Universal Pictures executive Sid Sheinberg didn't want the movie released in the original form because he thought it was too pessimistic, the ending was downbeat, and it was not commercial enough for mainstream acceptance. Terry Gilliam refused to back down and showed it to several Los Angeles, California, movie critics. They declared it the best movie of the year. Gilliam eventually won out, and Sheinberg, rather than face embarrassment at keeping such a lauded movie from the public, gave in to Gilliam's demands. It's especially ironic, given the movie's themes of an individual standing up to the system. The only difference is Lowry lost and Gilliam won. The struggle is recounted in "The Battle of Brazil: Terry Gilliam v. Universal Pictures in the Fight to the Final Cut", written by Jack Mathews.

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