Galaxy Quest

1999

101 mins

Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman star in this spoof sci-fi adventure not-so-lightly (but lovingly) aimed at Star Trek.

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Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman star in this spoof sci-fi adventure not-so-lightly (but lovingly) aimed at Star Trek.

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Allen), "Lt. Tawny Madison (Weaver) and "Dr.Lazarus" (Rickman) - set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space...and then their series was cancelled. Now, 20 years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe.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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Galaxy Quest | Ratings & Reviews

90_%130 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
79_%224,663 reviews
Audience score rating

"A sweet-spirited and clever film for anyone who's ever been a sci-fi nerd -- or laughed at one."

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Salon

"This movie is more than one joke or one idea. It's a thoroughly satisfying comedy -- and a respectable space adventure, as well."

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San Francisco Chronicle

"More ingratiating than uproarious, Galaxy Quest nonetheless emerges as one of the holiday movie season's more pleasant surprises."

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Variety

"It's a clever premise but not one that lends itself to an hour and 42 minutes of high jinks."

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Chicago Tribune

"The wisecracks fly fast and furious."

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The Washington Post

"Affectionate, often clever and unflaggingly funny!"

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New York Post

"A lot of wacky fun."

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Associated Press

"The movie's humour works best when the illogic of the TV show gets in the way."

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Roger Ebert

"Fast, light and funny, Galaxy Quest has a wide, generation-spanning appeal..."

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Los Angeles Times

"The entire cast is game for the ridiculous, while Stan Winston's aliens and ILM visual effects give this the gloss of a straight-faced sci-fi spectacle. Beam on up."

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