The American Astronaut (2001)

Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system, unaware that his old friend Professor Hess is trying to kill him.

Director:

Cory McAbee

Writer:

Cory McAbee

Stars:

Cory McAbee, Rocco Sisto, Gregory Russell Cook

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cory McAbee	...	Samuel Curtis / Silverminer
Rocco Sisto	...	Professor Hess
Gregory Russell Cook	...	The Boy Who Actually Saw a Woman's Breast
Annie Golden	...	Cloris
James Ransone	...	Bodysuit
Joshua Taylor	...	Blueberry Pirate
Tom Aldredge	...	Old Man
Bill Buell	...	Eddie
Peter McRobbie	...	Lee Vilensky
Mark Manley	...	Henchman #1 (Hey Boy!)
Ned Sublette	...	Henchman #2 (Hey Boy!)
Joseph McKenna	...	Doorman
Doug McKean	...	Silverminer Jake
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Pendelton	...	Miner at Bar
George Piscopo	...	Mars Worker

Storyline

Space travel has become a dirty way of life dominated by derelicts, grease monkeys, thieves, and hard-boiled interplanetary traders such as Samuel Curtis, an astronaut from Earth who deals in a rare goods, living or otherwise. His mission begins with the unlikely delivery of a cat to a small outer-belt asteroid saloon where he meets his former dance partner, and renowned interplanetary fruit thief, the Blueberry Pirate. As payment for his delivery of the cat, Curtis receives a homemade cloning device already in the process of creating a creature most rare in this space quadrant... a Real Live Girl. At the suggestion of the Blueberry Pirate, Curtis takes the Real Live Girl to Jupiter where women have long been a mystery. There, he proposes a trade with the owner of Jupiter: the Real Live Girl clone for the Boy Who Actually Saw A Woman's Breast. The Boy Who Actually Saw A Woman's Breast is regarded as royalty on the all-male mining planet of Jupiter because of his unique and exotic ...

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Plot Keywords:

planet | american | astronaut | interplanetary trader | trader | 

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Taglines:

Space is a lonely town.

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Genres:

Musical | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the alarm goes off: "What did your father teach you?", Curtis has to answer "My father taught me to kill the sunflower," which was something Cory McAbee once mistakenly thought someone said to him.

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Quotes

Samuel Curtis: Mind if I use your bathroom?
Eddie: Sure... It's a real toilet, so be careful.

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Crazy Credits

We Remember Desmond Harvey

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Soundtracks

Sand Man
Written by Cory McAbee, James Beaudreau, and Robert Lurie (as Bobby Lurie)
Performed by The Billy Nayer Show
Published by Fickey Music (BMI)
Courtesy of BSG Records
Administered and Licensed by BNS Productions
©2000 Cory McAbee, James Beaudreau, and Bobby Lurie

User Reviews

Weird, good, has a few problems.

A low budget B&W film. The look is modeled after old Sci-Fi films like Flash Gordon. Including drawings for the spaceship exterior with camera zooms and pans. The cinematography is more "film noir" and is interesting in parts and just contrasty in others.

The acting is very good in this campy storyline. There isn't a plot or character development worth mentioning the campy wierdness and design is what drives this film.

Overall it is an interesting venture with some good jokes and situations but is very quirky for the general public.

As for the ending all I can describe is that it does.

If you have an interest in film, this is an interesting venture. If you are looking for mainstream films, this ain't it.

Details

Official Sites:

Commodore Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The American Astronaut

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,206, 14 October 2001

Gross USA:

$38,170

Company Credits

Production Co:

BNS Productions, Commodore Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1