Top billed cast

1. 

   Bud Cort

   Brewster

2. 

   Sally Kellerman

   Louise

3. 

   Michael Murphy

   Shaft

4. 

   William Windom

   Weeks

5. 

   Shelley Duvall

   Suzanne

6. 

   René Auberjonois

   The Lecturer

7. 

   Stacy Keach

   Abraham Wright

8. 

   John Schuck

   Johnson

9. 

   Margaret Hamilton

   Daphne Heap

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Reviews

A review by Brent Marchant

Written by Brent Marchant on 2025-06-15

Some movies simply defy description. So it is with this 1970 cult classic from director Robert Altman, a multifaceted offering that combines a diverse array of seemingly unrelated, but skillfully blended story threads that make for a quirky, thoroughly entertaining offering. In essence, this comical, surreal crime saga follows the investigation into a series of mysterious strangling deaths taking place in and around the Houston Astrodome, where the only clue is that the victims are covered in bird droppings. The primary suspect, Brewster McCloud (Bud Cort), is an ornithologically obsessed recl...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• texas
• surrealism
• houston, texas
• serial killer
• strangler
• police investigation
• murder investigation
• raven
• lecturer
• guardian angel
• houston astrodome
• wings
• birds
• bird droppings