Directed by:
Cory McAbeeCinematography:
W. Mott Hupfel IIICast:
Cory McAbee, Rocco Sisto, Annie Golden, Joseph McKenna, James Ransone, Peter McRobbie, Tom Aldredge, Bill Buell, George PiscopoPlots(1)
Written, directed, and starring Cory McAbee of The Billy Nayer Show, this space western musical uses flinty black-and-white photography, rugged Lo-Fi sets and the spirit of the final frontier to bring the film, set in the dirty, isolated vastness of outer space, to life. The film also stars Rocco Sisto and Gregory Russell Cook. THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Cory McAbee
USA
Best movies:
Stingray Sam (2009)
The American Astronaut (2001)
The Onion Movie (2008)
Rocco Sisto
Italy
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
Annie Golden
USA
Best movies:
12 Monkeys (1995)
Hair (1979)
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
Joseph McKenna
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
12 Monkeys (1995)
The Book of Life (1998)
James Ransone
USA
Best movies:
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
The Next Three Days (2010)
Inside Man (2006)
Peter McRobbie
UK
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Zelig (1983)
Tom Aldredge
USA
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Lawn Dogs (1997)
Rounders (1998)
Bill Buell
Taiwan
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
George Piscopo
Best movies:
The American Astronaut (2001)