Its hard to describe to cory mcabee s ingenious films. His father was an auto mechanic and his mother was a preschool teacher. Cory mcabee stingray sam is best known as the writer, director and lead actor of the award winning film, the american astronaut. Cory mcabee s the billy nayer show is a brilliant aural assault of a band that just so happens to be involved in the process of filmmaking. Dvd talk stingray sam on dvd cory mcabee american astronaut ok, maybe its just me or maybe the search function isnt working again, but im seriously. Its got the quirky, western final frontier space, black and white film, bits of random junk found at the boneyard cobbled into space campers, highly entertaining billy nayer show soundtrack, etc. If you havent experienced cory mcabee i encourage viewing this or other films hes involved with such as the american astronaut. Find movie and film cast and crew information for stingray sam 2009 cory mcabee on allmovie. With cory mcabee, rocco sisto, gregory russell cook, annie golden. Cory mcabee founder red planet planning commission. Cory mcabee tries to change the rules with stingray sam. It is cory mcabees latest film after he was not able to secure financing for.
Cory mcabees stingray sam coming to screens of all. Stingray sam new comedyadventure space western from cory. The film premiered on january 20, 2009 at the 2009 sundance film festival as part of the new frontier program. He spent the first 12 years of his adult life working as the head of security in bars and nightclubs throughout san francisco. Jan, 20 stingray sam new comedyadventure space western from cory mcabee, star and writerdirector of the american astronaut and founder of the band the billy nayer show. They also made the american astronaut stingray sam, a lounge singer on parole on mars, finds himself invited kidnapped by his former partnerincrime the quasar kid on a mission to rescue a girl child being held by upperclass twit fredward. In this debut episode of the web series spending time with, dale heads uptown to a tiny stage in manhattan to rehearse for a nevergoingtohappen variety show with filmmaker, cory mcabee. Cory mcabee cory mcabee s 2009 follow up to the american astronaut features writerdirector mcabee as stingray sam and crugie as the quasar kid, two space convicts in a series of episodic adventures narrated by david hyde pierce. The american astronaut is the story of a hardboiled interplanetary trader named samuel curtis. Cory mcabee was born in northern california as the youngest of three children. A space cowboy cory mcabee and his partner crugie must rescue a young girl from her captor. Mcabee plays the titular sam, accompanied by old prison buddy.
Cory mcabee is best known as writer, director, songwriter and cocomposer for the awardwinning feature films, the american astronaut 2001, stingray sam 2009, crazy and thief 2012 and as singersongwriter for the internationally acclaimed musical. Cory mcabee biografia fotos desnuda informacion imagenes. With cory mcabee, crugie, david hyde pierce, joshua taylor. As cory mcabee s followup to the american astronaut, stingray sam doesnt provide anything new being a virtual copypaste job on the formers plot although i suppose blending scifi, westerns, and musicals is a delicate thing, and if it aint broke. Cory mcabee crugie david hyde pierce 2009 a space cowboy cory mcabee and his partner crugie must rescue a young girl from her. It is cory mcabees latest film after he was not able to secure financing for what was to be his second feature werewolf hunters of the midwest. Cory mcabee is raising funds for small star seminar on kickstarter.
His early stage performances included the role of pontius pilate in jesus christ superstar. A dangerous mission reunites stingray sam with his long lost accomplice, the quasar kid. Conceived as six webisodes for screens of all sizes, stingray sam premiered at the last sundance film festival to great. Find movie and film cast and crew information for stingray sam 2009 cory mcabee on allmovie allmovie. Like reno, sam would be intended for viewing on mobile phones. Few films have me chuckling from beginning till end, but this one managed to do it. Follow these two spaceconvicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the. Stingray sam is a 2009 spacewesternmusical serial film, directed by and starring cory mcabee. Like astronaut, sam is a blackandwhite genrebender that features songs from mcabee s band, the bill nayer show. David hyde pierce, cory mcabee, crugie, joshua taylor, willa vy mcabee. I originally saw stingray sam at a film festival in columbus, ohio. Descargar y ver online stingray sam 2009, o descarga stingray sam 2009 por torrent.
East, alex chats to cory mcabee, creator of sf musicals the american astronaut and stingray sam, about his latest film crazy and thief a semi improvised drama which documents the directors children as they journey across new york looking for stars and come across characters inspired by the odyssey. Follow these two spaceconvicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young girl who is being held captive by the genetically designed figurehead of a very wealthy planet. In stingray sam, cory mcabee s second scifi musical featuring music by mcabee s band the billy nayer show, david hyde pierce narrates the story that begins with a dangerous mission that reunites. This page features work or segments of work created by writer, director, singer, songwriter, actor cory mcabee. Ard vijn, twitch either way you slice it, stingray sam is timeless. Acting is bizarre and exciting experience for scotch plains standin pdf. Tweetemail tweetemail stingray sam was one of the biggest surprises coming out of cinevegas this year.
Sledimo vesolnjima obsojencema na poti v svobodo v zameno za resitev mladega dekleta, ki je v ujetnistvu genetsko dizajnirane figure na telo bogatem planetu. For the next twelve years, mcabee worked as the head of security in bars, nightclubs and strip joints throughout san francisco. Samuel curtis, an interplanetary trader, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system, unaware that his old friend professor hess is trying to kill him. The film, written and directed by cory mcabee, is going to be playing at this years fantastic fest. Directormusicianactor cory mcabee comes back to boulder to introduce his latest film. It was during this period that he became involved in theater. Cory mcabee is the writer, director, lead actor, composer, musician and storyboard artist for this film. Mcabee, writer and director of the american astronaut and stingray sam, had just written a screenplay for another project, which was very. Fans of the american astronaut will not want to miss this tripletreat evening. It turned out to be one of the highlights of the event. Stingray sam on dvd cory mcabee american astronaut. Stingray sam is a sixpart 2009 space western musical written by, directed by, and starring cory mcabee. Stingray sam new video digital cinedigm entertainment.
Stingray sam cory mcabee will be speaking tomorrow 11 am at columbia university. The backstory is reminiscent of hitchhikers guide to the galaxy with special effects suitable to. Stingray sam 2009 cory mcabee cast and crew allmovie. Cory mcabee stingray sam lullaby song chords cory mcabee lullaby song chords heres a thing. If you havent experienced cory mcabee i encourage viewing this or other films hes involved with such as. In 2007, mcabee was selected by the sundance film festival to create one of the first five short films used to launch new. Cory mcabee moved to san fracisco where he was offered work as a doorman at a nightclub. Composed of six distinct episodes like an old movie serial, but with singing and dancing, the film follows sam, an exoutlaw turned cowboy lounge singer on mars, and his exsidekick, the. And its impossible to convey their ingeniousness without sounding as crazy as the films he makes. Stingray sam muenzinger auditorium fri september 18, 2009. Mcabee s first two features, the american astronaut and stingray sam, are sciencefiction western musicals. The storyline involves cowboys, space travel, and singing. Unlike astronaut, though, sam was made with a very specific distribution format in mind. Director cory mcabee is giving away crazy and thief, one of our.
Mcabee spent his summers living with his grandparents in the nevada desert. Nevarna misija ponovno zdruzi stingraya sama z njegovim dolgo izgubljenim sodelavcem, the quasar kidom. Follow these two spaceconvicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young girl who is being help captive by. In stingray sam, cory mcabees second scifi musical featuring music by mcabees band the billy nayer show, david hyde pierce narrates the. Having never seen cory mcabee s previous film american astronaut i had no clue what to expect from his latest scifi nonepic stingray sam. Follow these two space convicts as their earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young girl who is being held captive by the genetically designed figurehead of a very wealthy planet. Osmosis jones bobby farrelly, peter farrelly, 2001. Mcabee and lurie became reacquainted in 1989 and formed the musical group, the billy nayer show. Stingray sam is a cleverly made loving tribute to the serials of old and a darn funny one too. I would rather have my testicles violently assaulted with a rusty hacksaw than sit through five minutes of mamma mia, or sound of music or grease and everyone who says i enjoy having my testicles violently assaulted. Stingray sam is sort of the american astronaut light.
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