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Brewster McCloud( 1970)

TV-MAComedyFantasy
64%
User
Score

THIS MAY BE OVER YOUR HEAD.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bud Cort

      Brewster

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      Sally Kellerman

      Louise

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      Michael Murphy

      Shaft

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      William Windom

      Weeks

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      Shelley Duvall

      Suzanne

    6. cast image

      René Auberjonois

      The Lecturer

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      Stacy Keach

      Abraham Wright

    8. cast image

      John Schuck

      Johnson

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      Margaret Hamilton

      Daphne Heap

    10. cast image

      Jennifer Salt

      Hope

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      Corey Fischer

      Hines

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      G. Wood

      Crandall

    13. cast image

      Bert Remsen

      Douglas Breen

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      Angelin Johnson

      Mrs. Breen

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      Dean Goss

      Officer Ledbetter

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      Gary Chason

      Camera Store Clerk

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      William Baldwin

      Bernard

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      William Henry Bennet

      Band Conductor

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      Ellis Gilbert

      Butler

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      Verdie Henshaw

      Feathered Nest Sanatorium Manager

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      Robert Warner

      Asst. Mgr. Camera Store

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      Keith V. Erickson

      Professor Aggnout

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      Thomas Danko

      Color Lab Man

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      W.E. Terry Jr.

      Police Chaplain

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      Ronnie Cammack

      Wendel

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      Dixie Taylor

      Mgr. Tanninger's Nursing Home

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      Pearl Coffey Chason

      Nursing Home Attendant

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      Amelia Parker

      Nursing Home Manageress

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      Marilyn Burns

      Tour Guide (uncredited)

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      Harvey Keitel

      The Photographer (uncredited)

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Sun Jun 15 2025
    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 reclu...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • texas
    • flight
    • houston, texas
    • serial killer
    • strangler
    • murder investigation
    • raven
    • lecturer
    • guardian angel
    • houston astrodome
    • wings
    • birds
    • bird droppings