Brewster McCloud

Brewster McCloud

105 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Dec. 5, 1970

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.

Brewster McCloud

105 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Dec. 5, 1970

Brewster McCloud
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lions Gate Films
Original title Brewster McCloud
Directors Robert Altman
Writers Doran William Cannon

Cast

Bud Cort

as Brewster

Sally Kellerman

as Louise

Michael Murphy

as Shaft

William Windom

as Weeks

Shelley Duvall

as Suzanne

René Auberjonois

as The Lecturer

Stacy Keach

as Abraham Wright

John Schuck

as Johnson

Margaret Hamilton

as Daphne Heap

Jennifer Salt

as Hope

Corey Fischer

as Hines

G. Wood

as Crandall

Bert Remsen

as Douglas Breen

Angelin Johnson

as Mrs. Breen

Dean Goss

as Officer Ledbetter

Gary Chason

as Camera Store Clerk

William Baldwin

as Bernard

William Henry Bennet

as Band Conductor

Ellis Gilbert

as Butler

Verdie Henshaw

as Feathered Nest Sanatorium Manager

Robert Warner

as Asst. Mgr. Camera Store

Keith V. Erickson

as Professor Aggnout

Thomas Danko

as Color Lab Man

W.E. Terry Jr.

as Police Chaplain

Ronnie Cammack

as Wendel

Dixie Taylor

as Mgr. Tanninger's Nursing Home

Pearl Coffey Chason

as Nursing Home Attendant

Amelia Parker

as Nursing Home Manageress

Marilyn Burns

as Tour Guide (uncredited)