The future is history.following the commercial and critical success of the fisher king, terry gilliam next feature would turn to science fiction and a screenplay by janet and david peoples blade runner, unforgiven inspired by chris marker's classic short film la jetée.in 1996, a deadly virus is unleashed by a group calling themselves the army of the twelve monkeys, destroying much of the world's population and forcing survivors underground'. '.strtoupper('i')n 2035, prisoner james cole bruce willis, die hard is chosen to go back in time and help scientists in their search for a cure.featuring an oscar nominated turn by brad pitt fight club as mental patient jeffrey goines, twelve monkeys would become gilliam's most successful film and is now widely regarded as a sci fi classic'. '.strtoupper('a')rrow films are proud to present the film in a stunning new restoration.4k ultra hd blu ray special edition contentsbrand new restoration from a 4k scan of the original negative by arrow films, approved by director terry gilliam4k 2160p uhd blu ray™ presentation in dolby vision hdr10 compatiblelossless dts hd master audio 5.1 and 2.0 stereo soundtracksoptional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingaudio commentary by terry gilliam and producer charles roventhe hamster factor and other tales of twelve monkeys, feature length making of documentary by keith fulton and louis pepe lost in la manchathe film exchange with terry gilliam, a 1996 interview with gilliam and critic jonathan romney, recorded at the london film festivalappreciation by ian christie, author of gilliam on gilliamthe twelve monkeys archivestheatrical trailerreversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by gary pullinfirst pressing only illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by nathan rabin and ian christie