Brewster McCloud is a 1970
movie, directed by
Robert Altman, about a young recluse (
Bud Cort, as the title character) who lives in a fallout shelter of the
Houston Astrodome, where he is building a pair of wings so he can fly. He is helped by his comely and enigmatic "fairy godmother", played by
Sally Kellerman. The film was shot on location in
Houston, Texas. During the opening credits, shots of the downtown Houston skyline (with
One Shell Plaza under construction) zoom toward the Houston Astrodome and Astrohall, with the emerging
Texas Medical Center in the background. It was the first film shot inside the Astrodome.