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GALAXY QUEST (PG)

Reviewed December 29, 1999 - Check out the Galaxy Quest Website.

Studio Synopsis: For four years, the crew of the NSEA Protector donned their uniforms and set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space--then their series was canceled. Twenty years later, the five stars of the classic '70s TV series Galaxy Quest are still in costume, making appearances at science fiction conventions for their legions of die-hard fans. But some of those fans are a little more far out than the actors could ever have imagined.

A group of aliens who have mistaken intercepted television transmissions for "historical documents" arrive at a convention and whisk "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen) and his crew into space to help them in their all-too-real war against a deadly adversary. With no script, no director, and no clue about real interstellar travel, the make-believe crew of the Protector has to turn in the performances of their lives to become the heroes the aliens believe them to be.

Fuzzydog Review: Galaxy Quest is a spoof of the space adventure genre that reminds one of Mel Brooks' Spaceballs.  All at once ridiculing and paying full respects to the Star Trek legacy, this film is over-the-top and out of this world, and often very, very funny.  The cast, led by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub, does a brilliant job in sharing the audience's wonderment and disbelief at what's going happening on-screen.  It's a good-natured poke at those who "want to believe," and combined with some interesting special effects and a flurry of silly but amusing visual and plot gags, it makes for a surprisingly entertaining, laugh-out-loud moviegoing experience.  Whether you're a Trekkie or a non-Trekkie, if you enjoy science fiction (and large doses of wacky comedy), Galaxy Quest may just be the holiday adventure for you!

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David Rogers gives this movie  stars: "Very good. Tim Allen needs to make more films like this." (5/3/00)