Galaxy Quest
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Directed by	Dean Parisot
Produced by	Mark Johnson Charles Newirth
Written by	Screenplay: David Howard Robert Gordon Story: David Howard
Starring	Tim Allen Alan Rickman Sigourney Weaver Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell Daryl Mitchell Enrico Colantoni Robin Sachs Missi Pyle Justin Long
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Jerzy Zielinski
Editing by	Don Zimmerman
Distributed by	Dreamworks SKG
Release date(s)	December 25, 1999
Running time	102 min. Dean Parisot (born in Wilton Connecticut) is an Academy Award winning American film and television director Mark Johnson (born December 27, 1945 in Washington DC) is a Film producer who lives and works in the United States. Charles Newirth (Born August 221955 in New York City is an American Film producer. David Howard (born December 8, 1961 in Enterprise Alabama) is a former American football Linebacker who played for eight seasons Robert Gordon may refer to Robert Gordon of Straloch, (1580–1661 Scottish cartographer Robert Gordon (philanthropist (1668–1731 David Howard (born December 8, 1961 in Enterprise Alabama) is a former American football Linebacker who played for eight seasons Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick; June 13, 1953) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice-over artist and Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American Television, Theater and Film Actor. Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Rockwell was born in Daly City Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (born July 16, 1969) After a career in hip-hop in the 1980s with Groove B Enrico "Rico" Colantoni (born February 14 1963 is a Canadian actor probably best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the Sitcom Just Shoot Robin David Sachs (born 5 February 1951) is an English Actor. Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American Actress. Justin Jacob Long (born June 2 1978) is an American Actor, known for his performances in the Films Jeepers Creepers David Newman may refer to David Newman (jazz musician, American jazz saxophonist David Newman (composer, American composer DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45,000,000 (est. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States )
Gross revenue	$71,424,000 (U. S. )
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Galaxy Quest is a 1999 comedy film directed by Dean Parisot; starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Tony Shalhoub and Justin Long in his feature-film debut. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Dean Parisot (born in Wilton Connecticut) is an Academy Award winning American film and television director Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick; June 13, 1953) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice-over artist and Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Rockwell was born in Daly City Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (born July 16, 1969) After a career in hip-hop in the 1980s with Groove B Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American Television, Theater and Film Actor. Justin Jacob Long (born June 2 1978) is an American Actor, known for his performances in the Films Jeepers Creepers The original music score was composed by David Newman. David Newman may refer to David Newman (jazz musician, American jazz saxophonist David Newman (composer, American composer

The movie is about the washed-up stars of a fictional 1978–1982 TV series called Galaxy Quest (a parody of the television series Star Trek). Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through On the show, the actors played the crew of a spaceship, the NSEA Protector.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast & characters 3 Galaxy Quest and Star Trek 3.1 References to Star Trek 4 Reaction quotes from Star Trek actors 5 Trivia 6 See also 7 External links 8 References

Plot

Between 1978 and 1982, the science fiction television series Galaxy Quest was viewed by millions. Seventeen years later, the stars of the show have been reduced to convention appearances and store openings. Most of the cast is resentful, embittered, jealous, or resigned. Only Jason Nesmith, the egomaniacal star and crew "commander", enjoys the devoted fanbase. However, Jason overhears comments that make him realize that non-fans consider him a joke, and that his co-stars resent him.

At one convention Jason meets an eccentric group of people claiming to be extraterrestrial beings called Thermians, led by one Mathesar (Enrico Colantoni), who ask him to appear in what he assumes to be an amateur episode. Enrico "Rico" Colantoni (born February 14 1963 is a Canadian actor probably best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the Sitcom Just Shoot Jason humors them, disbelieving that they are aliens. The Thermians transport him to their ship to negotiate with Sarris, a reptilian warlord engaged in a genocidal war against them. Sarris demands the "Omega 13”, a device used in the show's final episode, whereupon Jason orders the Thermians to fire upon Sarris. Believing his job to be done, he asks permission to return home, and is sent through space in a gelatinous transportation pod. Only then does he realize that his adventure was, in fact, very real. Excited about the prospect of becoming a bona fide space commander, Jason enlists the help of his fellow cast members.

The Thermians--a peaceful, naïve, cephalopod-like race who disguise themselves as humans by use of hologram-like devices--have brought the Galaxy Quest ship, the NSEA Protector, to life, having mistaken the TV show episodes for "historical documents". The cephalopods ( Greek plural (kephalópoda "head-feet" are the Mollusc class Cephalopoda characterized by Their society, inspired by the values displayed by the characters, revolves around the "teachings" of the series. Before they realize what is happening, the cast members find themselves on the command deck in control of the ship. Because Sarris has survived Jason's earlier attack, they must confront him. Later the Protector is badly damaged when they traverse a magnetic minefield.

A new beryllium sphere is needed to repower the ship; in order to obtain it, the actors resume their television roles to capture such a sphere from a nearby planet while avoiding death at the hands of the savage, goblin-like natives. Beryllium (bəˈrɪliəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Be and Atomic number 4 A goblin is an evil crabby or Mischievous Creature of Folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or Gnome -like phantom After retrieving the sphere, the crew find the ship overrun by Sarris and his soldiers. Jason tries to save his fellow actors by admitting that Galaxy Quest is a fiction, which must be explained to the Thermians as "deception". Sarris is amused, as his war was precipitated by the Thermians' resistance, which was based on the "teachings" of the TV program. To destroy the resistance he causes the Protector' power source to overload, lets all supplies of air escape the room where the Thermians are confined, and attempts to expel the actors into space. Using a ruse from an episode of the show, the actors escape, then embark on a mission to rescue the Thermians and destroy Sarris: Jason and fellow actor Gwen DeMarco move to stop the core from detonating; second-fiddle Alexander and the Thermian Quellek, a hero-worshipper of Alexander's TV character, attempt to save the rest of the Thermians; background figure Fred and his sidekick Guy Fleegman defeat Sarris' soldiers; and Tommy Webber, who had played the pilot in the TV series, reassumes his role by practicing piloting.

To deactivate the core, something neither he nor Gwen knows how to do, Jason contacts Brandon, a Galaxy Quest fanboy with whom he accidentally traded communicators at a convention. Fanboy is a term used to describe any individual who is devoted to a single subject in an emotional or fanatical manner or to a single point of view within that subject often to Brandon, excited by the reality of his beloved story, guides Jason and Gwen through the Protector's dangerous inner systems to the core's control center. En route, Brandon reveals that the Omega 13 may either destroy the universe or send the user back in time 13 seconds — enough time to change one mistake. Gwen and Jason are unable to cancel the detonations of the power center; however, because the 'real' Protector is an exact replica of its fictional model, the detonation is averted of its own accord.

Meanwhile, Alexander and Quellek rescue the Thermians from asphyxiation. Quellek is killed by one of Sarris' soldiers, whereupon the grieving Alexander reverently quotes his character's trademark oath of vengeance, a quote in which he had grown to loathe over the years, then attacks Quellek's killer.

After the crew save the Thermians and free the ship, they confront Sarris. Anticipating the fight, Jason orders Tommy to fly through the minefield, collecting mines behind the ship. The Protector flies toward Sarris' ship, then suddenly veers away, sending the mines into it. Sarris' ship is destroyed, but its commander survives.

As the crew return to the command deck to celebrate their victory, Sarris, disguised as Fred, enters and begins shooting the crew. Most are killed, but before Sarris can complete his triumph, Jason orders Mathesar to activate the Omega 13, which sends Jason back in time 13 seconds. Jason then attacks Sarris, stripping him of his gun. When Sarris reveals a knife, Mathesar knocks him unconscious.

The humans separate the command deck from the ship to make a forced landing on Earth. It crashes into a parking lot, through the side of a building, and onto the stage of a Galaxy Quest convention, where the actors are late for a fan appearance. The crew step onstage, facing their adoring fans; this time, Jason shares the stage with his crew. Sarris emerges behind them, whereupon Jason anticlimactically disintegrates him. The fans perceive this as an elaborate staged scene. Meanwhile, the Thermians return home to rebuild their civilization, leaving behind Laliari, one of their females, who stays in order to be with Fred, whom she loves.

Some time later, the crew star in a sequel to their series called Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues. Laliari and Guy, as well as the rest of the actors, assume prominent roles. The film ends with the opening credits of this new TV series.

Cast & characters

• Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith / Commander/Captain Peter Quincy Taggart (both titles are used): Played as an analogue of William Shatner / James T. Kirk. Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick; June 13, 1953) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice-over artist and William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Taggart has a reputation for losing his shirt at the flimsiest excuse, rolling on the ground during combat, and making pithy speeches at the drop of a hat, while Nesmith is an egomaniac who regards himself as the core of Galaxy Quest, and tells fans to "get a life", parodying William Shatner's famous appearance on Saturday Night Live. A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body Originally an item of underwear worn exclusively by men it has become in American English a catch-all term for Egotism is the motivation to maintain and enhance favorable views of self William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The other cast members attitudes towards Nesmith are similar to the widely reported dislike of Shatner among certain of the Star Trek cast members.
• Alan Rickman as Sir Alexander Dane / Dr. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor Lazarus of Tev'Meck: A member of an alien species renowned for vast and prudent intellect; he is deeply intelligent and has psionic abilities. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Additionally, he has a non-standard weapon and a pretentious catchphrase: "By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!". A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object The most common uses are for driving nails fitting parts and breaking up objects In these regards, he parodies Spock's "Live long and prosper" catchphrase. Spock (sometimes referred to as Mr Spock) is a main character in the original Star Trek TV series Similarly, his surname is that of a person who came back from the dead (Lazarus), as did Spock. Lazarus ( Hebrew: אלעזר Elʿāzār Eleazar "God (has helped" is the name of two separate men mentioned in the New Testament. Spock (sometimes referred to as Mr Spock) is a main character in the original Star Trek TV series In reality, Sir Alexander Dane is a tired ex-RSC actor who resents his typecasting and despises his role, both as a second-in-command overshadowed by Jason's character and in reaction to his signature catchphrase. Reality, in everyday usage means "the state of things as they actually exist" The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company For other meanings see Typecasting. Typecasting is the process by which a film TV or stage Actor is strongly identified with a specific In this regard, he combines elements of Leonard Nimoy and a rather skewed portrayal of Patrick Stewart, who was also RSC, or possibly a reference to Sir Alec Guinness who reportedly made similar complaints to George Lucas about having to say "that stupid line". Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Lazarus' speeches often reflect a pseudo-religious bent, in the manner of Benjamin Sisko, Kira Nerys and Chakotay. Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek Voyager. Humorously, during the events of the film, Alexander Dane is never seen without his prosthetic skullcap, even during a scene when he is alone at home. Latex mask generally refers to a full-head enclosure or disguise often worn by someone as a part of a costume and usually made from synthetic Latex Rubber, Near the end of the film, his hair begins to stick through as the prosthesis becomes damaged. Hair is a keratinised protein filament that grows through the epidermis from follicles deep within the Dermis.
• Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco / Lieutenant Tawny Madison: The Computer Officer of the Protector and performs communications duties. Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Her job consists largely of communicating with the ship's computer, which no other crewmember can do. She is a composite of a number of Star Trek women, most obviously Lt. Uhura, who also was a communications officer. Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, is a character in Star Trek The Original Series and the first six Star Trek films Like them, she also wears a form-fitting uniform, which causes her some embarrassment as a result of people's attention to her bosom. Attention is the Cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things The breast is the upper Ventral region of an animal’s Torso, particularly that of Mammals including Human beings. In this respect, she parodies Deanna Troi who, according to actress Marina Sirtis, existed to make the show sexier, and Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney), who graced the set of Star Trek's original series and was referred to in an early TV Guide review as a "Playboy Bunny-type waitress". Deanna Troi (di'ænæ is a main character in the science-fiction TV series Star Trek The Next Generation and related TV series and films Marina Sirtis (born March 29, 1955) is an English -born American actress of Greek descent who is most noted for playing the half- Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Yeoman Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, is a character in the Star Trek The Original Series. Grace Lee Whitney (born April 1, 1930) is an American actress and Entertainer, also known as Ruth Whitney and Lee Whitney In the semi-canonical promotional material for the film at least, Gwen sees herself as a trailblazer, and defends the importance of her admittedly "stupid job" — her pronouncements are similar to some of Nichelle Nichols'. Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28 1932) is an American singer actress, and voice actress. The role is an in-joke for Sigourney Weaver, who became famous playing the super-tough heroine Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series, the first of which was filmed at the same time as the fictional Galaxy Quest TV series (1979). Lieutenant Ellen Ripley is a Science fiction heroine played by Sigourney Weaver. The Alien film series is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Whereas Ripley was either the sole survivor or the sole-survivor-but-one of the Alien's murderous rampages, thanks to her intelligence, courage, and physical strength, Weaver described her Galaxy Quest character as the "anti-Ripley" - a stereotypical, stupid, golden-haired woman who has a needless task. Intelligence (also called intellect) is an Umbrella term used to describe a property of the Mind that encompasses many related abilities such as the capacities Gallantry redirects here Or see Gallant for other meanings Courage, also known as bravery, will, intrepidity
• Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kwan / Tech Sergeant Chen: Chen is in charge of the engine room, and is the operator of the "digital conveyor" (like Trek's transporter). Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American Television, Theater and Film Actor. A transporter is a fictional Teleportation machine used in the Star Trek universe His name, Chen, is a common Chinese name, even though Shalhoub is a Lebanese American playing a Korean actor. A name ( Etymology: from OE nama akin to OHG namo, Latin Nomen, and Greek όνομα ( Chén ( is one of the most common Chinese family names It ranks at the 5th most popular surname in Mainland China and the most popular surname in Singapore Lebanese Americans are American citizens of Lebanese descent This includes both those who are native to the United States as well as Lebanese immigrants The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. This parodies the often muddled national identities of Star Trek: the name Noonien Soong has a puzzlingly Hindi/Chinese/Korean sound to it, though its owner is demonstrably none of the above, while Jean-Luc Picard's northern English accent is somewhat incongruous with his apparently French origins. This article lists characters in the various canonical incarnations of Star Trek. Sound' is Vibration transmitted through a Solid, Liquid, or Gas; particularly sound means those vibrations composed of Frequencies Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character primarily portrayed by Patrick Stewart. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The most likely inspiration for the character was the original Star Trek chief engineer, Montgomery Scott, who was played by a Canadian actor, James Doohan, with a regionally-muddled but arguably authentic Scottish accent. Montgomery Scott, or "Scotty", is a character in the original Star Trek series and the films which followed James Montgomery Doohan ( March 3, 1920 &ndash July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice Actor Kirk's continual (though never actually spoken) line "Beam me up, Scotty!" finds an echo in Jason Nesmith's desperate plea, "Digitize me, Fred!". Actor Fred Kwan treats most situations with unusual calm (with one exception), in contrast to Scotty's often frantic warnings of impending doom. His relaxed approach also recalls DeForest Kelley; even when he has been transported bodily through the vastness of space, he says only "That was a hell of a thing". Jackson DeForest Kelley ( January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an American actor known for his starring role as Dr Chen's ambiguous nationality may also be partly based on that of Lt. Hikaru Sulu. Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character who is portrayed by George Takei in the original Star Trek series the first six Star Trek films and one episode
• Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber / Lieutenant Laredo: A parody of "Boy Wonder"-type characters, similar to Wesley Crusher or Will Robinson, though now an adult. Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (born July 16, 1969) After a career in hip-hop in the 1980s with Groove B Wesley Crusher is a character in the television series Star Trek The Next Generation. Webber could also be considered a parody of the many child actors who were unable to sustain their popularity as adults. Corbin Bleu played Tommy as a 9-year old-child. Corbin Bleu Reivers (born February 21, 1989) better known as Corbin Bleu is an American Actor, model, Dancer
• Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman / Crewman Number 6: Guy begins the story as a "Questerian" (Trekkie) and small-time actor who lives with his mother. Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Rockwell was born in Daly City Trekkie (or Trekker) is a term used to describe a fan of all or part of the Star Trek Fictional universe. His claim to fame is his appearance in one episode of the series, as a redshirt who was killed by a lava monster before the first commercial. A redshirt is a Stock character, used frequently in Science fiction but also in other Genres whose primary purpose is to die soon after being introduced Lava is molten rock expelled by a Volcano during an eruption When first expelled from a volcanic vent it is a Liquid at Temperatures Although he is at first "just jazzed to be in the show", when Sarris attacks and the Protector is threatened, Guy becomes convinced that he, as a glorified extra, will be the first crewmate to die, and he spends most of the movie fretting about his impending demise. Perhaps by design, in one climactic scene, Fleegman is the only major character not killed. Design is used both as a Noun and a Verb. The term is often tied to the various Applied arts and Engineering (See design disciplines When the series is revived at the end of the movie, a much more self-confident Fleegman becomes part of the principal cast - as Security Chief "Roc" Ingersol. This character is an homage to Guy Vardaman, who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation. [1]
• Robin Sachs as General Roth'h'ar Sarris: The evil reptilian villain, bears the name of highbrow film critic Andrew Sarris[2]. Robin David Sachs (born 5 February 1951) is an English Actor. Andrew Sarris, born on October 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, is a U Sarris seeks to steal the Omega 13 device from the Thermians. After the initial battle with Taggart, he, like General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, has an eyepatch bolted into his skull. General Chang is a fictional character from the Star Trek Fictional universe who was portrayed by Christopher Plummer in Star
• Justin Long as Brandon: A devoted Galaxy Quest fan who is first brushed aside by Jason Nesmith, then called on for help. Justin Jacob Long (born June 2 1978) is an American Actor, known for his performances in the Films Jeepers Creepers His encyclopedic knowledge of the show allows him to provide vital assistance to Nesmith and the crew. On the DVD cast menu, the actor is erroneously identified as "Brandon Long. " He is strikingly similar to real life Star Trek fan, Gabriel Köerner, who became a minor celebrity due to his prominent profile in the 1997 documentary, Trekkies. Gabriel Köerner (born June 14, 1982 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a Visual effects artist and well-known Star Trek fan (" Trekkies is a 1997 Documentary film directed by Roger Nygard about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberry 's Star Trek
• Missi Pyle as Laliari, a Thermian woman with whom Fred falls in love. Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle (born November 16, 1972) is an American Actress. When the spaceships are forced to separate for the Protector to enter Earth's atmosphere, she decides to stay on Earth with Fred. An atmosphere (from Greek ατμός - atmos, " Vapor " + σφαίρα - sphaira, " Sphere " This was the first time Pyle appeared in a full-length movie.
• Patrick Breen as Quellek: a Thermian male who is a devoted fan of Alexander's character "Doctor Lazarus". Quellek is a young Thermian who idolizes Lazarus and views him as a father figure, though they have not met until the central story of the film has begun. He seems to view Lazarus almost as a god; whether or not this is true, Quellek is wholly devoted to Lazarus/Alexander and so follows him without question or consideration of his own personal safety. See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always Quellek is ultimately killed defending Alexander, who when seeing the youth's devotion ceases to despise his role and assumes it (being the last of the actors to do so), quoting Dr. Lazarus' catchphrase with determination to fulfill it. Quellek, hearing this with the emotions of one who has desired such an honor for a long duration of time but who has never believed himself worthy of it, dies content.

Galaxy Quest and Star Trek

The movie parodied everything from the technology of Star Trek to the Star Trek fan conventions. Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science

Because Galaxy Quest is an acknowledged homage to Star Trek, there are a variety of correspondences between the world of Galaxy Quest and the world of Star Trek. The television program within the film, Galaxy Quest, is set around the starship NSEA Protector, an instrument of the National Space Exploration Administration: thinly veiled replicas of the USS Enterprise and Starfleet (or the United Federation of Planets), respectively. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 is a Starship in Star Trek, which chronicles the vessel's mission "to explore strange new worlds to This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek

This homage even extended to the original marketing of the movie, including a promotional website (Travis Latke's Galaxy Quest Vaults) intentionally designed to look like a poorly constructed fan website, with "screen captures" and poor HTML coding. HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure

References to Star Trek

• The NSEA Protector is based on Star Trek’s USS Enterprise, but in opposite structural form. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 is a Starship in Star Trek, which chronicles the vessel's mission "to explore strange new worlds to Whereas the Enterprise has a curved (saucer) command section and two cylindrical warp nacelles, the Protector has a cylindrical command section and two curved engines. Warp drive is a form of Faster-than-light propulsion in the Fictional universe of Star Trek, capable of propelling spacecraft or objects to many multiples The Protector also has at least one shuttlecraft that looks similar to those of the Enterprise (and which has markings in the same typesetting as the Enterprise’s shuttlecraft in the Star Trek movies). The underside of the Protector also has several technical markings (a series of multi-colored rectangles, circles, etc. ) that correspond to similar markings on the original 11-foot U. S. S. Enterprise model that was donated to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum after the original Star Trek series was cancelled. The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of The National Air and Space Museum (NASM of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington D
• The NTE part of the Protector’s registration number (NTE-3120 as opposed to the Enterprise’s NCC-1701), ostensibly alludes to some sort of similar space federation, but in reality stands for "Not the Enterprise", according to visual effects co-supervisor Bill George in a 2000 interview with Cinefex magazine. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701 is a Starship in Star Trek, which chronicles the vessel's mission "to explore strange new worlds to The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek ^[1]
• The Protector leaving spacedock, grinding and denting its hull as it goes, is a mock tribute to the lengthy sequence in Star Trek: The Motion Picture where Admiral Kirk first sees the refitted Enterprise. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. This "tour shot" and slow departure from Spacedock was repeated numerous times in Star Trek, including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, the episode "All Good Things..." in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the launching of the Enterprise-B in Star Trek Generations. Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. " All Good Things " is the final episode of the television series Star Trek The Next Generation. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B (or Enterprise -B) is a fictional Starship in the Star Trek science fiction franchise Star Trek Generations is a 1994 Science fiction film and the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television It was also repeated in the episode "Broken Bow" in Star Trek: Enterprise, which aired several years after the release of Galaxy Quest. "Broken Bow" is the pilot episode of the Television series Star Trek Enterprise (then called Enterprise) Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon During the Enterprise pilot, as an apparent tribute to the parody, the ship's engineer scrapes the paint with a shuttle pod during the captain's inspection.
• Galaxy Quest parodies the Star Trek fan descriptive term war between "trekkie" and "trekker", in that Galaxy Quest fans are referred to by the (derogatory) term "Questies" and the more accepted term "Questarians".
• The Protector can separate into two parts, in the manner of the Enterprise-D’s saucer separation of Star Trek: The Next Generation in "Encounter at Farpoint". The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D (or Enterprise -D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century Starship Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry " Encounter at Farpoint " is the first episode of Star Trek The Next Generation.
• The Protector is assisted by a network of service ducts, similar to the Jefferies tubes. Jefferies tubes in the Star Trek Fictional universe, are small Tunnels or Corridors that provide access to Critical Weaver's character even complains about the prevalence of the use of the service ducts in the movie: "Ducts, why is it always ducts?"
• The VOX communicators used by the Protector crew flip open, as did the original Star Trek’s communicators. On Star Trek, they flipped up, whereas in Galaxy Quest they flipped down.
• Portable scanners are used on a mission that look very much like the tricorders used in the Star Trek original television series. In the fictional Star Trek Universe, a tricorder is a handheld device used for scanning an area interpreting and displaying Data from scans However, because of the ludicrous amount of bleeping lights and "technological" markers, Alexander is left to wonder whether he is holding it upside down.
• The Protector’s matter-energy technology, the 'Digital Conveyor', is a standard science fiction teleporter, and so is necessarily similar to the Star Trek transporter. Teleportation is the movement of objects from one place to another more or less instantaneously either by Paranormal means or through technological artifice As the transporter's activating verb was "Energize", the digitizer is engaged with the command "Digitize", The digitizer's malfunction also echoes a frequent Star Trek plot device, first used in "The Enemy Within" and particularly including the scene in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, where Yeoman Rand beams up the new first officer and his body is turned inside out. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. Yeoman Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney, is a character in the Star Trek The Original Series.
• The Thermians take the Galaxy Quest TV show as the basis for their entire society, as in the TOS episode, "A Piece of the Action," where aliens copy gangland Chicago after a book describing it is accidentally left behind, and the TNG episode "The Royale" where aliens construct a false reality based on a casino-themed novel for an astronaut whom they accidentally stranded on their planet. Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through " A Piece of the Action " is a second-season episode of Star Trek The Original Series first broadcast on January 12, 1968. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry " The Royale " is a second season episode of the television series Star Trek The Next Generation.
• The Galaxy Quest relaunch TV series ("Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues") takes place "eighteen years after the original adventure"; Star Trek: The Next Generation was launched eighteen years after the original Star Trek series was cancelled. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Star Trek is a Science fiction Television series created by Gene Roddenberry that aired from September 8, 1966 through
• The Galaxy Quest score is dramatic and brassy, parodying Star Trek scores, notably the theme for The Next Generation. When the series was re-released, the score was upgraded to a more orchestral rendition, as in the case of "Trek" movies and later series Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Ironically, the Galaxy Quest theme is used in the Internet video series Star Trek: Hidden Frontier. Star Trek Hidden Frontier (HF was a Star Trek fan film project
• Facing an enormous rock monster, Nesmith is advised to "fashion some sort of rudimentary lathe". A lathe (ˈleɪð is a Machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as Cutting, Sanding, Knurling This echoes a variety of incidents in Star Trek, particularly the original series episode "Arena") in which Kirk constructs a rudimentary (and unlikely) cannon from a bamboo shoot, by stuffing it with raw coal, sulfur, and sodium nitrate. " Arena " is an episode of Star Trek The Original Series. This could also be seen as an allusion to Tim Allen's comedy series Home Improvement. Home Improvement is a American television Sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which aired 1991 to 1999
• At the Galaxy Quest convention, there is a shy girl who imagines a romance between Madison and Taggart, referring to the common phenomenon of shipping. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Shipping, derived from the word "relationship" is a general term for fans' emotional and/or intellectual involvement with the ongoing development of romance in Also at the conventions are numerous aliens and costumes that are inspired by Star Trek. For example, three mock-Klingons are visible in the bathroom when Taggart enters near the beginning of the film. Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Near the end of the film, a Galaxy Quest fan can clearly be seen giving the famous Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" salute. Vulcans are a Humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who hail from the planet Vulcan, and are noted for their attempt
• Jason loses his shirt during battle with the rock monster. In Star Trek, Captain Kirk frequently lost his shirt during battle with aliens and/or rogue crewmen. Di Marco comments that Jason loses his shirt in the series for no apparent reason and that he has had romantic relations with "every slave girl and moon princess" ever featured on the show. Similarly, Di Marco accidentally gets her shirt unbuttoned, exposing her bra, parodying the unnecessary and flagrant use of sex appeal in action scenes in Star Trek.
• The plot echoes the real person fiction fan fiction stories: "Visit to a Weird Planet", or the inside story behind the antagonism of a certain network toward a certain segment of the population" by Jean Lorrah and Willard F. Real Person Fiction (RPF is a type of Fan fiction featuring Celebrities or other real people Jean Lorrah (born 1938 is a science fiction and fantasy author Hunt^[2] and "Visit to a Weird Planet, Revisited" by Ruth Berman. ^[3] In both of these stories the plot device includes a misadventure of the Star Trek-series actors (Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelley) when they are inadvertently beamed into the real U. S. S. Enterprise — exchanging places with the 'real' Kirk, Spock, and McCoy who are simultaneously transported to the set of the Star Trek series.
• Nesmith's warming up to the Galaxy Quest fans and embracing their dedication to the show, as well as his aura of apology to the cast mirrors William Shatner's own change of attitude. He has commented in interviews that he has apologised frequently to his castmates for his egotism during the original run of Star Trek.
• Darryl Mitchel's character Laredo takes the controls of the Thermian's Protector and exclaims, "Hey — this thing — and this thingy — I remember I had it all worked out!", alluding to several instances of the Star Trek original series characters insisting on working particular controls in established ways that they decided upon to maintain consistency and Gene Roddenberry's famous "believability factor", all as described in Stephen E. Whitfield's book "The Making of Star Trek".
• The constant rolling of Taggart corresponds to the rolling of Kirk, starting with the first aired episode "The Man Trap", where Kirk rolls between rocks whilst searching for Crater. " The Man Trap " is a first season episode of Star Trek The Original Series. TV Tropes, the media convention cataloguing website, titles this the "Unnecessary Combat Roll. " [3]
• When Taggart is told returning to Earth will involve entering a black hole, he asks the crew if anyone has a problem with this, and they all casually say they don't. This is a reference to the famously dubious science of Star Trek, where complex spatial and physical phenomena are simplified and misunderstood for the sake of plot.

Reaction quotes from Star Trek actors

• I had originally not wanted to see Galaxy Quest because I heard that it was making fun of Star Trek and then Jonathan Frakes rang me up and said ‘You must not miss this movie! See it on a Saturday night in a full theatre. Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American Actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander ’ And I did and of course I found it was brilliant. Brilliant. No one laughed louder or longer in the cinema than I did, but the idea that the ship was saved and all of our heroes in that movie were saved simply by the fact that there were fans who did understand the scientific principles on which the ship worked was absolutely wonderful. And it was both funny and also touching in that it paid tribute to the dedication of these fans. — Patrick Stewart^[4]
• I've had flashbacks of Galaxy Quest at the many conventions I've gone to since the movie came out. Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. I thought it was an absolute laugh-a-minute. — Tim Russ^[5]
• I thought it was very funny, and I thought the audience that they portrayed was totally real, but the actors that they were pretending to be were totally unrecognizable. Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, and Musician. Certainly I don't know what Tim Allen was doing. He seemed to be the head of a group of actors and for the life of me I was trying to understand who he was imitating. The only one I recognized was the girl playing Nichelle Nichols. Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28 1932) is an American singer actress, and voice actress. — William Shatner. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning ^[6]
• Yes, I have seen Galaxy Quest and no, it's not really like that. — Casey Biggs,^[7] about the film's portrayal of the fandom. Casey Patrick Biggs (born April 4, 1955 in Toledo Ohio) is an American Actor, best known throughout the Star Trek community
• I loved Galaxy Quest. I thought it was brilliant satire, not only of Trek, but of fandom in general. The only thing I wish they had done was cast me in it, and have me play a freaky fanboy who keeps screaming at the actor who played "the kid" about how awful it was that there was a kid on the spaceship. Alas. — Wil Wheaton. Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American Writer and Actor. ^[8]
• I think it's a chillingly realistic documentary [laughs]. The details in it, I recognized every one of them. It is a powerful piece of documentary filmmaking. And I do believe that when we get kidnapped by aliens, it's going to be the genuine, true Star Trek fans who will save the day. . . . I was rolling in the aisles. And [star] Tim Allen had that Shatner-esque swagger down pat. And I roared when the shirt came off, and [co-star] Sigourney [Weaver] rolls her eyes and says, 'There goes that shirt again. ' . . . How often did we hear that on the set? [Laughs. ] - George Takei^[9]

Trivia

• The film employed an unusual technique involving the use of multiple aspect ratios. George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height Although the entire film was shot in anamorphic, in theaters the first 20 minutes were framed and presented in the standard 1. Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other 85:1 aspect ratio, with the remainder of the film in the 2. 39:1 "scope" ratio. The change occurs when the dome opens over Jason Nesmith and he realizes that he really is in space. For the DVD, the film was presented in the 2. 39:1 ratio throughout. This is not unlike the color change in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s The technique was also very like the effect employed in the 1983 Douglas Trumball film Brainstorm where the "virtual reality" sequences were photographed in Super Panavision 70 with a wide aspect ratio of 2. Brainstorm is a 1983 Science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull and starring Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood (in her 2:1, while the rest of the film was shot in standard 35 mm with an aspect ratio of 1. 66:1.
• Usually, as in the case of Star Trek, when there is an explosion, the camera would tilt to one side and the actors would fall to the other, creating the visual effect of the set rolling and the actors reacting (an effect often called the Irwin Allen rock-and-roll by film buffs). Irwin Allen ( June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was a television and film producer nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" for his work However, the Protector bridge set was built on hydraulic rams (or 'gimbals'), so when an explosion supposedly occurred, the set would actually (and very suddenly) rock to one side, vibrate wildly and throw the actors out of their seats. A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis According to interviews on the DVD release of the film, the effect was so real that it actually frightened (and injured) several of the main cast. Although not used in Star Trek series or movie productions at the time Galaxy Quest was made, the technique was finally employed for the tenth Trek movie, Star Trek Nemesis, though many reviews of that film still made reference (erroneously) to the supposedly 'fake' visual effect as it appeared onscreen. Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002) is the tenth feature Film based on the Star Trek television series
• Directly after Guy Fleegman was yelling about the crew not being able to recite his last name, Tim Allen orders the crewmate, using his last name "Fleegman. "
• Portions of the movie were filmed in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• The Region 1 DVD release of the film included an alternate audio track in which dialogue from the film is overdubbed in the aliens' "Thermian" language.
• The Region 1 DVD release also contains an "Omega 13" selection on the main menu. When selected, the Omega 13 device is seen activating and the opening sequence to the main menu is rewound and then replayed.

See also

• Trekkies, a documentary film about Star Trek convention goers. Trekkies is a 1997 Documentary film directed by Roger Nygard about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberry 's Star Trek
• Wormhole X-Treme!, a similar show-in-a-show parody of Stargate SG-1. " Wormhole X-Treme! " is an episode from Season 5 of the Science fiction Television series Stargate SG-1.

External links

• Galaxy Quest at the Internet Movie Database
• Galaxy Quest at Rotten Tomatoes
• Downloadable model of the NSEA Protector
• Early script
• Original galaxyquest.com (Travis Latke's Galaxy Quest Vaults) via the Wayback Machine
• The Questarian
• Dalton's Galaxy Quest Site
• Galaxy Quest trivia at the IMBD

References

Star Trek The New Voyages, ( 1976) Anthology by Eleanor Arnason Doris Beetem Ruth Berman Juanita Coulson Myrna Culbreath, Marcia Ericson Claire Gabriel

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