{"id":60646,"date":"2020-12-31T11:24:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T18:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60646"},"modified":"2023-12-02T21:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T04:15:20","slug":"brewster-mccloud-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60646","title":{"rendered":"Brewster McCloud (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I know bird shit when I see it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-60655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Poster.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA virginal young man (Bud Cort) living in a bomb shelter in the Houston Astrodome receives support from his guardian angel (Sally Kellerman) to build a pair of wings that will allow him to fly. Meanwhile, a rash of strange murders &#8212; all involving bird shit splatted on awful people &#8212; occurs across the city, leading a California detective named Shaft (Michael Murphy) to be called in to help. When an Astrodome tour guide (Shelley Duvall) with a cool racing car meets Brewster (Cort) and initiates a romance with him, events take an even stranger turn.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Bud Cort Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Inventors<\/li>\n<li>Michael Murphy Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Altman Films<\/li>\n<li>Sally Kellerman Films<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<li>Shelley Duvall Films<\/li>\n<li>Virginity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;prior to his success in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12984\"><em>Harold and Maude<\/em><\/a>, Bud Cort had the title role in this earlier cult comedy,&#8221; a &#8220;twisted fairytale&#8221; by Robert Altman (scripted by Doran William Cannon of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15685\"><em>Skidoo<\/em><\/a> infamy) &#8220;about a gentle young man&#8221; whose &#8220;mother-protector (Sally Kellerman) &#8230; has brought him up to believe that the way for him to achieve &#8216;freedom&#8217; (what all young people wanted in 1970) is to learn to fly.&#8221; He notes that this &#8220;crazy black comedy-satire doesn&#8217;t hold up as well as Altman&#8217;s other early films&#8221;, and that &#8220;much of the sick humor seems tasteless where once it was funny&#8221;; however, he concedes it&#8217;s &#8220;still an original, full of enjoyable quirky moments&#8221;, and points out that &#8220;Altman&#8217;s unusual storytelling methods, including the intertwining storylines, anticipated <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8558\"><em>Nashville<\/em><\/a>.&#8221; I&#8217;m not personally a fan of <em>Brewster McCloud<\/em> &#8212; which, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3266brew.html#:~:text=The%20Warner%20Archive%20Collection%20DVD,A%20trailer%20is%20included.\">DVD Savant<\/a> writes, &#8220;is less of a story than a collection of ideas flying in loose formation&#8221;; however, the overall quirkiness and uniqueness of the film &#8212; including Duvall&#8217;s inimitable debut presence &#8212; make it worth a one-time look by all film fanatics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quirky performances across the board<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cort.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cort.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cort.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cort-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cort-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cort-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Duvall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Duvall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Duvall.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Duvall-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Duvall-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Duvall-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Kellerman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Kellerman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Kellerman.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Kellerman-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Kellerman-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Kellerman-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many memorable scenes and images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Bird2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Bird2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Bird2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Bird2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Bird2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Bird2-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cinematography-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cinematography-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Cinematography-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Lashes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Lashes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Lashes.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Lashes-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Lashes-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Lashes-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The final flight sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Flight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Flight.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Flight.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Flight-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Flight-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brewster-McCloud-Flight-604x255.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, simply as a unique cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065492\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/brewsterm.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/brewster-mccloud-1970\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/brewster-mccloud-1971.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/69645\/brewster-mccloud#articles-reviews?articleId=33770\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3266brew.html#:~:text=The%20Warner%20Archive%20Collection%20DVD,A%20trailer%20is%20included.\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know bird shit when I see it.&#8221; Synopsis: A virginal young man (Bud Cort) living in a bomb shelter in the Houston Astrodome receives support from his guardian angel (Sally Kellerman) to build a pair of wings that will allow him to fly. Meanwhile, a rash of strange murders &#8212; all involving bird shit splatted on awful people &#8212; occurs across the city, leading a California detective named Shaft (Michael Murphy) to be called in to help. When an&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60646\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60646"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93681,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60646\/revisions\/93681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}