05-20-2015, 11:22 PM
Robert Altman's Brewster McCloud is a film I haven't seen, but it sounds as though it could be up our collective alleys. Variously described as "Fellini-esque" and a "comic allegory," it stars Bud Cort (Harold and Maude) as a reclusive loner who spends his days working on a pair of mechanical wings so that he can fly. Here he is looking rather Wally-/Waldo-ish...
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He's aided in his Icarus-like quest by Louise, a fairy godmother of sorts who bears some unusual scars on her shoulders, suggesting that she was once some sort of feathered creature or fallen angel. Interestingly, she warns Brewster against having sexual relations, the implication being that it's a corrupting influence and will keep him earthbound.
This film was made and released around the same time as M*A*S*H and even features some of the same actors. I gather it's never had much more than a cult following though. It was however released on DVD a few years ago so it might begin to attract a wider audience.
He's aided in his Icarus-like quest by Louise, a fairy godmother of sorts who bears some unusual scars on her shoulders, suggesting that she was once some sort of feathered creature or fallen angel. Interestingly, she warns Brewster against having sexual relations, the implication being that it's a corrupting influence and will keep him earthbound.
This film was made and released around the same time as M*A*S*H and even features some of the same actors. I gather it's never had much more than a cult following though. It was however released on DVD a few years ago so it might begin to attract a wider audience.
OH PLEASE...