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''Galaxy Quest'' achieved [[Cult following|cult status]], especially from ''Star Trek'' fans for its affectionate parody.<ref name="7th">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/diehard-star-trek-fans-rank-the-best-and-worst-movies|title=Diehard Star Trek Fans Rank the Best and Worst Movies|work=IGN|date=August 12, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507075910/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/diehard-star-trek-fans-rank-the-best-and-worst-movies|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Geek.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/we-almost-got-galaxy-quest-2-with-the-original-cast-returning-but-1651671/|title=We almost got Galaxy Quest{{nbsp}}2 with the original cast returning, but{{nbsp}}...|work=[[Geek.com]]|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401083331/https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/we-almost-got-galaxy-quest-2-with-the-original-cast-returning-but-1651671/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="io9">{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/33-secrets-you-probably-never-knew-about-the-making-of-1759220814|title=33 Secrets You Probably Never Knew About the Making of Galaxy Quest|date=March 8, 2016|publisher=io9|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723234808/http://io9.gizmodo.com/33-secrets-you-probably-never-knew-about-the-making-of-1759220814|url-status=live}}</ref> Several ''Star Trek'' cast and crew members praised the film. It was included in ''[[Reader's Digest]]''{{'}}s list of the Top 100+ Funniest Movies of All Time in 2012, and [[Trekkie|''Star Trek'' fans]] voted it the seventh-best ''Star Trek'' film in 2013.<ref name="7th" /><ref name="Geek.com" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rd.com/family/the-top-100-funniest-movies-of-all-time/2/ |title=The Top 100+ Funniest Movies of All Time &#124; Reader's Digest |publisher=Rd.com |access-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329044721/http://www.rd.com/family/the-top-100-funniest-movies-of-all-time/2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Takei">{{cite web |url=http://www.scifi.com/startrek/takei/takei2.html |title=George Takei Is Ready To Beam Up |work=Syfy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325230032/http://www.scifi.com/startrek/takei/takei2.html |archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MentalFloss">{{cite magazine|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/60540/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-galaxy-quest|title=20 Things You Might Not Know About Galaxy Quest|magazine=[[Mental Floss]]|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816020022/http://mentalfloss.com/article/60540/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-galaxy-quest|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Sometime later, ''Galaxy Quest'' is revived as a sequel series, ''Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues'', with the cast reprising their roles alongside Guy and Laliari as new cast members.

* [[Tim Allen]] as Jason Nesmith, who played Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, the commander of the NSEA ''Protector'' and main character of the series. He is initially a smug ham actor who thrives on his attention within the fandom but is more interested in partying than keeping his schedules.

* [[Sigourney Weaver]] as Gwen DeMarco, who played Lieutenant Tawny Madison, the ship's communications officer and the only officer aboard who can give orders to the ship's computer. She resents how she was more of a sex-object than a character on the show.

* [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]] as Tommy Webber, who played Lieutenant Laredo, a precocious child pilot.

** [[Corbin Bleu]] as a younger Laredo during the original TV series.

* [[Sam Lloyd|Samuel Lloyd]] as Neru, a Thermian

* [[Rainn Wilson]] as Lahnk, a Thermian<ref>{{cite web | url = https://screencrush.com/see-the-cast-of-galaxy-quest-then-and-now/ | title = See the Cast of 'Galaxy Quest' Then and Now | first = Britt | last = Hayes | date = September 9, 2013 | access-date = October 16, 2019 | work = [[ScreenCrush]] | archive-date = October 15, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191015163406/https://screencrush.com/see-the-cast-of-galaxy-quest-then-and-now/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

* [[Joe Frank]] as the voice of the ''Protector'' computer

Following Parisot's assignment as director, Allen was quickly cast as Nesmith,<ref name="thr dec2019"/> and had to choose between ''Galaxy Quest'' and ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]''. The ''Bicentennial Man'' role went to [[Robin Williams]].<ref name="MentalFloss"/><ref name="io9"/> Allen said he was a big sci-fi fan and had hoped the role would launch a second part of his career as a sci-fi actor.<ref name="io9"/><ref name="thr dec2019"/> Some of Allen's sci-fi knowledge was put to use during production: for example, when the crew is about to land on an alien planet, Allen brought up the issue of a breathable atmosphere with Johnson and Parisot; this became dialogue for Fleegman and Kwan in the movie.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> About his role, Allen said he based his performance more on [[Yul Brynner]]'s [[Ramesses II]] from the 1956 ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'', and less on [[William Shatner]] as [[James T. Kirk|Captain James Kirk]] from ''Star Trek''.<ref name="io9"/>

[[Tony Shalhoub]] originally auditioned for Guy Fleegman until [[Sam Rockwell]] was cast. Shalhoub was cast as Fred Kwan<ref name="io9"/> and worked with Parisot to develop the character. Kwan was loosely based on [[David Carradine]], who was a non-Asian in an Asian role in the television series ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]''. Additionally, it was rumored that Carradine frequently acted while [[Substance intoxication|under the influence of drugs]]. Although Shalhoub could not overtly portray a "stoner" in a PG-13 film, he insisted that Kwan should always be shown eating to subtly reference the stoner stereotype.<ref name=MTV />

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Actors cast as Thermians went to "alien school" to learn how to move and talk, since they were "basically giant calamari hiding in human shape", according to Parisot.<ref name="ign thermian"/> The walk was inspired by how the [[marionette]]s were articulated in the series ''[[Fireball XL5]]''.<ref name="cnet documentary">{{cite web | url = https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-quest-cast-warmly-recalls-1999-sci-fi-classic-in-new-documentary-never-surrender/ | title = Galaxy Quest cast warmly recalls the sci-fi classic in new documentary | first = Bonnie | last = Burton | date = November 26, 2019 | access-date = December 30, 2019 | work = [[CNet]] | archive-date = December 31, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191231005402/https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-quest-cast-warmly-recalls-1999-sci-fi-classic-in-new-documentary-never-surrender/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Other idiosyncrasies were developed by the actors during this training,<ref name="ign thermian"/> and several of their lines came out of improvisations.<ref name="cnet documentary"/> Wilson's role as Lahnk was to have been larger in the film, but the actor was double-booked for an NBC pilot in New York City. He received a crash course on how to act like a Thermian from Colantoni, Rees, and Pyle, but still was nervous around the A-list actors leading the cast. Wilson said that a deleted scene involving Lahnk, released with the film's home media, was wisely cut given how nervous he was, flubbing his lines several times.<ref name="ign thermian"/>

=== Post-production ===

=== Promotion ===

==Reception==

===Critical response===

Critics praised it both as a parody of ''Star Trek'', and as a [[comedy film]] of its own. ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s [[Lawrence Van Gelder]] called it "an amiable comedy that simultaneously manages to spoof these popular futuristic space adventures and replicate the very elements that have made them so durable".<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Gelder |first=Lawrence |author-link=Lawrence Van Gelder |title=Yet One More Final Frontier: Fighting Bad Aliens, for Real |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 24, 1999 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9C02EFD91539F937A15751C1A96F958260 |access-date=July 3, 2008 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126030427/https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9C02EFD91539F937A15751C1A96F958260 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]], writing for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', praised the ability of the film to spoof the "illogic of the TV show".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Galaxy Quest |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=December 24, 1999 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19991224%2FREVIEWS%2F912240303%2F1023 |access-date=July 3, 2008 |archive-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101326/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19991224%2FREVIEWS%2F912240303%2F1023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Amy Taubin]] of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' offered a lukewarm review, noting that "the many eight- to 11-year-olds in the audience seemed completely enthralled".<ref>{{cite news |last=Taubin |first=Amy |author-link=Amy Taubin |title=Pulling Punches; 'Star Trek' Trickery |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=December 28, 1999 |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/9952,taubin,11362,20.html |access-date=July 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209142758/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/9952%2Ctaubin%2C11362%2C20.html |archive-date=December 9, 2007}}</ref> [[Joe Leydon]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that ''Galaxy Quest'' "remains light and bright as it races along, and never turns nasty or mean-spirited as it satirizes the cliches and cults of ''Star Trek''".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Galaxy Quest |first=Joe |last=Leydon |author-link=Joe Leydon |date=December 19, 1999 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/galaxy-quest-1200460021/ |access-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102161933/https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/galaxy-quest-1200460021/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Box office ===

=== Accolades ===

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! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of awards and nominations

! Award

! Date of ceremony

==== Reaction from ''Star Trek'' actors ====

Several actors who have had roles on various ''Star Trek'' television series and films have commented on ''Galaxy Quest'' in light of their own experiences with the franchise and its fandom.

{{blockquote|I've had flashbacks of ''Galaxy Quest'' at the many conventions I've gone to since the movie came out. I thought it was an absolute laugh-a-minute.|[[Tim Russ]] ([[Tuvok]] on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startrek.com/community/transcripts/russ_041802.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216213443/http://www.startrek.com/community/transcripts/russ_041802.asp |archive-date=February 16, 2003 |title=StarTrek.com: Transcripts (Tim Russ Chat on 04/18/2002) |access-date=7 January 2016}}</ref>}}

{{blockquote|Yes, I have seen ''Galaxy Quest'' and no, it's not really like that.|[[Casey Biggs]] ([[Damar (Star Trek)|Damar]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startrek.com/community/transcripts/biggs_032802.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606152819/http://www.startrek.com/community/transcripts/biggs_032802.asp |archive-date=June 6, 2002 |title=StarTrek.com: Transcripts (Casey Biggs Chat on 3/28/2002) on |access-date=7 January 2016}}</ref>}}

==Related media==

===Home video===

=== Tie-in media ===

Speaking to the [[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]] podcast in April 2016, Sam Rockwell revealed that the cast had been about ready to sign on for a follow-up with [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]], but Rickman's death, together with Allen's television schedule, had proved to be obstacles. He also said he believed Rickman's death meant the project would never happen.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eddy|first1=Cheryl|title=The Death of Alan Rickman May Have Halted the Galaxy Quest TV Show|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-death-of-alan-rickman-may-have-halted-the-galaxy-qu-1769444976|website=io9|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409041601/http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-death-of-alan-rickman-may-have-halted-the-galaxy-qu-1769444976|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the dismissal of Amy Powell as president of Paramount Television in July 2018, Scheer said the ''Galaxy Quest'' series had been put on hold while Paramount's management was being re-established, but anticipated the show would continue forward after that. He also said they were making the series to allow the introduction of new characters while extending the setting, similar to what ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' did for ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thewrap.com/paul-scheer-galaxy-quest-hold-delay-star-wars-force-awakens/ | title = Paul Scheer's 'Galaxy Quest' Show Is in a 'Hold Pattern' – But Will Be What 'Force Awakens' Is to 'Star Wars' | first = Tim | last = Molloy | date = August 21, 2018 | access-date = August 21, 2018 | work = [[The Wrap]] | archive-date = August 21, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180821004851/https://www.thewrap.com/paul-scheer-galaxy-quest-hold-delay-star-wars-force-awakens/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Documentary ===

== See also ==

* ''[[Fanboys (film)|Fanboys]]'' – a comedy about ''Star Wars'' fans

* ''[[Free Enterprise (film)|Free Enterprise]]'' – a comedy about ''Star Trek'' fans

* ''[[Trekkies (film)|Trekkies]]'' – a documentary film about ''Star Trek'' fans

* ''[[The Orville]]'' – a comedy-drama series that parodies ''Star Trek'' in a similar manner

* ''[[Spaceballs]]'' – a sci-fi comedy film that parodies Star Wars and other sci-fi franchises

* ''[[Redshirts (novel)|Redshirts]]'' – a novel by [[John Scalzi]] that satirizes Star Trek tropes, particularly the fate of low-ranking crew members

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