Stingray Sam

Unusual and Campy
I originally saw Stingray Sam at a film festival in Columbus, Ohio. It turned out to be one of the highlights of the event. The storyline involves cowboys, space travel, and singing. The backstory is reminiscent of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with special effects suitable to an early 1930's space opera (e.g. Flash Gordon). The main characters are somewhat dimwitted but loveable, and dry humor seems to follow them wherever they go.

A humorous and offbeat story at a good price. Enjoy!

American Astronaut +
This movie is a must see. If you enjoyed American Astronaut, you'll love this. It's more sci-fi/western/dark comedy/musical for you. I honestly don't want to say much about this movie, but I really think it's genius. I recommended American Astronaut and The Billy Nayer show to so many people over the years and now I'm just happy to have something else created by Corey McAbee to love so much! It's a weird film, but when you embrace it, I think you'll wonder how you lived without it before... and the music is incredible.

Not Quite as Good as "Astronaut" But Sill Fun
Cory McAbee is not your usual film maker. His "American Astronaut" is so far out you can't see it from here. "Stingray Sam" is certainly a similar outing but shorter (61 min.) and with even less budget. Both factors hurt the outcome.

Here's the scoop. Stingray Sam is a lounge singer in a bust-out club off world. His old buddy, the Quasar Kid, hunts him down so they can rescue a little girl on another planet and pay off their debt to society.

This is essentially the same universe viewers experienced in "American Astronaut." A bunch of planets in flux between wealth and poverty, spaceships that look as though they were put together in someone's garage and bizarre ideas concerning entertainment are all present. Sam and his bud Quasar are a hoot and they have, what must be, the longest and funniest handshake ever filmed. The same glorious black and white photography is used as in "Astronaut," and the same cock-eyed sense of humor. This really does suffer a bit under...

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