Brewster McCloud (1970)

Directed by

Robert Altman

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 98 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Brewster lives secretly in a fallout shelter under a sports stadium. He works on building a pair of wings so he can fly, while a string of strange murders involving birds makes him the police's top suspect.

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What happens

Brewster McCloud is a 1970 American black comedy film directed by Robert Altman, and starring Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy, Shelley Duvall, William Windom, and René Auberjonois. The film follows a young recluse named Brewster McCloud (Cort) who lives in a fallout shelter under the Houston Astrodome, where he is building a pair of wings in order to fly. He soon becomes a chief suspect in a series of bird-related murders. Theatrically released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on December 5, 1970, Brewster McCloud bombed upon its release and received mixed reviews from critics, but has since received more positive reviews in retrospect. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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