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Astrodome - 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas, USA Is this interesting? Brewster McCloud is a picturesque highlight of 1970's cars, culture, and Houston locations, many of which, like the Astrodome, are now a distant memory. 8 of 16 people found this review helpful. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. All were close to the same era.
Suzanne saves Brewster by evading Shaft in her AMC Gremlin (specially equipped for the film with a 401 cu.in. Yes No. Or at least about the Houston Astrodome. A waste of time. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans. While Brewster works to complete his wings and condition himself for flight, Houston suffers a string of unexplained murders, the work of a serial killer whose victims are found strangled and covered in bird droppings. One of the things about "MASH" was that people wanted to see it a second time.
You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. It's that quality that's so attractive about these two Altman films. Use the HTML below. Released from prison apparently under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewellers in out-of-season Cannes ... Drama That's typical of the recent Robert Altman style; "Brewster McCloud" is just as densely packed with words and action, and you keep thinking you're missing things. Interesting? Check it out – you might hate it, but you will never have seen anything like it. It's a tough life in one of the most violent and religious countries. And there's some sort of Wizard of Oz statement being made. Astroworld - 9001 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas, USA Very strange movie about a boy working on wings and planning to fly away. Poor guy now passed away. Are 100,000 dollars worth dying for?
Brewster McCloud is a 1970 experimental film. I can never recall ever seeing Brewster Mccloud though.
The film opens with the MGM logo, as usual, but with a voice-over saying, "I forgot the opening line," replacing the lion roar, and proceeds with The Lecturer regaling his unseen students with a wealth of knowledge of the habits of birds.
Brewster McCloud is a 1970 American experimental comedy film directed by Robert Altman.It concerns a young recluse (Bud Cort, as the title character) who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome, where he is building a pair of wings so he can fly.He is helped by his comely and enigmatic "fairy godmother", played by Sally Kellerman, as he becomes a suspect in a series of murders. Like a quirky romance or a crippled puppy, its many flaws are part of its charm. Also, Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch) appears in a cameo, sounding like her character from 1939. I was also getting this title confused with McCloud (southern detective in big city NY) with Dennis whats his name. Was this review helpful to you? Set in the 1890s on the Hungarian plains, a group of farm workers go on strike in-which they face harsh reprisals and the reality of revolt, oppression, morality and violence. His in-laws, the Beaulieus, are a large, joyful clan composed of siblings, ...