Why GALAXY QUEST is AWESOME

A look at the best Star Trek film ever made - which isn't really a Star Trek film - Galaxy Quest.
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[@dhervillyfrancois9185]

Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy !!!

[@LYLEWOLD]

and she's so sincere when she says that. one of the things that really cracked me up about this movie was what an astounding bimbo sigourney weaver could play.

[@EternalRecursion]

@@LYLEWOLD She has proven repeatedly, since "Alien" in 1979 and "The Year of Living Dangerously" in 1982, that she is a great actress, able to do any kind of role.

[@devenscience8894]

One of my favorite lines, as if it's a given that it would be him, and not one of the main cast.

[@ColinFox]

@@LYLEWOLD Sigourney has said that she loved playing the blonde bimbo in GQ, because she never gets to do that :)

[@abledog006]

That line was unfortunately missed by most in the theater because they were still laughing at a bit just before that. I thought it was great.

[@Tazevs]

Intelligence is knowing that Galaxy Quest is not a Star Trek movie. Wisdom is knowing that it is the *best* Star Trek movie.

[@shanerooney7288]

Wit is being able to deliver some short, and somewhat funny, dialogue at the opportune time.

[@savenetneutralityanti-repu7029]

The Orville is the most hilarious and well written Star Trek ever!

[@OakCityGamers]

(Shakes Hand rigorously) thank you

[@BadWebDiver]

@@savenetneutralityanti-repu7029 I personally think Galaxy Quest tops it.; but The Orville is a great show, made by obvious scifi fans...

[@Lallander]

The Orville is the best Star Trek series on TV at the moment at least.

[@Laceykat66]

The most often repeated line in my circles is Sam Rockwell's, "Haven't you people ever WATCHED the show?"

[@RansomeStoddard]

Sam Rockwell is so brilliant in the show. The obscure character that appeared in a single episode and has been traveling the convention circuit ever since. He's the only one who starts off with a deep love for the show. And he's funny in every single scene. Even in scenes where he has no lines, just watch his reactions to everyone else.

[@Laceykat66]

@@RansomeStoddard Totally agree. I see actors like him at every convention I go to.

[@DrJekyll38]

@@RansomeStoddard He's just JAZZED about bein'on the show again, man!

[@duanscott2490]

Someone needs to shout out this line to the show runners at star trek discovery.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

From the first time me and my brothers and my sister got back together in 1999 especially to go see this movie, the Sam Rockwell line we ALWAYS say in ANY tricky (or just normal) situation involving a decision is "IS THERE AIR? YOU DON'T KNOW!" So, walking down the street choosing a place to have a coffee and then finding one? Just before we go in, one of us will go full Rockwell with that line (we never know who). Sad? Yes. Nerdy? For sure. Source of endless humour among now very middle-aged siblings who don't see each other enough? Until we die :D

[@cubvette8409]

My absolute favorite scene in this movie are when Allen and Weaver are trying to get through the bowels of the ship, and she's screaming "Why are these here!? Whoever wrote this into the script needs to die!!"

[@erichenry5000]

**Spat** "And it exploded"

[@TheRedshirt93]

Yes, that was my favorite scene too. Allen is having a brief shootout with some alien, laser bolts are flying past but Weaver is still hung up on how stupid the chompers are.

[@markalan2829]

"They serve no logical purpose!" Awesome!

[@sisamusudroka3000]

Mine was when they met those blue cannibal aliens, their reactions were hilarious

[@sptony2718]

"We heard what the computer just said!" - "Listen, I know it's a stupid job, but repeating what the computer just said IS MY JOB!"

[@lindybeige]

I agree wholeheartedly! Galaxy Quest is a hoot! I'm amazed that it is not more famous.

[@doorran]

"I understand completely that it's just a TV show..." "It's all real." "OMG! I knew it!!!"

[@ByronVoogt]

There's a red thingie moving towards a green thingie...

[@DLJohnsonHonourofKings]

Now that was a line to remember. Lol

[@SuperVstech]

Byron Voogt I 5hink we’re the green thingie

[@ByronVoogt]

@@SuperVstech *nervous laugh*

[@DLJohnsonHonourofKings]

When they got hit I was rolling as (Largo? The pilot) was screaming like a girl.

[@no-3607]

*and i thin were the green thingie!*

[@Baffled_King]

You summed it up perfectly. A parody that shows real love for the source material. Edit: Another awesome running gag you only get if you're paying attention --- the zipper on Sigourney's uniform gradually getting lower over the course of the movie, riffing on the stereotype of her character on the show

[@t.j.payeur5331]

I don't know Any guy who did Not notice the lady's costume becoming more revealing. Gee, did you figure that out all by yourself, did you actually think that no one else was "paying attention"? Jeeesh...

[@thegeneralist7527]

@BLAIR M Schirmer Lol! So true! I guess you had to live through the "women's liberation movement" era to understand those uniforms were "liberal" - as in liberating!

[@thegeneralist7527]

I just LOVE Sigourney Weaver! She just has EVERYTHING I want going on! Strong. Beautiful. Intelligent. Talented. Funny. Dangerous. Sexy! She is the perfect woman for me! I was so lucky to find one of my own!

[@thegeneralist7527]

@BLAIR M Schirmer You have to discriminate to be sexist. Sexism is a form of discrimination. It would have been sexist to not put women in the series or to have them in only menial or traditional roles. Equal opportunity is what it is all about, not equal outcome.

[@thegeneralist7527]

@Michael Freed The point is - sexism is discrimination. You look at a person. You have to "discriminate" or categorize them on many different bases. One of the ways you can is by sex. It is hard not to be sexist if you are dealing with men and women. Watch the new Star Trek. It is crazy with all kinds of gay and asexual characters. Equal opportunity and equal treatment are what it is really all about. Freedom, equality and the rule of law are the "killer applications" of western civilization.

[@SunsetStarship]

"By Grapthar's Hammer....what a savings." Best line EVER!!!

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Yeah, my favourite too. His voice of weary defeat is just magical.

[@jnichols3]

He lookslike he trying not to vomit.

[@thedailybeater4553]

The true measure of Alan Rickman’s ability - saying that line without laughing uncontrollably. He will be missed.

[@muff-waggle-b9408]

Void with the sarcastic eye roll

[@RansomeStoddard]

I use it all the time, like when I order a pizza. "By Gapthar's Hammer, I shall have pepperoni on a thin crust!"

[@acerimmer2000]

"I'm going to the pub" Alan rickman rest in peace mate. Here's to you sir. "By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged."

[@johnkeith8072]

Digging your name man...

[@stephenmcleay6827]

I'm going to push my glasses up my nose and tell you the line is "to see if there's a pub"

[@xPadge112x]

@@johnkeith8072 We should smoke him a kipper

[@cammyboy011]

@@xPadge112x and make sure we're back for breakfast 😉

[@Duomaxwell02M]

One of the greats, a lot of his characters are pretty memorable due to his talent. Severus Snape, Dr. Lazarus/Alexander Dane, the Sheriff of Nottingham and of course Hans Gruber.

[@shanerooney7288]

"Don't open that! Is there air? you don't know !!" * Sniff Sniff * "Seems okay"

[@susie9893]

Yes another classic! 🤣

[@Lax_Axl]

Galaxy Quest is probably my favorite comedy, my family watches it every year. Thank you for giving it the recognition it deserves!

[@goodwilj]

the film was endless fun!

[@hdgehog6]

I was a film student, critic, and writer, and I have to say there are VERY FEW movies that were perfect. GQ was one of them.

[@thegeneralist7527]

The difference between practical construction and great architecture. Art has beauty on many different levels. It is consistent, original and open to interpretation in many different ways. It is complex, yet simple in the way that complexity arises. It is timeless.

[@carledorsey]

The Princess Bride was another one of those perfect movies.

[@greebo7857]

You're just going to have to figure out what it wants. What is its motivation? It's a rock monster. It doesn't have motivation. See, that's your problem, Jason. You were never serious about the craft.

[@odiwalker3973]

this cracks me up everytime

[@adamdrach5394]

Oh that is one of my favorite lines!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GopherBaroque61]

Miners, not minors!

[@redshirtveteran5688]

... You lost me.

[@carlhuck7721]

miners and minors , i would hear on tv, that minors were prevented from touching guns. In my little 5 year scull full of mush., I thought that miners were too rowdy a bunch to own firearms. Watch out for them miners, they got all the stuff they need to tunnel through a mountain. They don't need no stinking guns. Nor stinking badges... just a thought.

[@scoop4363]

Dang. Beat me to it.

[@tomf3150]

@@carlhuck7721 r/wooosh ?

[@pattystomper1]

"Doesn't she talk?" "Her translator is broken" "Bralaghlaghrahh!" "Okey dokey."

[@carlrood4457]

I'll go on to say it may be the best parody movie ever. Even Airplane, which is awesome, had to resort to non-sequiturs for a lot of its jokes. Galaxy Quest never does that. All the jokes flow from tropes of the show, known issues with the cast, and stereotypes about the fandom. It then knows when to flip those jokes around and show why each is awesome. It acknowledges the silly, but shows that greatness can come out of the silly. The jokes are never mean. They're spread around to all facets (story, acting, fandom, etc.) so it never feels like anyone's being picked on and everyone gets to be a hero in the end. I never get tired of watching it.

[@mogusaurelius4541]

It's less a parody, and more an homage.

[@westtech001]

I endorse this message.

[@alangarde2928]

@@mogusaurelius4541 I'd agree. Parodies exaggerate to make things seem ridiculous. Galaxy Quest never seemed to me to exaggerate, it just acknowledged openly, lovingly, the things we geeks already knew about these types of shows.

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

I’d say it’s either this or Young Frankenstein. Two perfect comedies that do what the best parodies do - make you feel like you’re watching the property it’s riffing on. That way the jokes are even funnier when they occur

[@UnclePengy]

"I see you managed to get your shirt off." :D

[@forcewielder2000]

Yep, and it's actually another Trek reference (where Kirk would always somehow get his shirt ripped whenever he'd get into a fight).

[@RCTPatriot75]

"is there air? You don't know!"

[@TheSchaef47]

Sam Rockwell is a national treasure. I mean, honestly, the whole cast is, but still

[@davidtop8989]

That line make me cry. It is so funny!!!!

[@davidw5993]

then he holds his breath 😂

[@Tallnhairy]

TheGrumoy Diabetic I say that whenever I watch new Scfi movies... looking at the new Aliens.

[@davidw5993]

let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy 😃

[@RapidCityJM]

Oh thank goodness! I made it to the end of the video and Guy didn't die!

[@AustinJFerret]

"Let's get out of here before those things kill Guy!"

[@thegeneralist7527]

Lol!

[@norsemyn6865]

How about at the end credits for the "sequel" they give Guy the longest name possible. 🤣

[@amehak1922]

And he got a name.

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

Can you possibly try and NOT...TO...HIT...EVERY... single reason why Galaxy Quest is AWESOME?! ;)

[@susie9893]

Actually I don't think he did. I can still think of many more - like he didn't even TRY to explain just how stomach clutching funny this movie was!

[@Martin2112]

And then it exploded!

[@richb313]

The timing of that delivered line was comedy gold.

[@sky173]

That was priceless. Couldn't stop laughing.

[@SuperVstech]

Did he say “IT EXPLODED?”

[@brandonwachter2264]

"It's inside out...and.." 😏

[@Kousaburo]

Don't forget the interrogation scene where Tim Allen is forced to tell Mathesar that the show was all make believe. Don't tell me you didn't get choked up. "It was a model, as big as *this*!"

[@maelstrom2313]

"At every turn you demonstrate the necessity for your extermination!" "Explain as you would to a child" Sarris was too real XD

[@annalieff-saxby568]

A very clever deception! A very clever deception indeed!

[@shhh3185]

@@maelstrom2313 Real as my goddamn tears >

[@BogeyTheBear]

"It's all fake. Just like me."

[@toddjh]

David Mamet, of all people, said he considers Galaxy Quest to be a "perfect film."

[@susie9893]

Cool!

[@DoctorZisIN]

My top ten lines from the movie: 10 - "Just like mother used to make" 9 - "Everyone, group hug" 8 - "The animal turned inside out... and it exploded!" 7 - "Oh, that's not right!" 6 - "Is there air? You don't know!" 5 - "That was a hell of a thing!" 4 - "I have one job on this ship, and dammit, I'm gonna do it!" 3 - "By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings" 2 - "The show must go on." 1 - "Never give up, never surrender!"

[@kingjames4886]

8 is the best.

[@carlrood4457]

@Michael Freed "Did you ever WATCH the show!?"

[@sambira]

@Michael Freed I think he was adding another line. That was from Guy on the planet where they got the sphere.

[@sambira]

@Michael Freed :-)

[@baronet68]

What's funny is that I know the precise scene where numbers 2-10 were said. I've obviously watched this movie too many times... so I guess it's time to watch it AGAIN!!!

[@captainofmusic4732]

I started watching this video before watching the movie, but i ended up going and watching the movie and i loved it. Thanks :P

[@susie9893]

Yes I feel for all who have never seen this film! Now go watch Farscape

[@EricTrang]

Galaxy Quest is actually the first Star Trek related show I've ever watched. It inspired me to watch the real Star Trek, full five series of them, and all 10 movies made under the original license.

[@Scripture-Man]

There is no other Star Trek!

[@westtech001]

@@Scripture-Man I want to hate the Kelvin-Trek so much, but in the first movie particularly the actors were in fact so jazzed to be on the show it's just impossible.

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@westtech001 I like the Boston Globe review of Star Trek 2009: "Ridiculously satisfying." Too bad they never quite hit that high point again.

[@ppineault]

I think I love you! 😏

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

It always cracks me up when Brandons mom made him take out the trash...

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

@sidecarnutz yeah, I think it might now be considered politically incorrect to interrupt your kids video games and ask them to do (gasp) chores!!😉

[@JanetStarChild]

@@jenniferbaldini3527 What you said is just asinine. It's one thing to be against political correctness because you (presumably) pride yourself as some kind of anarchist and rebel against civility; But saying that it's "politically incorrect" for parents to tell their kids to do chores just shows us all that you don't even know the meaning of the term. Is English even your first language?

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

@@JanetStarChild As a proud conservative with a sense of humor, I will 'humor' you with the following: "The term 'political correctness' is used to describe language or measures that are intended to avoid offense to particular groups in society". Perhaps you should brush up on your understanding of phrases in todays world before remarking on a dialogue that was meant to be humorous between two people.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

“Well, at least he’s outside”. That line means more to me as this nerd now has nerdish sons

[@AlanCanon2222]

There's a similar action interrupting garbage scene in WarGames. "You get down here, David!"

[@MonolithTMA]

I avoided this movie when it came out. I thought it looked stupid and I'm not the biggest Tim Allen fan. I was so, so wrong. I love this film so much. It's one of my favorites.

[@bobcarn]

One of my favorite films! I'd love to have a version of it on bluray that's presented like it was in the theater. In the theatrical release, it was displayed in a TV aspect, 4:3 ratio.... up until the scene when Tim Allen is about to be transported back to Earth, the gel covers him, and the doors slowly slide open to reveal outer space. The doors slide open, and keep sliding past the 4:3 ratio to full widescreen format, revealing an incredible space scene. It was like in the Wizard of Oz when everything is in black and white up until Dorothy steps into Oz. I'd love to see that replicated on BD.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

This film is this generation's Spaceballs, a parody that could only have been made by people who loved the source material.

[@cmdraftbrn]

surely you cant be serious. lol

[@bigshow771]

I am serious...and don't call me Shirley.

[@ghuegel]

I'm much closer to the Spaceballs generation, but Galaxy Quest was better.

[@carlrood4457]

I tend to see Spaceballs more from the angle of a Mel Brooks movie than a Star Wars parody. It clearly is, but I think it's got Brooks' style and fingerprints all over it and he'd made better movies. Galaxy Quest feels more like it was made through the fans' eyes rather than a single director's. Not saying Spaceballs isn't great. I just think it's at best in third on the list of Brooks' films.

[@shanerooney7288]

(2004) Team America: World Police >>> Parody of Thunderbirds (1999) Galaxy Quest >>> Parody of StarTrek (1987) Spaceballs >>> Parody of StarWars (1980) Airplane! >>> Parody of *_Zero Hour!_* *_~ thanks guys_*

[@michaeltowler2632]

A great Movie, Tim Allen was the perfect Commander of the Crew.

[@donalny]

There were also elements of Alec Guiness in Rickman's performance as well. Sir Alec hated Star Wars.

[@johnbull1568]

It's become a bit of a myth that Sir Alec hated Star Wars. He wasn't initially impressed with the production and script, but became good friends with Harrison Ford before too long and considered the movie a bit of throwaway fluff (not too surprising considering how many times he'd worked with the likes of David Lean). Even when the movie came out, he was still praising its virtues, but he was perturbed by an encounter with a young fan. The fan asked for an autograph, and told Sir Alec that he had seen Star Wars numerous time. Sir Alec agreed to give an autograph, on condition that he didn't watch the movie again lol. That was a very dry, British joke, but he came to hate the cultural phenomenon the movie became rather than the movie itself. He didn't think it was healthy for fans to become so wrapped up in a movie, or that he would forever be associated with the part of Ben Kenobi above all his other roles. Over the years, all that eventually evolved into 'Sir Alec hated Star Wars'.

[@DANRYX]

Sir Alec did say it was a bunch of fairytale rubbish, not sure if that was the exact quote but it was very near to that. It is a shame though, I feel like after seeing every movie in the franchise and played almost every game related to star wars, he was the most iconic and grounded character not to mention the most endearing character in the entire franchise.

[@clockwork9827]

yes

[@DreamfastwithMe]

GQ is one of those super rare movies that you could actually call "perfect." Its a shining example of exactly how to make sci-fi/comedy. #GalaxyQuest2

[@thestonemaster81]

GALAXY QUEST 1999? wow 20 years ago? Why don't they have GALAXY QUEST 2

[@thegeneralist7527]

You don't fuck with perfection......it just doesn't work. You respect great art.

[@Ysckemia]

@@thegeneralist7527 agreed, producers would want to make the sequel "darker" and serious. they can destroy star wars if they want, but not Galaxy Quest.

[@thegeneralist7527]

@@Ysckemia Thanks for the comment.

[@EdsLorraine]

I quote this movie ALL THE TIME. I have been known to yell at appropriate times “I have ONE job on this ship. It’s STUPID. But I’m gonna do it, OKAY?!?”

[@wschmrdr]

Wil Wheaton wanted a role as one of the fan questioners to complain about Tommy and why they put a kid on the show.

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Wheaton would have ruined it.

[@boythee4193]

wow that would have been hilarious

[@odysseusrex5908]

I can't believe it has been twenty years since that movie came out. No way. I must have pulled a Rip Van Winkle.

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

i know some trek fans hate the term Trekkies and prefer Trekkers. But honestly i feel the opposite. I love being a Trekkie.

[@JonTanOsb]

Trekkers was an 80s thing. But in the 60s, we were Trekkies. LL&P. Jon in BC, Canada

[@paulcoy9060]

Gene Roddenberry called us Trekkies, and therefore I am a Trekkie.

[@thedoneeye]

"It always stops at 1..."

[@whawaii]

When Tim Allen said #1, with the salute, making his VLOG on "Last Man Standing" - I lost it! You can see it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnS9nGRnqpt9h6s

[@mwu2712]

Patrick Stewart said in an interview that he didn't want to see the movie, but someone (I think Nimoy) convinced him and he said that no one laughed harder than him. I also just used Galaxy Quest a few weeks ago to help someone at my church. She was a retired teacher and she didn't think she did anything that made a difference. The whole arc with Allan Rickman realizing that what he thought was trivial (his character) had inspired an entire group of people to be better and to be brave. I told her that is what teachers do, we may never see the effect byt they are still very rill and very tangible.

[@TheTonyMcD]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned my favorite line yet, "miners, not minors!"

[@omarcaal8152]

BY GRABTHAR'S HAMMER.... This is an EXCELLENT review on an AWESOME movie!!!!! I LOVED this movie when I first saw it in a theater & it still makes me LAUGH to this day!! One joke that wasn't mentioned was the reference to, GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - "Oh those poor people." EXCELLENT performance by everyone involved in this movie!! :-)

[@BeatersRus]

lmfao!!! all the aliens get sad faces..those poor people !! rotflmfao great memory ty!!

[@dungeoneering1974]

This movie should have made a billion at the box office. Seriously underrated, one of the best sci-fi movies of all time, right up there with Ghostbusters.

[@kasession]

Great movie! I have the DVD. I even had a friend, who is not a Star Trek fan, say he enjoyed it. What makes me howl with laughter every time (no matter how many times I see it) was both Alan Rickman's and Sigourney Weaver's immediate response after 'Tommy' eventually navigates the ship out of space dock. I laugh so hard, it brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for giving tribute to this great movie!

[@ppineault]

I typed a bit ago on another channel that I had only first heard about Galaxy Quest just over a year ago and have since watched it 3 times already (omg, so many brilliant comedic bits in it!) and right at the beginning of the movie at the convention when Alan Rickman's character is signing headshots and the chubby kid in the 'Dr. Lazarus' costume comes up and starts doing the "by Grabthar's hammer!" bit and Alan Rickman rips the 8 by 10 glossy out of his hand and gives him the dirtiest look?....Holy effballs, I still piss myself laughing just thinking about that scene and don't think I'll ever tire of seeing it (RIP for sure!).....(and who ever directed that film, it was perfection) :)

[@unclenaynay]

I love that you can play the entire movie in the Thurmian language as an alternate voice track.

[@clockwork9827]

oh you are kidding me ! i am so 😊 happy

[@BogeyTheBear]

Sadly, I have to disagree about that commentary. Some of the political views that Thermian #2 has about plankton just doesn't sit well with me.

[@majkus]

The other film that some of us found to be an excellent Star Trek film without being Star Trek (nor even science fiction) was 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' (2003). Peter Weir actually said he was trying for the same sense of being beyond the frontier that usually is found in science fiction, so the similarity is not quite accidental. And given that one of Roddenberry's inspirations for Trek was the Horatio Hornblower naval series, it does seem a pretty natural kinship.

[@karenburrows9184]

Majkus: Just for background: the movie was released in 2003. It was based on the book by the same name, published in 1969, written by Patrick O'Brian, an English author. It was the genesis novel which engendered the 20-book series known as the Aubrey-Maturin series, on the Napoleonic Wars. It was, of course, based on Nelson and the great admirals of that period.

[@andyzehner3347]

Karen Burrows is right. I do not know what Peter Weir may have said about his intentions. But the Master and Commander movie is a faithful rendition of Patrick O'Brien's characters and settings. And O'Brien certainly meant the books to be a faithful depiction of British naval heroism. (He said so in his foreword.) There's surprisingly little fiction, literally no science fiction and absolutely nothing Star Trekky in them whatsoever.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

"Forbidden Planet" almost seems like a prequel.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

HMS Surprise sounds like USS Enterprise. That was the most tenuous of links

[@Wulf425]

I'd never thought of "Master & Commander" as a Star Trek related film. It is a really terrific movie though, and underrated.

[@cameronlapp9306]

The thing with Alan Rickman's character being a disappointed thespian is arguably more Alec Guinness from Star Wars, who was always really grumpy that he only got recognition as Obi Wan.

[@SAPProd]

You cover every general thing that makes the movie great in less than ten minutes, and yet I bet you could go beyond the run time of the film several times over in describing everything that makes the film great.

[@RowanJColeman]

Oh yeah first draft would have made this video like 30 minutes long haha

[@SAPProd]

And I’m sure we would have enjoyed it, but I also appreciate your brevity!

[@stevenflanagan2995]

You must see the deleted scenes, which are just as awesome as the movie itself.

[@foxx9286]

To this day after watching this in the theater, every time my wife, I or our friends suggest something dumb we respond with "Did you ever watch the show?!"

[@susie9893]

You're so lucky to have ppl in your life who appreciated this movie! I only have 2 and we rarely see each other (distance)

[@timewarriorsaga]

My favorite scene that never fails to get a laugh is when they reached those chomper things and Sigourney clearly goes, well Fuck that but they ADR'd it to say screw that instead

[@Baffled_King]

"This scene was badly written!" :) ;)

[@mickib1592]

Perfect movie...perfect review. I don't call it a parody, I call it a tribute. The best non-Star Trek movie Star Trek movie! Kinda like "Signs"! (The best spiritual-message-wrapped-in-an-alien-invasion movie ever...okay; maybe the ONLY spiritual-message-wrapped, etc, etc... ;-}

[@bluntguy9532]

Truly a brilliant movie. But one of my favorite things, and I've never read of anybody picking up on this, is the fact that the Protector NEVER fires a single shot at the bad guys. Not coincidentally, there wasn't a weapons operator in the cast either. Subtle brilliance!

[@curiousworld7912]

Yes, I'm a Star Trek fan - from the very first series my brother and I watched as kids - and this is the funniest, sweetest and most respectful parody, ever. God help me, when my son came home on his first leave from Iraq, this movie gave us a chance to laugh with the line 'does the rolling help?' One of my favorite movies.

[@tristanmitchell1242]

I was two when this movie came out. I grew up watching this along with Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek Nemesis. My biggest complaint about this movie is, and always will be, I want a sequel for it. Unfortunately for me, Galaxy Quest does not want a sequel. Giving it a sequel would just invite low quality, and we don't have Mr. Rickman anymore, anyway.

[@thatdexyguy9870]

Hey, I'm gonna say it. I actually enjoyed Enterprise and I thought that the theme song fitted the show perfectly. DS9 is by far my favorite of all the series, but Enterprise is not that bad in my opinion. With much love -Monk

[@kevinredding6558]

How can you enjoy Enterprise AND like the theme song??? That theme song was a very bad 80s theme song looking for a very bad 80s TV show... maybe one about a down-on-his-luck alcoholic private detective who gains the super-power of heightened sense of smell, which he uses to solve crimes. (Oh, and he has a blind daughter too, but he doesn't have custody of her, just to tighten the screws a little more.)

[@dragon-tamer7956]

I love Enterprise too, it's great! I understand why some may dislike it but common now, it's a lot better than Discovery! Not to mention a whole lot of other bland TV shows.

[@DamnedSilly]

Look close and you'll see the guy in your profile pic (Rainn Wilson) was in the movie.

[@AlexandrineSavatier]

@@kevinredding6558 I agree. One of the hardest things about Enterprise was getting past that theme song and actually enjoying the show. I can honestly say I liked it; but getting through the theme song every week was torture.

[@westtech001]

I loved the cast of Enterprise, and even quite a lot of the writing, but I was never able to get past the fact that it was decent sci-fi but lousy Star Trek. I honestly think it would have been improved if it had never tried to be a Trek show rather than being supposedly Trek but doing it so badly. To be fair, a Trek Prequel series in a universe where someone like me has is a *casual* Trek fan compared to many is kind of a doomed proposition anyway, but if you're going to try it at all, don't kinda vguely sometimes adhere to the canon. Do it right

[@oninoyakamo]

The worst thing about Galaxy Quest was the marketing it got. People forget, but at the time, general audiences were tired of Star Trek and fans passed on GQ because it appeared to be lampooning the show they loved. It had a terrible opening weekend and got pulled from theaters just as it was starting to see success from word of mouth.

[@susie9893]

This is so true! I went with a friend who, while we both loved sci-fi, would also watch movies in the hope they'd be so bad we'd laugh hysterically. Well we died laugh hysterically and still are. But v few other ppl in our lives appreciate this classic

[@zedatomic8342]

Actually you missed the fundamental existential question that the movie asks - even though it’s so well hidden under the layers of comedy and spoof. The issue itself is raised by Rickman when he pointedly states “we’re actors not astronauts!” And here is the introduction to a far deeper layer of the movie. The fundamental question is - does the job make the person or does the person make the job? It a Shakespearean question robed in comedy. Allen becomes the caption because he’s an actor and really we are all actors on the stage of life. “Out our brief candle...” to quote the Bard. The journey for our heroes is to accept each other and their individual part in life (literally and figuratively) and only by doing so can they be successful and defeat the evil Sarris. Ultimately they do this by acting their roles. Ultimately they do this by being a team and in doing so fiction becomes reality. Ultimately the movie tells the audience in no uncertain terms - you should believe this because it might just be real and you too could play the part of the Captain. “I knew it..” Brandon states under his breath when Nesmith calls him and tells him “it’s all real”.

[@boythee4193]

nice

[@JoeBLOWFHB]

GIVE HIM A HAND...... HE'S BRITISH!!!

[@pudlordtynan919]

Jesus I love Sam Rockwell. Easily best part of Iron Man 2.

[@RowanJColeman]

Ah he was so good in that movie

[@jensaversjo316]

If you havent' watched it, his movie Moon is bloody awesome. And I say this as the type of perso nwho is NOT the audience for that movie.

[@jensaversjo316]

@@RowanJColeman Yeah, he was.

[@TheJosep70]

@Michael Freed Didn't know that was Colantoni! Great actor, loved him in Person of Interest.

[@hughmcaloon6506]

And Gentleman Broncos, and The Way, Way Back, and Poltergeist II, and... and... and... I think that Sam Rockwell's amazing in just about everything that he's been in...

[@hannahmore9118]

"Have you ever WATCHED the show?" Kills me every time.

[@robsanford5804]

A lot of people have put out their favorite lines. I would like to put out some of my favorite exchanges of lines between 2 or more characters. Here are my four favorites: Alexander: (Guy is grinning at Alex) What? Guy: I'm just jazzed about being on the show, man. Brandon's Mom: Where are you going with all those fireworks? Brandon: Well, the Protector got super-accelerated coming out of the black hole, and it, like, nailed the atmosphere at Mach 15, which, you guys know, is pretty unstable, obviously, so we're gonna help Laredo guide it on the the vox ultra-frequency carrier and use Roman candles for visual confirmation. Brandon's Mom: Uh, all right, dinner's at seven. (Brandon exits. Mom turns to a Dad) Brandon's Mom: Well, he's outside. Alexander Dane: Could they be the miners? Fred: Sure, they're like three years old. Alexander: MINERS, not MINORS. Fred: You lost me. Jason: Never give up. Never surrender. Alexander and Gwen: Oh, shut up. Every one of these exchanges makes me laugh...EVERY time.

[@KahRoor]

Galaxy Quest is awesome. Like I know where the hold button is.

[@xnetpc]

I read or heard in an interview with Sigourney Weaver that she kept the wig after they finished filming. I bet she wears it all the time while walking around the house. I love the scene where the Thermians show up to Nesmith's apartment and proceed to tell him what an honor it is to be in his presence while he is looking for his shoe. If you've seen the movie, you know what I'm talking about, and if you haven't, I won't spoil it for you.

[@littlerougue]

I love this movie is was cast perfectly and I can't believe they actually pulled it off

[@michaeldudley6801]

“Never Give Up!!! Never Surrender!!!” -Galaxy Quest. I was still using that line for manybyears and had forgotten the reference until someone reminded me of the movie while on my third deployment to the Middle East.

[@STho205]

There are really only two types of Science Fiction movies and series. 2001 and Galaxy Quest Your favorite fits in there somewhere.

[@sshortstop55]

Tony Shaloub's character, Tech Sergeant Fred Kwan, "It's the simple things in life you treasure. "

[@jatkinson85]

"even those who like Enterprises' theme song" World class shade there :)

[@Fcutdlady]

Galaxy Quest is excellent. Well said about toxic fandom too. I like what I like. You want to dis me for it go ahead. Says more about you then me.

[@zencreature]

"And it exploded.." With a slice of baloney falling off his face. HAAAAAAAAA

[@bunnygrill]

My absolute favorite line: "Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!"

[@markalan2829]

An absolute must see for any Star Trek fan! Also a thoroughly enjoyable movie by itself as my 11 year old grandson can attest. We watched this movie together and he liked it so much that now he wants to start watching Star Trek. I'm so proud!

[@faithcastillo9597]

What a fantastic presentation! Thank-you. This is one of my favorite spoof movies - (Young Frankenstein being another) - and for all of the reasons you delineate. I couldn't agree more with your analysis. Being a child of the '60's I watched the original airing of Star Trek, loving every minute of it. Many thanks.

[@AustinJFerret]

It's a ROCK, it doesn't have any vulnerable spots!

[@susie9893]

That's what I always despised about you Jason, you were never serious about your art

[@trulymeparker]

"Hey Alex, where are you going?" "To see if there's a pub!" Vale Alan Rickman

[@StarShine-Ranch]

Reference to Ten Forward in STTNG.

[@darksidemachining]

Thanks for this... now I need to dust off my DVD of it from the shelf and rewatch it.

[@tomschmidt381]

As a baby boomer that grew up on Star Trek I absolutely agree with your analysis. It is a great movie in its own right but really shines as an homage to Star Trek. I'm in a scifi book group and we all love the movie.

[@MaskHysteria]

Thank God I'm not alone anymore! I've always loved Galaxy Quest as a secret guilty pleasure for many of these same reasons. Most of my friends and family are not Star Trek fans so they don't "get it" - the references, the lampooning, none of it - they just think it's a stupid movie so can't appreciate its brilliance.

[@marchawkins6904]

I couldn’t agree more with everything you said! Favorite line: “Hold, please.”

[@DavidBrooke99]

Shaloub is awesome!

[@susie9893]

Absolutely. You know he's playing the dad now in the Marvelous Mrs Maisel yeah?

[@kpax2066]

Look around, can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?

[@shadowdancer5x5]

The bit that always makes me laugh - when Loredo has to drive the ship out of the stardock and scrapes the ship down the side. XD

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Though the fact I did it to my dad's car in a really narrow drive-way still makes me wince whenever I see it.

[@nancyomalley6441]

I actually did that to my car pulling out of my garage once

[@pxn748]

That's my favorite part of the whole movie!

[@SuperVstech]

shadowdancer5x5 but... how did the ships wings survive the FUSELAGE contacting the dock?

[@abbaszaidi8371]

SuperVstech thank you!!!! As a big time Trekkie geek this virtually ruined the film for me!!!!!! (Nah kidding, Galaxy Quest is glorious)

[@mydogdeli]

54 "Ol' Lobster Head" Sarris fans watched this clip.

[@personaslates]

The Enterprise theme song is beautiful and always makes me cry. I regret nothing!

[@batfrog1]

Your review was as beautiful as the movie itself, and without the intentionally cringy parts. Bravo! ~Best part: "Don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there air?! You don't know!"................ "Seems okay."

[@ajb695]

This movie has SO MANY genuinely hilarious quotable quotes, that TO THIS DAY it is still the media property that my wife and I quote the most. So many life situations can be pinged off of a Galaxy Quest line....

[@TheBigLemons]

Absolutely one of the best movies of all time, have watched it literally thousands of times. Great video! "Had a late night with a Cremorian Fangor beast" is the best line ever... EVER!!!

[@Cleopatra7Philopator]

03:34 I like Gwen with the Victoria's Secret product placement. Look! I have one job on this lousy ship, it's stupid, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?

[@joetowers4804]

So many people can relate to that.

[@vileniaone8425]

Gwen: They're not all historical documents. Surely, you don't think Gilligan's Island is a... Mathesar: Those poor people. ================================ Jason Nesmith: You guys came. Who wants the grand tour? [Guy screams] Jason Nesmith: Anybody else? ================================= Jason Nesmith: Remember yesterday at the convention, those people dressed like aliens? They were aliens! They were termites or... or dalmations. I can't really remember cause I was kinda hungover. haha Those are only a few of my favorites moments. Love Love Love this movie... Did a mention that i love Galaxy Quest? ok then.

[@murraystewartj]

I'm an old guy who remembers watching TOS in the original black and white (we didn't have a colour TV back then, there were no snow days from school, we had a party line, and kids, get off my lawn!). Galaxy Quest is the perfect melding of homage, not so gentle satire mixed with affection, great actors who throw themselves into their roles, and a tight well written script. I think that this film should be regarded as much as "canon" as JJ Binks' Kelvin stuff or that CBS series who's name we can't say.

[@BadWebDiver]

I personally think the Filmation animated series could be considered canon. I like the idea that it completes the original five year mission if you combine it with the original series.

[@RobertAWolf]

I don't know why I laugh so hard at the part where Nesmith ask "have you seen my other shoe?" and they all look in different directions one even looks up at the ceiling! lol

Sam Rockwell always does a good job. His characters in other movies are always great.

[@TheSchaef47]

5:37 fun fact: Mathesar is also Carl Elias, a great foil from Person of Interest

[@momster195]

And also Veronica Mars’ dad!

[@toddwalker2161]

Love it when Taggert ripped his shirt. Nice omage to the Shat!

[@brentwilliams7369]

I would have given a million dollars for Leanard Nimoy to just to do a quick spoof joke cameo appearance. Lol. It would have put the cherry on top.

[@edgesdragon888]

Was the rock monster meant to be a reference to William Shatner's wish for rock monsters in Star Trek V, as if to say, "A spoof of Star Trek was able to do something a real Star Trek movie wasn't able to do?"

[@esecallum]

very probably...

[@StarShine-Ranch]

Wadda ya mean? There WERE rock monsters (Gog and Magog) in ST5! Did a later cut eliminate them?

[@edgesdragon888]

@@StarShine-Ranch The rock monster was cut from the film before it reached theaters.

[@andyzehner3347]

"I have one job on this lousy ship, it's *stupid*, but I'm gonna do it!" I have been saying that about three times a week for the past 20 years.