Directed by Dean Parisot
Staring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell
Released 1999

Yes, the staring section above is limited only to the crew of the Galaxy Quest. If I put everyone’s name it would be the longest cast list yet, one which includes Violet’s mom from the recent Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and “Apple” from the Apple vs. PC ads. So if you’d like to see the whole cast list, click here.

That said, I love this movie and think the whole cast was very well put together. It’s a fantastic spoof of all things Star Trek, up to and including the conventions, and Tim Allen’s character Jason Nesmith lampoons Shatner and Kirk beautifully.

I like to think there are few who haven’t seen this film, but I know that there are people who haven’t. Whether it’s a dislike of spoofing Star Trek or what not, I think it’s a shame to have missed Galaxy Quest.

The story is brilliant, but unlikely, where Jason Nesmith, Gwen DeMarco (Weaver), Alexander Dane (Rickman) Fred Kwan (Shalhoub), and Tommy Webber (Mitchell) are attending the Galaxy Quest convention and are transported with Guy (Rockwell) to a real NSEA Protector to help save the remnants of the Thermian race.

And I never thought I could so easily sum up the plot of this film with one long, run-on sentence. I don’t know if that’s a good thing, or a bad thing, for explaining Galaxy Quest. Then again, I think the same thing could be done for most Star Trek episodes, so maybe it’s not so bad after all.

There really isn’t much more I can say about this film. Not without completely destroying all the comedic content. I would advise you read lips, especially Weaver’s toward the end. They had to re-dub some lines to keep a low rating and it’s rather amusing. Keep an eye out for multiple references to Star Trek and in a few places the Aliens franchise.

So, “By Grabthar’s Hammer” I sincerely recommend this film as an addition to any comedic movie library.

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