Galaxy Quest
A comedy of galactic proportions.
1999 • 102 min • Comedy · Science Fiction · Adventure
Synopsis
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 71 Audience · 2585 · 47%
Has-been actors from a sci-fi TV show are beamed into space by aliens who believe their show was real. They must quickly learn to become the heroes they portrayed to save an alien race from a ruthless warlord. It's a fun, action-packed adventure that playfully spoofs sci-fi tropes.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Space battles with laser fire
- Aliens can look a bit intimidating
- Some tense moments in peril
What it models well
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Embracing one's true potential
- The power of imagination
- Loyalty to friends and fans
Talk about it after
- What makes a true hero?
- The difference between acting and reality
- How to handle unexpected challenges
- Why people connect with stories and characters
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Top billed cast
Director: Dean Parisot • Crew: David Howard, Robert Gordon, David Howard
Trailers & clips
"This Episode Was Badly Written!"
Heidi Honeycutt on GALAXY QUEST
Galaxy Quest (1999) Theatrical Trailer
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedI usually struggle with comedy movies - but a combination of great casting; good, well-paced comedy writing and some lovely special effects from Stan Winston keep this rollicking along with loads of tongue-in-cheek swipes at the sci-fi genre (and "Star Trek" in particular) that is done in a sympathetic, engaging fashion. The "crew" are a bunch of washed-out actors doing the comic-con rounds with Tim Allen as the s...
RecommendedReally good watch, would watch again, and can recommend, especially for Star Trek fans. This has a sufficiently high production value, but I think a lot of the budge went to hiring the cast, and building the locations, especially the ship. It's probably the chief reason why (at least I feel it is the case) people have wanted to do spoofs of Star Trek since the original series, but only "Galaxy Quest" and "The ...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIf you are thinking this sounds like a spoof of Star Trek you're on the right track. Tim Allen (Home Improvement, Last Man Standing) adds his brilliant comedic contribution to this star studded cast which includes Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Alan Rickman, and Sam Rockwell. They are the aging stars of the one time hit TV series Galaxy Quest. None of them have worked much since the series ended and they make a ...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.1/10 (2,585)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $45,000,000
- Box office
- $90,683,916
- IMDb
- tt0177789
