Robert Altman goes nuts off the back of the success of MASH and produces a legendary flop. I can totally see why the public didn't like it but I found it a lot of fun. It's insane - you've got Rene Aberjonis giving lecutres about birds, Sally Kellerman following Bud Cort around, a lot of Houton people spouting racist/homophobic slurs, bird shit constantly falling out of the sky, Michael Murphy as a cop sending up Steve McQueen (but called Shaft), the cop investigating a murder, Stacy Keach in old age make up, Burt Cort wanting to fly.
It's consistently inventive and weird with an emotionally powerful climax. And becuase only racists are killed the death toll isn't disturbing. Kellerman, Duvall and Cort all have X factor.
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