Brewster McCloud "Hufflepuff" Carl and his working wife

Carl and his working wife

His quest eventually leads him to Vaughan (Elias Koteas)

Barrymore plays Daniel Pardway

He also helped lure Ethel Barrymore back to Hollywood

Brewster McCloud "Hufflepuff" Carl and his working wifeFrom his aerie high within the Houston Astrodome, with help from his offbeat friends, a boy is going to learn to fly with his homemade wings. Expect a miracle from young Brewster McCloud. Director Robert Altman (MASH, Nashville, Gosford Park) weaves an offbeat tale of young McCloud (Bud Cort Harold and Maude) who lives in an abandoned bomb shelter inside the dome and studies the flight of his pet birds. He's helped in his quest by the seraphic Louise