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Galaxy Quest

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Galaxy Quest (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 104 Fresh: 94  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 7.2/10
 
Consensus: Intelligent and humorous satire with an excellent cast -- no previous Trekkie knowledge needed to enjoy this one. Intelligent and humorous satire with an excellent cast -- no previous Trekkie knowledge needed to enjoy this one. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis:
For four years, the crew of the NSEA Protector donned their uniforms and set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space--then their series was canceled. Twenty years later, the five stars of the classic '70s TV series Galaxy Quest are still in costume, making appearances at... [More]
For four years, the crew of the NSEA Protector donned their uniforms and set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space--then their series was canceled. Twenty years later, the five stars of the classic '70s TV series Galaxy Quest are still in costume, making appearances at science fiction conventions for their legions of die-hard fans. But some of those fans are a little more far out than the actors could ever have imagined.

A group of aliens who have mistaken intercepted television transmissions for "historical documents" arrive at a convention and whisk "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen) and his crew into space to help them in their all-too-real war against a deadly adversary. With no script, no director, and no clue about real interstellar travel, the make-believe crew of the Protector has to turn in the performances of their lives to become the heroes the aliens believe them to be.

DreamWorks' science fiction action-comedy Galaxy Quest thus brings a new twist to the time-honored predicament of the fish out of water. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Daryl Mitchell

Director: Dean Parisot
Screenwriter: Robert Gordon, David Howard
Producer: Mark Johnson, Charles J. Newirth, Suzann Ellis
Composer: David Newman

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 8, 2003

[DVD Details]

D-VHS Features:

  • Note: D-VHS VCR hardware required.
  • Widescreen

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Effects and production design are splendidly integrated into the overall enterprise, which is even more enjoyable for being so unexpected.

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06/24/06 03:21 AM
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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A sparkling blend of sci-fi and comedy that affectionately spoofs every Star Trek cliché known to man, Romulan, or Klingon.

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12/10/03 05:04 PM
Neil Smith
BBC
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There are genuinely imaginative special effects which manage to be recognisably in the spirit of the cheesy originals.

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12/02/02 08:07 AM
Kim Newman
Sight and Sound
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A cleverly written spoof-adventure that more than rises to the occasion. Not only are the jokes dead-on, but the story and characters actually work as a decent sci-fi movie, complete with superior special effects, a grisly villain and even romance.

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12/10/01 06:25 PM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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The entire cast is game for the ridiculous, while Stan Winston's aliens and ILM visual effects give this the gloss of a straight-faced sci-fi spectacle. Beam on up.

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05/03/01 04:57 PM
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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The cast is terrific. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub are familiar faces, and look so out of their depth in the middle of all this silliness that of course we find ourselves smirking.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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An enormously entertaining pop-culture ride.

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02/13/08 08:19 PM
Rob Gonsalves
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01/15/08 03:15 AM
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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07/14/07 03:23 AM
Joe Lozito
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A hilarious spoof of Trek and Trek fandom. While Galaxy Quest could have easily taken potshots at geeks, rather the film acts as more of a celebration of these sometimes misguided devotees.

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12/06/05 07:32 PM
Chris Gore
Film Threat
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It's hip, it's funny and it is one of the better ensemble efforts -- both in front and behind the camera. I had a fun time.

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04/09/05 03:25 AM
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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A frivolous but funny comedy with great special effects and admirable performances. This should become a lasting classic, even for people who don't watch Star Trek, which it so cleverly spoofs.

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12/06/04 05:10 PM
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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05/20/03 05:05 PM
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly
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Relentlessly pokes fun at the rabid fans of sci-fi geekdom and the has-been actors that they deify . . . yet gives the geeks and has-beens get a chance to become real heroes

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03/18/03 09:45 PM
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com
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Even if you've never seen a Gene Roddenberry creation, it's still a hoot.

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02/08/03 08:07 AM
John R. McEwen
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01/29/03 08:09 AM
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
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Star Trek spoof boldly mocks where no one has mocked before.

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11/07/02 01:23 PM
James Rocchi
Netflix
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An irresistibly silly, fluffy, giddy bit of fun.

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10/15/02 08:06 AM
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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More frequently than not, however, the screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon opts for safe and bland over satiric, leaving us with a movie that's watchable but frustrating since it's so rife with unexplored potential.

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06/28/02 06:07 PM
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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The idea of actors being mistaken for their roles was used in "The Three Amigos," but "Galaxy Quest" mines the comic potential better.

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06/18/02 11:24 AM
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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