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{{Infobox film
| name           = Galaxy Quest
| image          = Galaxy Quest poster.jpg
| alt            = The theatrical release poster shows Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane, Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco, and Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith, while a starship swerves through space with the caption, "Are we there yet?".
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Dean Parisot]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]]
* [[Charles Newirth]]}}
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* David Howard
* [[Robert Gordon (screenwriter)|Robert Gordon]]}}
| story          = David Howard
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster billing-->
* [[Tim Allen]]
* [[Sigourney Weaver]]
* [[Alan Rickman]]
* [[Tony Shalhoub]]
* [[Sam Rockwell]]
* [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]]}}
| music          = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
| cinematography = [[Jerzy Zieliński (cinematographer)|Jerzy Zieliński]]
| editing        = [[Don Zimmerman (film editor)|Don Zimmerman]]
| studio         = [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Gran Via Productions]]
| distributor    = [[DreamWorks Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1999|12|25}}
| runtime        = 102 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 102:20--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/galaxy-quest-3 | title=''GALAXY QUEST'' (PG) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=February 7, 2000 | access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $45 million
| gross          = $90.7 million
}}

'''''Galaxy Quest''''' is a 1999 American [[Science fiction comedy|science fiction comedy film]] directed by [[Dean Parisot]] and written by David Howard and [[Robert Gordon (screenwriter)|Robert Gordon]]. It stars [[Tim Allen]], [[Sigourney Weaver]], [[Alan Rickman]], [[Tony Shalhoub]], [[Sam Rockwell]], and [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]].  A parody of and homage to [[science fiction film|science-fiction film]]s and [[Science fiction on television|series]], especially ''[[Star Trek]]'' and [[Trekkie|its fandom]], the film depicts the cast of a fictional cult television series, ''Galaxy Quest'', who are drawn into a real interstellar conflict by aliens who think the series is a documentary.

''Galaxy Quest'' was a modest box office success and received positive reviews. It won the [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]] and the [[Nebula Award for Best Script]], and was nominated for 10 [[Saturn Award]]s, including [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Weaver, and [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Rickman; Allen won [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]].<ref name="Hugo">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2000-hugo-awards/ |title=2000 Hugo Awards |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=April 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164748/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2000-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=May 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Nebula">{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2001.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2001 Nebula Awards |work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |access-date=December 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605231030/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2001.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>

== Plot ==

The cast of the 1980s space-adventure series ''Galaxy Quest'' attend [[fan convention]]s and make trivial promotional appearances. Though the series' former star, Jason Nesmith, thrives on the attention, his co-stars—Gwen, Alexander, Fred, and Tommy—resent him and the states of their careers. At a convention, a group calling themselves Thermians approaches Jason for help. Thinking they want him for a promotional appearance, he agrees. The next morning, when they pick him up, Jason is hung over and does not grasp that the Thermians are aliens who have transported him to a working re-creation of the ''Galaxy Quest'' starship, the NSEA ''Protector''. Jason believes he is on a set, and performs in character as he confronts the Thermians' enemy, Sarris, who demands the "Omega 13", a secret super weapon with unknown capabilities mentioned in the show's finale. Giving perfunctory orders, Jason manages to temporarily defeat Sarris.

After the grateful Thermians transport him back to Earth, Jason realizes the experience was real and attempts to convince the other cast members. When the Thermian Laliari seeks Jason's help again, the cast joins him, along with the convention [[Master of ceremonies|emcee]], Guy, who had played an [[redshirt (stock character)|ill-fated extra]] in one episode. Aboard the ''Protector'', the cast learn that the Thermians, who possess no concept of fiction, believe the episodes of ''Galaxy Quest'' are true "historical documents". Inspired by the crew's adventures, they have based their society on the virtues espoused by the show.

Sarris returns and demands the "Omega 13" device. He attacks the ''Protector'' again, and the ship barely escapes through a magnetic minefield. However, the ship's power source, a [[beryllium]] sphere, is severely damaged. The humans travel to a nearby planet and take a replacement sphere from ferocious, childlike alien miners. On their return to the ''Protector'', they discover that Sarris has seized the ship. After Jason confesses they are just actors, Sarris forces him to explain the truth to the disillusioned Thermian leader, Mathesar. Sarris activates the ''Protector'''s [[self-destruct]] mechanism and returns to his ship.

Jason and Gwen manage to abort the self-destruct sequence by following instructions from Brandon, the leader of a group of ''Galaxy Quest'' superfans back on Earth. Meanwhile, Alexander leads a Thermian revolt against Sarris' forces and takes back control of the ''Protector''. With renewed confidence, the crew challenges Sarris and draws his ship into the magnetic minefield, destroying it. As they return to Earth, Sarris, who escaped his ship's destruction, ambushes them on the bridge and fatally wounds several crew members. Jason activates the "Omega 13", which sends everyone 13 seconds back in time and gives Jason and Mathesar a chance to stun and disarm Sarris before the attack.

The ''Protector'''s bridge separates from the main vessel to return the humans to Earth, while the main vessel carries the Thermians into interstellar space. The ''Protector'' bridge crashes into a ''Galaxy Quest'' convention, and the dazed cast emerges to the applause of their fans. Sarris awakens and levels his gun at the cast, but Jason shoots and destroys him. The crowd assumes it was all a display of special effects and cheers wildly, while the crew basks in their newfound glory.

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.

== Cast ==
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<!--Cast per closing credits order and roles, stop just before "Fan #1"-->
* [[Tim Allen]] as Jason Nesmith, who played Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, the commander of the NSEA ''Protector'' and main character of the series. Initially, a rather smug ham actor, thriving on his attention within the fandom, but 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.
* [[Alan Rickman]] as Alexander Dane, who played Dr. Lazarus, the ship's science officer and a member of the Mak'tar, an alien species known for their super intelligence and psionic powers. As a Shakespearean actor, he's the most resentful of his character and his catchphrase: "By Grabthar's Hammer, by the Suns Of Warvan , you shall be avenged!"
* [[Tony Shalhoub]] as Fred Kwan, who played Tech Sergeant Chen, the ship's chief engineer. He ends up in a relationship with Laliari at the end.
* [[Sam Rockwell]] as Guy Fleegman, the cast's handler at conventions, who also played "Crewman #6" (a short-lived minor character) in a single episode. In the revival at the end of the film, he gains a part as Security Chief "Roc" Ingersol.
* [[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
* [[Enrico Colantoni]] as Mathesar, the leader of the Thermians
* [[Robin Sachs]] as Roth'h'ar Sarris, the general leading the reptilian humanoids who seek to destroy the Thermians
* [[Patrick Breen]] as Quellek, a Thermian who forms a bond with Alexander Dane
* [[Missi Pyle]] as Laliari, a Thermian and love interest for Fred. In the revival at the end of the film, she goes under the name of Jane Doe, playing a character called "Laliari".
* [[Jed Rees]] as Teb, a Thermian and Mathesar's second-in-command
* [[Justin Long]] as Brandon, a dedicated fan of ''Galaxy Quest'' (Long's film debut)
* [[Jeremy Howard (actor)|Jeremy Howard]] as Kyle, Brandon's friend
* Kaitlin Cullum as Katelyn, Brandon's friend
* Jonathan Feyer as Hollister, Brandon's friend
* [[Heidi Swedberg]] as Brandon's mom
* [[Wayne Péré]] as Lathe, Sarris's second-in-command
* [[Sam Lloyd|Samuel Lloyd]] as Neru, a Thermian
* [[Rainn Wilson]] as Lahnk, a Thermian (Wilson's film debut)<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]] }}</ref>
* [[Joe Frank]] as the voice of the ''Protector'' computer

== Production ==
=== Development ===
The original [[spec script]] by David Howard was titled ''Captain Starshine''.<ref name=MTV/> Howard stated he got the idea while at an [[IMAX]] presentation, where one of the trailers for an upcoming "Americans in Space" film was narrated by [[Leonard Nimoy]], a leading actor from ''Star Trek''. The trailer got Howard thinking about how the other ''Star Trek'' actors had become pigeonholed in these roles since the cancellation of ''Star Trek'', and he then came up with the idea of "What if there were real aliens involved?" From there, he considered that the rest of his script, "in a lot of ways, just wrote itself, because it just seemed so self-evident once the idea was there".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/10/interview-with-galaxy-quest-screenwriter-david-howard-part-2-of-3 | title = Interview with GALAXY QUEST screenwriter David Howard (part 2 of 3) | first = Kenneth | last=  Plume | date = February 10, 2000 | access-date = January 2, 2020 | work = [[IGN]] }}</ref>

Producer [[Mark Johnson (producer)|Mark Johnson]], who had a first-look deal with [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]], did not like Howard's script but was fascinated with its concept of space aliens who misconstrue old episodes of a television series as reality. Johnson purchased the script and had Bob Gordon use the concept to create ''Galaxy Quest''.<ref name=MTV>{{cite news|first=Jordan|last=Hoffman|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1873653/galaxy-quest-oral-history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725190814/http://www.mtv.com/news/1873653/galaxy-quest-oral-history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2014|title='Galaxy Quest': The Oral History|work=MTV.com|publisher=[[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks|MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom International|Viacom International Inc.]])|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> A fan of ''Star Trek'', Gordon was hesitant, believing ''Galaxy Quest'' "could be a great idea or it could be a terrible idea" and initially turned it down. Gordon, who did not read ''Captain Starshine'' until after the film was completed, started from the premise of washed-up actors from a sci-fi series involved with real extraterrestrials.<ref name=MTV/> Gordon's initial drafts added elements of humor to Howard's script, such as the ''Protector'' scraping the walls of the space dock when Webber pilots the real ship for the first time. Gordon became more confident when he completed the scene where Nesmith confesses to the Thermians, which he felt he nailed.<ref name=MTV/> He submitted his first draft to DreamWorks in 1998, and it was immediately green-lit.<ref name=MTV/>

Johnson wanted [[Dean Parisot]] to direct. Parisot had directed another film Johnson produced, ''[[Home Fries (film)|Home Fries]]''. However, DreamWorks favored [[Harold Ramis]] because of his experience and hired him in November 1998.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Fleming |title=Ramis preps for blastoff on 'Galaxy Quest' |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/ramis-preps-for-blastoff-on-galaxy-quest-1117488013/ |work=Variety |date=November 1, 1998 |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> Ramis wanted [[Alec Baldwin]] for the lead role, but Baldwin turned it down. [[Steve Martin]] and [[Kevin Kline]] were also considered, but Kline turned it down for family reasons. Ramis did not agree with the casting of Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith and left the project in February 1999. Parisot took over as director within three weeks.<ref name=MTV /> Allen said that the version of the film pitched to him by Ramis and [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] felt more like ''[[Spaceballs]]'', and that they wanted an action star to do comedy rather than a comedian to do an action film.<ref name="thr dec2019">{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dreamworks-screwed-up-why-galaxy-quest-wasnt-a-bigger-hit-1264866| title = DreamWorks "Screwed Up": Why Cult Classic 'Galaxy Quest' Wasn't a Bigger Hit | first = Byron | last =Burton | date = December 24, 2019 | access-date = December 30, 2019 | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref> Sigourney Weaver, who had worked with Ramis on ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', said that he also wanted actors who had not appeared in science-fiction roles before, a choice she thought odd since veterans of the genre would know what was humorous.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> After seeing the film, Ramis said he was impressed with Allen's performance.<ref name=MTV /> Johnson named the main villain after film critic [[Andrew Sarris]], while admitting he also considered 'Haskell' after [[Molly Haskell]], who was married to Sarris. Once Sarris discovered this, he mocked "This guy wants to insult me? Oh, boohoo. As long as they spelled my name right, I'm okay."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/08/06/this-week-hollywood-78/|title=This week in Hollywood|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Shaw, Jessica|date=August 6, 1999 }}</ref>

=== Casting ===
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"/>

[[Alan Rickman]] was selected to be Alexander Dane, who played the alien Dr. Lazarus. Rickman had been interested in the part not so much for the sci-fi elements, but because of the humor. He said "I love comedy almost more than anything. This really is one of the funniest scripts I've read," and that "actors are probably the only professionals who send themselves up. We actually have a sense of humor about ourselves."<ref name="starlog 2000">{{cite magazine | title = Galaxy Quest | first = Bill |last = Warren | date = January 2000 | magazine = [[Starlog]] }}</ref> While the original script made Dane a [[Order of the British Empire|ceremonial knight]], Rickman suggested the title would be too much for the character, and this was dropped, though he remained listed as "Sir Alex Dane" in the credits.<ref name="io9"/><ref name="MentalFloss"/> Rickman also provided input into the [[prosthetic]] piece that Dane would use to play Lazarus, saying "it was important for it to be good enough to convince the aliens who believe we're the real thing, but also cheesy enough to imagine that it was something he applied himself".<ref name="io9"/> Rickman's sense of drama came into play during initial reads and script revisions. Rockwell said that Rickman "was very instrumental in making sure the script hit the dramatic notes, and everything had a strong logic and reason behind it".<ref name="thr dec2019"/> The scene where Dane, as Dr. Lazarus, gives a final, powerfully emotional speech to Quellek, played by [[Patrick Breen]], used Rickman's sense of drama, according to Rockwell.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Rickman was initially annoyed with Allen's excitement over his role,<ref name="io9"/> but eventually the whole cast bonded over the film.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Dr. Lazarus' catchphrase, "By Grabthar's Hammer", was written as a temp line in Gordon's script; Gordon planned to replace "Grabthar" with something less comical, but the line stuck as the production crew started using it around their offices and had it printed on t-shirts.<ref name="MTV"/>

Weaver had loved the script since her first read when Ramis was the director, stating "that great sort of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|Wizard of Oz]]'' story of these people feeling so incomplete in the beginning, and then during the course of this adventure, they come out almost like the heroes they pretended to be in the first place".<ref name="MentalFloss"/> She particularly loved the part of Madison: "to me she was what a lot of women feel like, including myself, in a Hollywood situation."<ref name="thr dec2019"/> In addition, she had long wanted to work with both Allen and Rickman.<ref name="io9"/> Once Parisot replaced Ramis, Weaver lobbied Parisot to cast her, insisting that Madison needed to be blonde and have large breasts to capture the humor of a sci-fi production.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> She was surprised when she got the role.<ref name="io9"/> Weaver said that this role, given some of her personal insecurities, was closer to "telling the truth about myself and science fiction" compared to her performance as Ripley in the ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' films.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> She wore a blonde wig (which she kept after production) and an enhanced bosom, which many of the crew said gave Weaver a new personality. Weaver often left the set in costume and returned to her hotel to admire herself,  saying that she "loved being a starlet".<ref name="MTV"/>

[[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 />

Rockwell, who wanted to develop a more serious dramatic acting career, initially considered declining the role after he was cast. He eventually recognized that several successful dramatic actors had done comedy roles early on, and his friend [[Kevin Spacey]] persuaded him to take the part.<ref name=MTV /><ref name="thr dec2019"/> He was the last of the main actors to be cast.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Rockwell fashioned Fleegman after cowardly characters from other films, such as [[John Turturro]]'s Bernie in ''[[Miller's Crossing]]'', [[Bill Paxton]]'s Private Hudson in ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', and [[Michael Keaton]]'s "Blaze" in ''[[Night Shift (1982 film)|Night Shift]]''. Rockwell drank a lot of coffee before certain scenes to help create the over-excitement and jitters associated with the character.<ref name=MTV /> Rockwell's character's name, Guy Fleegman, is a homage to Guy Vardaman, a little-known actor who worked extensively on ''Star Trek'' either as a [[stand-in]] or in bit roles.<ref name="io9"/> Rockwell and Shalhoub improvised some dialog to contrast Fleegman as an alarmist while Kwan was always nonchalant.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl Mitchell]] had worked with Parisot on ''Home Fries'', and Parisot felt he was the perfect choice to play Webber.<ref name="thr dec2019" /> [[David Alan Grier]] was the second choice.<ref name="MTV" />

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[[Justin Long]] was cast as Brandon, and it was Long's first feature-film role.<ref name="MentalFloss"/> Long had just completed a pilot for a television show under casting director Bonnie Zane, who suggested Long to her sister [[Debra Zane]], the casting director for ''Galaxy Quest''.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Long said he was nervous auditioning as an unknown actor at the time, competing against [[Kieran Culkin]], [[Eddie Kaye Thomas]], and [[Tom Everett Scott]].<ref name="MentalFloss"/> Parisot had given Long a copy of ''[[Trekkies (film)|Trekkies]]'', a film about the ''Star Trek'' fandom, to help prepare for the character.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Long based his character on a combination of [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]]'s Scotty J. from ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' and the [[Comic Book Guy]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name=MTV />    [[Paul Rudd]] auditioned for a role.<ref name=MTV />

One of the first "Thermians" to audition was [[Enrico Colantoni]]. Colantoni loved the script and spent time before his audition developing the behavior he thought the Thermians should have.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Parisot said that at the end of Colantoni's read, the actor offered a possible voice for the Thermians. Parisot immediately loved the voice and used it to establish the nature of the Thermians for the rest of the casting process.<ref name="ign thermian">{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/27/2276785 | title = Galaxy Quest: How the Thermians Were Born | first=  Tara | last = Bennett | date = December 27, 2019 | access-date = December 30, 2019 | work =[[IGN]] }}</ref> Colantoni led how the Thermians would act, which he called "happy Jehovah's Witnesses" taking everything in with "love and acceptance".<ref name="starlog 2000"/> Other actors cast as Thermians included [[Jed Rees]] and [[Rainn Wilson]] (his feature-film debut). According to Debra Zane, they had "a difficult time finding an actress to play a Thermian. Ultimately, Zane was so impressed with [[Missi Pyle]]'s audition that she sent the casting tape directly to Parisot, with a note stating "If this is not Laliari, I will resign from the [[Casting Society of America|CSA]]."<ref name="io9"/> [[Steven Spielberg]], also impressed by Pyle, asked for Laliari's role to be expanded, which developed into the romance with Kwan.<ref name="io9"/><ref name="MentalFloss"/> [[Jennifer Coolidge]] was the second choice for the role.<ref name=MTV />

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]] }}</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"/>

=== Filming ===
[[Linda DeScenna]], [[production designer]] of the film, was interested in the project because it would not have the same aesthetics as other 1990s science fiction films, and "it didn't have to be real, hi-tech and vacuformed".<ref name="io9"/> DeScenna drew inspiration for the sets not only from ''Star Trek'', but also from ''[[Buck Rogers]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', and ''[[Lost in Space]]''.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> DeScenna had hoped to incorporate more essence of the reuse of props and set elements from these shows within the film, but the film didn't provide enough space for this.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> She used color theming to help distinguish the key elements of the film, with steam blue for the Thermians and the ''Protector'', while Saris and his species were made to be a green tone that stood out against that.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> The design of the Thermian station was influenced by the works of artist [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]], especially his cover art for the [[Yes (band)|Yes]] live album ''[[Yessongs]]'' (1973).<ref name="io9"/>

[[File:Goblin_Valley_2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[Goblin Valley State Park]] was used for the scenes on the alien planet.]]
The bulk of the film was shot in studios in Los Angeles. Scenes of the alien planet were filmed at [[Goblin Valley State Park]] in [[Utah]].<ref name="io9"/> At the time, access to the park was partly by [[dirt road]]; fees paid by the production company were used to upgrade the entire access road to [[asphalt pavement]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feather |first=Lauren |date=2022-04-21 |title=9 Things You Didn't Know About Goblin Valley |url=https://www.thetravel.com/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-goblin-valley/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=TheTravel |language=en}}</ref> Other locations used in the film included the [[Stahl House]] as Nesmith's home and the [[Hollywood Palladium]] for the fan conventions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/g/Galaxy-Quest.php|title = Filming Locations for sci-fi spoof Galaxy Quest (2000), in Los Angeles and Utah}}</ref>

According to Weaver, Allen hectored her to sign a piece of the Nostromo, the spaceship from ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', in which she had starred; she ultimately did, writing "Stolen by Tim Allen; Love, Sigourney Weaver", which she claims upset him greatly.<ref name="io9"/> During the period of filming, the entire cast attended a 20th-anniversary screening of ''Alien''. After filming wrapped, Weaver kept the wig she wore for the role.<ref name="MentalFloss"/>

The film's visual effects were created by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] led by [[Bill George (visual effects supervisor)|Bill George]]. A challenge in the CGI was making distinctions between scenes that were to be from the 1980s ''Galaxy Quest'' show, which would have been done normally through practical effects, and the more realistic scenes for the contemporary actors.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> Various practical effects were also used, such as the "piglizard" creature that the crew transports onto the ''Protector''.<ref name="starlog 2000"/>

=== Post-production ===
After most production was done, Johnson said that DreamWorks was confused by the film, as it was not what they had expected from the script they greenlit, but pushed on post-production as they needed a film to complete with [[Columbia Pictures]]' ''[[Stuart Little (film)|Stuart Little]]''.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> The film originally received an [[R rating (Motion Picture Association of America)|"R" rating]], according to Collins and Weaver,<ref name="Weintraub">{{cite web | last=Weintraub | first=Steve "Frosty" | url=https://collider.com/lindsey-collins-john-carter-r-rated-galaxy-quest-interview/146719/ | title=Producer Lindsey Collins Talks ''John Carter'', Deleted Scenes, and an R-Rated ''Galaxy Quest''?! | publisher=Collider.com | access-date=July 29, 2013 | archive-date=May 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528133013/http://collider.com/lindsey-collins-john-carter-r-rated-galaxy-quest-interview/146719 | url-status=dead }}</ref> before being recut to achieve a family-friendly rating. Shalhoub did not remember any darker version of the film.<ref>{{cite web | last=Weintraub | first=Steve "Frosty" |url=https://collider.com/tony-shalhoub-pain-and-gain-galaxy-quest-interview/ | title=Tony Shalhoub Talks ''Pain and Gain'' and ''Galaxy Quest'' | date=April 26, 2013 | publisher=Collider.com | access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> Gordon had not planned to write a "family-friendly" film, and his initial script included mature scenes, such as DeMarco attempting to seduce aliens, and the crash of the escape pod into the convention hall decapitating several attendees.<ref name="MTV"/>

While ''Galaxy Quest'' was in post-production, Paramount released ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', which was a box-office success. DreamWorks at that point pushed to have ''Galaxy Quest'' tailored for a younger audience to compete with ''Rugrats''.<ref name="documentary rugrats">{{cite video | title = Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | date = 2019 | people = Bennett, Jack (director) | time =1:15:00 | medium = Motion picture | publisher = [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] }}</ref> According to the cast and crew, ''Galaxy Quest'' was re-edited to achieve a "PG" rating, requiring scenes to be cut that could have survived if a "PG-13" rating had been targeted instead.<ref name="MTV"/> In the "chompers" scene, DeMarco's line "Well, screw that!" was [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] over her original "Well, fuck that!"<ref name="MTV"/><ref name="io9"/> Weaver stated she purposely made her dubbed line stand out as a form of protest from her original line.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Several scenes involving Dr. Lazarus were cut, as DreamWorks felt they were too kinky for the desired rating. One cut scene showed Dr. Lazarus' crew quarters on the Protector, which Allen called a "proctologist's dream and nightmare".<ref name="MTV"/><ref name="thr dec2019"/> Other scenes were added to provide what Dreamworks felt was necessary continuity for the intended younger audience, such as showing the limo with Nesmith and the aliens "beaming up" from Earth.<ref name="documentary rugrats"/>

In theaters, the first 20 minutes of the film were presented in a 1.85:1 [[Widescreen|aspect ratio]] (minus the opening showing clips from the TV show which were in 1.33:1), before changing to a wider 2.35:1 ratio when Nesmith looks out upon space as the ''Protector'' arrives at Thermia to maximize the effect on viewers.<ref name="MentalFloss"/><ref name="io9"/> However, this caused some problems with projectionists at movie theaters when showing the film as they had not opened up the screen curtains far enough for the wider aspect ratio. Projectionists had to be told at later showings to prepare for this transition. On all widescreen home video releases, however, after the opening scene showing the TV clips, it goes directly from 1.33:1 to 2.35:1 and remains that way for the rest of the movie.<ref name="MTV"/> [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]] composed the score.

=== Promotion ===
Before the release, a promotional [[mockumentary]] video titled ''Galaxy Quest: 20th Anniversary, The Journey Continues'', aired on [[E!]], presenting the ''Galaxy Quest'' television series as an actual cult series, and the upcoming film as a documentary about the making of the series, presenting it in a similar way to ''Star Trek''; it featured fake interviews of the series' cast (portrayed by the actors of the actual film), "Questerians", and critics.<ref name="MentalFloss"/>

While these additional materials were made, DreamWorks devoted very little advertising to the film despite its placement near the Christmas season, which the cast and crew felt hurt the potential for the film.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Unlike most films where the second and ongoing weekend box office takes decline, ''Galaxy Quest'' saw rising numbers over the first several weekends, and DreamWorks' [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] apologized directly to Parisot for failing to market the film properly.<ref name="thr dec2019"/> Additionally, the primary trailer used for the film used a cut of the film before all the specific effects were complete, and Johnson felt that if the trailer had used the completed versions, it would have helped draw a larger audience.<ref name="thr dec2019"/>

=== Relation to ''Star Trek'' and other science fiction works ===
''Galaxy Quest'' is an acknowledged homage to ''Star Trek''; Parisot said "Part of the mission for me was to make a great {{'}}''Star Trek''{{'}} episode."<ref name="MTV"/> Gordon's original script was titled ''Galaxy Quest: The Motion Picture'' as a reference to the [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|first feature ''Star Trek'' film]], and elements such as departing the space dock and the malfunctioning transporters were further nods to the film.<ref name="MTV"/>  The prefix of the ''Protector''{{'}}s registration number NTE-3120 ostensibly alludes to some sort of similar [[United Federation of Planets|space federation]], but in reality stands for "Not The Enterprise", according to visual effects co-supervisor Bill George.<ref>Jody Duncan & Estelle Shay, "Trekking into the Klaatu Nebula", ''Cinefex''&nbsp;81, April 2000</ref><ref>{{cite video | title = Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | date = 2019 | people = Bennett, Jack (director) | time =13:00 | medium = Motion picture | publisher = [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] }}</ref> Parisot refuted claims that the rock monster that Nesmith battled was based on the rock monster that had been scripted for ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'', but instead was more inspired by the [[Gorn]] that Kirk faces in the ''Star Trek'' episode "[[Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Arena]]".<ref name="MTV"/> This homage also extended to the original marketing of the movie, including a promotional website<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galaxyquest.com/galaxyquest/index.html |title=Welcome to Travis Latke's Galaxy Quest Vaults |work=archive.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011202071547/http://www.galaxyquest.com/galaxyquest/index.html |archive-date=December 2, 2001 }}</ref> intentionally designed to look like a poorly constructed fan website, with "screen captures" and poor [[HTML]] coding.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Nigel G.|title=5 Reasons Why the Fake 'Galaxy Quest' Fansite is Awesome|url=http://www.thegeektwins.com/2012/11/5-reasons-why-fake-galaxy-quest-fansite.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=The Geek Twins|date=November 29, 2012 }}</ref>

Other aspects of the film were homages to other seminal science fiction works. The Thermians' native planet, Klaatu Nebula, is a reference to the name of the alien visitor in the classic ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (1951).<ref name="MentalFloss" /> Quellek's line "I'm shot" was influenced by the same line from James Brolin's character in ''[[Westworld (film)|Westworld]]''.<ref name="MTV" /> The blue creatures on the alien planet were based on similar creatures in ''[[Barbarella (film)|Barbarella]]''.<ref name="MTV" /> The "chompers" scene with Nesmith and DeMarco trying to reach the self-destruct abort button was inspired by a scene from the 1997 film ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' involving whirring blades.<ref name="io9" /> The effects for the Omega 13 activation were inspired by the ending scene from ''[[Beneath the Planet of the Apes]]''.<ref name="MTV" />

==Reception==
===Critical response===
{{RT prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|Intelligent and humorous satire with an excellent cast -- no previous Trekkie knowledge needed to enjoy this one.|ref=yes|access-date=2023-08-13}} {{MC film|70|28|ref=yes|access-date=2024-07-06}}

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}}</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}}</ref>

Retrospective reviews for ''Galaxy Quest'' have been positive. ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]''{{'s}} Matt Miller said in 2019 "the film absolutely holds up as one of the best sci-fi satires ever made—one that challenges our obsession with massive Hollywood franchises, the nature of fandom, and some of the more problematic cliches of the genre. But it does so with a self-aware empathy that makes it an enduring and lasting entry in not only science-fiction, but American film as a whole".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Galaxy Quest Remains One of the Greatest Sci-Fi Comedies of All Time |first=Matt |last=Miller |date =October 22, 2019 |magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |url = https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a29537752/galaxy-quest-20th-anniversary-analysis-review/ |access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref> Writer-director [[David Mamet]], in his book ''Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business'', included ''Galaxy Quest'' in a list of four "perfect" films, along with ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]'' and ''[[Dodsworth (film)|Dodsworth]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business |last=Mamet |first=David |author-link=David Mamet |date=2008 |publisher=Vintage |isbn=978-1400034444 |page=69 |url=https://archive.org/details/bambivsgodzillao00mame/page/69/mode/1up?q=Galaxy |access-date=2023-08-13 |url-access=limited |via=[[Internet Archive#Text collection|Internet Archive Book Reader]]}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Galaxy Quest'' grossed $71.6{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada, and $19.1{{nbsp}}million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $90.7{{nbsp}}million, double the original budget of $45{{nbsp}}million.<ref name=BOM>{{Cite Box Office Mojo |access-date=2023-08-13}}</ref> It spent its first nine weeks in the Top 10 at the box office.<ref name=BOMWeekend>{{cite web |title=''Galaxy Quest'' {{!}} Domestic Weekly |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1035239937/weekly/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |access-date=2023-08-13}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of awards and nominations
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Date of ceremony
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
|-
| [[Imagine Film Festival|Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival]]
| April 13, 2000
| [[Imagine Film Festival#Silver Scream Award|Silver Scream Award]]
| [[Dean Parisot]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Artios Awards]]
| November 1, 2000
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy
| [[Debra Zane]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[6th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|May 9, 2000]]
| Favorite Actor – Comedy
| [[Tim Allen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Favorite Actress – Comedy
| [[Sigourney Weaver]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival|Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film]]
| rowspan="2"|April 1, 2000
| Silver Raven for Best Screenplay
| David Howard
| {{won}}
|-
| Pegasus Audience Award
| Dean Parisot
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Hochi Film Award]]s
| December 27, 2001
| Best Foreign Language Film
| Dean Parisot
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Hugo Award]]s<ref name="Hugo" />
| September 4, 2001
| [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]
| Dean Parisot, David Howard and [[Robert Gordon (screenwriter)|Robert Gordon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
| January 18, 2000
| Best Visual Effects
| [[Bill George (visual effects supervisor)|Bill George]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Nebula Award]]s<ref name="Nebula" />
| April 28, 2001
| [[Nebula Award for Best Script|Best Script]]
| David Howard and Robert Gordon
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="10"| [[Saturn Awards]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}
| rowspan="10"| [[26th Saturn Awards|June 6, 2000]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]]
| ''Galaxy Quest''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Dean Parisot
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Tim Allen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Sigourney Weaver
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Alan Rickman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|Best Performance by a Younger Actor]]
| [[Justin Long]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume]]
| [[Albert Wolsky]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Make-up|Best Make-up]]
| [[Stan Winston]], [[Hallie D'Amore]] and [[Ve Neill]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
| [[Stan Winston]], Bill George, Kim Bromley and Robert Stadd
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award]]s{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
| [[2000 Teen Choice Awards|August 6, 2000]]
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Comedy|Choice Movie – Comedy]]
| ''Galaxy Quest''
| {{nom}}
|}

=== Impact and legacy ===
The film proved popular with [[Trekkie|''Star Trek'' fans]]. At the 2013 Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, ''Galaxy Quest'' received enough support in a ''Star Trek'' Film Ranking to be included with the twelve ''Star Trek'' films that had been released at the time on the voting ballot. The fans at the convention ranked it the seventh-best ''Star Trek'' film.<ref name="7th"/><ref name="Geek.com"/> Tim Allen said he and [[William Shatner]] were "now friends because of this movie".<ref name="MTV" />

''Galaxy Quest'' predicted the growth and influence of media [[fandom]] in the years after its release. While fandoms such as that for ''Star Trek'' existed at the time of the film, the size and scope presented by the fan conventions in the film had not been seen as much in 1999; since then, major fan conventions such as [[San Diego Comic-Con]] have become significant events that draw mainstream attention. The film also depicted fandoms using their numbers to influence production companies to revive cancelled works, such as with ''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]'', ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', ''[[Arrested Development]]'', and ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.<ref name="vice fandom">{{cite web | url = https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/8xybj4/galaxy-quest-knew-the-power-of-fandom-before-the-rest-of-us-did | title = 'Galaxy Quest' Knew the Power of Fandom Before the Rest of Us Did | first= Frederick | last = Blichert | date = March 12, 2019 | access-date = December 31, 2019 | work =[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] }}</ref> The film also captured some negative elements of modern fandom, such as leading actors continuously pestered by fans for intricate details of the work's fiction and other elements of the potentially toxic culture of online fan groups.<ref name="vice fandom" /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/galaxy-quest-and-fandom/ |title= 20 Years Ago, 'Galaxy Quest' Offered One of Cinema's Most Positive Portrayals of Dedicated Fandom | first = Josh | last = Spiegel | date = December 25, 2019 | access-date = December 31, 2019 | work = [[Slashfilm]] }}</ref> The novella ''[[Rabbit Remembered]]'' (2000) by [[John Updike]] mentions the character of Laliari from the film.<ref name="io9" />

==== 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 had originally not wanted to see [''Galaxy Quest''] because I heard that it was making fun of ''Star Trek'' and then [[Jonathan Frakes]] rang me up and said "You must not miss this movie! See it on a Saturday night in a full theatre." And I did and of course I found it was brilliant. Brilliant. No one laughed louder or longer in the cinema than I did, but the idea that the ship was saved and all of our heroes in that movie were saved simply by the fact that there were fans who did understand the scientific principles on which the ship worked was absolutely wonderful. And it was both funny and also touching in that it paid tribute to the dedication of these fans.|[[Patrick Stewart]] ([[Jean-Luc Picard]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]]'')<ref name="PSI">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/stewart/page13.shtml |title=Interviews: Patrick Stewart – Galaxy Quest (Star Trek Cult) |work=BBC | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140113105956/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/stewart/page13.shtml | archive-date=January 13, 2014| access-date = September 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lyall |first=Sarah |title=To Boldly Go Where Shakespeare Calls |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 27, 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/theater/27lyal.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin |access-date=June 28, 2008}}</ref><ref name="appleyard20071104">{{cite news | publisher=News Corp. | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article2785374.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511195800/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article2785374.ece | archive-date=May 11, 2008 | title=Patrick Stewart: Keep on Trekkin' | work=The Sunday Times | date=November 4, 2007 | access-date=April 27, 2011 | author=Appleyard, Bryan | location=London}}</ref>}}

{{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|I loved ''Galaxy Quest''. I thought it was brilliant satire, not only of ''Trek'', but of fandom in general. The only thing I wish they had done was cast me in it, and have me play a freaky fanboy who keeps screaming at the actor who played 'the kid' about how awful it was that there was a kid on the spaceship. Alas.|[[Wil Wheaton]] ([[Wesley Crusher]] on ''TNG'')<ref>[http://www.wilwheaton.net/mt/archives/000768.php Where is my mind? – Tangent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609040330/http://www.wilwheaton.net/mt/archives/000768.php |date=June 9, 2012 }} WIL WHEATON dot NET, September 24, 2001</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>}}

{{blockquote|I think it's a chillingly realistic documentary. [laughs] The details in it, I recognized every one of them. It is a powerful piece of documentary filmmaking. And I do believe that when we get kidnapped by aliens, it's going to be the genuine, true ''Star Trek'' fans who will save the day.{{nbsp}}... I was rolling in the aisles. And Tim Allen had that Shatner-esque swagger down pat. And I roared when the shirt came off, and Sigourney [Weaver] rolls her eyes and says, "There goes that shirt again."{{nbsp}}... How often did we hear that on the set? [Laughs]|[[George Takei]] ([[Hikaru Sulu]] on ''TOS'')<ref name="Takei" />}}

{{blockquote|I thought it was very funny, and I thought the audience that they portrayed was totally real, but the actors that they were pretending to be were totally unrecognizable. Certainly I don't know what Tim Allen was doing. He seemed to be the head of a group of actors, and for the life of me I was trying to understand who he was imitating. The only one I recognized was the girl playing Nichelle Nichols.|[[William Shatner]] ([[James T. Kirk]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|TOS]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startrek.com/community/transcripts/shatner_110801.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020414185202/http://www.startrek.com/community/transcripts/shatner_110801.asp |archive-date=April 14, 2002 |title=StarTrek.com: Transcripts (William Shatner Chat on 11/08/2001) |access-date=7 January 2016}}</ref>}}

==Related media==
===Home video===
The film was released by DreamWorks Home Entertainment on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on May 2, 2000. The DVD version included a 10-minute behind-the-scenes feature, cast and crew biographies and interviews, and deleted scenes. A special 10th anniversary deluxe edition was released on both DVD and [[Blu-ray]] by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] on May 12, 2009; though they lacked the same features on the original DVD release, they included several new featurettes on the film's history, the cast, and the special effects used in the film's making, alongside the deleted scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37108/galaxy-quest/|title= Galaxy Quest: Deluxe Edition|last=Rizzo|first=Francis|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=May 12, 2009|access-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> For the film's 20th anniversary, a "Never Give Up, Never Surrender Edition" Blu-ray was released on November 5, 2019, featuring the same features as the 10th edition;<ref>[https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Galaxy-Quest-Blu-ray/247576 Galaxy Quest Blu-ray SteelBook / 20th Anniversary Never Give Up, Never Surrender Edition] blu-ray.com</ref> a special SteelBook [[Best Buy]] exclusive was released on September 17, 2019.<ref>[https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Galaxy-Quest-Blu-ray/249402 Galaxy Quest Blu-ray; Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook / 20th Anniversary Edition] blu-ray.com</ref>

=== Tie-in media ===
In November 1999, ''Galaxy Quest'' was [[Novelization|novelized]] by science fiction writer [[Terry Bisson]],<ref>{{cite book |isbn=0-441-00718-X |publisher=Ace|title=Galaxy Quest |date=November 1, 1999}}</ref> who stayed very close to the plot of the film.

In 2008, [[IDW Publishing]] released a comic book sequel to the movie entitled ''[[Galaxy Quest (comics)|Galaxy Quest: Global Warning]]''. In January 2015, IDW launched an ongoing series set several years after the events of the film. In 2021, Eaglemoss Publications released a behind-the-scenes book entitled ''Galaxy Quest: The Inside Story''.

=== Proposed sequel or television series ===
Talks of a sequel have been going on since the film's release in 1999, but only began gaining traction in 2014 when Allen mentioned that there was a script. Stars Weaver and Rockwell mentioned they were interested in returning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geektyrant.com/news/galaxy-quest-sequel-wanted-by-everyone-involved|title=GALAXY QUEST Sequel Wanted by Everyone Involved|work=GeekTyrant|date=August 8, 2014 }}</ref> However, Colantoni has said he would prefer for there not to be a sequel, lest it tarnish the characters from the first film. He said, "to make something up, just because we love those characters, and turn it into a sequel—then it becomes the awful sequel".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anders|first1=Charlie Jane|title=Why Enrico Colantoni Hopes They Never Make A Galaxy Quest Sequel|url=http://io9.com/why-enrico-colantoni-hopes-they-never-make-a-galaxy-que-1662536175|publisher=io9|access-date=November 24, 2014|date=November 24, 2014}}</ref>

In April 2015, Paramount Television, along with the movie's co-writer Gordon, director Parisot, and executive producers Johnson and Bernstein, announced they were looking to develop a television series based on ''Galaxy Quest''. The move was considered in a similar vein as Paramount's revivals of ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' and ''[[School of Rock]]'' as television series.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/galaxy-quest-tv-series-paramount-adaptation-1201476536/ | title = 'Galaxy Quest' TV Series in the Works | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = April 21, 2015 | access-date = April 21, 2015 | first = Cynthia | last = Littleton }}</ref> In August 2015, it was announced that [[Amazon Studios]] would be developing it.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/27/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon | title = Galaxy Quest TV series landing at Amazon | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = August 27, 2015 | access-date = August 28, 2015 | first = James | last = Hibberd }}</ref>

In January 2016, after the unexpected death of [[Alan Rickman]] from [[pancreatic cancer]], Tim Allen commented in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' about the franchise's chance of a revival:

{{blockquote|I'm not supposed to say anything—I'm speaking way out of turn here—but ''Galaxy Quest'' is really close to being resurrected in a very creative way. It's closer than I can tell you but I can't say more than that. The real kicker is that Alan now has to be left out. It's been a big shock on many levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-allen-recalls-how-he-857267 |title=Tim Allen Recalls How He Won Alan Rickman Over: "I Don't Think He Liked Me All That Much" |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2016-01-19 |access-date=2016-08-16}}</ref>}}

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}}</ref>

However, the plans were revived in August 2017, with the announcement that [[Paul Scheer]] would be writing the series.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2017/08/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon-paul-scheer-1202151268/ | title = 'Galaxy Quest' TV Series Back On Launchpad At Amazon With Paul Scheer Writing | first = Patrick | last = Hipes | date = August 18, 2017 | access-date = August 18, 2017 | work = [[Deadline (magazine)|Deadline]] }}</ref> Speaking to ''[[/Film]]'', Scheer said that in his first drafts submitted to Amazon in November 2017 he wanted to create a serialized adventure that starts where the film ends, but leads into the cultural shift in ''Star Trek'' that has occurred since 1999; he said "I really wanted to capture the difference between the original cast of ''Star Trek'' and the [[J. J. Abrams]] cast of ''Star Trek''." To that end, Scheer's initial scripts called for two separate cast sets that would come together by the end of the first season of the show, though he did not confirm if this included any of the original film's cast.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/galaxy-quest-tv-show/ | title = 'Galaxy Quest' TV Show Continues the Story of the Original Cast, Will Address How Fandom Has Changed | first = Ben | last = Pearson | date = November 14, 2017 | access-date = February 19, 2018 | work = [[/Film]] }}</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]] }}</ref>

Allen stated that a film sequel script is nearly ready to go as of January 2021. The script had been near completion for production by 2016 but with Rickman's death, it would have to undergo major rewrites as the core story focused on the relationship between Nesmith and Dane (Allen and Rickman's characters, respectively). A central plot element was to have the ''Protector'' and its crew affected by [[time dilation]] during space flight, which Allen considered a boon for the uncertain production of the film. While Allen said there were no immediate efforts for the sequel's production, he and the other cast and crew keep circulating the idea and believe it would be easy to restart the effort.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://ew.com/movies/galaxy-quest-2-tim-allen/ | title=Tim Allen gives a Galaxy Quest 2 update: 'It's a fabulous script' | first= James | last = Hibberd | date = January 15, 2021 | access-date = January 15, 2021 | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>

[[Georgia Pritchett]] stated in a June 2021 interview that she and [[Simon Pegg]] were working on developing a ''Galaxy Quest'' television series.<ref>{{cite news | last=Maxwell | first=Dominic | date=June 25, 2021 | title=Georgia Pritchett: 'In Succession we take powerful people, dig deep and find their humanity' | work=[[The Times (London)|The Times]] | pages=T2–6, 7 | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/georgia-pritchett-in-succession-we-take-powerful-people-dig-deep-and-find-their-humanity-jkg837qv9 | access-date=June 30, 2021 }}</ref> Paramount was stated to be in the early stages of a ''Galaxy Quest'' series in April 2023 for the [[Paramount+]] streaming service, with production overseen by Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|title='Galaxy Quest' TV Series In Works At Paramount+|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/galaxy-quest-tv-series-paramount-plus-1235329149/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>

=== Documentary ===
''Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary'' was produced by the web site [[Wikia|Fandom]] in 2019 to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. Titled after Captain Taggart's catchphrase "Never give up, never surrender!", it features interviews with the movie's cast and crew, including Allen, Weaver, Rockwell, Shalhoub, Long, Pyle, Wilson, and Mitchell, along with director Parisot and writer Gordon, as well as celebrities including [[Wil Wheaton]], [[Brent Spiner]], [[Greg Berlanti]], [[Paul Scheer]], and [[Damon Lindelof]], who have spoken of their love for the film. Initially premiering to a limited audience at the October 2019 [[New York Comic Con]], it subsequently had a limited theatrical showing at about 600 screens through [[Fathom Events]] on November 26, 2019, which included a screening of deleted scenes as well as the debut of [[Screen Junkies]]' "Honest Trailer" for ''Galaxy Quest''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/15/never-surrender-a-galaxy-quest-documentary-gets-limited-theatrical-release | title = Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary Gets Limited Theatrical Release | first= Jesse | last= Schedeen | date =October 15, 2019 | access-date = October 15, 2019 | work = [[IGN]] }}</ref><ref name="ars docu">{{cite web | url = https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/never-surrender-celebrates-25-years-of-galaxy-quests-comic-perfection/ | title = Never Surrender is a heartfelt tribute to sci-fi action comedy Galaxy Quest | first = Jennifer | last =Ouellette | date = November 30, 2019 | access-date = November 30, 2019 | work = [[Ars Technica]] }}</ref> The film was made available on various digital media services for purchase in December 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.space.com/galaxy-quest-documentary-20th-anniversary.html | title=  What's the Best 'Star Trek' Movie and Why Is It 'Galaxy Quest'? New Documentary Has Answers | first=  Chelsea | last = Gauld | date = October 19, 2019 | access-date = December 31, 2019 | work = [[Space.com]] }}</ref>

== 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]]''

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