| The American Astronaut | |
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| Directed by | Cory McAbee |
| Written by | Cory McAbee |
| Produced by | Bobby Lurie William "Pinetop" Perkins Joshua Taylor |
| Starring | Cory McAbee Rocco Sisto Greg Russell Cook Annie Golden |
| Cinematography | W. Mott Hupfel III |
| Edited by | Pete Beaudreau |
| Music by | The Billy Nayer Show |
| Distributed by | Artistic License Films |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The American Astronaut is a 2001 space Western musical film directed by and starring Cory McAbee. The film is set in a fictitious past, in which space travel is pioneered by roughnecks. The film was released on DVD in the spring of 2005. The band Billy Nayer Show, helmed by McAbee, wrote and performed the film's soundtrack.