The American Astronaut
2001 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · 57% critics
In a strange retro-futuristic solar system, a space traveler takes on a simple delivery job that turns into a chain of odd trades, barroom encounters, and surreal musical detours. This black-and-white sci-fi comedy mixes frontier grit, deadpan humor, and offbeat songs into a deliberately unusual journey.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-01-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (57 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like offbeat musicals, deadpan comedy, and handmade sci-fi worlds with cult-film energy; Not for you if you want a clear, logical story or a more straightforward musical like Hairspray or Tapeheads.
Pros: wildly original tone; memorable music; funny, strange charm | Cons: very unconventional plot; slow to click; not for everyone
Themes
- breast
- space western
- astronaut
Cast & crew
- JT
Joshua Taylor
as Blueberry Pirate
- GC
Greg Russell Cook
as The Boy Who Actually Saw a Woman's Breast
Rocco Sisto
as Professor Hess
Cory McAbee
as The Silverminer
James Ransone
as Bodysuit
Annie Golden
as Cloris
Tom Aldredge
as Old Man
Bill Buell
as Eddie
Peter McRobbie
as Lee Vilensky
Joseph McKenna
as Doorman
Directed by Cory McAbee