JPV852
Really good sci-fi thriller with wonderful performances by Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe and Brad Pitt. Really well done by director Terry Gilliam that has great pacing through the two hour running time. 4.0/5
Twelve Monkeys
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- Mystery
12/29/1995
129
R
The future is history.
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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- $168,841,459
- Budget:
- $29,000,000
- biological weapon
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- schizophrenia
- stockholm syndrome
- airplane
- underground
- insanity
- asylum
- paranoia
- prison cell
- dystopia
- pimp
- lion
- post-apocalyptic future
- time travel
- florida keys
- mental breakdown
- past
- dormitory
- insane asylum
- cockroach
- volunteer
- drug use
- flashback
- remake
- psychiatric hospital
- jail
- mental institution
- alternate history
- disease
- lethal virus
- paradox
- psychiatrist
- monkey
- epidemic
- trapped
- falling down stairs
- street life
- nonlinear timeline
- medical research
- tooth
- pantyhose
- gas mask
- psychosis
- child's point of view
- subterranean
- virus
- recurring dream
- 1990s
- reflective
- escaped animal
- future noir
- 2030s
- cassandra syndrome
- bullet
- endless loop
- stream
- vivisection
- nude pantyhose
- microbiologist
- real movie shown in fictional situation
- kick in face
- eating spider
- reference to houdini
- abandoned theater
- tied to a bed
- psychiatric care
- hiding in a barn
- reference to cassandra
- biblical quote
- person in a car trunk
- watching a movie
- world war one
- lab animal
- cassandra complex
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Cast
- Bruce WillisJames Cole
- Madeleine StoweDr. Kathryn Railly
- Brad PittJeffrey Goines
- Christopher PlummerDr. Goines
- David MorseDr. Peters
- Jon SedaJose
- Christopher MeloniLt. Halperin
- Joey PerilloDetective Franki
- LisaGay HamiltonTeddy
- Matt RossBee
- Annie GoldenWoman Cabbie
- Michael ChanceScarface
- H. Michael WallsBotanist
- Bob AdrianGeologist
- Bill RaymondMicrobiologist
- Ernest AbubaEngineer
Reviews
Wuchak
A-man-comes-back-from-the-future Sci-Fi with Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt
In 2035 survivors are living underground after a viral outbreak has wiped out most of the populace. A prisoner (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to obtain the original virus so scientists can find a cure. Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer and David Morse are on hand in key roles.
"12 Monkeys" (1996) has a huge reputation as a sci-fi thriller and is iconic of 90s cinema. The man coming back from the future plot immediately brings to mind the first two Terminator flicks (from 1984 and 1991), but 12 Monkeys pales by comparison.
Dont get me wrong, its worth seeing and is entertaining enough with Madeleine Stowe shining, but the story is hamper...
FilipeManuelNeto
An excellent sci-fi film that deserves our attention.
I didn't really know what to expect when this movie was on TV very recently, but I was really glued to the set until the end thanks to a truly absorbing story and a collection of great actors who do a great job. I don't know director Terry Gilliam very well, I've only seen one or two of his films so far (not counting this film), but I'm beginning to understand his aesthetic a bit. However, I recognize that surrealism, of which the director is adept, and the bizarre script can really make it difficult to understand the work.
The film begins by immersing us in a profoundly dystopian world, where humanity was almost extinct by a pandemic. As the disease comes from an airborne viru...
Geronimo1967
Bruce Willis is at the height of his game here as his "Cole" character is sent back in time to find out just how the world came to suffer from a virus that all but wiped out humanity. He is promised early release from his extended prison sentence if he can glean enough information and get back alive to share it! Thing is, they put him back a bit too early and his harbingering of doom stuff merely serves to find him sectioned and under the care of scientist "Railly" (Madeleine Stowe) and friends with the off-his-trolley "Goines" (Brad Pitt) who might just have an use when it comes to fulfilling their quest. "Railly" doesn't exactly volunteer to help him out, but quickly she and "Cole" are onto a group called the "Army of the Twelve Monkeys" ...