Twelve Monkeys
Synopsis
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth
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A crew of 68+ credited
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Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$168.8M
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Cast & Crew
68 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bruce Willis
as James Cole
Madeleine Stowe
as Dr. Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt
as Jeffrey Goines
Christopher Plummer
as Dr. Goines
David Morse
as Dr. Peters
Jon Seda
as Jose
Joey Perillo
as Detective Franki
Lisagay Hamilton
as Teddy
Matt Ross
as Bee
Annie Golden
as Woman Cabbie
Michael Chance
as Scarface
H Michael Walls
as Botanist
Supporting cast
56Bob Adrian
as Geologist
Bill Raymond
as Microbiologist
Ernest Abuba
as Engineer
Nell Johnson
as Ward Nurse
Rozwill Young
as Billings
Joseph Melito
as Young Cole
Frank Gorshin
as Dr. Fletcher
Aaron Michael Lacey
as WWI Sergeant
Vernon Campbell
as Tiny
Simon Jones
as Zoologist
Carol Florence
as Astrophysicist / Jones
Irma St Paule
as Poet
Frederick Strother
as L.J. Washington
Christopher Meloni
as Lt. Halperin
Charles Techman
as Professor
Rick Warner
as Dr. Casey
Anthony Chip Brienza
as Dr. Goodin
Bruce Kirkpatrick
as Policeman No. 1
Wilfred Williams
as Policeman No. 2
Joilet Harris
as Harassed Mother
Drucie Mcdaniel
as Waltzing Woman Patient
John Blaisse
as Old Man Patient
Louis Lippa
as Patient at Gate
Stan Kang
as X-Ray Doctor
Pat Dias
as WWI Captain
Felix Pire
as Fale
Karl Warren
as Pompous Man
Joseph Mckenna
as Wallace
Stephen Bridgewater
as Airport Detective
Ray Huffman
as Plump Businessman
Charley Scalies
as Impatient Traveler
Paul Meshejian
as Detective Dalva
Kevin Thigpen
as Kweskin
Jann Ellis
as Marilou
Michael Ryan Segal
as Weller
Korchenko
as Thug No. 1
Robert O Neill
as Wayne
Harry O Toole
as Louie / Raspy Voice
Chuck Jeffreys
as Thug No. 2
Barry Price
as Agent No. 1
John Panzarella
as Agent No. 2
Janet Zappala
as Anchorwoman
Lisa Talerico
as Ticket Agent
Tiffany Baldwin
as Student in Airport (uncredited)
C J Byrnes
as Psychiatric Patient (uncredited)
Tom Detrik
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Joe Gerety
as Sprayer (uncredited)
Bonnie Loev
as Time Portal Nurse (uncredited)
Raymond Mamrak
as Travler (uncredited)
Allelon Ruggiero
as Inpatient (uncredited)
Thang
as Monkey Member (uncredited)
Sal Mazzotta
as Prisoner Joey (uncredited)
Bart The Bear
as Bear
Donald Faison
as Psychiatric Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Stanley
as Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
Crispian Sallis
as Man (Uncredited)
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