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Brewster McCloud
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.
1971 · Directed by Robert Altman · 105 min · Comedy · Fantasy · 10 frames
Tagline
"Something else" from the director of M*A*S*H
Crew
- Written by: Doran William Cannon
- Cinematography: Lamar Boren, Jordan Cronenweth
- Edited by: Lou Lombardo
- Music: Gene Page
- Produced by: Lou Adler, James Margellos
Cast
- 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
- Margaret Hamilton as Daphne Heap
- Jennifer Salt as Hope
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lion's Gate Films, Lou Adler-John Phillips Productions
- Themes: texas, surrealism, houston, texas, serial killer, strangler, police investigation, murder investigation, raven, lecturer, guardian angel
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