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Space is a lonely town.Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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(Credited cast)| Cory McAbee | ... | Samuel Curtis / Silverminer | |
| Rocco Sisto | ... | Professor Hess | |
| Greg Russell Cook | ... | The Boy Who Actually Saw a Woman's Breast (as Gregory Russell Cook) | |
| 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: | |||
| Bentley Wood | ... | Young Johnny R. | |
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Bill Buell's dance during "Love Smiles" was choreographed on the spot by director Cory McAbee by shouting things like "show us your karate, Bill!" and "the birds are attacking, Bill!" moreQuotes:
[Samuel answers the phone]Professor Hess: Guess who this is?
Samuel Curtis: Professor Hess.
Professor Hess: That's right! You got it on the first try! For that, you get a kiss!
Samuel Curtis: I'll pass.
Professor Hess: W-what? You think I'd kiss you? You'd love it if I'd kiss you. And I would never kiss you.
Samuel Curtis: You said you were going to kiss me.
Professor Hess: I never said I'd kiss you. I never said that. You just want me to kiss you!
Samuel Curtis: Um... not really.
Professor Hess: Oh. I'm not good enough to kiss you. Is that what you're saying?
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I viewed this film as part of the Midnight Series at the theater I work for, and it looks destined to be a cult hit. It's crowd pleasing, hilarious, and silly. Also very beautifully made for the budget. Many films I find myself ambivalent about; I'm not sure whether I really like them or not. That's likely a result of thinking too much about what I see. But I can safely say that I was grinning throughout virtually the entire film. I was indeed very impressed, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys film.
The soundtrack is also upwards of keen, it being a musical and all. We were selling them after the show, and I bought one myself.
I hope the Billy Nayer Show has plans to release this on DVD, for it shouldn't be limited to Midnight Showings. It's something to be enjoyed with friends, anytime.