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12 Monkeys (1995)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:20

Rotten:18

Average Rating:3.9/10

Consensus: The plot's a bit of a jumble, but excellent performances and mind-blowing plot twists make 12 Monkeys a kooky, effective experience.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: In this intriguing science fiction film from director Terry Gilliam, penal colony prisoner James Cole must travel back in time from the year 2035 to find the cause of a virus that killed five... In this intriguing science fiction film from director Terry Gilliam, penal colony prisoner James Cole must travel back in time from the year 2035 to find the cause of a virus that killed five billion people in 1997. Cole's trip into the past won't be easy. For starters, he winds up in the wrong year on his first attempt. Once, as he time-travels, Cole ends up a prisoner in an insane asylum in 1990. There, he meets psychiatrist Kathryn Railly and inmate Jeffrey Goines, who could hold the key to the epidemic's spread. Cole later winds up in the middle of a World War I battlefield. After meeting James for a second time, in another year, Dr. Railly gets further involved in his quest. Although she thinks at first that Cole must be crazy, Kathryn soon starts to believe him and attempts to help. But James has already started to question his own sanity and tries to figure out if his journeys through time are real or if he's just been imagining everything. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe, Christopher Plummer

Starring: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe, Christopher Plummer

Director: Terry Gilliam

Director: Terry Gilliam
Producer: Charles Roven
Composer: Paul Buckmaster

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Release:

Jul 28, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 Surround - Spanish
  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, SDH, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary: Director Terry Gilliam and Producer Charles Roven
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Jeremy Frost
Jeremy Frost
Upcomingdiscs.Com

An Ambitious and amazing feature-length re-imagining of the classic short subject La Jetee.

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07/07/08
Steve Biodrowski
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07/01/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The film bears watching multiple times to catch everything that's going on and, honestly, isn't for stupid people.

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07/08/05
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
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06/15/05
Boxoffice Magazine

Gilliam is at the top of his game in what may be his most gratifying picture.

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06/01/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
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05/19/05
DVD Beaver

Terry Gilliam must have had (and kept track of) some major acid trips in his life, because his films are weird. They're also brilliant.

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05/15/05
Sarah Chauncey
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05/27/04
James O'Ehley
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12/06/03
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Ryan Keefer
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11/23/02
Chuck Dowling
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04/16/02
David L. Wilkins
David L. Wilkins
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08/28/01
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Matt Brighton
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Matthew Millheiser
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