This is definitely one of the best ever...a classic for all times. A lot of people think it is one of the best Star Trek movies even, and I tend to agree.
It's a parody, BUT -- it it also an homage, a tribute. This movie couldn't have been done if its makers didn't love and appreciate the original Star Trek.
@@RKnightsSo many quick jokes you can easily miss because you're laughing over them. Lots of Guy's dialogue for example. There's a lot of background storytelling as well, for example: during the shootout on the bridge, Guy is the only one NOT shot.
The pain in his eyes when he has to do the quote during the opening of the shopping mall... He gives the character 100% of his acting and it makes Lazarus so great. :D
Fun fact when they were filming the scene where Jason is telling Mathesar who really are and the reaction of Mathesar faces, done so perfectly by Enrico Colontoni, Tim Allen told the director he had to step away for a bit 'cause he didn't like the way this scene was making him feel, and Alan Rickman responded "I think he just experienced acting"
My favorite two joke in this movie in this movie is Tony Shaloub’s character Fred being a stoner and also that he is a Lebanese actor portraying an Asian, to the point he changed his last name to Fred Kwan and squints in the movie at times, a clear reference to Kung Fu with David Carradine.
Thank Enrico Colantoni, who played Mathezar. He was the actor who came up with the bizarre ways that the Thermians moved, walked, clapped, laughed, etc. The creators then had the rest of the Thermian cast model their behavior on him. (This aspect of the film totally makes sense: The Thermians' true form is so alien, there's no way their body language would react to events similar to humanoids. So, in their 'appearance generated' form, the tech would try to approximate what they were really doing, but it would of course look wildly unnatural.)
@@dudermcdudeface3674If Kristen Bell and Enrico do another season of Veronica Mars, it would be hysterical if they have him have a cold, sinuses and nose all stuffed up and he then sounds like Mathesar!
I love STAR TREK and didn’t see this movie in theaters because the commercials made it look stupid. I was encouraged by a friend years later and love it. Like FOX did with FIREFLY.
It's Meta and self-deprecating. It breaks down the genre and even the assumptions about itself. It's like The Cabin In the Woods. Nearly a perfect movie.
One of my all time memories from this movie was when Sigourney Weaver's character is your typical "blonde" actress who is just there for her beauty, her big boobs, and not her brain. When she says "Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" which shows her believing that the people with no names are the first ones that dies in these series, not that any of the rest of THEM are in danger.
Sam Rockwell's scream when teleported, was improvised, and Sigourney's jump scare in response was REAL. And YES, it is a piss take of Star Trek, and the whole convention circuit, and because of that, it is LOVED. Chen (Tony Schloub) Was supposed to be a stoner. If you watch he is ALWAYS eating, never ending munchies from being stoned so much.
The actor playing Sarris is the late British actor Robin Sachs. You'll see him a few times on Babylon 5, where he plays a Minbari for a couple of episodes, and then later, a Narn. If you've ever seen The Lost World: Jurassic Park, he's the rich father at the very beginning, where his family anchors their yacht at the island where their daughter discovers the dinosaurs.
I remember him also being on Buffy the Vampire Slayer a few times. He played an old 'friend' of Giles, puting up some shenanigans in the episodes he was in.
This parody tribute to Star Trek is so well done. You don't even have to know the trivia being spoofed to enjoy it. With that said, the more ST trivia you learn, the more you can appreciate how it is woven into the script.
The retrospective/making-of documentary "Never Give Up, Never Surrender" is absolutely fantastic. This is an homage/love note/parody. In 1999 a then unknown Sam Rockwell did this abd The Green Mile. Darryl "Chill" Mitchell (Laredo) did 10 Things OHate About You as the teacher. He was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in 2001leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and has been in a wheelchair since. But he is still acting. He was on NCIS: New Orleans. Young Laredo briefly hit it big. Corbin Blue starred in the High School Musical fims. Mathazar is Enrico Colantoni who was Veronica Mars father, the lead in Flashpoint, and a major later season supporting character in Person of Interest. He read for this part playing it straight. They weren't impressed. He asked to try something different and created the Thermian way of speaking on the spot based upon vocal warm up techniques. They horedchim and had him teach all the Therminans how to do it. Sarris is the late Robin Sachs, who I only know as occasional villain Ethan Rayne from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
One of my favorite little direction bits in this movie is how the movie starts in a TV screen aspect ratio with the original show, and then the bars slide to a wide screen film aspect ratio for the rest of the movie. Film was originally a hard R film with much darker tone, a sex scene, explicitly language, and more violence. They toned it down both in preproduction and post production. A few of the obvious bits are things like Weaver very clearly saying "Fuck that" and all of the stuff with Tony Shaloob and his pot addiction. He's always stoned out of his mind and carrying a brown bag of munchies. 5:59 They used an actual Star Trek convention for the Galaxy Quest convention. If you look in a few of the shots, in the far background you can see some of Star Trek stuff. Galaxy Quest influenced Star Trek. For the film they had two versions of the "Protector" bridge. One used for the old TV show stuff, and one used for the "real thing." The real version was built on a gimble so it could throw the actors around realistically for the space battle. For the next Star Trek movie, Star Trek Nemesis, they built the Enterprise E bridge on a similar gimble. Neither cast liked it, and it "scared the Hell out of them." There was a pseudo-officla meta website dedicated to Galaxy Quest called the Questarian, which had fake episode synopsis, behind the scenes info, and prop images. It served as a bit of viral marketing for the movie. E! Did a fake documentary of the show, which you can find on youtube. It's quite fun. They used B-role from the movie and filmed interviews with the actors to really sell. Galaxy Quest was received very well by most of the cast. Jonathan Frakes (William Riker from Star Trek TNG) had to convince Patrick Stewart to go see it with an audience of Star Trek fans. Stewart was cautious because he thought it was making fun of Star Trek fans, but he said he was bent over laughing so hard while watching it. Brannan Braga, one of the producers on Star Trek at the time, basically said they were out of a job, because Galaxy Quest did such a great job of capturing the spirit of Star Trek. Galaxy Quest is often considered one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, ranked in the top 5, often. The ship in the film is called the "NTE Protector" The NTE stands for "Not The Enterprise." During the dinner scene, Tim Allen as Jason, as Captain Taggart says "This is like corn fed Iowa beef!" This is a reference to Captain Kirk being from Riverside, Iowa.
It was filmed in 3 aspect ratios: the early scenes, featuring clips of the TV series, were shown at 1.33:1; the initial part of the story, set on Earth, was framed at 1.85:1; the scenes set in outer space were screened at 2.35:1. The shift to 2.35 occurs 20 minutes in as the bay doors on the ship open to send Nesmith back home. I believe they dropped the 1.85 for the home video to not confuse customers.
I used to go to Sci-Fi conventions in the seventies before Star Wars came out in 1977 and this was in L.A. when they were not that known about yet and you could move around easy, get hotel rooms and just hang out. They had cosplay but not everyone did it like they do now. We went to the Premiere of Star Wars at the Grauman's Chinese Theater, The line went around the entire city block. We waited 4 hours to get in. Never before seen special effects. It was incredible. Everyone cheered
Conventions are very much like the convention a the beginning of this movie. If you rewatch, keep an eye out for two things: 1) as Sigourney Weaver's uniform zipper gets lower, so does Sam Rockwell's. 2) Guy (Sam Rockwell) spends most of the movie worry that he'll be the crew member killed. But, during the end battle with Saras on the bridge, everyone EXCEPT Guy gets shot. He merely stands there screaming.
6:12 You're 100% right. In a removed scene they had Tony Shaloub getting high in a bathroom right before he stepped on the transporter pad. He goes through most of the movie thinking he's tripping which is why he just accepts everything without question.
This is a parody, sure, but it's a parody that respects what it is parodying, and respects the fans of what it's parodying. It's genuinely great science fiction on top of everything else, and you can tell it was made by people who actually love science fiction and Star Trek in particular.
I have not only been to dozens of them. I have chaired one, volunteered, been a panelist and created and presented multiple panels. I was in the one of the oldest Trek clubs founded in 1975. I am them.
Physics/Chemistry note: While the movie is full with the usual technobabble and tweaked science for such SF shows, Beryllium is an actual element. And it is not radioactive. (But don't lick it… or anything in chemistry. Often the toxicity is stronger than the radiation) This might also be a reference to Original Star Trek. Initially they intended to use 'Lithium' in their warp drive, until they learned that also exists, so they named it "Dilithium". Li and Be are next to each other on the Periodic Table, being the third and fourth ones after Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He).
one of my very first cinema experiences in my town that I still live in here in denmark!this was a funny experience, I think only Star Trek fans went to see it that day, everybody chuckled a bit and laughed some times, we were about 20 peeps max that evening, Rickman is the best part of the movie!
They cut this from PG-13 down to PG so it could play in more theaters. Fred (Tony Shalloub/Monk) is supposed to be high as a kite the whole time but in this edited cut they just never really mention it.
"Galaxy Quest": The best "Star Trek" movie that Paramount didn't make. Two other 1999 movies of note: "The Iron Giant" and "October Sky." These are early Cold War-era movies that should be better known. The former is an animated classic where a robot makes a choice, while the other is a semi-autobiographical look at NASA scientist Homer Hickam Jr.'s model-rocketry-kids-in-coal-country life. Sigourney Weaver specified that she would play this as a Blonde. She felt her "IQ slipping" every time she wore the Blonde wing...all the way home.;) So, you want to see another movie like "Galaxy Quest"? Take a look at "Tremors" (1990).
Forget television, I love that Sarris' brutal civilization, with their reptilian/crustacean bodies, has the concept of tissue paper. I hope they have the softest possible use for them. Like they have rom-coms and watch them with a box of tissue paper by their side for when they get emotional.
Ethan Rayne was one of my favorite villains in Buffy. "I really need to learn to do the damage and get out of town, it's the stayvand gloat that gets me every time..."
At 4:48 there is a Discovery Klingon sitting in the front row of the convention. This was a love letter to Star Trek fans. The heroes of the movie are the fans.
I don't know if you guys have seen Deadpool. The second-in-command of the Thermians is the agent from Deadpool. Also, the female alien is Missi Pyle. She's been in countless things but never got the credit she deserves. You probably saw her in dodgeball, but she looked very different.
Signourney Weaver never looked hotter as a blonde. The conversation overheard in the bathroom about Tim Allen's character was a real story about a trek convention.
@@curtismartin2866 It could be called _Galaxy Quest III: The Search for Lazarus._ The following film could then be _Galaxy Quest IV: The Search for “Galaxy Quest II”._
There are deleted scenes that show Chen "Fred Kwan" getting super high, before they got transported to the ship. That's the reason he's always eating and brought along that greasy bag of food.
18:48 I always understood that at the beginning when Taggart says “Activate the Omega-13” and the screen says “To be continued…” that the show was then canceled so no one got to find out what it does.
George Takei and James Doohan couldn't stand the sight of William Shatner, and although friends for decades, Leonard Nimoy wasn't on speaking terms with him when he died. Nichelle Nichols was going to quit the series due to lack of interesting things for her character to do, but Martin Luther King, Jr. talked her into staying (and Uhura inspired Whoopi Goldberg's career). Despite later writing another book with the opposite title, shortly after Star Trek's cancellation, Nimoy wrote I Am Not Spock. William Shatner was famously hated for deriding fans with "It's a TV show!" and "Get a life!" during an SNL skit in which he made fun of Trek conventions. Yes, Rainn Wilson, who plays Harry Mudd on Star Trek: Discovery and Short Treks! I didn't expect him to say Avatar - I expected Ghostbusters. Although most of the more explicit aspects of the running joke were cut to get a family-friendly rating, Fred was high on weed for the entire movie, which explains his laid-back attitude toward. . . everything. There were plans for a sequel, then they changed to a TV series, then Alan Rickman. . . I love him most for Monk, but Tony Shalhoub was also great in Men in Black and MiB2. Sam Rockwell was top of the line in The Green Mile. "Jane Doe" was recently a villain on the Netflix series Y: The Last Man. Besides his role on Star Trek, Rainn Wilson had a recurring role on the last 2 or 3 seasons of the hit CBS series Mom. Speaking of Alan Rickman, you have to see his first film: you MUST react here to Die Hard! The Thermian commander created the Thermians at his audition.
Mark 5:11. William Shatner, whenever I conversed with him and Leonard Nimoy, as they always seemed to be using the Buddy System, was a very nice Human. He even requested that my friend and I call him "Bill" after enough encounters with us. They both remembered us and only needed to be reminded of our names. Mine was easier because he played "Jim Kirk"! He and George Takei and James Doohan would get annoyed by so many redundant questions about whether or not they got along! It was like people weren't listening to those that were in line ahead of them. A few meek females would admit to having just returned from the restrooms, and so they did miss out!
Mark 8:09. My men's restroom faux pas was with actor Lou Ferrigno! He wasn't green, and he wasn't that much taller than me, so I didn't recognize him. My friend and I had been eating, and my hands were covered with condiments such as mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, and pizza sauce because I got my favorites as if it were a buffet, you see. So my hands needed washing. Lou and both tried to enter at the same time, and we collided. I went right for a sink, and he did, too, so another collision! But he then used a urinal and needed to wash again. I washed my arms, too, so I was still there. Then we both went to the same paper towel dispenser! Another collision! I didn't learn who he was until he appeared on stage! By the time I got his autograph, he still recognized me! 😁 Then, at the late night, "Supper with the Stars" event that begins at Midnight, by the way, he and actress Joanna Cameron, were walking around together as the only ones among the guests that had done comic book characters. She was the first live-action actress as "Isis" for "DC" and of course he was "Marvel". So they were like a Q&A team. 😎
It used to be that the Sci-fi channel would show clips from Trek conventions. Sometimes, conventions would be advertised locally. I think the film does a good job of depicting the height of the TNG convention experience, based on those sources. In the past 10 years? Maybe not so much. I am glad you kept the spoilers to a minimum. When the movie came out, the trailers unfortunately spilled the entire plot. "Why even bother going to a convention..." Many conventions had a free level, where you could roam the main floor, but some things were off limits. The hecklers might have gotten in for free - just to mock everyone.
The Blood & Ice Cream Trilogy (also called the Cornetto Trilogy) is mostly a non-parody parody. 3 movies loosely connected by actors, directors, and ice cream that tackle zombies, buddy cops and...well...REDACTED. The movies in order (for what little it matters) are "Shaun of the Dead", "Hot Fuzz", and "The World's End" and they are amazing and basically why people know the name Simon Pegg.
As for Galaxy Quest, they put the whole convention in one main room when in actuality the different events inside the hotel were separated into different ballrooms
Ironically, you mention Tim Allen is in this, and I'm like; "He is?". Oh, obviously. He's the captain. Which made me laugh because they point so much fun at William Shatner being so aggressive about being the star.
Tony Shalhoub's character was supposed to be high on marijuana. But the studio wanted a PG-13 rating so his character's weird behavior was never explained. Same reason why they dubbed over Sigourney Weaver saying 'f that' right before the chompers.
A lot of people miss the joke that when Saris is killing everyone on the command deck at the end, he literally shoots every main character, EXCEPT Guy. He’s technically the only crew member who doesn’t die. Abso-frickin-lutely hilarious.
Saw it in theater when it came out, it's not just a great parody of Star Trek, but also can stand for it's own, with a great cast and lots of heart! As far as I know, it was a heart project of Tim Allen to make this film, and you can definetly tell that the whole cast had a great time making it!
Yep this one is a classic, it both takes the mick and pays homage at the same time, its a great cast and I still laugh at it. One of my favourites, which I rewatch every couple of years. I think there were some hilarious bits cut from it, that were included as extras on some of the dvd releases, like when Alan Rickman tells Tim Allen when he's fighting the rock monster, your an actor get inside its head, and work out what it wants.
There is a film about the making of Galaxy Quest called Never Surrender A Galaxy Quest Documentary which is excellent. You realise that they voice over Sigourney saying fu#k just to get a lower rating. How Harold Ramis quit a director etc, etc.
This was hilarious!! Glad you got around to watching it! Btw...I've been to ComicCon in San Diego a few times and one of the highlights for me was meeting Chekov (Walter Koenig). That was right before the renewed Star Trek movies came out (with Chris Pine, etc) and a lot of those actors were there as well. ComicCon is a blast...lots of weird ass cosplay lol. Everyone should go at least once IMHO!
I love that everyone jumping back into this movie on youtube is discovering what I didn't my first run through. I believe in some behind the scenes look somewhere maybe a commentary reel or something it's fully hinted that Tony Shaloubs character is in fact blazed the entire movie
Never seen Die Hard? 😮 Ok the younger guys HAVE to get him to react to it. Alan Rickman is mostly remembered for Die Hard, Galaxy Quest and Harry Potter depending on how old you are and what you're a fan of.
Most of the main cast of Star Trek had minor complaints about how Shatner acted on set but the only one who ever made a big stink and still does is George Takei. Back then shows were mostly centered around 1 or 2 main characters and Shatner admitted that he let it go to his head at the time. A large part of that was fostered by the studios back then. All but one cast member got over it and let it go decades ago before most of them passed away.
@@wyrmshadow4374 In the famous kiss scene, originally Spock was supposed to kiss Uhura, but Shatner took the scene instead - not hat I can blame him, I had a major crush on her as an early teen back then.
Deleted scene shows Tech SGT Chen, Tony Shalub was getting stoned so that's why he was so chill. Plus since he was playing an Asian character that's why he squinted everytime the said his characters name.
@@miller-joel So he says. Other sources say otherwise. Even back then, Shatner was a notorious line stealer, which annoyed Nimoy and DeKelly in particular, for example.
Also, Sigourney Weaver, SO out of character as a ditzy, bombshell blonde: She LOVED the role. And if nobody mentions it, one of the biggest film censorship travesties of all time: When they're down facing the chompers, she does NOT say "Well, SCREW this" Read her lips! Sweet little her cutting loose caused the entire theatre to burst into cheers when we first saw it. Prior to DVD release, some stupid "family values" distributor bought the movie rights, and cut her f-bomb from the ORIGINAL COPY. 😭 Her outraged outburst will only live on in the memories of those of us who got to see it back in 1999.
PS: One thing that used to annoy me was them showing us an actor being a guest in costume as his character! As if! But now actors such as John Cena have actually done that 😁
When I watch this, it always makes me think of The Orville (2017-2019 & 2022). Seth MacFarlane is a true Star Trek fan and created his own series in the image of TNG era Star Trek. It is a full Sci-Fi action series, but includes MacFarlane's quirky sense of humor to poke fun at itself and its source material in a good-hearted way. Maybe y'all will add The Orville to your reaction list if you haven't seen it yet?
Great job, guys, keep it up. And, yes, the original screenplay had clear indications that Tony Shalhoub's character was high, which is why he is so mellow and calm and eating snacks all of the time. But it was changed because of rating code compliance. Also, he is supposed to be playing an Asian character as seen in the opening clip from the series. And, Enrico Colantoni, who played Mathesar, came up with the Thermion mannerisms just before his audition. The director loved it and had him teach it to all of the Thermion actors.
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This is definitely one of the best ever...a classic for all times. A lot of people think it is one of the best Star Trek movies even, and I tend to agree.
It does a great job making fun of Star Trek in a respectful way.
“Knowledge is knowing this isn’t a Star Trek movie, Wisdom is knowing this is the Best Star Trek movie.” 🤣
@@Lucas-Stl That is an awesome quote 😁
@@Lucas-Stl Charisma is convincing your non-geek friends to watch Galaxy Quest.
It's a parody, BUT -- it it also an homage, a tribute. This movie couldn't have been done if its makers didn't love and appreciate the original Star Trek.
It's been described as a love letter to Star Trek and Star Trek fans.
This movie does an absolutely stellar job of... everything. Also - Alan Rickman...
Agree 100%
@@RKnightsSo many quick jokes you can easily miss because you're laughing over them. Lots of Guy's dialogue for example. There's a lot of background storytelling as well, for example: during the shootout on the bridge, Guy is the only one NOT shot.
The pain in his eyes when he has to do the quote during the opening of the shopping mall... He gives the character 100% of his acting and it makes Lazarus so great. :D
The whole cast is on point in this movie. Really just great all around.
"HEY! Don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there air? You don't know!"
That one killed me the first time I saw this.
the characters in Prometheus could have used this sage wisdom XD
@@blckgrd There was air.
That was also improv!
Fun fact when they were filming the scene where Jason is telling Mathesar who really are and the reaction of Mathesar faces, done so perfectly by Enrico Colontoni, Tim Allen told the director he had to step away for a bit 'cause he didn't like the way this scene was making him feel, and Alan Rickman responded "I think he just experienced acting"
My favorite two joke in this movie in this movie is Tony Shaloub’s character Fred being a stoner and also that he is a Lebanese actor portraying an Asian, to the point he changed his last name to Fred Kwan and squints in the movie at times, a clear reference to Kung Fu with David Carradine.
Alan Rickman also gave a great comedic performance in "Dogma."
Thank Enrico Colantoni, who played Mathezar. He was the actor who came up with the bizarre ways that the Thermians moved, walked, clapped, laughed, etc. The creators then had the rest of the Thermian cast model their behavior on him. (This aspect of the film totally makes sense: The Thermians' true form is so alien, there's no way their body language would react to events similar to humanoids. So, in their 'appearance generated' form, the tech would try to approximate what they were really doing, but it would of course look wildly unnatural.)
Dalmatians, you mean.
@@eatsmylifeYT Um... How do you know they're Dalmatians? They could be TERMITES! Jason wasn't sure...
@@tranya327 You have a point.
Whoa, I didn't even recognize Colantoni. His role on Veronica Mars was epic.
@@dudermcdudeface3674If Kristen Bell and Enrico do another season of Veronica Mars, it would be hysterical if they have him have a cold, sinuses and nose all stuffed up and he then sounds like Mathesar!
I'm glad to see this movie finally getting the love it deserves. When it came out, I was like, "Have you guys seen that yet?!" Blank looks returned...
Such a great movie especially for fans of the genre
I love STAR TREK and didn’t see this movie in theaters because the commercials made it look stupid. I was encouraged by a friend years later and love it. Like FOX did with FIREFLY.
@@mem1701movies It holds up so well, too. You can tell it was made with love and that everyone involved was firing on all cylinders 😄
I got tickets from work to a pre-release screening. I didn't know anything about it before the show and it's been a favorite ever since.
I say this every time.
This movie manages to be both a spoof of the genre and at the same time, an excellent example of the genre
It's Meta and self-deprecating. It breaks down the genre and even the assumptions about itself. It's like The Cabin In the Woods. Nearly a perfect movie.
@@scottrabie I never thought about that, but you're right. Cabin in the woods is also both spoof of the genre while being a good example of the genre.
As someone who has attended dozens of Star Trek and Sci-Fi Conventions --- We LOVE this Movie! And the Stars LOVE this Movie!
One of my all time memories from this movie was when Sigourney Weaver's character is your typical "blonde" actress who is just there for her beauty, her big boobs, and not her brain. When she says "Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" which shows her believing that the people with no names are the first ones that dies in these series, not that any of the rest of THEM are in danger.
Sam Rockwell's scream when teleported, was improvised, and Sigourney's jump scare in response was REAL. And YES, it is a piss take of Star Trek, and the whole convention circuit, and because of that, it is LOVED.
Chen (Tony Schloub) Was supposed to be a stoner. If you watch he is ALWAYS eating, never ending munchies from being stoned so much.
I am a huge Sam Rockwell fan. Truly one of the greats of our time.
The actor playing Sarris is the late British actor Robin Sachs. You'll see him a few times on Babylon 5, where he plays a Minbari for a couple of episodes, and then later, a Narn. If you've ever seen The Lost World: Jurassic Park, he's the rich father at the very beginning, where his family anchors their yacht at the island where their daughter discovers the dinosaurs.
He was fantastic!!!
I remember him also being on Buffy the Vampire Slayer a few times. He played an old 'friend' of Giles, puting up some shenanigans in the episodes he was in.
@@Cau_No Ethan Rayne? True devotee of chaos... :)
He also voiced Zaeed Massani in the 'Mass Effect' games
"He's probably high." "The floors are so clean." "He's definitely high." Tony Shaloub was indeed told to play the character high AF
Mark 4:30. Wait! I was only thinking of Alan Rickman, but here, everyone is in costume! Hmm. 🤔
Missy Pyle was also great in this as Jane Doe. I noticed her in many other projects after this.
She became a Tim Burton regular.
She was wonderful as “Fran Stalinalovichdavidavitsky” (I know, I probably mangled the spelling) in Dodgeball
One of my top fun movies of all time. Love that such serious actors like Sigourney and Alan Rickman were able to laugh at themselves. Brilliant
This parody tribute to Star Trek is so well done. You don't even have to know the trivia being spoofed to enjoy it. With that said, the more ST trivia you learn, the more you can appreciate how it is woven into the script.
To watch it for Alan Rickman's performance alone is worth it.
The retrospective/making-of documentary "Never Give Up, Never Surrender" is absolutely fantastic.
This is an homage/love note/parody.
In 1999 a then unknown Sam Rockwell did this abd The Green Mile. Darryl "Chill" Mitchell (Laredo) did 10 Things OHate About You as the teacher. He was severely injured in a motorcycle accident in 2001leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and has been in a wheelchair since. But he is still acting. He was on NCIS: New Orleans.
Young Laredo briefly hit it big. Corbin Blue starred in the High School Musical fims.
Mathazar is Enrico Colantoni who was Veronica Mars father, the lead in Flashpoint, and a major later season supporting character in Person of Interest. He read for this part playing it straight. They weren't impressed. He asked to try something different and created the Thermian way of speaking on the spot based upon vocal warm up techniques. They horedchim and had him teach all the Therminans how to do it.
Sarris is the late Robin Sachs, who I only know as occasional villain Ethan Rayne from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
This is one of the best movies of all time, I almost died laughing so hard the first time I watched the movie. Simply a gem!
One of my favorite little direction bits in this movie is how the movie starts in a TV screen aspect ratio with the original show, and then the bars slide to a wide screen film aspect ratio for the rest of the movie.
Film was originally a hard R film with much darker tone, a sex scene, explicitly language, and more violence. They toned it down both in preproduction and post production. A few of the obvious bits are things like Weaver very clearly saying "Fuck that" and all of the stuff with Tony Shaloob and his pot addiction. He's always stoned out of his mind and carrying a brown bag of munchies.
5:59 They used an actual Star Trek convention for the Galaxy Quest convention. If you look in a few of the shots, in the far background you can see some of Star Trek stuff.
Galaxy Quest influenced Star Trek. For the film they had two versions of the "Protector" bridge. One used for the old TV show stuff, and one used for the "real thing." The real version was built on a gimble so it could throw the actors around realistically for the space battle. For the next Star Trek movie, Star Trek Nemesis, they built the Enterprise E bridge on a similar gimble. Neither cast liked it, and it "scared the Hell out of them."
There was a pseudo-officla meta website dedicated to Galaxy Quest called the Questarian, which had fake episode synopsis, behind the scenes info, and prop images. It served as a bit of viral marketing for the movie.
E! Did a fake documentary of the show, which you can find on youtube. It's quite fun. They used B-role from the movie and filmed interviews with the actors to really sell.
Galaxy Quest was received very well by most of the cast. Jonathan Frakes (William Riker from Star Trek TNG) had to convince Patrick Stewart to go see it with an audience of Star Trek fans. Stewart was cautious because he thought it was making fun of Star Trek fans, but he said he was bent over laughing so hard while watching it.
Brannan Braga, one of the producers on Star Trek at the time, basically said they were out of a job, because Galaxy Quest did such a great job of capturing the spirit of Star Trek.
Galaxy Quest is often considered one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, ranked in the top 5, often.
The ship in the film is called the "NTE Protector" The NTE stands for "Not The Enterprise."
During the dinner scene, Tim Allen as Jason, as Captain Taggart says "This is like corn fed Iowa beef!" This is a reference to Captain Kirk being from Riverside, Iowa.
It was filmed in 3 aspect ratios: the early scenes, featuring clips of the TV series, were shown at 1.33:1; the initial part of the story, set on Earth, was framed at 1.85:1; the scenes set in outer space were screened at 2.35:1. The shift to 2.35 occurs 20 minutes in as the bay doors on the ship open to send Nesmith back home. I believe they dropped the 1.85 for the home video to not confuse customers.
Love the landing at the end.. "Best Convention EVER!!!!" hehehhehehehehhehehe ;)
I'm happy to see others laugh so hard at the Universal Translator being broken. I'd almost split my sides laughing in the theater.
Sigourney Weaver was also in Ghost busters.
I used to go to Sci-Fi conventions in the seventies before Star Wars came out in 1977 and this was in L.A. when they were not that known about yet and you could move around easy, get hotel rooms and just hang out. They had cosplay but not everyone did it like they do now. We went to the Premiere of Star Wars at the Grauman's Chinese Theater, The line went around the entire city block. We waited 4 hours to get in. Never before seen special effects. It was incredible. Everyone cheered
Conventions are very much like the convention a the beginning of this movie. If you rewatch, keep an eye out for two things:
1) as Sigourney Weaver's uniform zipper gets lower, so does Sam Rockwell's.
2) Guy (Sam Rockwell) spends most of the movie worry that he'll be the crew member killed. But, during the end battle with Saras on the bridge, everyone EXCEPT Guy gets shot. He merely stands there screaming.
Sarris' opening dialogue 11:10 is almost verbatim of how I remember my former drill sergeant sounding.
Tony Shalhoub was also fantastic in a show predating Monk called Wings.
6:12 You're 100% right. In a removed scene they had Tony Shaloub getting high in a bathroom right before he stepped on the transporter pad. He goes through most of the movie thinking he's tripping which is why he just accepts everything without question.
I love that he was like "SAM ROCKWELL!?" and I knew that was going to happen like half a dozen more times.
This is a parody, sure, but it's a parody that respects what it is parodying, and respects the fans of what it's parodying. It's genuinely great science fiction on top of everything else, and you can tell it was made by people who actually love science fiction and Star Trek in particular.
I have not only been to dozens of them. I have chaired one, volunteered, been a panelist and created and presented multiple panels. I was in the one of the oldest Trek clubs founded in 1975. I am them.
"I've never seen Die Hard" "WHAAAT?!?"
Exactly what all your subs just said!!
Boys, time to flip the script and show HIM a good movie!! 🤘😎
Thanks for hitting one of my top 100.
Great job guys. Glad yall got around to this one.
Its so good
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Fred, the actor playing Tech Sgt Chen, is supposed to be a Stoner. He's always just a little bit off, and he's always got the Munchies...
Physics/Chemistry note:
While the movie is full with the usual technobabble and tweaked science for such SF shows, Beryllium is an actual element. And it is not radioactive.
(But don't lick it… or anything in chemistry. Often the toxicity is stronger than the radiation)
This might also be a reference to Original Star Trek. Initially they intended to use 'Lithium' in their warp drive, until they learned that also exists, so they named it "Dilithium".
Li and Be are next to each other on the Periodic Table, being the third and fourth ones after Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He).
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one of my very first cinema experiences in my town that I still live in here in denmark!this was a funny experience, I think only Star Trek fans went to see it that day, everybody chuckled a bit and laughed some times, we were about 20 peeps max that evening, Rickman is the best part of the movie!
There was a deleted scene that explained why Tony Shalhoub's character was so relaxed. And yes, it was because he was high.
They cut this from PG-13 down to PG so it could play in more theaters. Fred (Tony Shalloub/Monk) is supposed to be high as a kite the whole time but in this edited cut they just never really mention it.
We were fortunate enough to see a sneak preview of it, where Sigourney just loses it at the chompers. It was so sad that they cut it, forever!
"Galaxy Quest": The best "Star Trek" movie that Paramount didn't make. Two other 1999 movies of note: "The Iron Giant" and "October Sky." These are early Cold War-era movies that should be better known. The former is an animated classic where a robot makes a choice, while the other is a semi-autobiographical look at NASA scientist Homer Hickam Jr.'s model-rocketry-kids-in-coal-country life. Sigourney Weaver specified that she would play this as a Blonde. She felt her "IQ slipping" every time she wore the Blonde wing...all the way home.;) So, you want to see another movie like "Galaxy Quest"? Take a look at "Tremors" (1990).
Forget television, I love that Sarris' brutal civilization, with their reptilian/crustacean bodies, has the concept of tissue paper. I hope they have the softest possible use for them. Like they have rom-coms and watch them with a box of tissue paper by their side for when they get emotional.
Sarris was played by Robin Sachs who appeared as Ethan Rayne in Buffy and you'll see him in a number of roles in Babylon 5.
Ethan Rayne was one of my favorite villains in Buffy. "I really need to learn to do the damage and get out of town, it's the stayvand gloat that gets me every time..."
Mark 40:27. The hand gesture! They gave it to "Captain Picard" for when he says, "Engage!" 😁
Sam Rockwell(Guy) stars in the more serious science fiction movie, "Moon."
Get the "bowl cut"!
This was a long time coming, so much prep for the boys to "get it" 🤣🤣🤣
At 4:48 there is a Discovery Klingon sitting in the front row of the convention.
This was a love letter to Star Trek fans. The heroes of the movie are the fans.
Except that Discovery didn’t debut until 18 years after Galaxy Quest came out.
I don't know if you guys have seen Deadpool. The second-in-command of the Thermians is the agent from Deadpool.
Also, the female alien is Missi Pyle. She's been in countless things but never got the credit she deserves.
You probably saw her in dodgeball, but she looked very different.
Signourney Weaver never looked hotter as a blonde.
The conversation overheard in the bathroom about Tim Allen's character was a real story about a trek convention.
We almost had a Galaxy Quest TV show. The whole cast was onboard to return, then Alan Rickman died... 😢
There still might be
@@curtismartin2866 It could be called _Galaxy Quest III: The Search for Lazarus._ The following film could then be _Galaxy Quest IV: The Search for “Galaxy Quest II”._
@@rickardroach9075 I'm partial to "Galaxy Quest ii: The Search for More Money" (apologies to Mel Brooks)
There are deleted scenes that show Chen "Fred Kwan" getting super high, before they got transported to the ship. That's the reason he's always eating and brought along that greasy bag of food.
18:48 I always understood that at the beginning when Taggart says “Activate the Omega-13” and the screen says “To be continued…” that the show was then canceled so no one got to find out what it does.
George Takei and James Doohan couldn't stand the sight of William Shatner, and although friends for decades, Leonard Nimoy wasn't on speaking terms with him when he died. Nichelle Nichols was going to quit the series due to lack of interesting things for her character to do, but Martin Luther King, Jr. talked her into staying (and Uhura inspired Whoopi Goldberg's career). Despite later writing another book with the opposite title, shortly after Star Trek's cancellation, Nimoy wrote I Am Not Spock.
William Shatner was famously hated for deriding fans with "It's a TV show!" and "Get a life!" during an SNL skit in which he made fun of Trek conventions.
Yes, Rainn Wilson, who plays Harry Mudd on Star Trek: Discovery and Short Treks!
I didn't expect him to say Avatar - I expected Ghostbusters.
Although most of the more explicit aspects of the running joke were cut to get a family-friendly rating, Fred was high on weed for the entire movie, which explains his laid-back attitude toward. . . everything.
There were plans for a sequel, then they changed to a TV series, then Alan Rickman. . .
I love him most for Monk, but Tony Shalhoub was also great in Men in Black and MiB2. Sam Rockwell was top of the line in The Green Mile. "Jane Doe" was recently a villain on the Netflix series Y: The Last Man. Besides his role on Star Trek, Rainn Wilson had a recurring role on the last 2 or 3 seasons of the hit CBS series Mom. Speaking of Alan Rickman, you have to see his first film: you MUST react here to Die Hard!
The Thermian commander created the Thermians at his audition.
Mark 5:11. William Shatner, whenever I conversed with him and Leonard Nimoy, as they always seemed to be using the Buddy System, was a very nice Human. He even requested that my friend and I call him "Bill" after enough encounters with us. They both remembered us and only needed to be reminded of our names. Mine was easier because he played "Jim Kirk"!
He and George Takei and James Doohan would get annoyed by so many redundant questions about whether or not they got along! It was like people weren't listening to those that were in line ahead of them. A few meek females would admit to having just returned from the restrooms, and so they did miss out!
You guys should see the SNL skit with William Shatner at a Star Trek convention. Funny stuff.
"I think it's a chillingly realistic documentary." (laughs)
-- George Takei
Mark 8:09. My men's restroom faux pas was with actor Lou Ferrigno! He wasn't green, and he wasn't that much taller than me, so I didn't recognize him. My friend and I had been eating, and my hands were covered with condiments such as mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, and pizza sauce because I got my favorites as if it were a buffet, you see.
So my hands needed washing. Lou and both tried to enter at the same time, and we collided. I went right for a sink, and he did, too, so another collision! But he then used a urinal and needed to wash again. I washed my arms, too, so I was still there. Then we both went to the same paper towel dispenser! Another collision!
I didn't learn who he was until he appeared on stage! By the time I got his autograph, he still recognized me! 😁
Then, at the late night, "Supper with the Stars" event that begins at Midnight, by the way, he and actress Joanna Cameron, were walking around together as the only ones among the guests that had done comic book characters. She was the first live-action actress as "Isis" for "DC" and of course he was "Marvel". So they were like a Q&A team. 😎
It used to be that the Sci-fi channel would show clips from Trek conventions. Sometimes, conventions would be advertised locally. I think the film does a good job of depicting the height of the TNG convention experience, based on those sources. In the past 10 years? Maybe not so much. I am glad you kept the spoilers to a minimum. When the movie came out, the trailers unfortunately spilled the entire plot. "Why even bother going to a convention..." Many conventions had a free level, where you could roam the main floor, but some things were off limits. The hecklers might have gotten in for free - just to mock everyone.
The Blood & Ice Cream Trilogy (also called the Cornetto Trilogy) is mostly a non-parody parody. 3 movies loosely connected by actors, directors, and ice cream that tackle zombies, buddy cops and...well...REDACTED. The movies in order (for what little it matters) are "Shaun of the Dead", "Hot Fuzz", and "The World's End" and they are amazing and basically why people know the name Simon Pegg.
As for Galaxy Quest, they put the whole convention in one main room when in actuality the different events inside the hotel were separated into different ballrooms
Ironically, you mention Tim Allen is in this, and I'm like; "He is?". Oh, obviously. He's the captain. Which made me laugh because they point so much fun at William Shatner being so aggressive about being the star.
Justin Long is the name you were looking for.
Tony Shalhoub's character was supposed to be high on marijuana. But the studio wanted a PG-13 rating so his character's weird behavior was never explained. Same reason why they dubbed over Sigourney Weaver saying 'f that' right before the chompers.
A lot of people miss the joke that when Saris is killing everyone on the command deck at the end, he literally shoots every main character, EXCEPT Guy. He’s technically the only crew member who doesn’t die. Abso-frickin-lutely hilarious.
This is a (sensibly critical) love letter and it's unlikely you can convince me otherwise.
Another of my favorite Tim Allen movies is "Joe Somebody," with James Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Hayden Panettiere, and Julie Bowen.
My favorite movie. Anyone who enjoys it should also see the wonderful documentary on its making, “Never Surrender.”
Saw it in theater when it came out, it's not just a great parody of Star Trek, but also can stand for it's own, with a great cast and lots of heart! As far as I know, it was a heart project of Tim Allen to make this film, and you can definetly tell that the whole cast had a great time making it!
Gotta appreciate the magic of Stan Winston for the pig lizard. Lmao
Yep this one is a classic, it both takes the mick and pays homage at the same time, its a great cast and I still laugh at it. One of my favourites, which I rewatch every couple of years. I think there were some hilarious bits cut from it, that were included as extras on some of the dvd releases, like when Alan Rickman tells Tim Allen when he's fighting the rock monster, your an actor get inside its head, and work out what it wants.
I saw it the first time it was released before it was re-cut and Fred was smoking a bowl through the entire adventure.
There is a film about the making of Galaxy Quest called Never Surrender A Galaxy Quest Documentary which is excellent. You realise that they voice over Sigourney saying fu#k just to get a lower rating. How Harold Ramis quit a director etc, etc.
18:19 my headcanon says this is a first departure ritual to ensure good luck on the deployment.
Mark 45:50. He was the airport taxi cab driver in "Wings" before he was in "Monk". 😎
This was hilarious!! Glad you got around to watching it! Btw...I've been to ComicCon in San Diego a few times and one of the highlights for me was meeting Chekov (Walter Koenig). That was right before the renewed Star Trek movies came out (with Chris Pine, etc) and a lot of those actors were there as well. ComicCon is a blast...lots of weird ass cosplay lol. Everyone should go at least once IMHO!
Mark 18:48. His character is inspired by both Vulcans and Klingons. Vulcans are vegan, though. Klingons like to eat live prey, including bugs! 🤢🤮
I love that everyone jumping back into this movie on youtube is discovering what I didn't my first run through. I believe in some behind the scenes look somewhere maybe a commentary reel or something it's fully hinted that Tony Shaloubs character is in fact blazed the entire movie
Never seen Die Hard? 😮 Ok the younger guys HAVE to get him to react to it.
Alan Rickman is mostly remembered for Die Hard, Galaxy Quest and Harry Potter depending on how old you are and what you're a fan of.
After many years the studio was preparing to make a sequel when Alan Rickman died - the cast agreed that it should not go ahead without him.
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Most of the main cast of Star Trek had minor complaints about how Shatner acted on set but the only one who ever made a big stink and still does is George Takei. Back then shows were mostly centered around 1 or 2 main characters and Shatner admitted that he let it go to his head at the time. A large part of that was fostered by the studios back then. All but one cast member got over it and let it go decades ago before most of them passed away.
Actually, Leonard Nimoy made a big stink about it at the time as well, but they resolved it while the show was still on the air
@@vincegamer I know. They were friends for decades.
Yes, Shatner would steal lines from others in a few scenes.
@@wyrmshadow4374 In the famous kiss scene, originally Spock was supposed to kiss Uhura, but Shatner took the scene instead - not hat I can blame him, I had a major crush on her as an early teen back then.
@@taun856 Gene was banging both Uhura and Majel at one point
How were the conventions? Like that. Exactly like that.
Deleted scene shows Tech SGT Chen, Tony Shalub was getting stoned so that's why he was so chill. Plus since he was playing an Asian character that's why he squinted everytime the said his characters name.
Yes, the animosity between the cast is based on that between the TOS Trek actors.
@@miller-joel Well, yes, but the guys asked specifically if the animosity between Nesmith and his o-stars was based on Trek.
@@miller-joel So he says. Other sources say otherwise. Even back then, Shatner was a notorious line stealer, which annoyed Nimoy and DeKelly in particular, for example.
Also, Sigourney Weaver, SO out of character as a ditzy, bombshell blonde: She LOVED the role.
And if nobody mentions it, one of the biggest film censorship travesties of all time: When they're down facing the chompers, she does NOT say "Well, SCREW this" Read her lips! Sweet little her cutting loose caused the entire theatre to burst into cheers when we first saw it.
Prior to DVD release, some stupid "family values" distributor bought the movie rights, and cut her f-bomb from the ORIGINAL COPY. 😭 Her outraged outburst will only live on in the memories of those of us who got to see it back in 1999.
Treckies ;-) They could be Brits from Dr Who and act in a Dalek tin can ;-))
If you want a fun aliens centric show.
3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN.
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Yes!
Lightening struck because you mocked Gerard and God was watching. NEVER mock Gerard.
Lol, I will never do that again 🤣🤣🤣
PS: One thing that used to annoy me was them showing us an actor being a guest in costume as his character! As if! But now actors such as John Cena have actually done that 😁
Mark 13:22. By the way, because I love blondes, that role is my favorite Sigourney Weaver character! 😍
46:11 It's coming!
FAN-TASTIC!!! I won't write any in depth comments tonight as work an 11 hour shift tomorrow! Will share my thoughts this weekend. 😀
When I watch this, it always makes me think of The Orville (2017-2019 & 2022). Seth MacFarlane is a true Star Trek fan and created his own series in the image of TNG era Star Trek. It is a full Sci-Fi action series, but includes MacFarlane's quirky sense of humor to poke fun at itself and its source material in a good-hearted way. Maybe y'all will add The Orville to your reaction list if you haven't seen it yet?
Great job, guys, keep it up. And, yes, the original screenplay had clear indications that Tony Shalhoub's character was high, which is why he is so mellow and calm and eating snacks all of the time. But it was changed because of rating code compliance. Also, he is supposed to be playing an Asian character as seen in the opening clip from the series.
And, Enrico Colantoni, who played Mathesar, came up with the Thermion mannerisms just before his audition. The director loved it and had him teach it to all of the Thermion actors.
I also know Enrico Colantoni(Mathezar) from "Veronica Mars" and "Person Of Interest."
And "just shoot me"
@@miller-joel According to Google, Rainn Wilson's Thermian character in Galaxy Quest is named Lahnk.
@@jeffthompson9622 not sure it's ever mentioned in the movie.