Introduced by Chris Vognar, Writer and Film Critic

Brewster (Bud Cort) is an intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter in the Houston Astrodome. With the aid of a mysterious guardian angel, he develops a pair of wings to help him realize his dream of flying inside the stadium.

Shelley Duvall, appearing in her first feature film, is “unlike anyone seen onscreen before. She acted in her own rhythm, with that spaced-out singsong voice, creating a character so sweetly detached she seemed like a cracked angel.”
—Variety

Tickets

• $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

• This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.
• Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

About the Speaker
Chris Vognar, a member of the Houston Film Critics Society, writes about arts and culture for outlets including the Houston Chronicle, chron.com, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Rolling Stone. He has covered the Venice, Toronto, Sundance, and SXSW film festivals. Vognar was the 2009 Nieman Arts and Culture Fellow at Harvard University.