12 Monkeys (1995)
- Starring:
- Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, (more)
- Director(s):
- Terry Gilliam
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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 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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 130 mins
Complete Cast of 12 Monkeys
- Bruce Willis - James Cole
- Brad Pitt - Jeffrey Goines
- David Morse - Dr. Peters
- Frank Gorshin - Dr. Fletcher
- Bob Adrian - Geologist
- Lisa Gay Hamilton - Teddy
- Chuck Jeffreys - Thug
- Jeff Tanner - Plain Clothes Cop
- Aaron Michael Lacey - WWI Sergeant
- Michael Chance - Scarface
- Christopher Meloni - Lt. Halperin
- Rozwill Young - Billings
- Lee Golden - Hotel Clerk
- Robert O'Neill - Wayne
- Bruce Kirkpatrick - Policeman#1
- Irma St. Paule - Poet
- Annie Golden - Woman Cabbie
- Joe McKenna - Wallace
- Madeleine Stowe - Dr. Kathryn Railly
- Christopher Plummer - Dr. Goines
- Jon Seda - Jose
- Joseph Melito - Young Cole
- Kevin Thigpen - Kweskin
- Matt Ross - Bee
- Stephen Bridgewater - Airport Detective
- Fred Strother - L.J. Washington
- Rick Warner - Dr. Casey
- Carolyn Walker - Terrified Traveler
- Jack Dougherty - Airport Security
- Nell Johnson - Ward Nurse
- Ernest Abuba - Engineer
- Joey Perillo - Detective Franki
- Simon Jones - Zoololgist
- Jamie N. Frey - Office PA
- Bill Raymond - Microbiologist
- Director(s):
- Terry Gilliam
- Writer(s):
- Janet Peoples, David Peoples
- Producer(s):
- Charles Roven
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Violence, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1995 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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