18
years after their cult science fiction show is cancelled, the actors
of GALAXY QUEST are still together, appearing at GQ conventions and
ribbon-cutting ceremonies, living off their association with the TV
show. Some real-life aliens come to Earth to recruit the actors,
seeing the show as "historical documents" of real life events, and
send them up into space to help them battle a race of warlike aliens
out to destroy them.
A real breath of fresh air, and one wonders why someone hadn't thought if it previously. Basically GALAXY QUEST is a spoof on STAR TREK, poking fun at the show and it's actors while at the same time making it endearing, because everyone who loves STAR TREK knows watching the flaws of the show are just as entertaining as the good qualites. Dean Parisot, the director responsible for the awful HOME FRIES a year before, redeems himself with a well-directed and energetic film that is truly funny. The enemble of actors is perfectly cast, with both aliens and earthlings extremely likeable, and I must say that Sigourney Weaver may be 50 years old, but she has never looked better.
GALAXY
QUEST is an absolute must for hardcore fans of STAR TREK, but the
film is constructed in such a fashion that even those unfamiliar with
it can still find it an enjoyable action-comedy. It would be the
irony of ironies if we see GALAXY QUEST garner series of sequels and
have a following all it's own.
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