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In the ending of the MCA Home Video version, the torture room dissolves to reveal clouds. Sam escapes into his fantasy world--and insanity.
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In comparison, the ending on the Criterion Collection DVD (the European ending) is harsh and uncompromising. It leaves Sam in the torture room, dwarfed by the architecture and very alone.
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