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63% Critic Match
Brewster McCloud
“"Something else" from the director of M*A*S*H”
6.3 / 10• 1971• 1h 45m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bud Cort
Brewster
Lead
Sally Kellerman
Louise
Michael Murphy
Shaft
William Windom
Weeks
Shelley Duvall
Suzanne
René Auberjonois
The Lecturer
Stacy Keach
Abraham Wright
John Schuck
Johnson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Altman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Brewster McCloud is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
