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

Details

Official Sites:

Commodore Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

O amerikanos astronaftis

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,206, 14 October 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$38,170, 25 January 2002

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The costumes for the women of Venus were made from shower curtains.

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Quotes

The Boy Who Actually Saw a Woman's Breast: It was round and soft. Now go back to work.

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Crazy Credits

We Remember Desmond Harvey

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Soundtracks

The Girl with the Vagina Made of Glass
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

Instant Cult Classic

The American Astronaut is like a 60s sci-fi on acid. It's warped and doesn't make much sense. It doesn't have a strong plot and definitely isn't for everyone. But, I did find myself laughing at certain points and I enjoyed it.

There is a scene where the main character is on the toilet in the bathroom and two guys follow him in there. You're certain they're about to beat him up....until they plug in their record player and start singing to him. It's like West Side Story in another dimension. The Ceres jumping (their version of moon walking) in sync with the music makes for another great scene. This movie was born a cult classic.