Brewster McCloud (1971)

R08/18/1971Comedy1h 45m
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"Something else" from the director of M*A*S*H

Overview

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.

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    Bud Cort

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    Sally Kellerman

    Louise

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    Michael Murphy

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    William Windom

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    Shelley Duvall

    Suzanne

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    René Auberjonois

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    Stacy Keach

    Abraham Wright

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    John Schuck

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    Margaret Hamilton

    Daphne Heap

Some movies simply defy description. So it is with this 1970 cult classic from director Robert Altman, a multifaceted offering that combines a diverse array of seemingly unrelated, but skillfully blended story threads that make for a quirky, thoroughly entertaining offering. In essence, this comical, surreal crime saga follows the investigation into a series of mysterious strangling deaths taking place in and around the Houston Astrodome, where the only clue is that the victims are covered in bird droppings. The primary suspect, Brewster McCloud (Bud Cort), is an ornithologically obsessed recl...