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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
- Camera Store Clark
- (as Gary Wayne Chason)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Altman hated the script so much, he tossed it out and actors were coached on lines as they shot scenes.
- GoofsShaft's Camaro Z28 changes from a Z28/Rally Sport (a.k.a. Z28/RS) to a base Z28 during the chase. A base 1970 Camaro Z28 has the parking lights below the headlights; the Z28/Rally Sport has the parking lights next to the headlights, as well as an open-aired grille.
- Quotes
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: [Shaft is asking the butler about Brewster] How tall was he?
Butler: Oh, short. Very short, like you.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: I'm six one, Milhouse.
Butler: You are? I'm five nine and you look shorter than me.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: You're standing on the steps.
Butler: Oh. So I am.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: Alright, where were you when you interviewed him?
Butler: Here. Right here, where we are.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: You were up there and he was down here. Is that right?
Butler: I think so.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: Let's see, those steps are about eight inches, so that means if he was six foot one he would have looked to you to be about 16 inches shorter. About four nine.
Butler: Right. Under five feet. Short. Only I think I was down here.
[He steps down to the floor]
Butler: And he was there.
[Shaft climbs up one step]
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: What the hell would he be doing up here?
Butler: Well, he was short, like I said, and maybe it made him feel better.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: [Shaft sits on the step] Alright, he was up here and you were down there. Is that right?
Butler: Right.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: And he looked to you to be about four foot nine?
Butler: That's right, short.
Det. Lt. Frank Shaft: Jesus Christ, Milhouse, if he was four foot nine and he was standing on sixteen inches of steps that'd make him only three foot five.
Butler: That's right. He was short like you.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are done twice. The 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"
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Directors: The Films of Robert Altman (2001)
- SoundtracksLift Every Voice and Sing (Black National Hymn)
Written by J. Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson
Performed by Merry Clayton
[Played during the opening credits]
- saccenti
- Oct 26, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Brewster McCloud's (Sexy) Flying Machine
- Filming locations
- 8686 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas, USA(AstroWorld Hotel - Shaft checks into - Crowne Plaza since 2011.)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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