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constructed by Nevada State silver miners from the late 1800s. Inside they discover a small group of miners still alive, their bodies crippled and deformed by space atrophy. Unable to return home for fear that Earth's gravity would kill them, two of the miners mated and give birth to a boy known as Body Suit (James Ransone). He has been raised in a suit of hydraulics to simulate Earth's gravity with his parents' intention of him eventually being sent home. In trade for supplies and sanctuary, Curtis agrees to deliver Body Suit to Earth. Once they land on the lush planet of Venus, the terrain dramatically changes, and Curtis is inspired by a plan.
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Woman's Breast is regarded as royalty on the all-male mining planet of Jupiter because of his unique and exotic contact with a woman. It is Curtis’ intention to take The Boy to Venus and trade him for the remains of Johnny R., a man who spent his lifetime serving as a human stud for the Southern belles of Venus, a planet populated only by women. Upon returning Johnny R's body to his bereaved family on earth, Curtis will receive a handsome reward.
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At the suggestion of the Blueberry Pirate, Curtis takes the Real Live Girl to Jupiter where women have long been a mystery. There, he proposes a trade with the owner of Jupiter: the Real Live Girl clone for the Boy Who Actually Saw A Woman's Breast (Gregory Russell Cook). The Boy Who Actually Saw A
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Unaware of this danger, Curtis sets forth on his mission. After retrieving The Boy Who Actually Saw A Woman's Breast from Jupiter, Curtis is contacted by Professor Hess, who makes his intentions known. Fearful, Curtis and The Boy look for a place to hide. They come across a primitive space station
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His mission begins with the unlikely delivery of a cat to a small outer-belt asteroid saloon where he meets his former dance partner, and renowned interplanetary fruit thief, the Blueberry Pirate (Joshua Taylor). As payment for his delivery of the cat, Curtis receives a homemade cloning device
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Space travel has become a dirty way of life dominated by derelicts, grease monkeys, thieves, and hard-boiled interplanetary traders such as Samuel Curtis (Cory McAbee), an astronaut from Earth who deals in rare goods, living or otherwise.
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While hashing out the plan with the Blueberry Pirate, Curtis is spotted by his nemesis, Professor Hess (
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already in the process of creating a creature most rare in this space quadrant – a Real Live Girl.
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Between Eraserhead and The Grapes of Wrath : The American Astronaut
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W. Mott Hupfel III was nominated for best Cinematography at the
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Greg Russell Cook as The Boy Who Actually Saw A Woman's Breast
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Cory McAbee was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the
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Cory McAbee
Rocco Sisto
Annie Golden
W. Mott Hupfel III
The Billy Nayer Show
space Western
musical
Cory McAbee
roughnecks
DVD
Billy Nayer Show
Rocco Sisto
Cory McAbee
Rocco Sisto
James Ransone
Annie Golden
Peter McRobbie
Florida Film Festival
Independent Spirit Awards
Sundance Film Festival
Official Movie Site
FilmFreakCentral's review
Review by Science Fiction Weekly
Between Eraserhead and The Grapes of Wrath : The American Astronaut
an essay about The American Astronaut
The American Astronaut
IMDb
The American Astronaut
AllMovie

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