Annie Golden, Bill Buell, Cory McAbee
In this outer space musical, Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader from Nevada, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system when he finds out that his old nemesis, Professor Hess, is pursuin...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 22, 2005
Stats: 258 reviews
Samuel Curtis: My father taught me to kill the sunflower.
Voice: Congratulations, Mr. Curtis. You are now awake. Two hours to Jupiter.
Here's a movie that very few will have ever heard of or get to see. It's definetely not for everyone, but I was entertained. It's strange how I ...( read more)
Increditablly weird and wonderful. If you like your movies normal and mainstream skip this one but if you like your movies quirky and off the wall you'll LOVE The American Astronaut (or at least I did). Sort of a wacky, black and white, outter space Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Unbelievably funny and bizarre, and one of the best comedies of the last twenty years. The social structures depicted in this film are head-shakingly hilarious-- men and women are mostly separate, and men are emotionally stunted to the point that they start doing girlish things ...( read more)
Recommended by a friend. Conceptually out there with good music. The production value is pretty impressive. It's one of those "must watch to see how crazy this gets". Simply a love it or hate it film. I liked it. I guess that's option #3
This film is Rock & Roll baby, no joke. Not a dull moment, adventure all the way.
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