Altman’s 1970 follow up to M*A*S*H, BREWSTER MCCLOUD is finally available on DVD through the Warner Archive.
BREWSTER has been one of the hardest to find Altman films. Never released on DVD, and hard to find even on video, many of his fans have never seen it. When I was going through a big Altman phase in the early 90’s, it took a lot of work to find a store that even carried it.
The film stars Bud Cort as the title character, a bird obsessed man living in the Houston Astrodome. He is surrounded by an assortment of oddball characters, like Margaret Hamilton from THE WIZARD OF OZ, Rene Auberjonois who essentially narrates the film, Stacy Keach in old age make up, as well as Shelly Duvall and Sally Kellerman.
The film is very odd. While Altman fans should love it, others may find it a bit TOO out there. As a somewhat casual fan of his work, I admire the film even if it isn't up there with his best for me.
As all Warner Archive titles, the only extra is the trailer. The film, which has been remastered, does look very good, much better than the old panned and scanned VHS I first saw it on.
BREWSTER MCCLOUD will be available July 13, 2010 from the Warner Archive.
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