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The American Astronaut (2001)

91 min  -  Musical | Comedy | Sci-Fi
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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
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Cast

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

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Plot Keywords:

Planet | Spacecraft | Stand Up Comedian | Song | Bar  | See more »

Taglines:

Space is a lonely town.

Genres:

Musical | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

O amerikanos astronaftis See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,206 (USA) (14 October 2001) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$38,170 (USA) (25 January 2002)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

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!" See more »

Quotes

Samuel Curtis: [Commenting on The Boy's odd attire] How long they been makin' you dress like that?
The Boy Who Actually Saw a Woman's Breast: The word is not "make," it's "let." They let me wear whatever I want.
Samuel Curtis: I see.
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Crazy Credits

We Remember Desmond Harvey
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Soundtracks

"The Incubator"
Written by Cory McAbee, James Beaudreau, Michael Silverman (as Mike Silverman) 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
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