Brewster McCloud
1970 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · 79% critics
An intellectual boy hides in a fallout shelter under the Houston Astrodome and dreams of flying within the stadium. When he’s surrounded by strange forces and a troubling series of deaths linked to the place, his plans draw attention from an unlikely investigation and a colorful cast of oddball characters.
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1971-08-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (98 votes)
- Budget
- $5,600,000
About
If you enjoy inventive, off-the-wall surreal comedies like it, Brewster McCloud offers a memorable mix of flights of fancy and dark weirdness—Not for you if you want a straightforward, easily explained murder story or light, conventional entertainment.
Pros: surreal humor; inventive ensemble; strange charm | Cons: hard to follow; uneven pacing; dark material
Themes
- texas
- surrealism
- houston, texas
- serial killer
- strangler
- police investigation
- murder investigation
- raven
- lecturer
- guardian angel
- houston astrodome
- wings
- +2 more
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Robert Altman