The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys
- Video
- 1996
- 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "12 Monkeys" (1995)A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "12 Monkeys" (1995)A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of "12 Monkeys" (1995)
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Keith Fulton
- Narrator
- (voice)
David Webb Peoples
- Self
- (as David Peoples)
Ken Haas
- Test screening feedback
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe title refers to a production issue in 12 Monkeys (1995), where a hamster in a hamster exercise wheel was used as part of the set decoration. When the hamster refused to perform at the appropriate time, production was halted, causing a relatively simple scene (less than 10 seconds of screen time) to take almost an entire day to film. Curiously, the hamster's presence in the shot is a Plot Hole goof, making this documentary's title even-more poignant.
- Quotes
Mick Audsley: Art is working on something till you like it, then leaving it that way.
- ConnectionsEdited from La Jetée (1962)
- SoundtracksConcerto for Violin and Percussion
Written by Jacques Loussier
Performed by Jean-Pierre Wallez (violin) and Prazsky Komorní Orchestr (as The Prague Chamber Orchestra)
Courtesy of Note Productions
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A step above other "making of" documentaries.
Most "making of" documentaries are little more than puff pieces in which the director and lead actors bs about what a wonderful experience it was to make the film and why you should go see it. The Hamster Factor is quite a bit different. Fulton and Pepe were brought on as "witnesses" rather than promoters. The documentary is refreshingly honest about the process including the moments of doubt, the temporary loss of vision, the angst following test screenings and the eventual success of the movie. The Hamster Factor also does a better job at describing the technical details of how the film gets made from pre-production debates in bare-walled offices with distressed office furniture, to on-location production to editing in bare-walled offices with distressed office furniture.
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- KirkS
- Jun 29, 2003
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- Фактор Хомяка и другие истории 'Двенадцати обезьян'
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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