Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science fiction / comedy film written by David Howard and Robert Gordon; directed by Dean Parisot; and starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Missi Pyle and Justin Long in his feature-film debut. The original music score was composed by David Newman.
The movie (a parody inspired by the television series Star Trek) is about the washed-up stars of a fictional 1978–1982...
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Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science fiction / comedy film written by David Howard and Robert Gordon; directed by Dean Parisot; and starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Missi Pyle and Justin Long in his feature-film debut. The original music score was composed by David Newman.
The movie (a parody inspired by the television series Star Trek) is about the washed-up stars of a fictional 1978–1982 TV series called Galaxy Quest. On the show, the actors played the crew of a spaceship, the NSEA Protector and are recruited by aliens who believe that their fictional adventures were real. Portions of the movie were filmed in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA.
Galaxy Quest won the 2000 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
In the film's universe, the TV series Galaxy Quest was a highly popular space-drama, until it was canceled after only four seasons. Seventeen years after the series ended, the stars of the show have been reduced to...
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