Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. It stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell. 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 aliens who think the series is a documentary.
Plot
The cast of the 1980s space-adventure series Galaxy Quest attend fan conventions and make trivial promotional appearances. Though the series' former star, Jason Nesmith, thrives on the attention, his co-stars—Gwen, Alexander, Fred, and Tommy—resent him and the states of their careers. At a convention, a group calling themselves Thermians approaches Jason for help. Thinking they want him for a promotional appearance, he agrees. The next morning, when they pick him up, Jason is hung over and does not grasp that the Thermians are aliens who have transported him to a working re-creation of the Galaxy Quest starship, the NSEA Protector. Jason believes he is on a set, and performs in character as he confronts the Thermians' enemy, Sarris, who demands the "Omega 13", a secret super weapon with unknown capabilities mentioned in the show's finale. Giving perfunctory orders, Jason manages to temporarily defeat Sarris.
Awards
Cast
- Alan Rickman
- Bill Chott
- Brandon Keener
- Corbin Bleu
- Daryl Mitchell
- David Dorfman
- Dian Bachar
- Enrico Colantoni
- Gregg Binkley
- Heidi Swedberg
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
- J. P. Manoux
- Jed Rees
- Jeremy Howard
- Jerry Penacoli
- Joe Frank
- Joel McKinnon Miller
- Justin Long
- Kaitlin Cullum
- Kevin McDonald
- Matt Winston
- Missi Pyle
- Patrick Breen
- Rainn Wilson
- Robin Sachs
- Sam Lloyd
- Sam Rockwell
- Sigourney Weaver
- Susan Egan
- Tim Allen
- Todd Giebenhain
- Tony Shalhoub
- Wayne Pére