The American Astronaut
“Space is a lonely town”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 60, rated by 1 admin.
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An interplanetary trader negotiates a chain of exchanges through a universe with very peculiar rules about men, women and forgiveness. Cory McAbee's black-and-white musical western has striking design and professional performers; the deadpan non-sequiturs make entry into its world decidedly optional.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 3.5/10
- Dialogue
- 8/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“A space western whose customs office appears to operate through song.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 60
Synopsis and movie facts
Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl.
- Released
- 2001
- Directed by
- Cory McAbee
- Running time
- 92 min
Starring
- Cory McAbee as Samuel Curtis
- Joshua Taylor as Blueberry Pirate
- Greg Russell Cook as Boy
- Rocco Sisto as Professor Hess
- James Ransone as Bodysuit
- Annie Golden as Cloris
- Tom Aldredge as Old Man
- Bill Buell as Eddie
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 21538.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review credits photography, production design and performers while finding the surreal narrative opaque.
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