The version I watched on a plane must have been the theatrical because it included nothing of the "it was all just a dream" cliche. I think endings like that are just a stupid waste of time.

Oh don't worry, I've found the movie on "streaming"...

I've seen this many times (a favorite of mine), and my interpretation is that reality drops away when Sam appears to be rescued from Jack by Harry Tuttle. That, and everything after is in his mind right up until the end. A lot of it comes straight from his fantasies/day dreams earlier in the film.

12 Monkeys is one of my top 5 films. The Fisher King won at least one Oscar. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnasis is I think the lasting film to be released that had Heath Ledger. Of course, Time Bandits was the talk of the 80s kids. Love Terry Gilliam!

I've owned this on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray & 4k. & seen it at the cinema (not when it was released though). & I have the book - "The Battle of Brazil: Terry Gilliam v. Universal Pictures." & own the soundtrack on CD. Suffice to say I love this film (alongside Time Bandits). I'm glad you liked it. It is a singular experience. Thank you Doctor Pulaski.

Terry Gilliam also directed Time Bandits, which you'll be watching in the next year or two

Excellent pick, Doctor! Thanks! To answer Alex's question... no, Ian Holm never played Hitler, but he did play two other infamous Nazis -- Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler. He was frighteningly convincing as both. I need a shot of LotR to cleanse my palate after watching him play those guys

Robert DeNiro started to become a big deal in the 70s. Godfather 2 (1974) was probably the film that really put him on the map, then Taxi Driver cemented that he was both a great actor and was a star.

Wow, talk about a blast from the past, its been 40 years since I've seen this, and only recall a couple of scenes, can't even remember the plot lol