Galaxy Quest Movie Reaction | First Time Watching! (This movie is HILARIOUS!)

[@VKunia]

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[@mumm-ratheeverliving2288]

Thank you V.

[@lolmao500]

They look evil : thats racist!

[@DarthKilaj85]

You know this was Justin Longs first role and he stole the show every time her was on screen

[@kylereese4822]

Star Trek(SpaceX) oooh you got to watch from number 1 The Motion Picture right up to Beyond it tells a lot of historical info across the centuries :):)

[@iKvetch558]

There is not any sequel to Galaxy Quest, as others have noted...but has anyone mentioned the wonderful documentary about Galaxy Quest? It is called "Never Surrender" and came out just back in 2019. It is available to rent on Amazon Prime...and maybe other places online.

[@kaojinn]

This might not be a popular opinion, but I'm glad it never got a sequel. Instead of trying to recreate the magic of this movie, they left it as a 1-shot that will live on as an absolutely awesome movie with nothing to mess it up.

[@pdegan2814]

I'm also glad it's a one-off. There are far too many unnecessary sequels, sometimes it's best to just let a story stand on its own. And especially with Alan Rickman gone, trying to do another one just wouldn't feel right.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I totally agree. Some things should be stand-alones.

[@billhenderson7566]

They were talking about a sequel and then Alan Rickman passed away bringing the idea to a halt.

[@kennypangman4636]

Me Five.

[@radioflyer68911]

Indeed. A sequel would only fail, especially today. It might have worked before 2015.

[@mttschmitt]

"Quick, before one of those things kills Guy!" One of the best quotes from this movie.

[@sleepsoundtracks9216]

My group of friends laughed hard at this cause we played D&D and it just sounds like something any of us would say playing LOL.

[@donyates7300]

"is there air!?!? you don't know!!!" Holds breath. kills me everytime.

[@daddynitro199]

@@donyates7300 this was the first movie I saw Sam Rockwell in, and he nailed the humor. Absolutely nailed it.

[@cubesolver64]

There are so many amazing quotes from this.

[@dragonshane]

That and when she reassures him that he has a last name... "Do I ?!... DO I ?!!

[@TheGladGolem]

The villain doesn’t want the truth revealed because of morals. He knows the truth will cause pain and despair beyond what he can himself inflict. THAT’s why he forces the captain to reveal it.

[@radd1701e]

A villain with morals??? Puh-leeze. He has the captain reveal it because they would never really believe the truth coming from him but yes it would cause despair coming from the captain.

[@TheGladGolem]

@@radd1701e I am not stating that the villain has morals. My negation is of the entire statement. He did not do it because of a moral reason. He did it because he wants to torture the aliens and humiliate the “savior”. I do admit my first sentence could be read either way, though.

[@bassmunk]

I'm glad someone said this cuz I was like "what is she talking about?..." lol

[@lddevo88]

I agree. His line "you've all done far greater damage than I ever could have, bravo !" is clear evidence of that.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

As hook once said, "the truth is way more fun."

[@lordmortarius538]

"He just wants to be shirtless!" That was the joke, because Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek would take any excuse to take his shirt off for the ladies LUL. The whole film is a parody/tribute to Star Trek. Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Picard on the Next Generation show absolutely loved it.

[@Hiraghm]

yeah, I never could figure out why Star Fleet would issue uniform tunics made of tissue paper. I finally concluded that in the future linen and cotton were way too expensive.

[@NeuroticNomadic]

Not only a parody/tribute to Star Trek, but a hilarious wink/nod to all the behind the scenes drama of The Original Series cast - especially years after the show ended. So wonderful, so funny, and so painfully true!

[@brucebieberly4166]

"I had originally not wanted to see [] because I heard that it was making fun of 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." 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,January 13, 2014.

[@Kai-fb1ol]

@@Hiraghm Star Trek is a post-scarcity society, I don't think they even use money. They can fabricate material from pure energy. Maybe that's why they don't care about their uniforms being torn, they can replace them at no cost.

[@StarkRG]

​@@NeuroticNomadic Not just the original series cast, Laredo was mostly based on Wesley Crusher (young kid who drives the ship). Wil Wheaton has also said how much he enjoyed it (on his, now ancient and possibly long-lost, WWdN blog).

[@davidr3146]

Also my personal favorite line is when Weaver is repeating the computer and he says that it's annoying. "Hey, I have one job on this lousy ship, it's stupid, but I'm gonna do it."

[@joshgreiner2599]

I was on a road trip with my mom and grandparents a few years back, and I was driving. My mom was in the passenger seat with apple maps up, helping navigate. And by helping, I mean repeating the voice cues that apple maps was giving. A few days into the trip I made the mental connection that she was basically being Sigorney Weaver from this movie, and it was incredibly hard to keep it together. My mom has never seen the movie, so I didn't want to just laugh at her, because she was trying to be helpful, but I was just dying of laughter inside whenever she'd do it... for like a week, lol.

[@academyofshem]

Check out her (SW) mouth when she says, "WELL SCREW THAT!" (the chompers). They had to dub in "SCREW THAT" to keep a PG rating.

[@SaguaroBlossom]

@@academyofshem That was important to them because they wanted it to be a family movie to expand their audience potential. When they first got a rating it was given an R because there was TONS of swearing, so they had to cut all of it out. It's objectively funny, so everyone, even kids, would enjoy it, but Star Trek fans would get all the deeper things. And this was before fan conventions really became a thing.

[@jonwright6472]

@@joshgreiner2599 That actually enhanced my love of this movie to another degree. "Turn right and exit" gets a whole new definition. I'd buy you lunch if this weren't the internet.

[@beetlebob4675]

As the host at a restaurant who often makes ship and crew analogies, i say this A LOT. lol

[@DuffBrian]

"Don't open that! Is there air?!? You don't know!!!" - My favorite Guy line.

[@kingscorpion7346]

my favorite is when he sees Fred and Lalari doing the thing on the floor and he says "That's not right!"

[@Aeroldoth3]

@@kingscorpion7346 I've always tried to imagine what he, watching a guy and a tentacle creature have sex, thought was "not right". ... scuse me, I'll be in my bunk.

[@wwoods66]

*Fred:* _[sniff sniff]_ Seems okay.

[@kirkdarling4120]

@@Aeroldoth3 Caught that Firefly reference.

[@beannathrach2417]

Flesh Gordon: The doctor opens his spaceship, steps out, and takes a deep breath. 'Good. There's oxygen on the planet.'

[@christiananderson4909]

"By Grabthar's hammer. . . what a reaction."

[@JustGrowingUp84]

The best description of this film is to say that it's a heartfelt love letter to Star Trek and its fandom.

[@jaybea365]

Indeed, this isn't a parody, it is an homage.

[@vadalia3860]

The bad alien didn't tell the actors to tell the truth for moral reasons, he made them tell the truth because he knew how much it would hurt the good aliens to hear it.

[@Aeroldoth3]

To learn, from the "horse's mouth" no less, that your entire civilization and all it's based on is a lie?! What greater pain can you inflict on an enemy???

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@Aeroldoth3 add the letter e for morale, it makes more sense for the original poster.

[@Hiraghm]

Not simply to hurt him; to break him. To destroy his fundamental beliefs.

[@jsharp3165]

@@CaptainFrost32 The OP was correcting her misperception that the villain wanted the truth told for moral reasons.

[@matthewhearn9910]

And you're right, it's not a Star Trek parody - it's a loving tribute to Star Trek and especially to the passion and dedication of its fanbase.

[@michaelccozens]

Pretty much every ST fan has Galaxy Quest in the top 5 of the best Star Trek films.

[@burrichgrrl57]

" I see you got your shirt off."

[@peregrine5327]

Comments like this always make my mind wander back to Patrick Stewart's glowing opinion of it: "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.’ 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."

[@rinesin]

"Monk" isn't nihilistic, he's constantly stoned. 🤣

[@pirobot668beta]

What gave it away? The gleeful snicker when he drops Rocky on the Bad Guys, or constant snacking and 'noticing' things? "These floors are so clean!"

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@pirobot668beta Miners, not minors!

[@Xanderj89]

Yeah when I think nihilism, I totally think of a dude seeming like he is enjoying the moment all the time and constantly appreciating things. Yup.

[@rinesin]

@@pirobot668beta Just pointing it out to her as it seemed she missed that. ;)

[@Valandar2]

Yeah, there was a cut scene where he lit up a joint in the bathroom right before everything started.

[@rinesin]

The villain didn't have morals and want Jason to tell the truth, he wanted to cause the friendly alien more pain. It wasn't because he was moral, it was because he was cruel.

[@zooks527]

Tech Sgt. Chen is so mellow, uncaring, and constantly snacking because he's baked for the first half of the movie.

[@owenpepper2512]

"Tell the truth" wasn't a display of morality, it was cruelty for cruelty's sake

[@hjalnelson9579]

Yes, making the Thermians hear who their heroes really are was a torture that hurt in ways that could never be physically inflicted

[@rsrt6910]

Yes. Because Saris wanted to see the Thermians (termites?) suffer before killing them.

[@davidr3146]

Unfortunatly there will never be a Galaxy Quest. There was talk about making a second one or making an ACTUAL show of it, but Alan Rickman died before anything could be finalized and all the other actors agreed they didnt want to do it with out him. There is a documentary called Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary, where they talk about how the film was made and ALOT of interesting facts about the movie and the cult following that developed for this movie. For some it's their star trek and they cosplay as these characters. If you liked this movie I highly recommend watching the Documentary. There is also a lovely tribute to Alan Rickman in it too.

[@joel5644]

Personally I thought having a sequel or series was a bad idea. I adore Galaxy Quest but I don't think it needed a sequel or a series. Neither did the Matrix or a few other films out there IMO.

[@JudoGeoff]

My understanding was that it was indeed shelved due to Rickman's death, but the idea is on the table again more recently. Sigourney Weaver and Tim Allen have been quoted on it this year (or at least articles have been written about their comments this year). I'm still holding out hope that it might be a thing, though I certainly only want it to happen if they can do proper respect to the property and the characters.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

The closest thing we got was The Orville starring Seth McFarlane.

[@rkstevenson5448]

@@JudoGeoff Yeah, I've heard the same thing. That they're working on it now, actually.

[@davidr3146]

@@joel5644 I dont mind them trying, it just depends on how they do it. I was thinking instead of having a new Star Trek like show, it would be like it is in the movie where they are actors and they do their show, but then they take off in the actual ship in order to save the world in secret.

[@elbruces]

Thing is, back in the 1970's-80's there was only one of what we'd call a "fandom" today. People who dressed like the characters, went to conventions and over-obsessed about a show. And that was Trekkies. They were pretty much universally laughed at by everybody else. Today it's much more common to be that way about a show you like, but this movie was really a love letter to the nerds who were nerds waaay before it was cool. Everything we've ever sent out over radio waves (TV, radio, etc) has been going out into space since we started. It's all accessible to aliens, if they're fewer light-years away than how many years ago that broadcast was. Saris didn't have Jason tell Mathazar the truth because he believes in truth or has a moral code, he just knew that would torture Mathazar the most.

[@michaelccozens]

There's so many fascinating stories about Star Trek, from the skullduggery around the first TV interracial kiss to MLK personally intervening with Nichelle Nichols to remain with the show, but one of the best has to be that of the first Star Trek convention, which was basically the first fan convention anywhere. They had no idea whether it would be successful, as they were essentially just a niche TV series that had been on the verge of cancellation until the final axing after the second season. Setting up in New York, they hoped for 500 people. They got *thousands*. That's when they first realized that they might really have something special on their hands.

About the radio, it's unfortunately not true at all. Radio waves degrade even in the vacuum of space. Broadcasts from most stations was lost by the time it reached the edge of our solar system, and even the strongest signals were weaker than the cosmic background radiation by the time they reached Proxima Centauri. So unless some secret Martians were watching 20th century TV, no luck on aliens with pop culture knowledge. And in the last two-or-so decades, even that wouldn't have worked, since most TV programmes are no longer broadcast. With the switch to digital, there's no radio waves to carry the signal and consequently no radio waves to send to space. At best, those Martians are only listening to classic rock these days.

[@michaelccozens]

@ I.. don't think you know this topic as well as you think you do. EM waves may have increased interference/distortion, but they do not "degrade" in space (how could they? There's nothing out there for them to interact with). Sorting-out a known constant like the cosmic background is not overly complex. And the switch to digital has nothing to do with ending EM broadcasts; it has to do with the coding and decoding of the information they contain. Those broadcasts are still, well, broadcast.

[@mcwolf1096]

@@michaelccozens There is also some local radiation (from the sun), but radio waves do get weaker the farther they travel, they obey the inverse-square law (meaning their strength is inversely proportional to the square of travelled distance; so after travelling double distance, they're four times weaker). Most of all though, they don't travel faster than light. Sine we've been transmitting for only about a century, that means the very first transmissions have at most travelled 100 light years - and there really aren't all that many star systems within that distance, so any aliens picking them up would have to be passing by, and on a galactic scale, 100 light years is basically like being right in front of someone's house...

[@michaelccozens]

@@mcwolf1096 Sure, but you're missing the larger point. No reason other tech civs shouldn't have arisen long before ours, thereby giving their EM far longer to travel. Where are their signals?

[@tsogobauggi8721]

First things first: Sigourney Weaver has never looked hotter than in this movie :)

[@jimhsfbay]

I'm going with saying 'Do you want this body?' while writhing around on the bed wearing lingerie in Ghostbusters, Bob! 😀

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Yeah, that's the second film close this. And if we take only the red dress parts then it's the first one. :)

[@tempsitch5632]

simpleton.

[@demonbuddy1]

@@jimhsfbay "Yes, I AM the key master." Christ, that would be my answer.

[@JBWinter]

Heartbreakers (2001): "Am I a joke to you?"

[@QuayNemSorr]

One of the best sci-fi comedies ever. I miss Alan Rickman

[@callmeshaggy5166]

One of my favorite stories from this movie was that after Tim Allen filmed his apology to Mathesar, he needed a few moments to compose himself, and Alan Rickman quipped something like, "You've finally discovered acting, Tim!"

[@thomasbender2036]

The villain did not force them to tell the truth because he is moral - he did it to utterly crush the spirits of the friendly aliens. As you've said, they had to realise that their entire civilisation was built on a lie.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Yeah, pretty much. It was just sadism.

[@Alcagaur1]

"Is there a Galaxy Quest II?" There were shared plans and preliminary arrangements, but then, in Jan. 2016, we lost Alan Rickman, and no one on the team thinks it can be done without him.

[@matthewhearn9910]

Tony Shalhoub's character makes a whole lot more sense when you realize he's implied to have smoked a really potent joint just before getting transported onto the Thermian ship.

[@anothervagabond]

Apparently it was in a cut scene, but they wanted to keep a low rating so they had to scrap it. But yeah, he's incredibly high for this entire movie.

[@snorpenbass4196]

Even funnier, it's pretty obvious from the clip from the TV show that he was on a *lot* of cocaine during the shooting of the original Galaxy Quest show.

[@nimz8521]

@@anothervagabond They also changed the line Sigourney Weaver said when she got to the mashers. You can read her lips though. My favorite line from Fred Kwan was the "they're telling me the ship can't handle it and we're going to explode, just fyi" or something like that.

[@wobaguk]

I half got the impession that TS's character was supposed to be playing an asian character on the show (called 'Chen') and this was supposed to be a commentary on old shows doing racist casting of white actors as non-white parts. However since the actor he plays is called "Kwan", was the movie just guilty of doing exaclty that in not casting an asian actor?

[@nimz8521]

@@wobaguk There's a line of dialogue where he mentions that Kwan isn't his real name.

[@sweepist]

The whole making Tim Allen "Tell the truth" was because he knew it would crush their souls to really know what the historical documents really were. Not exactly a moral compass situation :)

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

And those poor souls still stranded on that island.

[@kateiannacone2698]

"I'm a bit bummed that Justin Long and Rain are not a bigger part of this movie. I really wanted to see more of them." Ask and ye shall receive!

[@jeffridder4034]

She called Sarris “Wal-Mart Predator”! I’m freaking DYIN’ over here!

[@kateiannacone2698]

"I see that they're gonna use it later in the film. I see it." Yup! It is a VERY big Chekhov's gun: if there is a gun on the stage, it must go off by the end of the next act.

[@WoWmeister69]

"Never give up. Never surrender!" Man I loved this movie.

[@pauldavis9649]

This movie is even funnier when you find out how much this movie satirizes actual real life -- William Shatner's behavior and his strained relationship with the other actors on the original Star Trek series, and them going to Trekkie conventions and so forth. And even makes fun of some of the features of that TV show.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Shatner was a jerk?

[@curtismartin2866]

Trekkers

[@wwoods66]

"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. Certainly I don't know what Tim Allen was doing." - William Shatner (James T. Kirk on TOS)[41] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest#Reaction_from_Star_Trek_actors

[@curtismartin2866]

@@wwoods66 he never seemed to truly understand until it was too late.

[@wwoods66]

@Phelan I took his comment as being tongue-in-cheek. New Shatner playing old Shatner.

[@vopatonyr]

Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie ever made.

[@docsavage8640]

Nah, Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country are better.

[@steriopticon2687]

I heard JJ Abrams say that.

[@freddysauce]

He had no moral compass when forcing Jason to tell the truth. He was making him do it to hurt Malthesar.

[@Hiraghm]

not simply to hurt Malthesar... to break him.

[@freddysauce]

@@Hiraghm in fact, to break both him and jason.

[@spikejr3113jr]

I have loved this movie since I was a kid my favourite line is “it turned inside out,…(boom)…and it exploded.” Close second is “and what you don’t realize is that my ship is dragging mines!” This is Justin Longs first big screen movie roll. Justin long saved the day with out him everyone dies.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

It was also Rainn Wilson's first movie

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I also love Gwen's "Hold, please." in that digital conveyor scene.

[@The_Triangulator]

“Let’s get out of here before one of those things kills Guy”…I was rolling in the theaters when it came out. This movie has a huge place in my heart. Prolly my Fav cast ensemble ta date!

[@MNolton]

"Besides, heheheheh I just had this real interesting idea." Stoner inspiration to the rescue.

[@jimhsfbay]

I don’t know how all the actors kept a straight face filming that scene.

[@tucci06]

8:40 lmao "mid-yawn- is _the best_ description of that guy's voice.

[@randallshuck2976]

The bare chest routine was nostalgic from Star Trek with William Shatner. He always got the hot alien girls and had his shirt off at least once every couple shows.

[@brucechmiel7964]

He always managed to get us shit ripped in almost every fight on an alien planet.

[@docsavage8640]

False, but people who haven't seen the show repeat that a lot

[@docsavage8640]

False, but people who haven't seen the show repeat that a lot

[@randallshuck2976]

@@docsavage8640 Sorry to disagree, but I saw the Star Trek series when it first aired. Shatner spent a lot of screen time romancing the cute alien chicks and one season he ended up shirtless quite a few times. We joked about it when it was happening.

[@leonnardsd6865]

My favorite part is the meta one, when Sigourney Weaver tells them to get out of there before one of those things kills Guy... Nobody laughed at the cinema but me. Obviously loud. It felt a little bit lonely...

[@danebartlett3466]

I cracked up and lost it at that part too lol, it was such a great line!

[@k1productions87]

if you listen close afterward, Jason actually knew Guy's last name, when he says "Fleegman, you and Tommy set up a perimeter" its so easy to miss, but if you catch it, and then notice his credits on the "new adventures" credits, it all comes full circle :D

[@MickHaggs]

Yup. One of my favourite lines

[@emurphy42]

Ironically, if I remember correctly, in the bit right before the Omega 13, Sarris kills /everyone but/ Guy.

[@noodle_fc]

My fave is "Did you guys ever WATCH the show?!"

[@TheWyldKarde]

Thanks to my mother having a serious thing for Alan Rickman, I've seen this film far, far more times than I can conveniently count. And you know what? Still not tired of it.

[@Stardust_7273]

The blue liquid was one of the homages to Star Trek, a lot of times their drinks were weird colors, most often blue

[@Logan_Baron]

"He wasn't even phased"Tony Shalhoub played the character as a stoner. He's always chill, and often munching on something.

[@lentrax2991]

It was actually a cut scene where right before they got in the van to leave from the commercial he went off and got *massively* stoned. He was just so laid back from it that nothing was gonna phase him.

[@jakep3989]

My favorite line is when they see the crushers. Gwen (Sigourney) says "well screw that!". But if you watch her lips, she clearly said something else lol.

[@docsavage8640]

True. They dubbed it for the rating.

[@Alex-gr8lv]

Yes! I told my sister that she actually says something else and had to go back and show her

[@Camo-un8ee]

There's a lot related to her character that had to be changed for the rating. But if I saw those crushers, I would say well fuck that

[@LightWarriorK]

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe, is that none of it has tried to contact us." - Calvin and Hobbes

[@AllenMS828]

That's one of my all-time favorite quotes. 😄

[@tonyhogg9839]

That whole scene of Tim Allen's shirt coming off references a specific star trek episode. Were William Shatner fights a lizard like alien and makes a "rudimentary lathe" to fight the lizard, and looses his shirt in the process. Though I think Shatner looses his shirt in a few other episodes as well.

[@wwoods66]

Not a lathe, but _gunpowder,_ to fight the Gorn.

[@tonyhogg9839]

@@wwoods66 umm, the parentheses around it. Why do I always have to explain the obvious?

[@docsavage8640]

Maybe because you don't know what parentheses are?

[@tcshack701]

Weaver’s line about the T.V. Guide interview was a reference to an Interview Jeri Ryan did about her character on Star Trek: Voyager. (I might of missed some thing. The more dedicated Star Trek fans will correct me.)

[@MyNameIsBucket]

You could basically say that about half of all actresses... but yes.

[@JBWinter]

@@MyNameIsBucket Jeri Ryan had an infamous one where they just would not stop asking about that tight 7 of 9 bodysuit. It was painful to read.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Might HAVE. For fuck's sake. 🤦‍♂️

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Everyone deserves to watch this movie for Sam Rockwell alone, but legit the whole cast has hilarious moments.

[@kroft6799]

Quite a change from his character in Green Mile which came out the same year

[@andrewjackson3686]

He only agreed to do this film because he knew Green Mile would come out same year and didn't want type casting from it.

[@AlanCanon2222]

I'm a small-time community theater actor, and my local acting colleague, whose work I seriously admire, says for her money Sam's the best character in the movie.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

My favorite role for him is in Jojo Rabbit. Brilliant!

[@chadbennett7873]

@@AlanCanon2222 I absolutely love small-time community theater. I go frequently to the theater on whose stage my parents met in "A Man Called Peter." Keep it up, you are delivering great art at a local level, and that is admirable!

[@markm4033]

They guy who plays Monk is usually recognized by many as Monk, but I'll always know him as Antonio Scarpacci on the comedy show Wings.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Tony Shaloub

[@pickthestickup]

I freaking love Tony Shalhoub (Monk). What an underrated gem of an actor

[@groneberg7385]

the closest you can get to sequel of this film is watching the orville series. RIP Alan Rickman !

[@richardb6260]

If she wants to see another movie with the same premise, she should watch "The Three Amigos".

[@danielglenn915]

I wasnt prepared for how good the Orville is lol.

[@shackyman3644]

@@danielglenn915 Was?

[@GuffeyYT]

Thanks, Ms. Victoria. This movie is like a love letter to fandom. There are lots of references to Star Trek, and also to other sci-fi properties. When I saw this back in 1999, I felt seen and appreciated.

[@noble_hermit2133]

What I always found funny is that the alien lady joins the show in the end so at some point they would have had to actually explain what acting is to her

[@Rocket1377]

Not necessarily. She would probably just think everything happening was real. The guest actors would just assume her reactions were adlibbed.

[@JKM395]

Tim taking his shirt off was another Star Trek thing. Shatner did that quite often back in the day. If you'll notice, as soon as he got back on the ship he got a new shirt. He said he never understood why the captain couldn't get a new shirt once he got back to the ship. Good point actually.

[@colonelquack]

Wil Wheaton made up his own concept of what the buttons in front of him did. So... While he might be a bit rusty, fairly good chance that if you put him at the helm of a galaxy class starship, he'd remember what he did portraying Wesley Crusher. : )

[@emurphy42]

Wil Wheaton wanted to be cast as a fan who ranted about how stupid it was to have a kid on the bridge.

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@emurphy42 That would have been next-level!

[@Ambaryerno]

For all the hate Wesley gets, that was a very impressive bit of acting and preparedness, because not only did Wheaton work it all out, he was CONSISTENT across every episode.

[@rockyroadproductions4016]

Rumor has it that Simon Pegg from Star Trek and Shaun of the dead is working on a galaxy quest project

[@joeb918]

Seeing this back in the day with fellow Star Trek fans and also a bunch of people who didn’t get it was one of the best cinema experiences of my life… great stuff.

[@kingscorpion7346]

the actor playing Saris, in an interview, called his character Atilla the Crab!

[@rommierah-miomar4400]

That was actor Robin Sachs. He was Ethan Rayne, Giles' frenemy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[@Ironoclasty]

This was also a nod to the die-hard Star Trek fans in their prime. These were the guys who memorized scripts, reviewed the actual science behind the show theories, and knew the layout of the Enterprise like the back of their hands. Incidentally, did you know the original Enterprise had a bowling alley? And there was a bathroom just behind the main viewscreen on the bridge. (I had the blueprints of the ship.)

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Lt. Kevin Riley (Bruce Hyde) mentions the bowling alley in the original series episode "The Naked Time."

[@Ironoclasty]

@@porflepopnecker4376 Yeah, but he didn't happen to mention that it's on the same deck as the lower part of the swimming pool.

[@moleman1976]

One of my all-time favorites. One fun tidbit - watch Sigourny Weaver's mouth when she reacts to the Chompers - she doesn't say "well screw that!"; it's pretty obviously a different word! Great reaction - I'm glad you liked this gem so much!

[@SirRengeti]

One of the greatest movies ever. The cast is amazing.

[@frankb3347]

When a 20 year old Star Trek parody makes for better Star Trek then the official stuff being put out these days.

[@MichaelHill-we7vt]

they always said that "galaxy quest" was the best Star Trek episode ever made........

[@giles852002]

Had a huge smile on my face watching you react to this. Sadly plans for a second were cancelled when Alan Rickman passed away.

[@killinglonliness88]

What? He died in 2016.... this was made in 1999.... They didn't wait almost 17 years and then decide they couldn't make a sequel because he died. They decided quickly afterward not to do a sequel.

[@kumasenlac5504]

@@killinglonliness88 The studio never actually understood what they had and messed around - it took years for the quality of the original to be recognized and the sequel was being written when Alan Rickman died. None of the original cast wanted to do it without him and the project wilted away.

[@omninex6040]

This movie is so underrated i grew up on it and it needs more love

[@eliasshaikh2065]

My favorite moment is when Guy freaks out with the “Is there AIR? You don’t know!” Second favorite: the moment with the chopper things.

[@jwsel]

“Whoever wrote that episode should die!”

[@PantsofVance]

VK: "What kind of ship is this?!" Me: "Hey it's really cool looking!" VK: "That's an ugggly ship" Me: *Oh*

[@brucebieberly4166]

The N.S.E.A. Protector's serial number is NTE-3120. N.T.E. stands for Not The Enterprise.

[@TheAes86]

It's not Raine Wilson aka Dwight, it was Enrico Colantoni, he was on Just Shoot Me, TV comedy with George Segal, David Spade and Laura San Giacomo, at a Fashion Magazine as the main photographer.

[@0725038]

Rainn Wilson is also in the movie, he was standing right behind Enrico....

[@TheAes86]

@@0725038 Yes I was going to go back and double check it, but with Enrico being the main alien I still wanted to mention his credits. thx.

[@kaojinn]

You're correct about Mathesar being Enrico Colantoni, but Rainn Wilson plays one of the aliens (Lahnk, though they never say his name) that comes with Mathesar to first talk to Jason. Also notable is Jed Rees as Teb. He played as the recruiter (Wade refers to him as shit like Agent Smith and Jared) in Deadpool :)

[@JoeMama410]

Rainn Wilson also plays one of the Thermians, but I couldn't tell from the way she edited it if he was in that particular shot.

[@nealrepetti2396]

By the way, the great Stan Winston and his studio did all the makeup and effects for this movie. He has since past away but his studio is still going strong . Just so you know.

[@kevinmoore2929]

His son was a Thermian in a model of their space dock.

[@MrXMysteriousX]

I've been to Star Trek conventions and asked people whilst waiting what their favorite Star Trek movie was and unironically, Galaxy Quest comes up ALOT. Whilst you can enjoy this movie having never seen Star Trek, it's clearly a tongue in cheek spoof thats one part Trek spoof and one part Sci-fi nerd culture love and it's something we can laugh along with, rather than being the butt of the joke. The sad part is, this has more Star Trek in it than anything thats Trek in name since the JJ movies till now but thats a topic for another time. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ZachsMind]

3:03 "Oh like so she's supposed to be the hot one I guess?" What do you mean "she's supposed to be"? ??? it's Sigourney freaking Weaver! OF COURSE she's the hot one! And usually the smart one. In this case she's not AS smart as other characters she's portrayed but Gwen DiMarco's issue with her career is that she wants to be known as smart and funny but people are just looking at her "assets." Weaver clearly had so much fun playing this part because it's a departure from her normal stuff, but her wisdom and poise shine through as well. She's perfect here.

[@Certifiable]

Robin Sachs (Sarris) was a lovely guy in real life, much like many villain actors. I tweeted him before he died, complimenting his work on this, Buffy (as Ethan Rayne - Giles' old friend, a grey character who uses magic for his own ends) and Mass Effect 2 (as Zaheed). He was nice enough to reply with a short reply thanking me for the kind words. ☺ 💜

[@jeffthompson9622]

Enrico Colantoni, who plays the leader of the Thermians, is a crime boss in Person Of Interest and a former sheriff turned private detective in Veronica Mars.

[@scapevelocity]

And also the magazine's photographer in the series Just Shoot Me.

[@jeffthompson9622]

@@scapevelocity Thanks. I've heard of that show, but haven't watched it yet.

[@hkpew]

I'm glad that you enjoyed the movie, though I'm not surprised - it's hard to imagine anyone not enjoying this movie. To really appreciate it you need to be old enough to have grown up with the original Star Trek and its ground breaking fandom, before things like that were anything approaching cool. The closer your experience is to that the more you will find to laugh at in this movie - but even if you don't come close at all it's still a great movie! Some call it the greatest Star Trek movie ever.

[@Dr3amtime]

Malthasar (Enrico Colantoni) also played Veronica Mars's dad (among many other excellent roles).

[@ThomasKnip]

This movie had such a rough time coming to existence, with the premise and the approach being at risk several times. I am glad it wasn't cancelled during the making and even more glad the way it turned out! Funny, heartwarming and dramatic. Way more than a comedy, in the end. :)

[@bowwing333]

I totally thought she said she was taking "logging" classes and I was like... I'm a lumberjack and I'm Okay~♪

[@porflepopnecker4376]

For me, the best moment in the entire film is Guy's "Galaxy Quest" credit. "And Introducing Guy Fleegman as Security Chief 'Roc' Ingersol."

[@wwoods66]

No 'Red Shirt' no mo'! He's got a name; he's even got a _last_ name!

[@jasonmarshall7374]

"Get Wrecked"!! I can't help but laugh every time you say that! Also when you call Baby Yoda "Babbers"!! Love You!!

[@redviper6805]

Alexander: Could they be the miners? Fred: Sure. They’re like 3 years old. Everyone looks at him. Alexander: MINERS, NOT MINORS! Fred: You lost me. 🤣

[@killinglonliness88]

Legit my favorite line in the movie and I was so upset she cut the whole scene! lol

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

Laredo trying to navigate the Tothian Mine Field (left standing from the Great War of 12185) reminds me of my brief flirtation with modern online shooters-- *"OH GOD!!"* (explosions and destruction sounds, fearful squealing, followed by devastating defeat) This movie is a super treat, I kinda wish it'd gone to series like they planned to do, but I guess The Orville will have to suffice. Glad you were able to catch this one, it is one of a kind for damn sure~

[@cricketmg]

So am I the only one to notice Brendan Fraser in the scene where they are about to transport the Pig lizard? Glad you enjoyed this movie so much. It has been one of my favorite moves since it first came out in the theaters.

[@killinglonliness88]

FUCKING THANK YOU. I have legit been reading every god damned comment to see if ANYONE noticed this!! I was like "Wait.... why the fuck is Brendan Fraser in the background like he's fighting the Mummy!?" Almost went to get my copy of the movie thinking it was actually in there as a joke from the movie makers themselves since no one else seemed to notice it! I guess most people are just really oblivious!

[@killinglonliness88]

Oh also just wanted to say it should be spelled 'scene' not seen. =) Not sure if English is your native language or not or if you just were having a slow brain day (I have those and dyslexic moments constantly lol) so wanted to let you know either way. I like to be helpful. ^_^

[@cricketmg]

@@killinglonliness88 thanks, I tend to use voice to text and don't always check closely before I post.

[@killinglonliness88]

@@cricketmg No problem! Thanks for not taking offense lol.

[@Tampahop]

I feel like the reason everyone enjoyed this movie is that the humor didn't make fun of the target audience. It respected the fans rather than belittle them. Sometimes you just get tired of the Hollywood types making fun of you.

[@Caseytify]

The movie was more of a paean to Star Trek than a parody, and a tribute to the fans as well as the show.

[@paulfeist]

It's rumored that Brent Spiner (the actor that played Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation) saw Galaxy Quest, and then called up a couple of his co-stars from Star Trek and told them, "THIS is the movie we SHOULD have done last!". I agree with him! Almost every Star Trek fan I know ADORES this movie, because we see Star Trek fans in those Galaxy Quest fans, and we think "what if those had been our well known Star Trek actors?". I LOVE this movie...

[@IKtheTroll]

Two things: 1 - the DVD for this film has a Thermian language track! 2 - Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) refused to see this movie thinking it was simply poking fun at Star Trek, but Jonathan Frakes (William Riker) told him that he had misjudged it and HAD to see it, and when he DID see it he ended up loving it.

[@paulfeist]

Word has it, Brent Spiner also loved it, and told a few of the other cast "THIS is the final movie WE should have made!!!"

[@Ambaryerno]

What turned Stewart off was that he was afraid it would be making fun of the FANS.

[@phousefilms]

"We have to get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" XD!!!! Fun facts: The scene where Tim Allen shouts at the fans is taken from a real event where William Shatner blew up on some fans. Each of the characters are based off characters from Star Trek(Taggart is Captain Kirk, Madison is Uhura, Laredo is Wesley, Lazarus is Spock,Guy is a Red Shirt(the characters who came to the planet to be killed off,) etc;) The "NTE Protector"stands for "Not The Enterprise" In Star Trek, the show regularly found reasons for William Shatner's shirt to be torn or removed. (I know, I don't understand it either.) Sarris didn't make Jason reveal the truth out of honour, but out of pain. Remember that the Thermians see deception and lies as something that only Sarris has done so far, and he made him reveal it to cause more pain to them, simply because he's a bad guy. We all wish that there was a sequel, but no chance of it now that Alan Rickman has passed away. I love this movie so much.

[@snorpenbass4196]

William Shatner was originally very buff - the jokes about him needing a girdle came from the shooting of the later movies, late 70's and the entire 80's. But back then, he was actually a sex symbol.

[@docsavage8640]

Shatner didn't blow up at any fans except when doing a self-parody on SNL.

[@Ambaryerno]

The scene in the bathroom where Jason overhears some attendees talking shit about him is something that actually happened to Shatner.

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

So glad you liked this one, Vicky! I am pretty sure this was the first film I ever saw on DVD. So, pretty special for me.

[@christopherconard2831]

For instantly identifiable bad guy aliens I loved these and the ones from The Fifth Element. Also mixing known Earth personalities with fictional "space history" is another Star Trek trope. Spock would say something like "Your own history has similar leaders like Washington, Lincoln and Telvek of Olium 4."

[@Xanderj89]

you know, their guns kinda look like the Zorg ZF-1 too

[@MrBigPicture835]

The bridge set was built on hydraulic jacks, so it would actually shake to throw people around, FUN!

[@tomyoung9049]

so fun watching you. Just wish you knew more about Star Trek this was a true, line for line parody of the original series. As I understand several of the cast from the original even salute this movie for their fun portrayal of how they sometimes felt both on and off screen.

[@csbruce]

Another hidden gem: "The Iron Giant" (1999).

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Tony Shalhoub (Monk) is stoned out of his gourd the entire time.

[@Stardust_7273]

Tony Shaloub just being so chill and also just snacking through this whole thing is one of the funniest parts of the movie

[@CrudelyMade]

"tell the truth" wasn't demanded for moral reasons, it was done to further the suffering of the Thermian. :-P

[@CaptainFrost32]

ease up, add the e for morale, and let it be.

[@cloud77ism]

Holy crap love this movie so nostalgic and love the little animated you at the end

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Hey, if Padme can run through machines that are slamming down ready to crush you, then it should be no problem for Ripley

[@RmarkGillmer]

Lovely reaction, thank you for sharing. Enrico Colantoni, who played Mathesar, came up with the "language" and mannerisms just before his audition. They loved it and had all of the Thermians learn from him.

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

While there is no sequel, you might take a look at the Orville. Its another homage/parody of Star Trek, and many would say the best Star Trek on television right now.

[@Logan_Baron]

I thought the Orville was going to be a straight up Parody. But it turned out to be very close to an actual good Star Trek series, with just a bit more humor, but obviously a loving homage.

[@realsies9387]

I’ve been waiting for this for so long. Thank you for blessing us.

[@aeronitz]

For a comedy, the cast on this movie is AMAZING! You pointed out everyone you recognized...and I was impressed. But, you missed Sam Rockwell (Wild Bill in The Green Mile and Justin Hammer in the MCU) as Guy and Enrico Colantoni (best known from Veronica Mars and Just Shoot Me) as Mathesar...he was so good as Veronica's dad!

[@frightenedsoul]

I always get Enrico confused with Rob Corddry in my head

[@steveneardley7541]

Colantoni came up with the alien speech pattern from a Tibetan chanting exercise that he was taught in a Yale drama class.

[@johaarup]

This is a movie you really shouldn't watch alone. I saw it in a cinema full of trekkies. Best movie experience ever.

[@theelvenwtich]

Fred the chief engineer is high which is why he reacts the way he does. They removed that and some language to get a PG rating.

[@christianwise637]

I love how during the "stompy hallway scene" if you watch Sigourney Weaver's lips you can see what she was *actually* saying instead of "well screw that!"

[@erikawilliams9558]

We need a director's cut lol

[@thereturningshadow]

Vicky, Let's be honest. Aliens won't visit us. They fly by Earth wit their windows up and doors locked.

[@tmatthewnielsen]

It's more of a Star Trek love letter or Star Trek thank-you letter than it is a Star Trek parody. It's certainly accessible as its own thing, and a lot of the Trek references could be appreciated by people with only a small exposure to Trek. It has a good balance of those things, and when it comes down to it, it's just a dang good movie with dang good characters, and that makes me dang happy.

It's more of a meta parody of Star Trek, satirizing real life aspects like the relationship between the actors, both with each other and the fans, and trekkie culture in general, but without being meanspirited.

[@TheOdMan]

If I don't misremember completely, Tim Allen had nothing to do with the scene where he's shirtless, and I think that originally, in the script they never gave him a new shirt, but he didn't want to run around shirtless the rest of the movie, so he fought to get a new t-shirt.

[@NRubric]

Funny that Galaxy Quest is ranked as one of the best Star Trek movies. xD

[@kennethstevenson4817]

Tony Shalolub's character is so calm and mello all the time is because he is stoned out of his mind.