit who has lived in the desert for years, protecting an abandoned silver mine. One day, he is surprised by the return of his grown daughter Kady, who was taken away as a baby when his wife left him. Kady has been rejected by the rich young man who fathered her illegitimate child, a

Cast & Crew

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Matt Cimber

Pia Zadora

Orson Welles

Lois Nettleton

Edward Laurence Albert

Stuart Whitman

Reverend Rivers

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Erotic

Release Date

1981

Production Company

Modern Film Effects

Distribution Company

Vestron Video

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 48m

Synopsis

Jess Tyler is hermit who has lived in the desert for years, protecting an abandoned silver mine. One day, he is surprised by the return of his grown daughter Kady, who was taken away as a baby when his wife left him. Kady has been rejected by the rich young man who fathered her illegitimate child, and his family happens to own the silver mine that Jess has been guarding. Kady plans to seduce Jess and get him to reopen the mine so that she can get the money she feels she the family owes her. Jess, who is dying from tuberculosis, has his life further complicated by the return of several people: The man who stole his wife, his older daughter Janey with Kady's son, and the father of Kady's son who has decided to marry her.

Director

Matt Cimber

Cast

Pia Zadora

Orson Welles

Lois Nettleton

Edward Laurence Albert

Stuart Whitman

Reverend Rivers

Ed Mcmahon

June Lockhart

James Franciscus

Paul Hampton

George Flower

Ann Dane

Greg Gault

John O'connor White

Peter Jason

Kim Ptak

Leigh Christian

Dr. Abraham Rudnick

Court Stenographer

John F Goff

Dylan Urquidi

John Goff

Crew

Gary Alexander

Sound Rerecording

Richard Arrington

Tino Barzie

Executive Producer

Sandy Bates

Wardrobe Mistress

Trevor Black

Sound Recording

Jonny Bond

Song Performer ("Silver On The Stage")

Janet Brady

Mark Buckalew

Camera Assistant

James M. Cain

Source Material (From Novel)

Bob Cawley

Production Coordinator

Bobby Jo Cawley

Production Coordinator

Matt Cimber

Matt Cimber

Matt Cimber

Ken Compton

Production Assistant

Ken Compton

Production Assistant

Thierry J Couturier

Associate Editor

David Decarlo

Morris I Diamond

Music Consultant

Sandy Dvore

Craig Felburg

Sound Recording

Greg Gault

Stunt Coordinator

John Goff

Bruce Hamme

Sanford Hampton

Assistant Director

Mx Inc

Sound Editor (Music)

Sound Fx Inc

Marilyn Johnson

Production Assistant

Cheryl Levenson

Michael Lund

Camera Assistant

Bob Macide

Don Minkler

Sound Rerecording

Ennio Morricone

Paul Nuckles

Tally Paulos

Sound Editor (Dialogue)

Ralph Rainger

Song ("Silver On The Stage")

Jefferson Richard

Production Supervisor

Leo Robin

Song ("Silver On The Stage")

Terril Sandlin

B A Schoenfeld

Stan Siegel

Allen L Stone

Sound Rerecording

Dr Strange

Special Effects

Robert Takagi

Tallah Temple

Allen Terry

George Terry

Song ("Silver On The Stage")

Jim Troutman

Sound Editor Supervisor

Eddy Van Der Enden

Director Of Photography

Sheila Wallace

Brenda Weisman

Script Supervisor

John O'connor White

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Erotic

Release Date

1981

Production Company

Modern Film Effects

Distribution Company

Vestron Video

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 48m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1981

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1981

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