 " I 'm used to riding roughshod over studio executives , " Gilliam explained , " but the Weinsteins rode roughshod over me . " Gilliam got so upset , filming was shut down for nearly two weeks . Matt Damon reflected on the situation : " I 've never been in a situation like that . Terry was spitting rage at the system , at the Weinsteins . You can 't try and impose big compromises on a visionary director like him . If you try to force him to do what you want creatively , he 'll go nuclear . " The feud between Gilliam and the Weinsteins was eventually settled , although Bob Weinstein blamed the entire situation on yellow journalism . Filming was scheduled to end in October , but due to various problems during filming , principal photography did not end until the following 27 November . 
