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Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

A comedy of galactic proportions.

19997.11h 42m

Overview

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 Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe.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.

Directed by Dean Parisot
Written by David Howard, Robert Gordon
Produced by Mark Johnson, Charles Newirth
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $90.7M

Top Cast

Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Jason Nesmith

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Gwen DeMarco

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Alexander Dane

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Fred Kwan

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Guy Fleegman

Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell

Tommy Webber

Enrico Colantoni

Enrico Colantoni

Mathesar

Robin Sachs

Robin Sachs

Sarris

Jed Rees

Jed Rees

Teb

Justin Long

Justin Long

Brandon

Themes & Keywords

spacecraftteleportationspace battletime travelparodyalienspooffansfan conventionmischievousactorplayfultv showhumanoid aliengalaxy questsuspensefulhilariouscheerfulexhilarated

About Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest is a comedy, science fiction, adventure film released in 1999 exploring themes of spacecraft, teleportation, space battle, time travel, parody, alien. Directed by Dean Parisot, it stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman. 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 Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe.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.

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