The character names Gustavus and Adolphus, when put together, form the name of Gustavus Adolphus College, in St. Peter, Minnesota. Terry Gilliam is from nearby Minneapolis.
A lot of the negative press about the film turned out to emanate from the completion bond company, Film Finances. Their lawyer was Steve Ransohoff, son of producer Martin Ransohoff who was also Ray Stark's friend and partner. Stark and then Columbia head David Puttnam had an ongoing feud which many felt ultimately led to the unceremonious ousting of Puttnam from the film studio's management where he was quickly replaced by Dawn Steel.
In the opening scenes, a family is seen sheltering under the head of the horse near the remaining statue of the horse's body. When the camera take an overhead view of the scene, the horse's head is nowhere to be seen.
In the opening, when Sally is writing DAUGHTER on the poster on the statue's base, she has finished writing it in the close-up. When the camera switches to the high angle, she only has DAUGH written.
Is this film a part of a trilogy by Terry Gilliam?
A
"I think the idea behind the trilogy is the three ages of man: Time Bandits - adolescence, Brazil - Middle Age, Munchausen - old age. Not too sure if Gilliam intended that, but with everything else about the man, I wouldn't be surprised." [Source of quotation unknown]