 Due to the tensions between the filmmaker and the producers during production , Gilliam said in retrospect about the film , " [ I ] t 's not the film they wanted and it 's not quite the film I wanted . It 's the film that is a result of [ ... ] two groups of people , who aren ’ t working well together . " With regards to the Weinsteins also producing Martin Scorsese 's film Gangs of New York ( 2002 ) , Gilliam stated : " Marty [ Scorsese ] said almost the exact same quote I said , without us knowing it : ' They took the joy out of filmmaking . ' " 
