Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest
The theatrical release poster shows Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane, Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco, and Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith, while a starship swerves through space with the caption, "Are we there yet?".
Theatrical release poster
Directed bydirector
Written bywriter
Screenplay by
Story byDavid Howard
Produced byproducer
Starring
Narrated bynarrator
CinematographyJerzy Zieliński
Edited byDon Zimmerman
Music byDavid Newman
Production
company
Distributed bydistributor
Release date
  • December 25, 1999 (1999-12-25)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million
Box office$90.7 million

Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially Star Trek and its fandom, the film depicts the cast of a fictional cult television series, Galaxy Quest, who are drawn into a real interstellar conflict by actual aliens who think the series is an accurate documentary. It stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell. The film was a modest box office success and positively received by critics: It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award for Best Script. It was also nominated for 10 Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Director for Parisot, Best Actress for Weaver, and Best Supporting Actor for Rickman, with Allen winning Best Actor.[2][3]

Galaxy Quest eventually achieved cult status, especially from Star Trek fans for its affectionate parody, but also from more mainstream audiences as a comedy film in its own right.[4][5][6]

Several Star Trek cast and crew members praised the film. It was included in Reader's Digest's list of the Top 100+ Funniest Movies of All Time in 2012, and Star Trek fans voted it the seventh best Star Trek film of all time in 2013.[4][5][7][8][9]

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  4. ^ a b "Diehard Star Trek Fans Rank the Best and Worst Movies". IGN. August 12, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "We almost got Galaxy Quest 2 with the original cast returning, but ..." Geek.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "33 Secrets You Probably Never Knew About the Making of Galaxy Quest". io9. March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Top 100+ Funniest Movies of All Time | Reader's Digest". Rd.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "George Takei Is Ready To Beam Up". Syfy. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009.
  9. ^ "20 Things You Might Not Know About Galaxy Quest". Mental Floss. Retrieved July 27, 2017.