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The American Astronaut
2001 · Film · 92 min
Directed by Cory McAbee
MusicScience FictionAdventureWesternComedy
Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl.
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I haven't seen Silo, but if you like quirky sci-fi like Seksmisja then:
Kin-dza-dza![1], Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu[2], Akumulátor 1[3], Dark Star[4], Na srebrnym globie[5], Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem[6], The American Astronaut[7]
Bonus round (quirky not sci-fi): Hausu[8], Sedmikrásky[9], Einstein's Brain[10], Gyakufunsha kazoku[11]
[1] https://letterboxd.com/film/kin-dza-dza/
[2] https://letterboxd.com/film/ivan-vasilyevich-changes-his-profession/
[3] https://letterboxd.com/film/accumulator-1/
[4] https://letterboxd.com/film/dark-star/
[5] https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-silver-globe/
[6] https://letterboxd.com/film/tomorrow-ill-wake-up-and-scald-myself-with-tea/
[7] https://letterboxd.com/film/the-american-astronaut/
[8] https://letterboxd.com/film/house/
[9] https://letterboxd.com/film/daisies/
[10] https://letterboxd.com/film/relics-einsteins-brain/
[11] https://letterboxd.com/film/the-crazy-family/
The American Astronaut is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I have never met anyone before, online nor real-life, who has even heard of that movie much less liked it.
The surreal and dreamlike plot summary reminds me of this strange black and white indie sci fi movie / musical from 2001 (or 2005?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Astronaut
A throwback to vintage serials, shot as time and budget allowed over years. I pre ordered a copy of the DVD and waited a few years for it to arrive so I guess it was like a crowd funding thing long before that was easy to do.
"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. As payment for his delivery of the cat, Curtis receives a homemade cloning device already in the process of creating a creature most rare in this space quadrant – a Real Live Girl."
Oh, there's a copy hiding out on YouTube. I don't feel so bad posting this link because it's long out of print, I actually own a copy that I bought from the original artist, and it's just... pretty amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COxhvqWWxSU
After the opening credits, there's just 2 minutes of the protagonist shaving that I forgot about. But then he jumps out of his ship to bring the cat to the asteroid/saloon. I'll just link that moment because it's the moment I fell in love with this movie.
https://youtu.be/COxhvqWWxSU?t=270