Directed by Robert Altman The dreamers don't win in Robert Altman's mind bending, logic-defying, establishment-challenging Brewster McCloud. The slapstick story, complete with gags straight out of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (similar to Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up Doc?) combines farce with pathos. It's the story of Brewster McCloud (Bud Cort), a lonely young man who doesn't … Continue reading Brewster McCloud (1970)
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Directed by Hal Needham Everyone knows and loves Bandit (Burt Reynolds) and will do just about anything to help him along the way in Smokey and the Bandit. He's a Han Solo-type character who even in the most dire circumstances remains in control, and he spends most of the film toying with a pursuing police officer … Continue reading Smokey and the Bandit (1977)