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Brewster McCloud

1971·105 min

Brewster McCloud

Directed by Robert Altman

Comedy

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.

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Brewster

Sally Kellerman

Louise

Shaft

Weeks

Crew

Doran William Cannon

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Producer

James Margellos

Producer

Director of Photography

Jordan Cronenweth

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

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Brewster McCloud (1971) is about 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.

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Robert Altman directed Brewster McCloud (1971).

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