Vintage original 27x41 in. single-sided US advance one-sheet poster from the smash 1990's sci-fi mystery thriller, 12 MONKEYS, released in 1995 by Universal Pictures and directed by Terry Gilliam. In a future world devastated by disease, a convict (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. "Advance" one-sheets were displayed at theaters before ("in advance") a film was released in theaters as a type of "coming attraction" advertisement. This advance one-sheet features a simple yet striking design of the twelve monkeys logo and simply the words "They're coming." along the bottom. Printed very faintly beneath that is Universal Pictures' logo and company credits. This vintage original advance one-sheet is unrestored and rolled as originally issued in good+ condition only with small creases and varying sizes along the edges and larger creases in the image area, primarily in the top half of the poster; and signs of wear on the corners. Due to bad experiences with his previous Universal movie Brazil (1985) which was re-cut by the studio against his wishes, Terry Gilliam only wanted to direct if he had final cut. The studio agreed, on the condition that he cast Bruce Willis so that a strong opening weekend would be guaranteed, and that the budget be kept small ($29 million). This meant that many of the actors worked for a smaller fee than usual, and the production designers had to cut corners wherever they could. Many of the props were made from cheaply obtained materials, and many scenes were shot in genuine abandoned factories and decrepit buildings. For example, the scenes in the insane asylum were shot in Eastern State Penitentiary, a now-unused prison in Philadelphia. Bruce Willis took a lower salary than his star-status would normally entitle, partly because of budget restrictions, but mostly because he wanted to work with Terry Gilliam. Actually, he did the movie for free. It was only after the movie was released that he was paid. Brad Pitt was signed to this movie for a relatively small salary, when he was still an "up-and-coming" actor. By the time of the movie's release, however, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Legends of the Fall (1994), and Se7en (1995) had been released, making Pitt a top-salary actor.