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Galaxy Quest (1999)

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Reviews Counted:109

Fresh:97

Rotten:12

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: Intelligent and humorous satire with an excellent cast -- no previous Trekkie knowledge needed to enjoy this one.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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A group of aliens who have mistaken intercepted television transmissions for "historical documents" arrive at a convention and whisk "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen) and his crew into space to help them in their all-too-real war against a deadly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. [More]

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

Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Sam Rockwell, Robin Sachs, Missi Pyle

Director: Dean Parisot

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

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Reviews for Galaxy Quest

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An irresistibly silly, fluffy, giddy bit of fun.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

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.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
06/28/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
06/22/02
Chuck Walton
Chuck Walton
Hollywood.com

The idea of actors being mistaken for their roles was used in "The Three Amigos," but "Galaxy Quest" mines the comic potential better.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/18/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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06/18/02
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe

Meet the Thermians: the biggest science-fiction nerds of all time.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
05/08/02
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Boldly going where few parodies have gone before.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Kevin Courrier
Kevin Courrier
Globe and Mail

A pure joy from start to finish.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/08/02
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

See it, enjoy it, and remind yourself why having fun is never a crime.

Full Review Source: Film Written Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/01
Andrew Howe
Andrew Howe
Film Written Magazine

A one-joke movie that makes such good use of its one joke that it almost demands a kind of grudging admiration.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

I'm still laughing.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

A very funny science fiction and Trekkie spoof.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Star Trek fans will be thrilled with this goof on the classic '60s sci-fi series.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

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

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01/01/00
USA Today

A lot of wacky fun.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
01/01/00
Associated Press

It may be a bit too violent for the very young moviegoers, but older children and parents may have a good time together watching some make-believe heroes transform themselves into the real McCoys.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
rec.arts.movies.reviews

It'll beam you way, way up.

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01/01/00
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

An exceptionally funny science-fiction comedy.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Stephens
Bob Stephens
San Francisco Examiner

Director Dean Parisot is willing to go more than ten seconds between gags. While this reduces the number of laughs, it substitutes quality for quantity.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
 
 
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