Galaxy Quest (1999)
A Grefe family favorite for years, Galaxy Quest is quirky comedy based on a ludicrous pretense. The film opens with the cast of a sci-fi TV show from the 80’s, “Galaxy Quest,” appearing at yet another geek-fest convention. The movie takes a turn for the bizarre when "the crew" is recruited by real-life aliens who need help battling their nemesis. These aliens have based their culture and technology off of broadcasts of Galaxy Quest that were interpreted by the aliens at “historical documents.” The pre-existing tensions between the crew are strained as the actors attempt to be real-life heroes and survive without a teleprompter and their safe cardboard sets. The cast for this movie is superb, with Tim Allen as the captain and a crew that includes the ever-sour Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver (Ripley in Alien, irony?), Sam Rockwell, and Tony Shaloub. While everyone is good, it’s Rockwell who cracks me up the most throughout the movie. This is one of his first roles (same year as Green Mile) and it immediately made me a huge fan. The script of Galaxy Quest cleverly explores and mocks sci-fi stereotypes and their accompanying illogicalities, and the cast interacts smoothly. This is one of those movies that I wish I had been on set for, because you just know it was a funny environment. This was made for a PG-13 audience, but everyone, especially sci-fi fans, should check it out.
p.s. also, this is Justin Long and Rainn Wilson’s first appearance on the big screen.
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