Release 12 Monkeys

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1 release

1.1 box office
1.2 critical reception
1.3 accolades
1.4 home media





release
box office

12 monkeys given limited release in united states on december 29, 1995. when 1,629 theater wide release came on january 5, 1996, film earned $13.84 million in opening weekend. 12 monkeys grossed $57,141,459 in totals , $111,698,000 in other countries, coming worldwide total of $168,839,459. film held no. 1 spot on box office charts 2 weeks in january, before dropping due competition from dusk till dawn, mr. holland s opus , black sheep.


critical reception

based on 59 reviews collected rotten tomatoes, 88% of critics gave film positive reviews, average rating of 7.4/10. consensus reads: plot s bit of jumble, excellent performances , mind-blowing plot twists make 12 monkeys kooky, effective experience. comparison, metacritic calculated 74 out of 100 rating, based on 20 reviews. audiences polled cinemascore gave film average grade of b on a+ f scale.






—peter stack, writing san francisco chronicle

roger ebert observed 12 monkeys depiction of future, finding similarities blade runner (1982; scripted david peoples) , brazil (1985; directed terry gilliam). film celebration of madness , doom, hero tries prevail against chaos of condition, , inadequate , ebert wrote. vision cold, dark, damp one, , romance between willis , stowe feels desperate rather joyous. of done well, , more know movies (especially technical side), more re admire it. , entertainment, appeals more mind senses.


desson thomson of washington post praised art direction , set design. willis , pitts s performances, gilliam s atmospherics , exhilarating momentum outweigh such trifling flaws in script , thomson reasoned. peter travers rolling stone magazine cited film s success on gilliam s direction , willis performance. internet reviewer james berardinelli believed filmmakers took intelligent , creative motive time travel subplot. rather being sent change past, james cole instead observing make better future. richard corliss of time magazine felt film s time travel aspect , apocalyptic depiction of bleaker future clichés. in frantic mix of chaos, carnage , zoo animals, 12 monkeys jumanji adults , corliss wrote.


accolades

supporting actor brad pitt nominated academy award portrayal of jeffrey goines.


pitt nominated academy award best supporting actor, lost kevin spacey in usual suspects. costume designer julie weiss nominated work, lost james acheson of restoration. however, pitt able win golden globe award best supporting actor in motion picture.


gilliam honored directing duties @ 46th berlin international film festival. 12 monkeys received positive notices science fiction community. film nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation , academy of science fiction, fantasy & horror films awarded 12 monkeys saturn award best science fiction film. pitt , weiss won awards @ 22nd saturn awards. bruce willis, madeleine stowe, gilliam , writers david , janet peoples received nominations.


home media

universal studios home entertainment s special edition of 12 monkeys, released on may 10, 2005, contains audio commentary director terry gilliam , producer charles roven, hamster factor , other tales of twelve monkeys (a making-of documentary) , production notes. hd dvd of 12 monkeys released on march 4, 2008, , includes same special features special edition dvd. blu-ray disc of 12 monkeys released on july 28, 2009, , includes same special features previous special edition dvd , hd dvd.








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