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**
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Twelve Monkeys
1995 EN 129 min
Overview
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 the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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Release date
29/12/1995
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Popularity
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Bruce Willis
James Cole
Madeleine Stowe
Dr. Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt
Jeffrey Goines
Christopher Plummer
Dr. Goines
David Morse
Dr. Peters
Jon Seda
Jose
Christopher Meloni
Lt. Halperin
Joey Perillo
Detective Franki
LisaGay Hamilton
Teddy
Matt Ross
Bee
Annie Golden
Woman Cabbie
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Michael Chance
Scarface
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H. Michael Walls
Botanist
Bob Adrian
Geologist
Bill Raymond
Microbiologist
Ernest Abuba
Engineer
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Nell Johnson
Ward Nurse
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Rozwill Young
Billings
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Joseph Melito
Young Cole
Frank Gorshin
Dr. Fletcher
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Aaron Michael Lacey
WWI Sergeant
Vernon Campbell
Tiny
Simon Jones
Zoologist
Carol Florence
Astrophysicist / Jones
Irma St. Paule
Poet
Frederick Strother
L.J. Washington
Charles Techman
Professor
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Rick Warner
Dr. Casey
Anthony 'Chip' Brienza
Dr. Goodin
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Bruce Kirkpatrick
Policeman No. 1
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Wilfred Williams
Policeman No. 2
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Joilet Harris
Harassed Mother
Drucie McDaniel
Waltzing Woman Patient
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John Blaisse
Old Man Patient
Louis Lippa
Patient at Gate
Stan Kang
X-Ray Doctor
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Pat Dias
WWI Captain
Felix Pire
Fale
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Karl Warren
Pompous Man
Joseph McKenna
Wallace
Stephen Bridgewater
Airport Detective
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Ray Huffman
Plump Businessman
Charley Scalies
Impatient Traveler
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Paul Meshejian
Detective Dalva
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Kevin Thigpen
Kweskin
Jann Ellis
Marilou
Michael Ryan Segal
Weller
Korchenko
Thug No. 1
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Robert O'Neill
Wayne
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Harry O'Toole
Louie / Raspy Voice
Chuck Jeffreys
Thug No. 2
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Barry Price
Agent No. 1
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John Panzarella
Agent No. 2
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Janet Zappala
Anchorwoman
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Lisa Talerico
Ticket Agent
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Tiffany Baldwin
Student in Airport (uncredited)
C.J. Byrnes
Psychiatric Patient (uncredited)
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Tom Detrik
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Joe Gerety
Sprayer (uncredited)
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Bonnie Loev
Time Portal Nurse (uncredited)
Raymond Mamrak
Travler (uncredited)
Allelon Ruggiero
Inpatient (uncredited)
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Thang
Monkey Member (uncredited)
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Sal Mazzotta
Prisoner Joey (uncredited)
Bart the Bear
Bear
Donald Faison
Psychiatric Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Stanley
Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
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Crispian Sallis
Man (Uncredited)
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**_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 90’s cinema. The man coming back from the future plot immediately brings to mind the first two Terminator flicks (from 1984 and 1991), but …
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**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 fi…
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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…
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