This musically driven space western is the first feature length film by BNS Productions. Theatrical release in 2001 and DVD release in 2005.
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Space travel has become a dirty way of life dominated by derelicts, grease monkeys, and hard-boiled interplanetary traders such as Samuel Curtis. Written, directed, and starring Cory McAbee of the legendary cult band The Billy Nayer Show, this sci-fi, musical-western uses flinty black and white photography, rugged Lo-Fi sets and the spirit of the final frontier. We follow Curtis on his Homeric journey to provide the all-female planet of Venus with a suitable male, while pursued by an enigmatic killer, Professor Hess. The film features music by The Billy Nayer Show and some of the most original rock n' roll scenes ever committed to film.

"Imagine a Laurel & Hardy skit directed by Salvador Dali." - Entertainment Weekly

"More original than almost anything you've seen this millennium." - Sundance Film Festival

"Now that's entertainment!" - Film Threat

"Surprising and Hilarious! May be the most wonderfully strange film experience you have this year." - Elle Magazine

Commodore Films Presents A BNS Production "The American Astronaut"

Starring: Cory McAbee, Rocco Sisto, Gregory Russell Cook, Annie Golden, James Ransone, Joshua Taylor, Tom Aldredge, Bill Buell, Peter McRobbie, Mark Manley, Ned Sublette, Joseph McKenna.

Casting Director: Ann Goulder
Costume Design: Dawn Weisberg
Production Designer: Geoff Tuttle
Sound Design: Doug McKean
Music by The Billy Nayer Show
Musical Director: Bobby Lurie
Co-Producer: Michael Krantz
Director of Photography: W. Mott Hupfel III
Editor: Pete Beaudreau
Produced by William Perkins, Joshua Taylor, Bobby Lurie
Written & Directed by Cory McAbee

DVD Special features: - Live Director's Commentary - Production Stills & Drawings - Test Footage - Storyboards, Graphic Design - Sidewalk Drawings - French & Spanish Subtitles - Widescreen - Audio Options: 5.1/Stereo/Mono ©2004 Commodore Films/BNS Productions. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Black & White 91 Minutes. Soundtrack Available on BSG Records

Awards & Festivals Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival Official Selection Dramatic Competition Sundance Film Festival Official Selection London Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival Special Jury Award For Original Vision Florida Film Festival FILM THREAT'S Top 100 Films of 2001 WINNER Audience Award Kudzu Film Festival Athens, Georia Official Selection Moscow International Film Festival Russia WINNER Best Feature Film Luff Festival Switzerland WINNER Crossroads Film Festival Jackson, MS WINNER Best Of The Fest Award 5th REVelatin Perth International Film Festival Australia NOMINATED FOR Independent Spirit Award in Cinematography