The American Astronaut

United States of America, 2001

Film

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Samual Curtis’s first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl. Including music by alternative rock group The Billy Nayer Show, this film began life as a live show with a loyal following.

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Credits

costume design

Dawn Weisberg

producer

Joshua Taylor

Robert Lurie

William Perkins

production company

BNS Productions

Commodore Films

production design

Geoff Tuttle

Duration

01:31:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
2001

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-21538

Language

English

Subject categories

Action

Comedy

Music

Science Fiction

TMDB-Movie

21538

Wikidata

Q7713428

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