diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4a5a41..303f14e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ Use pip:
 ## Usage
 
 Both `mockredis.mock_redis_client` and `mockredis.mock_strict_redis_client` can be
-used to patch instances of the *redis client*.
+used to patch instances of the *redis client*, and `get_mock_redis_client_creator`
+can be used to create a generator for more flexible mocks.
 
 For example, using the [mock][mock] library:
 
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ Or:
 
     @patch('redis.StrictRedis', mock_strict_redis_client)
 
+Or, for more control:
+
+    @patch('redis.Redis', get_mock_redis_client_creator(load_lua_dependencies=False))
+    @patch('redis.StrictRedis', get_mock_redis_client_creator(strict=True, clock=my_frozen_clock))
+
 ## Testing
 
 Many unit tests exist to verify correctness of mock functionality. In addition, most
diff --git a/mockredis/client.py b/mockredis/client.py
index 926e048..e447535 100644
--- a/mockredis/client.py
+++ b/mockredis/client.py
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ def get_total_milliseconds(td):
     return int((td.days * 24 * 60 * 60 + td.seconds) * 1000 + td.microseconds / 1000.0)
 
 
-def mock_redis_client(**kwargs):
+def mock_redis_client(*_, **__):
     """
     Mock common.util.redis_client so we
     can return a MockRedis object
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ def mock_redis_client(**kwargs):
 mock_redis_client.from_url = mock_redis_client
 
 
-def mock_strict_redis_client(**kwargs):
+def mock_strict_redis_client(*_, **__):
     """
     Mock common.util.redis_client so we
     can return a MockRedis object
@@ -1581,3 +1581,22 @@ def mock_strict_redis_client(**kwargs):
     return MockRedis(strict=True)
 
 mock_strict_redis_client.from_url = mock_strict_redis_client
+
+
+def get_mock_redis_client_creator(**kwargs):
+    """
+    Generate a getter for a MockRedis
+    object that passes the given kwargs
+    to each MockRedis object instantiated
+    by the getter returned. Sample usage:
+
+    @mock.patch('redis.Redis', get_mock_redis_client_creator(load_lua_dependencies=False))
+    @mock.patch('redis.StrictRedis', get_mock_redis_client_creator(strict=True, clock=frozen_clock))
+    """
+
+    def _getter(*_, **__):
+        return MockRedis(**kwargs)
+
+    _getter.from_url = _getter
+
+    return _getter
diff --git a/mockredis/script.py b/mockredis/script.py
index c0a3d48..cfdb679 100644
--- a/mockredis/script.py
+++ b/mockredis/script.py
@@ -2,8 +2,26 @@
 import threading
 from mockredis.exceptions import ResponseError
 
+
 LuaLock = threading.Lock()
 
+if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+    _string_types = (str, )
+    _integer_types = (int, )
+    _number_types = (int, float)
+    _string_or_binary_types = (str, bytes)
+    _binary_type = bytes
+    _long_type = int
+    _iteritems = lambda d, **kw: iter(d.items(**kw))
+else:
+    _string_types = (basestring, )
+    _integer_types = (int, long)
+    _number_types = (int, long, float)
+    _string_or_binary_types = (basestring, )
+    _binary_type = str
+    _long_type = long
+    _iteritems = lambda d, **kw: d.iteritems(**kw)
+
 
 class Script(object):
     """
@@ -47,7 +65,14 @@ def _call(*call_args):
                 response = client.call(*call_args)
             return self._python_to_lua(response)
 
-        lua_globals.redis = {"call": _call}
+        def _reply_table(field, message):
+            return lua.eval("{{{field}='{message}'}}".format(field=field, message=message))
+
+        lua_globals.redis = {
+            'call': _call,
+            'status_reply': lambda status: _reply_table('ok', status),
+            'error_reply': lambda error: _reply_table('err', error),
+        }
         return self._lua_to_python(lua.execute(self.script), return_status=True)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -117,9 +142,9 @@ def _lua_to_python(lval, return_status=False):
                         raise ResponseError(lval[i])
                 pval.append(Script._lua_to_python(lval[i]))
             return pval
-        elif isinstance(lval, long):
+        elif isinstance(lval, _integer_types):
             # Lua number --> Python long
-            return long(lval)
+            return _long_type(lval)
         elif isinstance(lval, float):
             # Lua number --> Python float
             return float(lval)
@@ -161,17 +186,17 @@ def _python_to_lua(pval):
             #     in Lua returns: {k1, v1, k2, v2, k3, v3}
             lua_dict = lua.eval("{}")
             lua_table = lua.eval("table")
-            for k, v in pval.iteritems():
+            for k, v in _iteritems(pval):
                 lua_table.insert(lua_dict, Script._python_to_lua(k))
                 lua_table.insert(lua_dict, Script._python_to_lua(v))
             return lua_dict
-        elif isinstance(pval, str):
+        elif isinstance(pval, _string_or_binary_types):
             # Python string --> Lua userdata
             return pval
         elif isinstance(pval, bool):
             # Python bool--> Lua boolean
             return lua.eval(str(pval).lower())
-        elif isinstance(pval, (int, long, float)):
+        elif isinstance(pval, _number_types):
             # Python int --> Lua number
             lua_globals = lua.globals()
             return lua_globals.tonumber(str(pval))
diff --git a/mockredis/tests/test_script.py b/mockredis/tests/test_script.py
index bb000b6..55aab19 100644
--- a/mockredis/tests/test_script.py
+++ b/mockredis/tests/test_script.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     VAL1, VAL2, VAL3, VAL4,
     LPOP_SCRIPT
 )
-from mockredis.tests.fixtures import raises_response_error
 
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
@@ -383,11 +382,24 @@ def test_lua_ok_return(self):
         script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
         eq_('OK', script())
 
-    @raises_response_error
     def test_lua_err_return(self):
         script_content = "return {err='ERROR Some message'}"
         script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
-        script()
+        with assert_raises(Exception) as error_context:
+            script()
+        eq_('ERROR Some message', error_context.exception.args[0])
+
+    def test_lua_redis_status_reply(self):
+        script_content = "return redis.status_reply('OK')"
+        script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
+        eq_('OK', script())
+
+    def test_lua_redis_error_reply(self):
+        script_content = "return redis.error_reply('my error')"
+        script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
+        with assert_raises(Exception) as error_context:
+            script()
+        eq_('my error', error_context.exception.args[0])
 
     def test_concurrent_lua(self):
         script_content = """
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aa59785..aec7508 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           'nose'
       ],
       extras_require={
-          'lua': ['lunatic-python-bugfix==1.1.1'],
+          'lua': ['lunatic-python-universal~=2.0'],
       },
       tests_require=[
           'redis>=2.9.0'