12 Monkeys Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting 12 Monkeys easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of 12 Monkeys movie message.

12 Monkeys poster
12 Monkeys poster
12 Monkeys Plot

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.

Genre Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director Terry Gilliam
Stars Joseph Melito, Bruce Willis, Jon Seda, Michael Chance
IMDB score 8.0

12 Monkeys Movie Easter Eggs

1 - James Cole remembers watching Vertigo (1958) as a kid. The scene being shown is also paid homage to in La Jet?e (1962), the short film 12 Monkeys is based on.

James Cole remembers watching Vertigo (1958) as a kid. The scene being shown is also paid homage to in La Jet?e (1962), the short film 12 Monkeys is based on.

1 - Brad Pitt's character being wealthy is foreshadowed by the shoes he's wearing when he is introduced.

Brad Pitt's character being wealthy is foreshadowed by the shoes he's wearing when he is introduced.

1 - Cole (Bruce Willis) dismisses Dr. Railly after he killed a man saying, "All I see are dead people." Later on in The Sixth Sense (1999), Bruce Willis would star opposite Haley-Joel Osment whose character, named Cole, confesses to Malcolm (Willis) saying, "I see dead people."

Cole (Bruce Willis) dismisses Dr. Railly after he killed a man saying, "All I see are dead people." Later on in The Sixth Sense (1999), Bruce Willis would star opposite Haley-Joel Osment whose character, named Cole, confesses to Malcolm (Willis) saying, "I see dead people."

12 Monkeys movie hidden details

There are 12 beds arranged in a circle containing 12 patients of the mental hospital, which is the same pattern of the Army of the 12 Monkeys logo.