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Galaxy Quest [Widescreen] - DVD

SKU: 3885488 | Release Date: 5/2/2000

Rating: PG for Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sci-Fi Violence

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Rating: PG for Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sci-Fi Violence
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1999
Length: 102 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Sci-Fi
Studio: Dreamworks
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Other Formats: DVD (Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3) - $9.99
Blu-ray Disc (Widescreen Dubbed Subtitle AC3) - $24.99

Synopsis

A team of intrepid adventurers travels through the outer reaches of the galaxy, each week finding excitement and adventure on Galaxy Quest! Or at least that's the way it was in the mid-1970s, when brave if reckless Captain Peter Quincy Taggart, lovely Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and inscrutable alien Dr. Lazarus were the leaders of an interstellar law enforcement team on the TV series of that name. Twenty years later, the show is still in reruns, and Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), and Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) prop up their sagging careers by making appearances at sci-fi conventions, where they grudgingly shake hands and give autographs for the show's socially inept following. However, it turns out that nerdy sci-fi fans aren't the only ones watching: somewhere in another solar system, a group of alien rebels living under a regime of violence and repression have picked up broadcasts of Galaxy Quest, and they aren't aware that it's fiction. They travel to Earth and encounter the Galaxy Quest cast, who figure that they're just another bunch of guys who like to dress funny. However, they soon realize that they're being hired not for another autograph-signing session but for a real-life outer space rescue mission. Galaxy Quest was directed by Dean Parisot, who had a background in TV directing before his theatrical debut with the dark comedy Home Fries. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Additional Features

"On Location in Space" featurette Deleted scenes Thermian-language audio track Theatrical trailer Cast & filmakers' bios Production notes

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. The Show Must Go On (Main Titles) [6:13]
2. Laughing Stock [4:55]
3. Our Last Hope [4:09]
4. A New Commander [4:46]
5. Commander No Show [5:20]
6. Want to See the Ship? [7:39]
7. The Omega 13 Device [5:18]
8. Sarris Attacks [3:47]
9. You Broke the Ship [4:24]
10. Beryllium Spheres [3:46]
11. Did Any of You Ever Watch the Snow? [4:56]
12. Rock Monster [6:40]
13. We Are Not What We Seem [5:21]
14. Where's the Happy Ending [3:10]
15. It's All Real [5:31]
16. Choppy, Crushy Things [7:18]
17. A Clever Deception Indeed [4:59]
18. Correct a Single Mistake [4:13]
19. The Big Enterance [4:50]
20. End Credits [4:36]

Cast

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

Crew

Second Unit Director: Andy Armstrong
Producer: Mark Johnson
Special Effects: Industrial Light & Magic
Director: Dean Parisot
Producer: Charles James Newirth
Composer (Music Score): David Newman
Second Unit Camera: Robert La Bonge ,David Drzewiecki
Associate Producer: Allegra Clegg
Cinematographer: Jerzy Zielinski
Editor: Don Zimmerman
Costume Designer: Albert Wolsky
Special Effects: Stan Winston
Makeup Special Effects: Stan Winston
Casting: Debra Zane
Sound/Sound Designer: Lee Orloff
Screenwriter: Robert Gordon
Second Unit Director: Stefen Fangmeier
First Assistant Director: Vincent Lascoumes
Set Designer: Ric Mcelvin
Co-producer: Suzann Ellis ,Sona Gourgouris
Screenwriter: David Howard
Visual Effects Supervisor: Bill George
Second Unit Camera: David Boyd
Executive Producer: Elizabeth Cantillon
Production Designer: Linda de Scenna
Art Director: Jim Nedza
Storyboard Artist: David Lowery
Screen Story: David Howard
Storyboard Artist: Dave Lowery
Second Unit Director: Andrew Armstrong

Galaxy Quest: AMG Review
Adam Goldberg , AMG

Galaxy Quest is a surprisingly amusing send-up of cult sci-fi television shows and infamous "Trekkie" fanaticism. Setting a perfect comedic tone, the movie quickly establishes itself as a charming parody of Star Trek, opening in a science fiction convention with obsessed fans clad in Klingon garb. Director Dean Parisot (Home Fries) simultaneously embraces and lampoons the science fiction TV shows of yore. His purposely campy film never veers into slapstick, as the talented ensemble cast plays every scene with complete seriousness. Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver give solid performances, but Enrico Colantoni of Just Shoot Me shines as the nasal-voiced and lovable Mathesar. With his stilted walk and uber-cheery demeanor, he seems more like Jim Varney on Prozac than an extraterrestrial life form. The movie's humor works best when the illogic of old-time science fiction is satirized and the genre is turned on its ear. For example, Tim Allen's character is forced to navigate a potentially fatal passageway blocked by hyper-futuristic pistons. He soon discovers that they actually serve no purpose and are only there for visual effect. The movie also gains sudden life when a pimple-faced geek must use his vast knowledge of science fiction to help save the heroes. These clever moments, coupled with the enticing action segments (including a battle with a pig lizard and a titanic rock monster), make this an entertaining watch. Mistakenly marketed as a kid flick, Galaxy Quest is suitable for moviegoers of all ages, but fans of the sci-fi genre will certainly appreciate it the most. ~ Adam Goldberg, All Movie Guide

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