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  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Artistic License
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Artistic License
  • 1 h 31 m
The American Astronaut

Summary Follows the adventures of an interplanetary trader (McAbee) through his Homeric intergalactic journey to provide the all-female population of Venus with a suitable singular male, all the while being pursued by the cold-blooded and childish killer, Professor Hess (Sisto), an enigmatic figure from his past. (Commodore Films)

Directed By: Cory McAbee

Written By: Cory McAbee

  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Artistic License
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2001
  • Not Rated
  • Artistic License
  • 1 h 31 m

The American Astronaut

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
51
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
5.9
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Summary Follows the adventures of an interplanetary trader (McAbee) through his Homeric intergalactic journey to provide the all-female population of Venus with a suitable singular male, all the while being pursued by the cold-blooded and childish killer, Professor Hess (Sisto), an enigmatic figure from his past. (Commodore Films)

Directed By: Cory McAbee

Written By: Cory McAbee

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
5 Reviews
21% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
5 Reviews
21% Negative
3 Reviews

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80
This musical epic is unlike anything I (or anyone I know) have ever laid eyes on.
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80
Mott Hupfel II's noirish photography, Pete Beaudreau's smooth editing, and McAbee's wry script are all wonderful, and Dawn Weisberg's costumes are especially killing.
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63
Doesn't really have a climax that works, making you wonder whether all the nutso plot machinations were worth following. Maybe, maybe not. But there were a number of skewed bits that popped out and put a chuckle into this journey.
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50
Much of Astronaut comes off as tedious and self-amused, but the musical vignettes are fun.
By Edward Guthmann FULL REVIEW
42
Quickly becomes an endurance test: like watching an old Carol Burnett skit that's not working, or a high school play that's trying to be bad.
By William Arnold FULL REVIEW
38
The best part of this proudly absurd experience is the music.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
30
The fleeting moments of dry wit are too sparse to hold the movie together, so instead McAbee takes the kitchen-sink approach, hitting us with whatever he's got.
By Gregory Weinkauf FULL REVIEW

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5.9
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38% Negative
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Production Company BNS Productions, Commodore Films
Release Date Sep 5, 2001
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Space is a lonely town.
Website http://www.americanastronaut.com/
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Awards

Florida Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Kudzu Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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