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A team of intrepid adventurers travels through the outer reaches of the galaxy, each week finding excitement and adventure on Galaxy Quest! Or at least that's the way it was in the mid-1970s, when bra... read more read more...ve if reckless Captain Peter Quincy Taggart, lovely Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and inscrutable alien Dr. Lazarus were the leaders of an interstellar law enforcement team on the TV series of that name. Twenty years later, the show is still in reruns, and Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), and Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) prop up their sagging careers by making appearances at sci-fi conventions, where they grudgingly shake hands and give autographs for the show's socially inept following. However, it turns out that nerdy sci-fi fans aren't the only ones watching: somewhere in another solar system, a group of alien rebels living under a regime of violence and repression have picked up broadcasts of Galaxy Quest, and they aren't aware that it's fiction. They travel to Earth and encounter the Galaxy Quest cast, who figure that they're just another bunch of guys who like to dress funny. However, they soon realize that they're being hired not for another autograph-signing session but for a real-life outer space rescue mission. Galaxy Quest was directed by Dean Parisot, who had a background in TV directing before his theatrical debut with the dark comedy Home Fries. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Dean Parisot

Release Date: December 25, 1999

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DVD Release Date: May 2, 2000

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  • March 23, 2012
    Another one of my favourite Rickman movies, and i do like seeing Weaver and Rickman work together! A very enjoyable sci-fi comedy to love.
    Its funny and cringy at times but with great comic timing from all characters involved to make your stomach hurt with laughter!
    A very good ... read moresci-fi comedy with a fabulous cast!
  • November 6, 2011
    I cannot help but love this movie because it is so integrally linked to my childhood. I was still in primary school when it came out and I remember going to see it with my Mum at the cinema. And as they say the rest is history. As a Trekkie now, as well as a sci-fi addict in gene... read moreral I have to say that I notice jokes watching this intelligently hilarious parody as an adult, that I completley missed as a child. Certainly a no brainer with very little integrity and some cringe worthy cliches, but Galaxy Quest manages to skate close enough to the truth, without ever letting you forget it is a lie. A very good film.
  • September 12, 2011
    ""By Grabthar's Hammer, By The Sons Of Warvan, You Shall Be Avenged."!"

    The alumni cast of a cult space TV show have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help.

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    Galaxy Quest is a congenial goof on Star Trek, fanatical fans and showbiz--concerns a fictional TV series, "Galaxy Quest," which, though off the air for years, spawned a die-hard, costumed legion of followers known as Questarians. The stars, now mostly out of work, still pick up spare cash by signing autographs at conventions for nominal fees. Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen) played Commander Taggert, and relies almost exclusively on convention adoration to massage his sizeable ego. Blonde Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver) provided the sex appeal on the show. Her character, Tawny, recited the on-board computer information while struggling to keep her bosoms in her space suit. Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) played the Spock-like Dr. Lazarus, part Shakespearean actor/part lizard. Fred Kwan (Tony Shalhoub) was the obviously non-Asian Tech Sergeant Chen who kept the ship, the NSEA Protector, airborne. Things get complicated when some honest-to-goodness aliens show up and expect help from the Galaxy Quest crew in battling evil forces. The aliens (who have cute little pixie haircuts, jerky body movements and the ability to spout tentacles), take Earth's old TV shows and movies as historical documents, and the Galaxy Quest actors as authentic astronauts. Tim Allen makes an affable swell-head offered the opportunity to explore his own inner hero potential. According to historical documents, Ms. Weaver has ample experience kicking alien butt. She does so here with a healthy sense of humor, while making Tawny more than the predictable punchline of a blonde joke. Rickman is droll indeed as the consummate actor trapped in a role more Gila than Hamlet. The rest of the cast is right on target too, and the script, while never fall-out-of-your-seat funny, will keep a smile on your face throughout. Galaxy Quest also features creatures courtesy of Oscar-winning Stan Winston and the slickest visual effects conceivable from Industrial Light and Magic.
  • July 27, 2011
    Galaxy Quest is a terrific Sci Fi comedy that parodies Sar Trek. What makes Galaxy Quest such a great film is that it's a smart comedy where the comedy actually is witty and brings on good laughs. Not only that, but the acting is wonderful and every actor delivers memorable perfo... read morermances. The film boasts great special effects and the sets are simply wonderful. I was a bit apprensive about watching Galaxy Quest, but I finally saw it, and was pleasantly surprised. This film has something for everyone, and is a lot of fun from start to finish. Whats great about Galaxy Quest is that it parodies Star Trek, but it's not insulting to the fans and pays tribute to fans of Sci Fi. What makes Galaxy Quest so much fun is all the fun, witty popular Star Trek references, and it's done so well, that you can't help but love this film. This film has something for everyone, sharp comedy, terrific acting and wicked special effects. Galaxy Quest is much better than your run of the mill Sci Fi comedy. Where most parody films fail, Galaxy Quest succeeds in delivering something special to the viewer. This is a wonderful comedy that is a lot of fun from start to finish. If you love Sci Fi films or a smartly crafted comedy, then give this film a viewing, it is defintely worth it.
  • February 10, 2011
    An alien race recruit the crew of the NSEA Protector to aid them in their fight against a galactic tyrant, unaware that they are just a bunch of washed up actors from a cancelled TV show. I'm not the biggest fan of Tim Allen, but he is spot on as the drunken egotistical has-been ... read morebickering with his equally well-played supporting cast in this surprisingly well made sci-fi spoof. The film is stolen out from under him (ironically, considering it's similarity with the target of the parody!) by Alan Rickman's Spock-like Dr. Lazarus, a Shakespearian actor pained by what his career has come to; the look of horror on his face when he has to utter the line "By Grabthar's hammer, what savings!" is priceless! With a knowing and witty script and effects and action sequences that shame most sci-fi that's meant to be taken seriously (including most of the Trek films themselves), this film really is great fun.
  • February 4, 2011
    It's a sci-fi parody... what's not to like? Funny and entertaining. When I first saw it I had no idea it referenced Star Trek.
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    August 26, 2010
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    A flat-out hilarious mockery of "Star Trek" and how a very similar show fools an entire race of aliens who mistake the show for "historical documents", and need the crew's help to escape a menacing villain. While it is undoubtedly corny and geared for the "PG" crowd sometimes, th... read moreis movie is superbly acted (Sam Rockwell especially is a blast), and the characters really couldn't be better imagined. Definitely re-watchable too, I never tire of it.
  • April 13, 2010
    I love this movie! Funny, touching, terrific performances from everyone...and just all around a really enjoyable story.
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    February 15, 2010
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    I succeeds with it's comedy, i'll give it that, but when it comes down to it, it's a bit better than average! The comedy is hilarious for about half of the movie, but then it seems overused. I do find it very entertaining, but very average exspecially for the comedy in it!
  • December 2, 2009
    Funny Funny Funny, but there are tiny bits in the Movie tiny bit iggit.

Critic Reviews


Kevin Courrier
March 19, 2002
Kevin Courrier, Globe and Mail

Boldly going where few parodies have gone before. Full Review

Peter Rainer
January 1, 2000
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

The drolleries take precedence over the special effects. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
January 1, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

A sweet-spirited and clever film for anyone who's ever been a sci-fi nerd -- or laughed at one. Full Review

Lawrence Van Gelder
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

An amiable comedy that simultaneously manages to spoof these popular futuristic space adventures and replicate the very elements that have made them so durable. Full Review

Jay Boyar
January 1, 2000
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

The premise is the best thing about the movie, but it's such a dandy premise that it is almost enough.

Sean Means
January 1, 2000
Sean Means, Film.com

For fans of science fiction Galaxy Quest is a sweet, funny valentine to their obsessiveness.

Mike Antonucci
January 1, 2000
Mike Antonucci, San Jose Mercury News

A Star Trek spoof with an intelligence that's Vulcan and a wit that could make a Klingon grin.

Michael O'Sullivan
January 1, 2000
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

The wisecracks fly fast and furious. Full Review

January 1, 2000
Associated Press

A lot of wacky fun. Full Review

January 1, 2000
USA Today

Quest skirts dangerously close to being the thing it parodies: a second-rate space opera.

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    • Gwen DeMarco: Gwen: They're not all historical documents. Surely, you don't think Gilligan's Island is a...
    • Mathesar: Those poor people.
    • Gwen DeMarco: Look! I have one job on this ship. It's stupid, but I'm going to do it. Okay?
    • Jason Nesmith: You're not gonna die on the planet, Guy.
    • Guy Fleegman: I'm not? Then what's my last name?
    • Jason Nesmith: It's... uh... uh... I don't know.
    • Guy Fleegman: Nobody knows. Do you know why? Because my character isn't important enough for a last name, because I'm gonna die five minutes in!
    • Gwen DeMarco: Guy, you have a last name.
    • Guy Fleegman: DO I? DO I? For all you know, I'm Crewman Number Six! Mommy... mommy...

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