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12 Monkeys
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Synopsis
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

Cast

Frank Gorshin Dr. Fletcher
David Morse Dr. Peters
Brad Pitt Jeffrey Goines
Christopher Plummer Dr. Goines
Jon Seda Jose
Madeleine Stowe Dr. Kathryn Railly
Bruce Willis James Cole
Joseph Melito Young Cole

Production Crew

William Ladd Skinner Art Director
Kelley Smith-Wait Associate Producer
Mark Egerton Associate Producer
Craig Haagensen Camera Operator
Margery Simkin Casting
Roger Pratt Cinematographer
Lloyd Phillips Co-producer
Paul Buckmaster Composer (Music Score)
Julie Weiss Costume Designer
Terry Gilliam Director
Mick Audsley Editor
Gary Levinsohn Executive Producer
Robert Cavallo Executive Producer
Robert Kosberg Executive Producer
Mark Egerton First Assistant Director
Philip A. Patterson First Assistant Director
Christine Beveridge Makeup
Charles Roven Producer
Jeffrey Beecroft Production Designer
David Peoples Screenwriter
Janet Peoples Screenwriter
Crispian Sallis Set Designer
Tom Waits Songwriter
Robin Clarke Sound Editor
Jay Meagher Sound/Sound Designer
Shirley Montefusco Special Effects
Vincent Montefusco Special Effects
Chuck Jeffries Stunts
Year: 1995
Runtime: 131
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for violence and language
Category: Feature


Produced by
Universal

Release
by Universal City Studios