Review of Brewster McCloud (1971) by John B — 19 Oct 2010
Murders are occurring in Houston - first the victim is defecated on by a bird and then strangled. A hotshot cop Frank Shaft (Michael Murphy) is brought in for the case who is a little unusual. A beautiful woman (Sally Kellerman) is always around the incidents.
And she has a unique relationship with Brewster McCloud, a strange young man with a yearning to fly away and who lives in the Houston Astrodome. He meets Suzanne (Shelley Duvall), a free spirit who works at the Astrodome.
Rene Auberjonois plays a professor who is lecturing the audience about birds and their similarities to people and gets increasingly silly as the film progresses. Completely off-the-wall bizarre with some very fun moments (a Where's Waldo-esque chase in the dome and a fairly extensive car chase).
Done in typical Robert Altman style.
This review of Brewster McCloud (1971) was written by John B on 19 Oct 2010.
Brewster McCloud has generally received positive reviews.
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