Bird-obsessed Brewster McCloud (Bud Cort) lives in a secret bunker under the Houston Astrodome. Louise (Sally Kellerman) may be his guardian angel. There are a series of bird-related murders and legendary police detective Frank Shaft (Michael Murphy) arrives from San Francisco to solve it.
The plot meanders but its weirdness is fascinating. It's a strange little movie from Robert Altman. While it's rarely thrilling or funny, it's oddly compelling. Bud is a weird little actor. Kellerman is fine but it would be more compelling if she spends much more time with Bud. It would be funnier if she's definitively invisible to other people and hanging around him day and night. It would also be more powerful to see her brutally murder those people. She could have been an iconic character and contrast perfectly with the meek Brewster. Overall, this is a fascinating weird little movie.
The plot meanders but its weirdness is fascinating. It's a strange little movie from Robert Altman. While it's rarely thrilling or funny, it's oddly compelling. Bud is a weird little actor. Kellerman is fine but it would be more compelling if she spends much more time with Bud. It would be funnier if she's definitively invisible to other people and hanging around him day and night. It would also be more powerful to see her brutally murder those people. She could have been an iconic character and contrast perfectly with the meek Brewster. Overall, this is a fascinating weird little movie.