Twelve Monkeys

Factual error: In the beginning, James is collecting insects but it is cold enough for snow. Insects don't stay exposed to the cold like that.

Plot hole: How was Cole supposed to get on a plane without having any identification documents?

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Suggested correction: Pretty easy to do pre-9/11.

Rlvlk

I flew for most of my business career. Starting in the middle 80s, you had to have proper identification to get a boarding pass which let you on the airplane. each flight had a manifest with names and addresses of the passengers. Even with the post 9/11 changes, I think the current procedures are pretty sloppy compared to the 90s.

sexxypeety

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Suggested correction: While yes there are slight angles involved, considering this was most likely a physical prop on-set, the direction of the camera tilt wouldn't be a factor. The direction the paint runs in doesn't seem wildly inconsistent with what would happen when painting something like that.

Continuity mistake: Before Cole returns to his own time for first time, he has several wounds on his head and face which disappear when he talks with the bosses.

oswal13

Factual error: In the madhouse scene where Brad Pitt is jumping on beds and ripping up pillows, feathers are strewn about. Feather pillows are never used in secure facilities, for sanitary and allergic reasons.

sexxypeety

James Cole: She's not honey babe, she's a doctor. My psychiatrist. Understand?
Charlie the Hotel Clerk: Whatever gets it up for you, Jack.

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Trivia: Terry Gilliam was almost killed in a horse-riding accident during production of this movie.

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Question: There are marked similarities between Cole's present day asylum and his future world, such as the showers he receives, and the scientists/doctors. What is the significance of these parallels? Do they have a hidden meaning?

Answer: It is meant to draw similarities between the treatment of the mentally ill and convicted felons. Quite often, even today, the mentally ill are housed and treated in facilities that are little better (for quality of life or prospects of rehabilitation) than prisons.

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