Before there was River Song in Doctor Who and before there was The Time Traveler’s Wife, there was 12 Monkeys. Three decades ago, on December 29, 1995, Gilliam’s unique film 12 Monkeys hit theaters. Since 1995, 12 Monkeys has become a cult classic and even spawned an excellent, albeit very different, TV series. Retrospectives on 12 Monkeys often focus on Cole’s fractured reality and the idea that he has hallucinatory episodes. It can’t change, but every time you see it, it seems different, because you’re different.”This concept smartly insulates 12 Monkeys from ever feeling dated.