Podcast 273: 12 Monkeys

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.