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Galaxy Quest

1999 science-fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot

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 Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe.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

Released: 1999-12-25102 minDir: Dean ParisotComedy, Science Fiction, Adventure

Cast

Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith
Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco
Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane
Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kwan
Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman
Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber

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Key facts

Directed by: Dean Parisot
Screenplay by: David Howard Robert Gordon
Story by: David Howard
Produced by: Mark Johnson Charles Newirth
Starring: Tim Allen Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell Daryl Mitchell
Cinematography: Jerzy Zieliński
Edited by: Don Zimmerman
Music by: David Newman
Production company: Gran Via Productions
Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures
Release date: December 25, 1999 ( 1999-12-25 )
Running time: 102 minutes
Country

Key dates

Published: 1999

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: comedy film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: extraterrestrial life
Director: Dean Parisot
Composer: David Newman
Production company: DreamWorks
Cinematographer: Jerzy Zieliński
Narrative location: Los Angeles

Article

Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American satirical 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 and have shaped their society around the show.

Galaxy Quest was released by DreamWorks Pictures on December 25, 1999. The film grossed $90.7 million against a $45 million budget and received positive reviews. It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award for Best Script, and was nominated for ten Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Director, Best Actress for Weaver, and Best Supporting Actor for Rickman; Allen won Best Actor.