12 Monkeys is a 1995 English-language Mystery Sci-Fi film written by Chris Marker, David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples. The movie is directed by Terry Gilliam and produced by Charles Roven under the banner of Atlas Entertainment in collaboration with Classico. In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. 12 monkeys features Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Joseph Melito, Jon Seda and Robert Gleason. The screenplay is written by David Peoples and Janet Peoples which is inspired from La Jet e by Chris Marker. The music was composed by Paul Buckmaster. Cinematography was done by Roger Pratt and editing by Mick Audsley. The motion picture has a running time of 129 minutes. It was released on 4th April 1996. The Film was successful at box office. 12 Monkeys was made on a budget of $29 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $168 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Universal Pictures.