12 Monkeys
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Terry Gilliam
Larry Daly
Kevin Thigpen
Charles Techman
Vernon Campbell
John D Kretschmer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The year is 2035 and humankind subsists in a desolate netherworld following the eradication of 99% of the Earth's population, a holocaust that makes the planet's surface uninhabitable, and mankind's destiny uncertain. A desperate group of scientists secure a reluctant volunteer, Cole, to embark on a dangerous mission back to the year 1996, where they hope he can help unravel this apocalyptic nightmare before it completely erases humanity from the planet. When Cole arrives in 1996, he meets Jeffrey Goines, the unstable son of a renowned scientist, and Dr. Kathryn Railly, a psychiatrist and author whose initial alarm over his prophetic warnings of the world's fate soon turns to conviction, and she comes to believe that mankind may indeed be doomed. While also questioning his own sanity, Cole struggles with Railly to unravel the mystery with his only two clues: a haunting childhood memory and a series of puzzling symbols from a group known only as The Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
Director
Terry Gilliam
Cast
Larry Daly
Kevin Thigpen
Charles Techman
Vernon Campbell
John D Kretschmer
Simon Jones
Lee Golden
Jon Seda
Michael Chance
Herbert C Hauls
Charley Scalies
Drucie Mcdaniel
Louis Lippa
Harry O'toole
Frank Gorshin
Janet Zappala
Norm Dodge
Joliet Harris
Jack Dougherty
Pat Dias
Annie Golden
Christopher Meloni
Johnnie Hobbs
Paul Meshejian
Madeleine Stowe
Bruce Willis
H Michael Walls
Joseph Melito
Thomas Roy
Stephen W Bridgewater
Joann S Dawson
Michael Ryan Segal
Christopher Plummer
Franklin Huffman
Bill Raymond
Jann Ellis
Nell Johnson
Karle Warren
Jeff Tanner
Bruce Kirkpatrick
Ernest Abuba
Robert O'neill
Arthur Fennell
Lisa Talerico
Anthony Brienza
Lisa Gay Hamilton
Lenny Daniels
Irma St. Paule
John Blaisse
Felix Pire
Barry Price
Joseph Mckenna
Bob Adrian
Stan Kang
Chuck Jeffreys
Rozwill Young
Joey Perillo
David Morse
Aaron Michael Lacey
Carol Florence
Carolyn Walker
Matt Ross
Brad Pitt
Carl Catanese
Fred Strother
Faith Potts
Wilfred Williams
Rick Warner
John Panzerella
Crew
David Acord
G. A. Aguilar
Sandy Alexander
Bill Anagnos
Monica Anderson
Alex Applefeld
Kathleen Ash
Ron Ashmore
Mick Audsley
Marilyn Bailey
Richard Bain
Howard Baral
Valerie Bartlett
Kate Bartoldus
Christina Bartolucci
David Beach
Jeffrey Beecroft
Elizabeth Bell
Andrew Bernstein
Christina Beveridge
Rhett Bloomquiet
Sally Boccella
Martin Body
Mick Boggis
Thomas Boguski
Victoria Boydell
Shelly Brett
Stephen W Bridgewater
Alex Brown
Paul Buckmaster
Paul Buckmaster
Hermione Byrt
Paul Carr
Jan Carroll
Phillip V Caruso
Penny Causer
Robert Cavallo
David Cecil
Nick Church
Robin Clarke
Jim Clubb
Matt Codd
Melissa "stanley" Cohen
Trevor Collins
Andrew Conner
Joseph T Conway
Ray Cooper
John Copeman
Paul Couch
Catherine Councill
Simon Cozens
John Craigmile
Ted Criswell
Douglas Crosby
Richard D Curry
Steve Cutmore
Lucy Darwin
Deborah Dasher
F Dale Davis
Chad Doherty
Tim Downs
Richard Doy
Liz Dykhouse
Stephen J Eads
Mark Egerton
Mark Egerton
Dr. Burr S Eichelman
Scott Elias
Dodson Elliot
E J Evans
Jennie Evans
Steve Ewing
Robert Farr
Graham Farrow
Bill Fielder
George Figgs
Chuck Finch
Michael Finnegan
Doug Forrest
Glen Foster
Lisbeth Fouse
Carole French
Rodney G French
Keith Fulton
Timothy Galvin
Rick Gamez
Dan Gane
Vincent Gerardo
William Gerardo
Kack Gerbes
Susan Gish
Marissa Giunta
Alan G. Glazer
Ben Goldberg
Emily Goodman
Jim Goodman
Wes Goodwin
Chad Graves
Diane Greaves
Thomas Grecco
Kevin Greene
Isobel Griffiths
Dr. Laszlo Gyulai
Craig Haagensen
Celia Haining
Pam Hall
Solita Hanna
Russell Hardee
Douglas Harlocker
Damien Harrer
Joseph Hawkins
James Healy
Mikie Heilbrun
William F Hennessy
Ellen Hillers
Robert Holtzman
Kent Houston
Russell Hurlburt
Meg Hyatt
Kevin Ishioka
Terry Jackson
Ronald Jaynes
Chuck Jeffreys
Casey Jirgal
Peter Joly
Bill Jones
Ernie Karpeles
Jim Kelley
Ian C Kelly
Lara Kelly
Sean Kelly
Mark Kendig
Peggy Khoury
Yvonne King
Jay Klein
Paul Kocar
William Kohout
Suzanne Koneful
Robert Kosberg
Thomas F Lappin
Bob Laprell
Bob Lapress
Reg Larkman
Hoang Le
Hoang Le
Mike Lemon
Gary Levinsohn
Craig Heston Ligget
Steve Litecky
Thomas Lockey
David Lomax
Danny Longhurst
Ted Lubonvich
Scott Maginnis
Paul Maiello
Marina Marit
Chris Marker
Theresa L Marsh
Steve E Martin
Peter Maxwell
Matt Mcanany
Emily Mcgovern
Patrick Mcgrath
Jay Meagher
Joe Mercurio
Anna Mewbourne
Charles Miller
Erin Miller
Matt Miller
Michael Wayne Miller
John Mills
Paul Minitello
Larry Misselhorn
Shirley Montefusco
Vincent Montefusco
Joy Moody
Terry Morse
Elena Moscatt
Cynthia Neilson
Phil Neilson
Phil Neilson
Norm Nelson
Elizabeth J Nevin
Peter Norman
Thomas J. O'connell
Charles Olins
Tim Ollive
Hans Orff
Terri Ostrow
Chris Panton
Philip A Patterson
Clive Pendry
David Peoples
Janet Peoples
Louis Pepe
Lloyd Phillips
Lloyd Phillips
Lance Phox
Sharon Pickenson
Scott Pina
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Costume Design
Best Supporting Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 27, 1995
Wide Release in United States January 5, 1996
Released in United States on Video July 9, 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States February 1996
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.
Inspired by Chris Marker's classic short "La Jetee" (France/1962).
Completed shooting May 6, 1995.
Began shooting February 8, 1995.
"Twelve Monkeys" marks the first feature collaboration for husband and wife co-scripters, David and Janet Peoples; David's most well-known works include "Blade Runner" (1982/USA), "Leviathan" (1989/USA), and "Unforgiven" (1992/USA).
Released in United States Winter December 27, 1995 (NY)
Wide Release in United States January 5, 1996
Released in United States on Video July 9, 1996
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown in New York City (American Museum of the Moving Image) as part of program "Fairy Tales For Adults: A Terry Gilliam Retrospective" January 6-21, 1996.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.)
