12 Monkeys Resources

Websites

Electronic Official

The official website of Terry Gilliam—for whenever you need your Gilliam fix.

Data Deluge

Need to find something about 12 Monkeys? Look no further than this IMDB page.

Did You Know?

Mental Floss has collected twelve fun factoids about 12 Monkeys. Why? Because you never know what will be on the board in the Double Jeopardy round, that's why.

Book or TV Adaptations

Smaller Screen, Larger Runtime

Here you'll find the IMDB entry for the 12 Monkeys TV adaptation. Take out all the mystery and crank up the thrills, and you'll have a good idea of what to expect.

A Novel Idea

Did you know there was a 12 Monkeys novelization? Neither did we, but it seems nothing can hide from the all-powerful Google.

Articles and Interviews

Who? What? Where?

And most importantly, when? If you've ever found 12 Monkeys' timeline to be befuddling, then you'll have to check out this Prezi.

A Celebration of Madness and Doom

That's how Roger Ebert sums up 12 Monkeys in his review. Not one for mincing words, that Ebert.

Um, Thank You?

Kim Newman starts her review of 12 Monkeys by noting that "Gilliam's genius as a filmmaker rests in his ability to create movies that are at once masterly and almost impossible to put up with." If that sounds familiar, you should check out the review.

The '90s Weren't All Bad

Den of Geek calls up Gilliam's 12 Monkeys on the eve of its 20th anniversary to see how it's doing. Turns out, the film's doing pretty well.

Mind Blown!

Is this film theory mind-blowing, or simply the result of someone actually paying attention? You decide!

Compare and Contrast

Verge writer Bryan Bishop compares 12 Monkeys with its 2015 small-screen reboot. They're like night and day, if night and day had a less in common.

Video

1995 Trailer

The 12 Monkeys trailer comes from an era before all trailers were required to have those ominous Inception horns blaring in the background. Refreshing.

Peeking Behind the Curtain

Actually, not so much a peek. It's more like an hour-long tour behind the scenes of 12 Monkeys.

Audio

Not Monkeying Around

After spending some time with the 12 Monkeys soundtrack, you'll start to feel a sense of camaraderie with the organ grinder's monkey. And we're thinking that's the idea.

"Suite Punta del Este"

12 Monkeys' main theme comes from Astor Piazzolla's "Suite Punta del Este." Warning: this earworm will get caught in your head all day. Seriously, all day.

"Blueberry Hill"

Cole seems to love himself some Louis Armstrong. Not a fan? "Blueberry Hill" could show you why Cole's into him.

"The Earth Died Screaming"

Pro tip if you ever want to karaoke this Tom Waits song: try to gargle some gravel as you belt it out. You'll nail it!

"What a Wonderful World"

There's more than a hint of irony that this Louis Armstrong classic made its way into the film.

Woody Woodpecker Theme

Just 'cause.

Images

The Future is History

Excuse me, Mr. Willis, but you seem to have something in your eye. You want to take care of that before we take this picture for the movie poster?

Barrel of Monkeys

Yeesh, this logo has a lot of monkeys.

Getting to Know You

Cole and Goines spend some quality TLC time at the mental hospital in this still image from the film.

In the Name of Science

The Scientists from 12 Monkeys make, hands down, the world's scariest dissertation committee.

It Ain't No DeLorean

But this terrifying womb of plastic and metal serves as the film's time-travel machine.

Bear!

Bears and Baltimore, yeah, those two things don't mix.