12 Monkeys is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film La jetée, and starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer. After Universal Studios acquired the rights to remake La Jetée as a full-length film, David and Janet Peoples were hired to write the script. Under Terry Gilliam's direction, Universal granted the filmmakers a $29.5 million budget, and filming lasted from February to May 1995. The film was shot mostly in Philadelphia and Baltimore, where the story was set. The film was released... to critical praise and grossed approximately $168.4 million worldwide. Brad Pitt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and won a Golden Globe for his performance. The film also won and was nominated for various categories at the Saturn Awards. James Cole is a convicted criminal living in a grim post-apocalyptic future. In 1996–97, the Earth's surface was contaminated by a virus so deadly that it forced the surviving population to live underground.
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| Release date: | December 27, 1995 |
| Directed by: | Terry Gilliam |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 129 Minutes |
| Producer: | Charles Roven |
| Editor: | Mick Audsley |
| Music by: | Paul Buckmaster |
| Cinematography: | Roger Pratt |
| Screenplay by: | David Peoples, Janet Peoples |
| Estimated budget: | $29,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | La Jetée |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Thriller |