Review of The American Astronaut (2001) by Laura L — 20 Jul 2010

Increditablly weird and wonderful musical.

This review of The American Astronaut (2001) was written by Laura L on 20 Jul 2010.

The American Astronaut has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jack Helbig (1) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 04 Feb 2014

Mott Hupfel II's noirish photography, Pete Beaudreau's smooth editing, and McAbee's wry script are all wonderful, and Dawn Weisberg's costumes…

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By Eric H (2,898) on 11 Jun 2013

What a fun way to spend a few hours. Corey McAbee is innovative in his thinking and creates a fun piece of film…

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By Whitney B (224) on 01 Sep 2008

Beautiful in its simplicity and an absolutely wonderful soundtrack. The greatest cowboy in space musical ever made. Low budget but not lowbrow…

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By Chelsea The Psycho (6) on 13 Dec 2008

I absolutely loved this. Such a unique idea. It's beautifully shot in B&W, and the music is awesome…

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By Filmgrinder S (1,010) on 29 May 2013

-We'll throw a party, won't you come join us- This is what you'd get, if David Lynch directed a Roy Rogers meets Buck Rogers obsure oddyssey,…

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By Felipetroll H (47) on 23 May 2009

An exercise in no-budget absurdity…

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By Brent M (349) on 07 Aug 2010

Very bizarre punk rockabilly space opera set in a black and white Jules Verne like future universe…

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By Frank Lovece (341) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 12 May 2009

The characters may be one-dimensional ciphers with nothing much to say, but boy, do they not say it with style…

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By Jerry N (54) on 24 Oct 2008

A great musical/sci-fi/western I've ever seen. Which would make it...the only. But it's still pretty good…

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By David W (2,010) on 19 Nov 2010

Weird, strange & bizarre in the best way possible! Part space opera, part musical, this is truly an original…

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