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An intense film about time travel, this sci-fi entry was directed by Terry Gilliam, a member of the comedy troupe Monty Python. The film stars Bruce Willis as James Cole, a prisoner of the state in the year 2035 who can earn parole if he agrees to travel back in time and thwart a devastating plague. The virus has wiped out most of the Earth's population and the remainder live underground because the air is poisonous. Returning to the year 1990, six years before the start of the plague, Cole is soon imprisoned in ...
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Overview

An intense film about time travel, this sci-fi entry was directed by Terry Gilliam, a member of the comedy troupe Monty Python. The film stars Bruce Willis as James Cole, a prisoner of the state in the year 2035 who can earn parole if he agrees to travel back in time and thwart a devastating plague. The virus has wiped out most of the Earth's population and the remainder live underground because the air is poisonous. Returning to the year 1990, six years before the start of the plague, Cole is soon imprisoned in a psychiatric facility because his warnings sound like mad ravings. There he meets a scientist named Dr. Kathryn Railly Madeleine Stowe and Jeffrey Goines Brad Pitt, the mad son of an eminent virologist Christopher Plummer. Cole is returned by the authorities to the year 2035, and finally ends up at his intended destination in 1996. He kidnaps Dr. Railly in order to enlist her help in his quest. Cole discovers graffiti by an apparent animal rights group called the Army of the Twelve Monkeys, but as he delves into the mystery, he hears voices, loses his bearings, and doubts his own sanity. He must figure out if Goines, who seems to be a raving lunatic, holds the key to the puzzle. ~ Michael Betzold
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All Movie Guide - Jason Clark
Inspired by Chris Marker's benchmark 1962 short film La Jetee, director Terry Gilliam continues his examination of the real versus the surreal in this mind-bending piece of science fiction. In a vein typical of Gilliam's oeuvre, the film leaps through time almost at will, which produces uneven results. Obviously a play on genre conventions, 12 Monkeys succeeds at creating its various worlds (all with various degrees of grunge and gloom). However, the film spirals off in so many directions it's sometimes a trial to keep track -- but it's also this very quality that keeps it interesting and engaging. Very much a visceral film above all else, Gilliam extracts solid turns from his actors, including a nicely understated Bruce Willis and a cheerfully (and entertainingly) manic Brad Pitt, a surprise Oscar nominee for his supporting role. Almost ten years after the highly publicized director vs. studio debacle with the director's acclaimed 1985 film Brazil, Gilliam and Universal had obviously patched things up, as they distributed this film to great financial success and a place as one of the leading cult favorites of the 1990s.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/28/1997
  • UPC: 096898275132
  • Original Release: 1995

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  • Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bruce Willis James Cole
Madeleine Stowe Dr. Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt Jeffrey Goines
Christopher Plummer Dr. Goines
David Morse Dr. Peters
Jon Seda Jose
Frank Gorshin Dr. Fletcher
Joseph Melito Young Cole
Ernest Abuba Engineer
Bob Adrian Geologist
Stephen Bridgewater Airport Detective
Michael Chance Scarface
Jack Dougherty Airport Security
Jamie N. Frey Office PA
Annie Golden Woman Cabbie
Lee Golden Hotel Clerk
Lisa Gay Hamilton Teddy
Chuck Jeffreys Thug
Nell Johnson Ward Nurse
Simon Jones Zoololgist
Bruce Kirkpatrick Policeman#1
Aaron Michael Lacey WWI Sergeant
Joe McKenna Wallace
Christopher Meloni Lt. Halperin
Robert O'Neill Wayne
Joey Perillo Detective Franki
Bill Raymond Microbiologist
Matt Ross Bee
Irma St. Paule Poet
Fred Strother L.J. Washington
Jeff Tanner Plain Clothes Cop
Kevin Thigpen Kweskin
Carolyn Walker Terrified Traveler
Rick Warner Dr. Casey
Rozwill Young Billings
Paul Buckmaster Conductor
Technical Credits
Terry Gilliam Director
Mick Audsley Editor
Jeffrey Beecroft Production Designer
Christine Beveridge Makeup
Paul Buckmaster Score Composer
Robert Cavallo Executive Producer
Robin Clarke Sound Editor
Mark Egerton Associate Producer, Asst. Director
Craig Haagensen Camera Operator
Chuck Jeffreys Stunts
Robert Kosberg Executive Producer
Gary Levinsohn Executive Producer
Jay Meagher Sound/Sound Designer
Shirley Montefusco Special Effects
Vincent Montefusco Special Effects
Philip A. Patterson Asst. Director
David Peoples Screenwriter
Janet Peoples Screenwriter
Lloyd Phillips Co-producer
Roger Pratt Cinematographer
Charles Roven Producer
Crispian Sallis Set Decoration/Design
Margery Simkin Casting
William Ladd Skinner Art Director
Kelley Smith-Wait Associate Producer
Tom Waits Songwriter
Julie Weiss Costumes/Costume Designer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    12 Monkeys

    Very good sci-fi movie. Interesting time travel concept. All the performances are great. I enjoyed this movie very much.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Fantabulous movie!!!!

    This is such an amazing movie! it was the first R-rated one I watched, and I am so so SO glad it was this one! Everything you see and bear comes into play somehow, whether it is a big part of the plot or not doesn't matter.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Chart Topper

    For the longest time I wanted to see this movie again. I was very young the first time I watched it and I did not get it at all. Finally was able to see it again just less than an hour ago. It just ran up to my #1 movie of all time. It is so intelligent and makes you think every second after the movie is over. It is a must buy!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    This movie is a mind twister.

    This movie makes you thinking of many things. The main idea that went through was could time travel be real and if so could you really change what happend. I won't tell you what i believe but definately watch the movie and ask yourself the same question. If you think you have an answer for it now then watch it and see if you think the same. This movie is completely worth seeing for the plot is great and how the movie was directed. Definately worth it!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Brad Pitt's best performance to date

    If you enjoy films with twisted plots and great acting, both Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt do an incredible job in this extremely twisted and thought provoking neo-apocalyptic movie.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Amazing Film!!

    This is a truly amazing film. My advice: 1. You cannot be interrupted when watching this film, you need to see every single scene and hear every single line 2. Watch it more than once. There's a part in the film where Bruce Willis and Madeline Stowe are in a movie theater watching an old film. The film itself is a reference to his [Willis's] time travel, and there's a significant line when Willis says ''Every time I see this movie it seems different to me''. That's exactly how '12 Monkeys' is. You can watch it 5 times and each time its a different film. This is an extremely intelligent film. Check it out and pay attention, you won't be dissapointed!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Member of My Top Ten

    You have never seen this movie? Seriously? Rent it or buy it. I recommend buying it... you will save the 4.50 you were going to spend renting it, because once you see it, you will want to own it... Great story. Great movie-making.

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