Brewster McCloud
“"Something else" from the director of M*A*S*H”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 61, rated by 1 admin.
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A young man living beneath the Houston Astrodome dreams of building wings and flying. Robert Altman surrounds him with an eccentric murder story, bird lectures and sudden shifts in comic perspective. An accomplished but deliberately awkward cult detour for a group open to digression.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 3.5/10
- Dialogue
- 7.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The Astrodome has an unauthorised aviation department.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 61
Synopsis and movie facts
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
- Released
- 1971
- Directed by
- Robert Altman
- Running time
- 105 min
Starring
- Bud Cort as Brewster
- Sally Kellerman as Louise
- Michael Murphy as Shaft
- William Windom as Weeks
- Shelley Duvall as Suzanne
- René Auberjonois as The Lecturer
- Stacy Keach as Abraham Wright
- John Schuck as Johnson
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 26525.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review highlights Rene Auberjonois's birdlike lecturer and the inventive, eccentric car chase.
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