Podcast 273: 12 Monkeys
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Is the future already written, or are we just trapped in one seriously confusing time loop?
This week, Don, Jon, and Ken travel back to 1995 to review Terry Gilliam’s mind-bending sci-fi thriller, 12 Monkeys. The guys break down Gilliam’s unmistakable visual style, the film’s unusual production history, and a cast led by Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and a wildly unpredictable Brad Pitt.
They untangle the movie’s twisting timeline, debate theories about fate, causality, memory, and whether anything James Cole does can actually change the future. Along the way, they praise Willis’s grounded and vulnerable performance, marvel at Pitt’s scene-stealing energy, and try to determine what the Army of the 12 Monkeys is really up to. So get ready to question reality and join us for a trip through 12 Monkeys.
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- 0:03Opening Monkeys and Introductions
- 1:38Gilliam, Cast, and Box Office
- 3:45Dutch Angles and Terry Gilliam
- 6:05From Brazil to 12 Monkeys
- 8:36Random Movie Connections
- 9:58Bruce Willis Unleashed
- 11:08Madeline Stowe and Brad Pitt
- 16:19Trivia Time in the Asylum
- 19:43Future Prison and First Escape
- 23:57Wrong Year, Wrong Hospital
- 26:40The 12 Monkeys Theory
- 33:06Sending Cole Back Again
- 35:16Cassandra and the Hidden Virus
- 45:59Jeffrey Meets Cole Again
- 49:07Riley Believes the Truth
- 51:56Goines, Peters, and the Virus
- 1:00:44Florida Keys and the Airport
- 1:04:27The Loop Closes at the Terminal
- 1:12:00Final Ratings and Wrap-Up