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Brewster McCloud (1970)
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An introverted loner living in the bowels of the Astrodome plots to develop - with the aid of a mysterious guardian angel - a pair of wings that will help him fly. Director:Robert AltmanWriter:Doran William Cannon |
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| Bud Cort | ... |
Brewster McCloud
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| Sally Kellerman | ... |
Louise
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Det. Lt. Frank Shaft
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William Windom | ... |
Weeks
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| Shelley Duvall | ... |
Suzanne Davis
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| Rene Auberjonois | ... |
The Lecturer
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| Stacy Keach | ... |
Abraham Wright
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John Schuck | ... |
Officer Johnson
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| Margaret Hamilton | ... |
Daphne Heap
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| Jennifer Salt | ... |
Hope
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Officer Hines
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G. Wood | ... |
Det. Capt. Crandall
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Bert Remsen | ... |
Officer Douglas Breen
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Angelin Johnson | ... |
Mrs. Breen
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Dean Goss | ... |
Officer Ledbetter
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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. When the fateful day arrives, and he enters the dome with his fanciful construction of bird wings, Brewster is surrounded by the police. Will he be caught before he attempts to fly? Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
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Officer Douglas Breen: [Holding up a small cylindrical paper object] You know what this is?
Brewster McCloud: A poorly rolled cigarette.
Officer Douglas Breen: It's a marijuana cigarette. It's dope. It's dope I picked up after I saw you drop it outta' your pocket. You give me that camera and we'll forget this little matter. If ya' don't, it's one to ten. So take your pick.
Brewster McCloud: Mister, one of us is crazy.
Officer Douglas Breen: Oh, yeah?
[Pulls out his badge and holds it out]
Officer Douglas Breen: "Breen." "Narcotics."
[a bird turd promptly splats on the badge]
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mouth to Auberjonois' voice saying, "I forgot the opening line". The opening
credits are superimposed over Daphne Heap (Margaret Hamilton) rehearsing
"The Star-Spangled Banner" with a marching band in the Astrodome. She stops
the song and accuses the band of being on the wrong key. The band begins
again, and the credits also start over, with the same titles repeated with
the "better" version of the song. One of the opening credits reads: "Title
song by Francis Scott Key" See more »
Written by Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson
Performed by Merry Clayton See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
In the film, most of the greenspace surrounding the Astrodome was undeveloped (e.g. where Fannin and Knight Road intersect, along with a stretch of Holly Hall Road) back in 1970 - most of the area surrounding the Astrodome has been developed, either as retail or as part of the Texas Medical Center. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the Road Runner makes a left turn on Old Spanish Trail heading west, Johnson's police cruiser switches from a 1970 Plymouth Fury to a 1968 Fury III. See more »Quotes
Officer Douglas Breen: [At the zoo: throwing Brewster, with his expensive camera, into some bushes] Get over in there!Officer Douglas Breen: [Holding up a small cylindrical paper object] You know what this is?
Brewster McCloud: A poorly rolled cigarette.
Officer Douglas Breen: It's a marijuana cigarette. It's dope. It's dope I picked up after I saw you drop it outta' your pocket. You give me that camera and we'll forget this little matter. If ya' don't, it's one to ten. So take your pick.
Brewster McCloud: Mister, one of us is crazy.
Officer Douglas Breen: Oh, yeah?
[Pulls out his badge and holds it out]
Officer Douglas Breen: "Breen." "Narcotics."
[a bird turd promptly splats on the badge]
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Crazy Credits
The opening credits are done twice, followed by the MGM lion opening hismouth to Auberjonois' voice saying, "I forgot the opening line". The opening
credits are superimposed over Daphne Heap (Margaret Hamilton) rehearsing
"The Star-Spangled Banner" with a marching band in the Astrodome. She stops
the song and accuses the band of being on the wrong key. The band begins
again, and the credits also start over, with the same titles repeated with
the "better" version of the song. One of the opening credits reads: "Title
song by Francis Scott Key" See more »
Soundtracks
"Lift Every Voice and Sing"Written by Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson
Performed by Merry Clayton See more »
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