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Written by Robert Gordon and David Howard, [b]Galaxy Quest[/b] is a funny-ass 1999 parody movie of the Star Trek series. The movie is about the cast of a fictional Sci-Fi TV show, [i]"Galaxy Quest"[/i], which was cancelled in 1982, however the show had a strong fanbase, even after the show's discontinuation. At a 1999 convention, the cast is met by a group of people who are actually aliens who believe that their shows were documentation of real-life events.
[b]PLOT DETAILS, [del]STOLEN[/del] COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA:[/b]
[quote][sp]The story focuses on the cast of Galaxy Quest, a space drama that was once a popular television series. Jason Nesmith (Allen) played the crew's commander, Gwen DeMarco (Weaver) was the show's sex symbol, Sir Alexander Dane (Rickman) played the ship's alien science officer, Fred Kwan (Shalhoub) was the engineer, Tommy Webber (Mitchell) was the child pilot, and Guy Fleegman (Rockwell) played a redshirt who was killed in his only episode.
Seventeen years after the show was canceled, at a convention full of costumed Galaxy Quest fans, Jason is approached by a group of people claiming to be aliens called "Thermians" led by "Mathesar" (Colantoni), and lets them take him to what he assumes will be an amateur filming session. But the Thermians really are aliens, octopoidal creatures using "appearance generators" to make themselves appear human. Being so naïve as to have no concept of fiction, they have mistaken broadcasts of Galaxy Quest as "historical documents", built a full-size working version of the NSEA Protector, the show's spaceship, and invented real versions of the other technologies portrayed in the show.
The Thermians transport Jason aboard their spaceship to negotiate with Sarris (Sachs), a reptilian humanoid warlord engaged in a genocidal war against their people. Sarris demands the "Omega 13”, a device mentioned, but not used, in Galaxy Quest's final episode. Still believing the situation is fictional, Jason orders the Thermians to attack Sarris and then insists on returning home. When the Thermians encase him in a gelatinous "pod" and send him to Earth through space, he finally realizes the ordeal was real. Jason tells his co-stars about it, and they reluctantly return with him to help the Thermians. Since the Thermians abhor all forms of untruth, the actors are obliged to assume their television roles in order to survive.
With the actors onboard, Sarris chases the Protector into a space minefield, which damages the beryllium sphere that powers the ship's reactor. The actors acquire a new sphere from a nearby planet after battling various alien creatures. Meanwhile, Sarris takes control of the ship. Interrogated by Sarris about the Omega 13, Jason is forced to admit the truth to Mathesar, who is crushed after learning that Jason and his crew are frauds. Sarris's men activate the ship's self-destruct sequence, but Jason and Alexander kill their guards by employing a gambit from one of the show's episodes.
Not knowing how the ship works, Jason contacts an avid Galaxy Quest fan named Brandon (Long) in his suburban home on Earth, using a communicator that he accidentally gave him at a convention. Using his extensive knowledge of the show's details, Brandon helps Jason and Gwen abort the self-destruct sequence. Brandon and his friends suspect that Omega 13 may act as a time machine by restoring the Universe to whatever state it was in 13 seconds before the device was activated.
Taking back control of the Protector, the actors and Thermians destroy Sarris' ship and return to Earth. When Sarris sneaks aboard the ship and starts killing the crew, Jason activates the Omega 13, is sent back in time thirteen seconds, and thwarts Sarris's attack. As the Thermians take control of the Protector, the actors leave in a shuttle craft, land on Earth with Brandon's help, crash into a Galaxy Quest convention, and emerge from the wreck to enthusiastic applause from the audience, who assume the crash is part of the show. When Sarris attacks again, Jason kills him with a blaster pistol and is welcomed by even greater applause. Sometime later, Galaxy Quest is revived, starring the original cast, along with Laliari (Pyle), a female Thermian who chose to stay as Fred's lover, and with Guy promoted to a role as the ship's chief of security.[/sp][/quote]
[b]CAST:[/b]
- Tim Allen
- Sigourney Weaver
- Alan Rickman
- Tony Shalhoub
- Sam Rockwell
- Daryl Mitchell
- Enrico Colantoni
[quote=Sir Patrick Stewart (AKA the guy who plays Picard in Star Trek: TNG)]I had originally not wanted to see Galaxy Quest because I heard that it was making fun of Star Trek and then Jonathan Frakes rang me up and said "You must not miss this movie! See it on a Saturday night in a full theatre". And I did and of course I found it was brilliant. Brilliant. No one laughed louder or longer in the cinema than I did, but the idea that the ship was saved and all of our heroes in that movie were saved simply by the fact that there were fans who did understand the scientific principles on which the ship worked was absolutely wonderful. And it was both funny and also touching in that it paid tribute to the dedication of these fans.[/quote]
[b]TRAILER:[/b]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VV6ZV8bTUw&feature=related[/media]
If you have watched this movie, you will know that it is a good parody. If you haven't, watch it, it's funny. I believe a guy has the whole movie put up on YouTube in parts, so check it out.
I just watched Galaxy Quest again last night and it is a great movie.
I fucking love Sigourney Weaver. And Alan Rickman. And Tim Allen. In that order, I think I'll go watch this again.
Holy shit, I saw this movie in theaters when I was 5. I have the old VHS cassette lying somewhere in my house. Great movie.
That movie was win. Now I have to go watch it again...
"So, who's ready for the grand tour?" "....AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!"
such a great movie
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tropic thunder in space!
or i guess more accurately tropic thunder was galaxy quest in the jungle. whatever
one of my favorite movies. so underrated imo, like rocket man.
i watched this on a bus in the seventh grade. should check it out again.
Love this movie.
I wasn't too fond of this movie when seeing it.
I have it on DVD
One of the few movies I watched as a kid, and can watch now and still think "That's pretty goddamn funny."
"Wait! Don't open that! It's an alien planet, is there air? You don't know!"
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;20508967]One of the few movies I watched as a kid, and can watch now and still think "That's pretty goddamn funny."
"Wait! Don't open that! It's an alien planet, is there air? You don't know!"[/QUOTE]
That guy was great. He was always freaking out.
Great film. Don't be put off watching it if you're worried you need to know Star Trek to enjoy it as you don't.
Tim Allen is his usual self but don't let that put you off.
I really like the Galaxy Quest theme song.
Also, the movie is fucking hilarious. Also also, Sigourney Weaver manages to look attractive for once.
Haha this movie is GOLD! I love it.
I was especially surprised when I saw Ted from Scrubs as one of the Thermians.
That was an awesome movie, I'll have to see if they've got it at the local videostore.
Holy shit, i haven't watched this movie in years. Barely even remember anything from it
[QUOTE=Daolpu;20504902][IMG]http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/images/uploads/Mathesar.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I lol'd when I remembered the sounds these guys make.
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