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Our Review Published July 21, 2017

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Kirk. Picard. Janeway. Taggart? Galaxy Quest is a loving spoof of Star Trek, but it’s also a true space-faring adventure. The cast is comprised of stars including Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, plus respected character actors like Tony Shalhoub and Sam Rockwell. It was a modest success in ’99, but has gained a cult following on video. What do Arnie, Stuart, and Brock think? By Grabthar’s hammer, become a Now Playing Podcast patron and you can hear this exclusive bonus review!

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Galaxy Quest

1999 PG 1h 42m

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 Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe.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

Release Date

December 25, 1999

Director

Dean Parisot

Writer

David Howard, Robert Gordon, David Howard

Stars

Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Robin Sachs, Jed Rees, Justin Long , Missi Pyle, Patrick Breen, Jeremy Howard, Sam Lloyd, Rainn Wilson, J. P. Manoux, Dian Bachar, Heidi Swedberg, Kevin McDonald, Kaitlin Cullum, Jonathan Feyer, Corbin Bleu, Isaac C. Singleton, Jr., Joel McKinnon Miller, Todd Giebenhain, Jerry Penacoli, Jennifer Manley, Matt Winston, Morgan Rusler

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Producer

Mark Johnson, Charles Newirth

Cinematography

Jerzy Zieliński

Music

David Newman

Genre

Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Budget

$45,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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