12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys
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Directed by	Terry Gilliam
Produced by	Charles Roven
Screenplay by	David Peoples; Janet Peoples;
Based on	La Jetée; by Chris Marker
Starring	Bruce Willis; Madeleine Stowe; Brad Pitt; Christopher Plummer;
Music by	Paul Buckmaster
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Edited by	Mick Audsley
Production; company	Atlas Entertainment; Classico Entertainment;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 29, 1995;
Running time	129 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$29 million
Box office	$168.8 million

12 Monkeys is a 1995 American science fiction thriller movie directed by Terry Gilliam from a screenplay by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, based on Chris Marker's 1962 short film La Jetée. It stars Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer. Set in a post-apocalyptic future devastated by disease, the film follows a convict who is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on December 29, 1995, by Universal Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $168.8 million worldwide against a $29 million budget. At the 68th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (for Pitt) and Best Costume Design. It garnered seven nominations at the 22nd Saturn Awards, winning three: Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Costumes. Pitt also won Best Supporting Actor at the 53rd Golden Globe Awards.

12 Monkeys Media

12 Monkeys was directed by Terry Gilliam.
The Senator Theatre was used as a filming location.
Brad Pitt received critical acclaim and his first Academy Award nomination.
Actor Aaron Stanford, who portrays James Cole in the television adaptation

References

↑ 'TWELVE MONKEYS (15). British Board of Film Classification (February 1, 1996). Retrieved June 3, 2015.
↑ Gerston, Jill (December 24, 1995). "FILM; Terry Gilliam: Going Mainstream (Sort Of)". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/24/movies/film-terry-gilliam-going-mainstream-sort-of.html. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
↑ '12 Monkeys'. Box Office MojoIMDb. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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[1] 'TWELVE MONKEYS (15). British Board of Film Classification (February 1, 1996). Retrieved June 3, 2015.

[nytimes-2] Gerston, Jill (December 24, 1995). "FILM; Terry Gilliam: Going Mainstream (Sort Of)". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/24/movies/film-terry-gilliam-going-mainstream-sort-of.html. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[boxofficemojo-3] '12 Monkeys'. Box Office MojoIMDb. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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