12 Monkeys – Collector's Edition

Universal Studios (1995)

R (Restricted)

025192018626

8.0

670,059

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Science Fiction | Thriller

USA | English | Color | 02:09

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In the year 2035, convict James Cole volunteers reluctantly to be sent back in time by scientists to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population decades earlier. But when Cole is sent mistakenly to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital, where he meets a psychiatrist and the son of a famous virus expert.

Cast View all

	Bruce Willis	James Cole
	Brad Pitt	Jeffrey Goines
	Christopher Plummer	Dr. Goines
	David Morse	Dr. Peters
	Christopher Meloni	Lt. Halperin
	Matt Ross	Bee
	Jon Seda	Jose
	LisaGay Hamilton	Teddy
	Madeleine Stowe	Kathryn Railly
	Simon Jones	Zoologist
	Bill Raymond	Microbiologist
	Stephen Bridgewater	Airport Detective
	Carol Florence	Astrophysicist
	Joseph McKenna	Wallace
	Frank Gorshin	Dr. Fletcher
	Bruce Kirkpatrick	Policeman No. 1
	Annie Golden	Woman Cabbie
	Charles Techman	Professor
	Rick Warner	Dr. Casey
	Bob Adrian	Geologist
	Irma St. Paule	Poet
	Janet Zappala	Anchorwoman
	Chuck Jeffreys	Thug No. 2
	Lisa Talerico	Ticket Agent
	Jeff Tanner	Plain Clothes Cop

Crew View all

Director	Terry Gilliam
Writer	Chris Marker, David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples
Producer	Robert Cavallo, Mark Egerton, Robert Kosberg, Gary Levinsohn, Lloyd Phillips, Charles Roven, Kelley Smith-Wait
Musician	Paul Buckmaster
Photography	Roger Pratt

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Edition details

Edition	Collector's Edition
Packaging	Keep Case
Nr Discs	1
Screen Ratios	Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Subtitles	English (Closed Captioned) \| French \| Spanish
Layers	Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date	Aug 31, 2004
Regions	Region 1

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Quantity	1
Index	10
Added Date	Mar 10, 2012 13:58:27
Modified Date	Jun 24, 2025 17:44:31

Notes

"La Jetee" (the classic short which inspired Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys") can be found on "Short #2"

WSR Narrative Review

Special Notes:
Also available in a DTS Version, Catalog Number 20462. DVD jacket erroneously indicates French subtitles are present on disc.

Story Synopsis:
“12 Monkeys” is based on the film “La Jetee,” where between the past and the future lies the mystery of the Twelve Monkeys. The year is 2035 and humankind subsists under the Earth’s surface in a desolate netherworld following an airborne viral holocaust. Desperately, scientists time shuttle convict James Cole (Willis) to the past in hopes of discovering a means of saving the future. When Cole arrives in 1996, his tale of global annihilation deems him mad and he is placed in an asylum where he meets Jeffrey Goines (Pitt), the delusional son of a renowned scientist. Cole is treated by Dr. Kathryn Railly (Stowe), a psychiatrist who comes to believe him. Their only clue to the mystery of the virus is a series of puzzling symbols from a group known only as the Army Of The Twelve Monkeys. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The dual layer anamorphic DVD is dramatic with stylized contrast and shadow detail. Images are sharper with more fine detail and definition when compared to the LaserDiscs reviewed in Issues 24 and 25. Color fidelity is more fully saturated with better definition. The picture is solid throughout, lacking noise, grain and pixelization. Minor artifacts are still apparent. The anamorphic and letterbox aspect ratio is properly framed at 1.85:1.

Soundtrack:
The sound is virtually identical between the Dolby® Digital soundtracks on LaserDisc and DVD, with a well recorded music score, natural sounding dialogue, deep bass extension and effectively spread directional effects in the split surrounds.

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality
Reference Quality
Collector Edition