12 Monkeys
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Released
- 1995
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1995
Storyline
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
Top credits
Bruce Willis — James Cole
Madeleine Stowe — Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt — Jeffrey Goines- Joseph Melito — Young Cole
Awards
0 wins & 2 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Terry Gilliam was afraid that Brad Pitt wouldn't be able to pull off the nervous, rapid speech. He sent him to a speech coach but in the end he just took away Pitt's cigarettes, and Pitt played the part exactly as Gilliam wanted.
• Terry Gilliam gave Bruce Willis a list of "Willis acting clichés" not to be used during the film, including the "steely blue eyes look".
• Bruce Willis took a lower salary than his star-status would normally entitle, partly because of budget restrictions, but mostly because he wanted to work with Terry Gilliam. Actually Bruce did the movie for free. It was only after the movie was released that he was paid.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $57,141,459
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $184,776 (1996-01-01)
User reviews
So you're telling me those people in the mental institution are... crazy?
One of Gilliam's better films.
Mind-Bending and Heart-Breaking
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS-Stereo, DTS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
FAQ
- Why did Cole eat the spider he found in the mental hospital?
- Why was the camera focus out in this film so often? Was it the directors choice? I found it distracting.
- What is the story (or theories) behind the raspy voice that talks to Cole in the various timelines? He seems to usually be in Cole's head, but is in the form of a homeless man in 1996. Is he simply Cole's subconscious or something else?
