Galaxy Quest (1999)

Regisseur:

Dean Parisot

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

David Howard (story)
David Howard (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Komödie | Sci-Fi

Werbezeile:

The show has been cancelled...but the adventure is just beginning.

Plot:

The alumni cast of a cult space TV show have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help.

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Science Fiction Parody | Star | Satirical | Space War

Filmpreise:

7 wins & 14 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A wickedly funny look at the SciFi inner sanctum

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 19	6:15 PM	HBO
Thur. July 24	9:15 AM	HBO

Besetzung

Tim Allen	...	Jason Nesmith
Sigourney Weaver	...	Gwen DeMarco
Alan Rickman	...	Alexander Dane
Tony Shalhoub	...	Fred Kwan
Sam Rockwell	...	Guy Fleegman
Daryl Mitchell	...	Tommy Webber
Enrico Colantoni	...	Mathesar
Robin Sachs	...	Sarris
Patrick Breen	...	Quellek
Missi Pyle	...	Laliari
Jed Rees	...	Teb
Justin Long	...	Brandon
Jeremy Howard	...	Kyle
Kaitlin Cullum	...	Katelyn
Jonathan Feyer	...	Hollister

Alternativ:

Captain Starshine (USA) (original script title)
Earth Dick (USA) (working title)
GalaxyQuest (USA) (alternative spelling)
Galaxy Quest - Planlos durchs Weltall (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some action violence, mild language and sensuality.

Länge:

102 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #37085) | Iceland:LH (video rating) | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 (DVD rating) | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | Philippines:G

Drehorte:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Firma:

DreamWorks SKG

Dies und das:

The concept of the Thermians being purple-skinned large-tentacled creatures taking on human form bears a resemblance to the "Star Trek" (1966) episode "By Any Other Name" (#2.22). In that episode, an alien race known as the Kelvans were huge-tentacled creatures who took on human form.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: Scenes depicting the fictional Galaxy Quest TV show employ (deliberately poor) CGI in the SFX shots. However, in the time the show was supposedly aired (1978-1982), scale models were used for such scenes instead of CGI (interestingly, Tim Allen's character does say the NSEA Protector is a tiny model, but scenes of the Galaxy Quest show clearly use CGI and not models).

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Young Tommy Webber: Exiting the time knot now, sir.
Fred Kwan: We're alive.
Young Tommy Webber: We made it, Commander. We made it.
Sir Alexander Dane: By Grabthar's hammer, we live to tell the tale.
Voice of Computer: Systems registering functional.
Gwen DeMarco: All systems are working, Commander.
Commander Peter Quincy Taggart: I don't like it. It was too easy.
Young Tommy Webber: Wait. Oh, no! They're everywhere. There are time knots opening everywhere.
Gwen DeMarco: A trap!
[...]

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A wickedly funny look at the SciFi inner sanctum

Comedies are usually pretty tricky for me. Either I'm laughing my head off and nobody else gets it, or everybody else is laughing and I'm looking for the nearest exit. But Galaxy Quest had everyone in the theater laughing, including my companion--who hates science fiction. It cut across ages and backgrounds with a very simple premise--you are what you believe yourself to be.

As a fifteen year veteran of science fiction conventions, I've seen the phenomenon from both sides of the stage. I've met the get-a-lifers, the just-for-fun guys, and the not-so-rare I'm-only-in-it-for-the profit gang. I've met actors who loved the whole shebang, actors who loathed it, and actors who didn't have a clue what was going on. Fandom is a very big place, with room for all sorts.

And Galaxy Quest got it right--the conventions, the costumes, the geeks, the groupies, even the mocking "mundanes" who attend cons looking for kicks. It took notice of all the science fiction cliches, acknowledged them, and then twisted them to its own comedic purposes.

Galaxy Quest captured not only the silliness of fandom, but the inspiration of it. In the end, the demoralized and cynical actors found strength and meaning in the same characters which stereotyped them. The geeks saved the day. The good guys won. The bad guys provided entertainment to masses of fans. Things blew up. And isn't that what science fiction is all about?

The entire cast was excellent, especially Tim Allen and Alan Rickman doing their best Shatner and Nimoy impersonations. Special credit must go to the four actors who played the naive aliens. Their wide-eyed innocence reminded me of the quality that drew me, and draws children of all ages into the world of science fiction.

This movie didn't rely on vulgarities or overt violence. It didn't need to resort to meanness or cruel jokes, either. While it poked fun at science fiction and its fans, it never resorted to the kind of mockery you see in other films.

Galaxy Quest is a solid, funny movie. Go see it. Take the kids. Go see it twice.