Author: Steve Schweighofer

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Robert Altman’s Streamers (1983) – Deployment into Oblivion

 Steve Schweighofer  2018-06-03

Streamers was a far cry from ’83 box office hits like Jennifer Beals, lady welder/dancer, seeking respect by getting buckets of water dumped on her in Flashdance or the Star Wars version of Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Return of the Jedi, but I’m certain that was precisely the way Robert Altman wanted it.

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