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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   1,228 votes
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Director:
Cory McAbee
Writer:
Cory McAbee (writer)
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Genre:
Musical | Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
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 synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(5 articles)
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Instant Cult Classic more (48 total)

Cast

  (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
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Bentley Wood ... Young Johnny R.
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:M

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Lee Vilensky: You will all partake in fresh fruit, brought here by the Blueberry Pirate himself. And I will partake in fresh fruit and sexual intercourse, an act in which we are all a stranger, but which, upon my return, I will describe to you in great detail. more
Soundtrack:
Love Smiles more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Instant Cult Classic, 10 December 2005
7/10
Author: breezyturtle from United States

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.

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