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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 9780783242743 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0783242743 Label: Dreamworks Video Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: Dreamworks Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 02, 2000 Running Time: 102 minutes Studio: Dreamworks Video Theatrical Release Date: 1999 Sales Rank: 1449 MPN: MCAD86017D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: For four years the courageous crews of the nsea protector set off on thrilling and oftern dangerous missions in space and then their series was canceled. Now twenty years later aliens in jeopardy have mistaken the galaxy quest television transmission for historical documents and beamed up the crew of has beens. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 12/26/2005 Starring: Tim Allen Alan Rickman Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Dean Parisot Amazon.com essential video: You don't have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy Galaxy Quest, but it certainly helps. A knowingly affectionate tribute to Trek and any other science fiction TV series of the 1960s and beyond, this crowd-pleasing comedy offers in-jokes at warp speed, hitting the bull's-eye for anyone who knows that (1) the starship captain always removes his shirt to display his manly physique; (2) any crew member not in the regular cast is dead meat; and (3) the heroes always stop the doomsday clock with one second to spare. So it is with Commander Taggart (Tim Allen) and the stalwart crew of the NSEA Protector, whose intergalactic exploits on TV have now been reduced to a dreary cycle of fan conventions and promotional appearances. That's when the Thermians arrive, begging to be saved from Sarris, the reptilian villain who threatens to destroy their home planet. Can actors rise to the challenge and play their roles for real? The Thermians are counting on it, having studied the "historical documents" of the Galaxy Quest TV show, and their hero worship (not to mention their taste for Monte Cristo sandwiches) is ultimately proven worthy, with the help of some Galaxy geeks on planet Earth. And while Galaxy Quest serves up great special effects and impressive Stan Winston creatures, director Dean Parisot (Home Fries) is never condescending, lending warm acceptance to this gentle send-up of sci-fi TV and the phenomenon of fandom. Best of all is the splendid cast, including Sigourney Weaver as buxom blonde Gwen DeMarco; Alan Rickman as frustrated thespian Alexander Dane; Tony Shalhoub as dimwit Fred Kwan; Daryl Mitchell as former child-star Tommy Webber; and Enrico Colantoni as Thermian leader Mathesar, whose sing-song voice is a comedic coup de grâce. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Perfect(ly) Dysfunctional Star TrekI know - you've already seen a dozen other reviews that say Galaxy Quest is a wonderful send-up of the original Star Trek TV Series. As someone who is a HUGE Star Trek fan, I can assure you, it is, and very well done. What really makes this movie work is not that it's a Star Trek parody. The magic is in the thoughtful and well written examination of the world of those trapped in roles from a show long dead: hating what they've become, but where the only way to survive is off the microscopic ... Read More Rating:  - Bad Language?The film is great, but I wondered about the lack of usual Hollywood bad language found even in PG-rated films. Looking closer at the actors talking, I could see numerous occasions upon which the visual shows one thing, the audio says another. For example, in one scene, Weaver's character says, "Screw that!" although reading her lips, she obviously was saying "F**k that!". What gives? Great movie, but since when did it become a PBS production? Rating: - Actually a pretty good lessonI have also watched this fun movie several times (all without my sweetheart who hates the idea of sci-fi) and I liked it because it teaches one of my favorite theories. It is impossible to pretend to be something for very long without in some way becoming that thing. The key is what do you pretend to be? Hopefully it is something more noble than what you may have been. I don't mean that it is good to be hypocritical, just that by stiving to be the man you would like to be is better than settling for the man ... Read More Rating: - Galaxy QuestJust a rousing good time for those of us who are star trek/science fiction fans. The premise is fun and the cast is perfect. We have watched this movie repeatedly and quote lines from it all the time. It always makes us chuckle. Thoroughly enjoyable. Rating: - Quest No MoreSchtinky "Schtinky" having explained the plot very well I will only add I just watched my copy the other night again for probably the fifth time, and expect I'll watch it a bunch more times. I think being a fan of Star Trek or not isn't really too important as basically "Galaxy Quest" is about a cast of actors who share a history (having worked together in a discontinued long-running television series), have been resting on their laurels and finding it tedious and one another irritating, and are hoping for ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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