true, but as a kid i didnt even pick up on the comedy of princess bride. to me it was a straight action fantasy film. That in of itself is genius writing when a film can appeal to 3 generations and each group watch it in a different way
I think, in truth, the best Parody is a love letter to the original work. Just look at most of Weird Al's songs. Yeah they make fun of the original songs, but they do it with such reverence and respect that it's obviously made out of love.
@@mrmxypltkThat, or a deep abiding hatred of the subject being parodied - Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator" or Mel Brooks' "The Producers" are classic examples of parodying Nazis. In either case, the best parodies are from creators who have strong opinions on the source material. Otherwise you end up with "Not Another Teen Movie" or "Meet the Spartans".
I LOVE this movie, and so do the vast majority of Trek people. Patrick Stewart wasn't interested until Jonathan Frakes insisted he HAD to see it "in a theater with an audience." He listened, and he fell in love. He said his favorite part was that it made the fans into heroes and let them save the day, because real-life fans are so passionate and supportive. This is a rare case where a movie is fantastic and funny on the face of it, but also full of warm fuzzy feelings in the backstory as well.
Yeah, Patrick Stewart has admitted that in the early seasons he took himself and the roll far too seriously and struggled to have fun with it. But he eventually did become more relaxed and he's said it helped him be better at his role.
@Patrick Cromwell you can see it happen on TNG a couple seasons in. He relaxes into the role and he isn't quite as rigid. He even begins softening the way he delivers his lines.
I get choked up EVERY time I see Rickman do the "By Grabthar's Hammer" line with sincerity. It's just such a powerful moment, and I also love it because of the inspiration behind it with Leonard Nemoy. How for a long time after the show/movies, he HATED that everyone just saw him as Spock, and how he got so tired of everyone telling him to "Live long and prosper". But after many years, and realizing that a LOT of people, found genuine aid and comfort from his words. Like people were able to get a handle on their lives, how it shaped their outlook on the world in a positive way, that he started to appreciate the impact his character had on the world. That he had become an actual force for good in the world, with the character that he put so much creativity into. That's why as Quillek is laying dying and says "You were like a father to me." It hits so hard. Because while he didn't have droves of fans, the people who were inspired by him, had their lives turned around. That it MEANT SOMETHING to them. Which in the end, is what most actors want. They want their work to impact people, to give them hope, inspiration, motivation, joy. And he did.
That reminds me about Natalie's question from the intro; what you did was the Vulcan salute, performed when greeting or leaving someone. Usually accompanied by "Live long, and prosper." It's said Nimoy (who's Jewish) remembered a similar gesture with both hands by a rabbi during a ceremony when he was a child. He was looking for a distinct Vulcan greeting when they meet each other.
@@Caseytify Yeah there are actually a lot of old interviews with Nemoy when the show first aired, where he talked about his inspiration for stuff. Like how he came up with the Vulcan neck pinch, because he felt that a species as evolved and enlightened as the Vulcan's wouldn't just kill people. They were above that. So he came up with this non-lethal knockout trick, as another layer of alien uniqueness for the species. But to hear him talk about WHY he came up with it, is really neat. He put a lot of serious thought into that character, to make it feel fleshed out, and believable. And I think his effort shows, given the longevity and impact of the character.
My favourite story about this film is after Tim Allan did the emotional scene explaining the truth about the show he needed to go off set to recover. Alan Rickman snarkily said " oh dear, it looks like Tim just discovered acting"
even funnier there is an older story from Home Improvement. The wife was super upset and Tim stopped filming to ask, "Patricia are you OK?" and she replies "It's called acting Tim."
While making the movie "Marathon Man", quintessential method actor Dustin Hoffman was trying to find his motivation for whatever the character was supposed to be feeling and Sir Lawrence Olivier said to him, "It's called 'acting', dear boy".
On a very interesting note. Patrick Breen who played Quelek (who died) and Alan Rickman became great friends up until the end. They often had Dinner and attended Broadway Plays and Breen and his wife was the first of the few that Rickman let know of his terminal health prognosis. In a sad Irony, Breen was one of a handful who saw him alive last.
Fun fact: They cut a scene out to lower the rating to make it more child friendly, but the scene was Fred getting high before getting onto the ship, that's why he's so chill and always snacking and smiling and a little "out of it" throughout the movie 😂
There were also some F bombs they cut, mostly notably near the end where Gwen clearly says "fuck that!" but we hear her say "screw that!" The censor actually makes the scene a lot more funny to me once you notice it 😅
@@robertwild9447 I know they do it in... Well... Every movie/show/and general production ever, but I do like to think the flub itself was kept in as another tribute to old Star Trek episodes in which there was clearly dubbed over lines and ADR.
"By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings" is the single greatest line reading in a movie, ever and no you can't change my mind. My friends and I still say it every time we see a really good deal on something. FUN FACT: Numerous members of the various casts of Star Trek are on the record expounding on how much they love this movie. Jonathan Frakes came home from watching it and immediately called Patrick Stewart and told him, "You HAVE to see this movie!" BONUS FUN FACT: The DVD release for this movie has an alternate audio track with the entire movie dubbed in the Thermian language. Just literally the entire movie with all dialogue replaced with their gibberish screeching.
Disagree. THE greatest line was from Sam Rockwell when he first arrives on the space station and Nesmit asks if they want a tour, and I quote: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
One of the charms of this film is that it lures you in with its comedy and inside jokes, then hits you over the head with a solid science fiction drama that truly tugs at the heartstrings.
I've watched this movie at least a dozen times - but I never once picked up on the fact that Guy is the only one who DOESN'T get shot at the end! 😂 Just utterly brilliant writing.
@@collegeman1988 Yes, and when Gwen says, "We gotta get outta here before one of those things kills Guy," she's relying on the fact that she and the others have "plot armor", even they're on a truly alien planet that the Thermians didn't replicate by watching the TV show. It's just so perfect how all the layers of this movie fit together, it's a real masterpiece. I put it up there with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (hello, Sam Rockwell!), Red Dwarf, Brazil, The Princess Bride, and Buckaroo Banzai in how it interleaves "every genre that it pretends to dance with." (Kevin Smith's paean to Buckaroo Banzai). These movies ain't Spaceballs, they're way more Young Frankenstein in their craft. They're their own thang. That's what I go to the movies to see.
I love this film as well, and worked on it. I helped design the blue alien kids, the weird lizard pig, and storyboarded many scenes, including when the ship first leaves the dock and when the captain gets transported back to earth. BTW, a book is coming out soon on the making of the film. Myself and many who worked on it were interviewed. The book will include a lot of pics including some of my concept art. I’m happy and proud to have been a part of such a fun film. Natalie, you sure had a good time watching!
Hey! That's awesome! You and everyone involved helped make such an incredible, hilarious and memorable movie! The BTS book will be amazing! Congratulations, you should all be proud! ☺
George Takei (The original Mr. Sulu) referred to this movie as "A chillingly accurate documentary." We can only assume that he's referring to the stuff before the aliens show up
Shatner's larger than life ego, Nimoy's distain for Spock and Nichols only job on the ship being the opening and closing of the "Hailing Frequencies". It is pretty spot on.
Galaxy Quest isn't so much about spoofing Star Trek but more spoofing the behind the scenes of Star Trek. Shatner always being center stage. Nimoy hating the attention he got from Star Trek but not being recognized for his work outside Star Trek. All the lazy writing, I mean how many episodes was obviously written for other genres but the writer couldn't sell it so they said "Just put it on another planet & sell it to Star Trek"
@@alvinfinkbeiner2924 Yes. The most obvious ewxample of this is "Conscience of the King", which was imo clearly a re-written script for a western series (Wagon Train would be my guess, or possibly Bonanza), with Kodos formerly the commandant of a Confederate prison of war camp in the Civil War or some such. And the phaser at the end just a substitute for the way a lot of western episodes ended; with a gun shot. I have thought this for over fifty years now. And Galileo 7 was a clear reworking of an old movie called "Five Came back" - which is precisely how many *did* come back in this episode too! So many other examples as well.
@@plaidmoon5642 That's one of the few parts of the movie that are a pretty direct reference to a Star Trek:TOS, episode (as opposed to more generalized sci fi tropes and references to the cast and convention culture) as it is reminiscent of the episode in which Kirk has to fight a stronger alien lizard-man by himself on an uninhabited planet and figures out how to build and load a rudimentary gun (well, probably more of a hand-held cannon) using locally available materials. But you probably don't have to know that to be amused by the line.
@@hkpew I'm well aware that it was poking fun at Kirk mixing up some gunpowder and making a crude cannon. I just get amused at the idea of making a primitive lathe and accomplishing anything with it while dodging Gorignak.
I'm sure the "Is there air?" scene is a shoutout to the first episode of the 1936 _Flash Gordon_ serial movie. Having flown with Flash and Dale to the alien planet Mongo and landed his ship, Dr. Zarkov opens the hatch wide, takes a good sniff, and remarks brightly, "Well, the air seems breathable!"
@@plaidmoon5642 I think it's really funny, too, and for the reasons you say. I was just commenting for the benefit of anyone who hasn't seen the original series that it's also a commentary on one of those episodes. As Natalie indicated, some people are hesitant to watch this movie if they haven't seen Star Trek already, but very little (if any) of the humor is actually dependent on having seen Star Trek to understand it. This is one of the few cases where having seen Star Trek can add an extra layer to your amusement, but it isn't really necessary even for this one.
sam rockwell panic attact is where trek knowledge comes in , you see in the original trek on away missions there would be main cast members wearing gold, blue or red uniform tops then you would have a few extra crew in red , these would be the poor guys who normaly would end up getting killed when the missions would go wrong..
He’s so chill because he’s suppose to be high, that’s also why he’s always eating snacks. He specifically asked to portray that just so he could eat on set
There is a R rated version of this film in a vault somewhere. After filming, the studio decided they needed a family friendly edit. Sigourney's obvious dub was left in as a middle finger to the studio.
Also, Fred missed the Thurmians in their natural forms, so he didn't see them to be freaked out, either. He was late to the transport pod because he stepped aside to get high.
@@curtismartin2866 I don't think it was ever R, but yeah the studio for whatever reason didn't want the one f-bomb that's usually allowed in a pg-13 movie (it wasn't used sexually so it would've passed) and they didn't want the drug references.
She appreciates satire of nerd culture, yet not satire of oppressive structures like Hollywood (Tropic Thunder) or slavery (Django Unchained)... What is wrong with her?
Have to say I’m stopping by her channel less often. There is a certain, if subtle, flavor of Hollywood snob infecting her commentary. As a fan of various genres AND a Trekkie, I don’t need it. Not unnecessarily announcing a departure, here, just sharing some constructive criticism.
Enrico Colantoni came up with the unique physicality and voice pattern of the Thermians while waiting to be called for the audition, he described them as "happy Jehovah's Witnesses". The director loved it and they did the rest of the casting with that as the model. It's amazing that he just worked it up before even being cast, it adds so much to the movie.
When Guy is trying to warn the team of what's going to happen, and they're pretty much ignoring him and he finally asks "Didn't you guys ever WATCH the show?"... Favorite line.
In truth, actors never watch the show they're in. They cannot watch themselves... unless they're drunk like Nesmith was. Therefore it's "meta" that only Guy has seen the show. He is not really part of the show and that's why he's the only one who can watch it. He confirms this with his line "I'm just jazzed about being in the show!" when he tagged along and got included and he was very happy... or "jazzed."
The loud scream on the teleport pad was unscripted. If you watch closely, Sigourney's reaction is priceless because she actually jumps. It was her natural reaction to being surprised. Just fantastic!
My favorite joke is when they're getting the new engine sphere thing and Alexander says "Could they be the miners?" and Fred is like "Sure they're like 3 years old." Kills me everytime haha.
The reference to the ducts might be related to alien as well, but in Star Trek, they are always crawling around the ducts (also known as Jefferies tubes) to fix stuff or to go around enemies who have taken over the ship.
And if you ever saw the series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", there is so much crawling through the ventilation tubes. Amyone locked in a cabin always escapes through the tubes.
In the Galaxy Quest documentary “Never Give Up Never Surrender” Tim Allen said he actually choked up when acting the scene where he said “we lied” and said he din’t like the feeling, but Alan Rickman then quipped “He just experienced acting for the first time” - hilarious
Legitimately one of the best ensemble casts EVER put together. Stacked is not the right word for it. Also, this is the right way to do a parody/love letter to something. Not only did it send up every single trope, but it did so in a way that shows the creators are just big fans themselves. Trekies absolutely adore this film because of it. In the end, who is it that saves the day... the fans. It's one of the rare films I would call perfect in every way. The Star Trek cast love it, the fans love it, non-fans love it. It's just damn good.
And she definitely said f---. Love that they dubbed over it instead of refilming, so anyone who can read lips gets it. Clever way to abide by the rules while bypassing them.
@@WaywardVet It's more likely that they had already filmed the scene and couldn't afford to reshoot just that scene just for one change, so got Signorney to re-record the line and used that version instead. It's a common thing to do.
@@msclrhd There were a few changes they made. Originally, they included the F-word, and they showed why Fred (Tony Shalhoub) was so "chill" - because he was high. They show him as a total pothead in the beginning, but they cut those shots out to be more family-friendly. If you watch the movie with that in mind, it makes perfect sense why he is so mellow and hardly reacts to anything.
@@PhilBagels The movie was originally supposed to be rated R, so they cut stuff to get it to PG-13. I think Sigorney got naked-ish in the original version.
What's wild to me is that, while this is an insanely stacked cast now, this is the movie that put a lot of these actors on the map. It was Justin Long's and Rainn Wilson's debut performances, Sam Rockwell had previously mostly done small parts and indie films before this, and Tony Shalhoub got signed for Monk thanks to his performance in this. It catapulted them all in to the stars in more ways than one!
Also Missy Pyle's career took off. She's worked steadily since then. An excellent character actress and she's different in every movie! (She's Lailani the alien in this one).
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 - Both "Galaxy Quest" and "The Green Mile" were shot roughly the same year. I'm fairly certain I've read interviews with Rockwell where he said he used his role in the former to ameliorate the discomfort he felt inhabiting his character in the latter.
Tony Shalhoub's character has TWO trivia facts I find hilarious: 1. It's heavily implied that his character is stoned throughout the duration of the movie. Hence the completely-unphased attitude, the weird line-delivery, and the fact that he's chilling eating munchies when they're riding the space ship down to the planet. 2. The other that people hardly pick up is that he's also supposed to be an example of white-washing non-white characters in media, as the last name of his character in the show is "Chen" and every time he's on screen he does that horrible 'squint'-face.... to imply that he's Asian.
@@eXpriest actually technically Persians or Iranians or actually technically Asians since they are on the Asian continent. Like I said the layers of meta is just hilarious. So an Asian but not the right Asian playing a different Asian.
2. What white washing? Tony Shalhoub is of Lebanese descent and last time I checked Lebanon is in Asia. Granted "Chen" isn't probably a common name in Lebanon and it's a long way from Western Asia to Easter Asia, so it might be inaccurate, but it has nothing to do with race swapping.
The ducts, called Jefferies Tubes in StarTrek, are a huge part of the shows. Nearly every episode has a scene where someone is either fighting, flirting with someone or fixing something in them. They are essentially the ducts between the floors and in the walls that house all the electrical and plumbing for the ship and allows the crew to perform maintenance
Named after Matt Jefferies, the guy who originally designed the Enterprise. When they needed a way to get from deck to deck without using the usual route, he remembered the numerous hatches and crawl ways on ships. Roddenberry had also been in the navy, so he went with it.
I mean, they are, but every Sci-fi show and film, and so many more beyond that genre, have ducts and people crawling through them. Alien being a case in point.
This movie is like the perfect love letter to both sci-fi shows and sci-fi fandom, showing what is kinda toxic and bad about obsessive fandom, but ultimately also what is so transformative and wonderful about it. I especially like the idea of these aliens saving their civilization by modeling it on the show, because that's what shows like Star Trek were - a hopeful vision of a bright future. The actors start off resentful for being so closely associated with these characters on a goofy show they used to do, but then come to understand how much it means to others.
This is one of those “parody” movies that is so good on its own, you can barely even call it a parody. Perfectly meta in it’s own right and honestly good alien and ship designs. Just a great one-off movie!
Eh, I'd argue that this is definitely a parody - it's just a good parody. A similar example would be The Princess Bride, which is a parody of 80's fantasy movies....but it's a fantastically good movie in its own right. (Good parodies don't mock their subject matter - or if they do, it's from a place of love and respect.) We're just so used to seeing parodies as relying on their tropes to prop up an otherwise mediocre story that it's unusual to see one good in its own right. This isn't anything specific to parody - any genre movie (fantasy, sci-fi, superhero, noir, etc.) can fail by relying on its tropes instead of telling a good story WITH its tropes.
It's hard to overstate how beloved Galaxy Quest is in the Trek community. Any time I see a top 10 list of best Star Trek films, Galaxy Quest is not only counted among the actual Trek films, it's routinely in the top 5, often the top 3.
It's so good because yes, it is a parody, but more importantly, it's a love letter to all the shows like this, like Star Trek, Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, etc
I really liked how the computer never answered to anyone but Sigourney Weaver's character because her job was to 'relay' between the crew and the computer.
This movie isn't just a parody of Star Trek, it's a parody of the whole Star Trek ('Trekkie') fandom. But at the same time it's an homage to the same; it's a love letter wrapped in a roast. And it pulls it all off to absolute perfection.
Great reaction:), Guy was always paranoid about getting killed because in Star Trek whenever the main cast beams down to a planet and they have a couple of common red shirt security personnel, the red shirts ALWAYS die.
More importantly unamed Ensigns in Redshirts. That was the joke. He didn't have a name because he was just destined to die. So he got given a name and rank in the "new movie" to make him regular cast and protected by plot armour. His line about no-one knowing his name is one of the great StarTrek nods
When Colm Meaney was on STTNG his character originally had no name. He was an unnamed redshirt operating the transporter. When the writers finally gave his character, Miles O'Brien, a name, nobody had told Meaney that his character was being given a larger part in an episode - and a name. As I recall the episode dealt with some aliens the Federation had previously encountered on hostile terms, so Picard was concerned about whether O'Brien might bear some resentment towards them. So when Meaney got the script for that episode, he had a bit of a freakout thinking that he was being replaced on the show since the guy operating the transporter now had a name. I kinda think Guy freaking out about not having a name is also a reference to Meaney.
David Mamet, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, filmmaker and author, called Galaxy Quest one of only 5 perfect movies. That is high praise. The movie is great, from top to bottom. I love it!
@@cardsfanboy I had to google Dodsworth. I know William Wyler has a fantastic reputation, although I think I've only seen one of his films. I'm going to have to check that one out.
My favorite underrated joke in the movie: The fact that Guy spends most of the movie saying things like “They’re gonna get mean and ugly” and “Is there air?!” … and then at the end of the movie, his reboot character is a Security Officer 😂
This movie did a really neat trick in theaters. The movie was formatted in 4:3 (like old tv shows) up to the point where the doors open on the space ship showing the captain the vastness of space, and then it became widescreen.
It was actually in 3 ratios in the theaters. 4x3 for the opening TV show scenes (first 2 minutes). Then the screen opened up to 1.85:1 academy ratio as they pulled out from "to be continued..." to show the convention (next 20 minutes). It stayed in academy ratio until the doors opened up on the space ship to send Nesmith back to Earth (after the initial Sarris confrontation) and became the full 2.35:1 Panavision widescreen for the rest of the movie. I was disappointed when the first DVD came out and it went from 4x3 to Panavision immediately after the TV show scenes, skipping the whole 1.85:1 framed section altogether. But it does show that they simply cropped the sides for the theatrical release. None of the opening credits text gets too close to the sides.
Enrico Colantoni, who plays Mathesar the main alien, auditioned for the role and afterwards decided to ask if he could do this kooky thing (that you see everyone else doing too). He added that. I find that so awesome when actors contribute to a movie like that.
@@neil2444 I think I remember mentioning in the documentary that he had to train the other alien actors, like teaching them to swing the same arm as the leg that's stepping forward when they walk.
This movie is just great on its own. Most of the nods to Star Trek are more about the culture and the fandom that developed around the show rather than the show itself, and that is recognizable to most modern fans because our society understands this fandom now and accepts it way more than it did back in 1999. Many fans of science fiction and of Star Trek specifically very much appreciated just how respectful this movie was towards them and their love because before the MCU, it wasn't cool to love this kind of stuff at all. So glad you enjoyed it!
Yes! I always push people who haven't watched Star Trek to watch this movie anyway, because besides the little nods to silly things here and there (the crazy piston death obstacle for example lol), you can really see any fandom geeking out at the idea of watching nerd heroes be "real".
Believe it or not, the part that made me laugh the hardest the first time I saw it was when Sigourney mentions that not everything is a true story and says, "Surely you don't think that Gilligan's Island..." to which the Thermians bow their heads and say, "Those poor people...". I died.
Apparently there were fan mails delivered to the Gilligan's Island production begging to rescue those poor souls. They wanted the US Coast Guard to step in
Enrico Colantoni makes this movie for me, he is so genuine in his performance, especially when he is learning the truth about Taggart in his crew, and then 5 minutes later he has the biggest smile on his face.
By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Wharvan, I love this movie. Everything about it is perfect, from Rickman's character journey about his catchphrase to Sam Rockwell being the only one not to get killed before the Omega 13. I just wish they hadn't had to cut the subplot of Tony Shaloub being stoned the whole time 😅
Oh him being stoned the whole time is totally still canon to me, which makes rewatching it even funnier 😂 This is one of those rare instances of an R rated comedy being cut down by a studio to be more family friendly actually working out. It's still very funny, with plenty of great subtext and jokes you can pick up on after multiple viewings.
@@wtimmins You can definitely still pick up on it in the movie, but they did cut a scene where you see him clearly getting high. But that would've given the movie an R rating back in those days, if you can believe it, lol.
Yeah. He's definitely playing it stoned . Even if it isn't made explicit. Lol.. just so many times he's just so stiff and not there. There's no other explanation.
This has to be one of the best movies ever. It’s wall to wall fun, well thought out and hilarious. No matter how many times I see it, it’s always great. Have a wonderful day all. Never give up. Never surrender.
BTW Natalie, the magnetic mines were being "dragged" behind their ship, and when they flew by Saris's ship, the mines got attracted to the more closer metallic object, which was saris's ship.
Great reactions, Natalie! You are the ONLY reactor that picked up when Sarris was shooting everyone on the Command Deck, everyone got hit, EXCEPT Guy! So funny, and so many people miss it.
This movie has been ranked in the Star Trek films despite not being a Star Trek movie. It shows how much love Trekkies have for Galaxy Quest (and the alumni who relate a lot to this).
It adheres to the "only even numbered Star Trek movies are good" rule, IIRC. Khan, Voyage Home, Undiscovered Country, First Contact, Galaxy Quest, New Trek.
@@motorcycleboy9000 The 2009 one surprised a lot of people (despite how Star Wars ish it was). Into Darkness draws a lot of controversy (it’s not a bad movie a lot of people say it is, but it has flaws and choices in hindsight should have done differently) which hurts Beyond’s box office numbers.
Since you enjoyed this film, you might also enjoy "Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary". Not for reaction, just to enjoy a delightful look behind the scenes and retrospective.
This is genuinely one of the best Star Trek movies out there, even though it isn't an official one. It's about the relationship between the characters, the actors, and the fans themselves and that strange dynamic that exists between them all. It's a love letter to the community that while it might joke about, it's a "laughing with you" rather than "at you" kind of humor. Patrick Stewart was originally against the idea of the film, believing it was going to be mocking the very thing he was so proud of, but when convinced by his co-stars (Jonathan Frakes if I remember right) to go see it, he immediately realized what it was: a film with a genuine appreciation for the craft and one that respects both sides of the cast/fan dynamic. He would later go on to say it was his favorite Star Trek film in the entire lineup. It is *so* well loved by the Trek community that it has been considered part of the lineup (ironically fixing the "Odd Films Suck" trend that would have otherwise put the awful Insurrection as being in the "good" categories and keeping all the Abrams films lined up right). The only other thing that comes close to achieving this would be the TV series The Orville for recapturing the feel of classic 90's Star Trek TV shows in a way the modern shows haven't, a show that likewise is welcomed by the Trek community as being an unofficial addition to the lineup. Essentially the film isn't a Star Trek film so much as it's *about* Star Trek: the way the cast connect with their fans by their portrayal of characters that are so beloved and the incredible adventures they go on.
This is such a special movie, it's a testament to the writers and the actors (and as an aside, the casting for this movie was *perfect* ) that the best moments in this movie still have the nonsense in them, but still *matter* because the story has been crafted very carefully to lead to that moment mattering. Rickman's serious uttering of "by Grabthar's hammer", Colantoni's odd noises when Allen recognizes him as his people's leader... if they hadn't all done the skilled work of building up to those payoffs they never would have worked, but instead they're such perfect storytelling moments that even 24 years later, old and new fans can still see and appreciate them.
One of the best things about watching this on the special edition DVD was that there was a 'Play', 'Credits', and 'Omega 13' selection on the main menu. The 'Omega 13' button rebooted the DVD, and if you hadn't watched the movie, you didn't know what it did. But after watching the movie it is one of the best DVD options ever.
Galaxy Quest is one of the best parody movies made. I still laugh every time I watch it. It's right up there with Blazing Saddles and the Princess Bride
Yes, I was an Aliens reference. :) One callback I can't resist mentioning: in the original series Scotty (the ship's engineer) was constantly calling Kirk on the bridge to say "the engines canna take it, captain! the ship is breaking up!!" every other episode. There are several deleted scenes (that are thankfully on RUclips). Tony Shaloub really got cut. And, yes, his character was stoned the whole time. The movie is less a parody of Star Trek than a love letter to fandom. Fun Fact: Sam Rockwell's scream when they first arrived was not scripted. Sigourney's startled jump was genuine. edit: almost forgot; in the movie, the first series had been cancelled 18 years before. At the end we see a new Galaxy Quest series announced. 18 years is the period between the original series ending and The Next Generation beginning.
The love this movie shows for the passion of the fans is its biggest strength, it does not mock (like Big Bang Theory), but actually pay hommage to the fans dedication and investment. This is up there with absolute classics for me. Love this film
Fun fact: Tony Shalhoub was smizing all the time because of his character, Tech Sergeant Chen. As Tony put it, he can't legitimately play a Chinese guy, but he can play a guy who plays a Chinese guy. The smizing was Tony playing a guy playing a Chinese guy. (A stoned guy playing a Chinese guy.)
It is amazing the disdain Rickman pours into that line “by grabthar’s hammer…what a savings”. Also, Tony Shalhoub’s character is so chill because he’s perpetually stoned out of his mind. They couldn’t make it explicit with the rating they wanted, so it’s just implied. You’ll notice his magically appearing bag of snacks.
It is not just a parody, it is a great comedy, a sci-fi movie in his own right way better than it should. They make use of all the tropes and cliches to poke fun of the genre but in a respectful way while showing genuine love for the fans. All of this serve by a dream cast of actors at their peak and they clearly enjoy themself. It is one of those perfect movies.
I wouldn't call it a parody. More of a fun homage to Trek and the fandom. Like Young Frankenstein was a nod to the old Universal monster movies. If it was a parody, it would be more like Airplane! or Spaceballs.
Nat, I've seen this movie countless times, love it to the moon, and you made it seem like the first time for me. Your reaction, comments and passion breathed new life, a new perspective to me, and that's a rare thing. Thank you for that!! Long time subscriber, so I can't do that again, but just know you have legions out here who love you. I think the main reference that non-Star Trek people miss is why Guy is so scared about dying. Whenever they beamed down to a planet, the ''security' guy, usually wearing a red shirt, was always the one killed. It's also why he was concerned about not having a last name. Well done, dear one!
So happy to see you do this movie-one of my absolute favorites. It manages to be both a hysterical parody and an absolute love letter to the genre all at once. In that vein, I feel like I have to recommend Mystery Men to you next, as a just fantastic superhero send up that doesn’t get nearly the love it’s weird ass deserves.
The reason "Guy" was so upset in the beginning was on Star Trek, first different Departments/Disciplines were designated by color of shirts/dresses (command=gold, sciences=blue, maintenence/ship ops=red. ie. security officers=red shirt). Secondly, periodically a security member (red shirt) would get killed and we only sometimes learned their last name. That's why if a red shirted character appeared and it wasn't the "guest star" of the episode, we all knew "he's doomed".
I like how, at the ending and the TV show came back on with "new adventures", now the actors were more serious about their parts, now that they know who else is watching!
9:03 this is the greatest line delivery in the history of cinema. The entire rant at the beginning of the movie was completely distilled into one phrase by a master of his craft. By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a legend Alan Rickman is.
the way he delivers the line and you can feel, he´s dying on the inside by it.... and then later the complete opposite in the scene where quellec dies and he delivers the line full of anger and grief... this time, propably for the first time ever, meaning it...
One of my favorite meta jokes/parody aspects of this movie is the casting of Sigourney Weaver in general. Ripley from the Alien series is one of the greatest, most popular, ground breaking, bad ass, intelligent and capable sci-fi heroines of all time. She was even nominated for a best actress Oscar for Aliens which is practically unheard of for a Sci Fi film. And they cast her to play the complete opposite character, the ditsy, big boobed, blonde eye candy whose only job is to repeat what the computer says. Genius casting.
I've seen this movie so many times, but I never noticed that Guy is basically the only person who doesn't get shot in that scene. Just another level of brilliance in this movie that's already full of brilliant moments. Each actor was at the top of their game in this and it could have been so easy for them to just phone in their performances. When Sam Rockwell won all those awards for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, I swore up and down it was actually for his role as Guy. Just...very delayed.
Such a great script and perfectly cast. When he has to admit he's just an actor and none of it is real I actually get tears in my eyes. Balancing comedy with real emotion is tough to do but they pull it off.
The 'why is it always ducts?' joke is a reference to the 'Jefferies Tubes' of Star Trek, named for an inside joke of the production designers. They would always have a duct to crawl into in order fix something important in the Enterprise.
Oh also, Tony Shalhoub's character was so chill because there's a deleted scene that explains the reason he teleported later than everyone else is because he was in the bathroom smoking a joint. He was high the entire time. 😂😂 Something I also didn't know until recently... the reason he's "smizing" so much? His character is named Chen. So he's squinting to look Asian.
I knew you’d love with Galaxy Quest. Its such a brilliant, timeless little movie. You don’t need to even have seen Star Trek to enjoy it, it just helps. And the payoff to the Grabthar’s Hammer line is one of the most wholesome and moving movie moments ever
I laughed when you said Sarris reminded you of the Grasshoppers in A Bug's Life. But then I realized just how apt that comparison was. In both movies you have a colony or society of peaceful people being exploited by a marauding horde. They enlist the help of a dysfunctional group, mistaking them for qualified fighters. But in the end the group mends their issues, lives up to their potential, and inspires the peaceful people to realize their own strength. Loved your reaction to this movie Natalie! So glad you enjoyed it!
One other comparison -- Galaxy Quest and A Bug's Life both have insanely funny extras. A Bug's Life has the "out-takes" and Galaxy Quest had deleted scenes.
1:56 - The Vulcan handsign means "live long and prosper", and Leonard Nimoy, who was Jewish and played the Vulcan Spock, introduced it based on a Jewish blessing he'd seen as a child.
I recommend this movie to everyone. It also makes me miss Alan Rickman so much. Gone way too soon! At the risk of dating myself I remember seeing this in the theater and everybody was smiling, laughing, and just in the greatest mood when the movie was over. Very memorable movie going experience for me!
Parody or not, this is still the best Star Trek movie ever made. It nailed all the themes present in the show, and feels like a love letter to the fandom.
It's funny that they added Guy as a disposable character ("redshirt"), but it's hilarious that they made him genre savvy and everyone else somewhat to completely oblivious. "Did you even WATCH the show?!" is one of my favorite lines. Of course, in the reboot they just had to make him chief of security! 🤣
Here's a thought: The Digital Conveyor was designed specifcally for the crew of the Protector and that's why it doesn't work for Thermians or that pig-lizard (it may have turned G'rinak inside-out as well, but it's a rock monster. It don't care!) My question is: What would have happened if they used it on Alex? Would it have put him back together again as an actual Mak'tar?
Great reaction! I read that they cut a scene after the “choppers” where Tim and Sigourney’s characters where blocked by a couple of the enemy. Sigourney’s character had to distract them so Tim’s could take them out. She did it by seductively unzipping her suit top. I think they should have left one in!
Concept-wise, "Three Amigos In Space" would be a fair summary of what drives the comedy and primary plot. That said, I think what gives "Galaxy Quest" an extra dimension is the way in which it salutes the fans and integrates them into the story in a sympathetic and plausible manner - thus making it unique and heartwarming in its' own right.
The thing that makes this movie so great is that you see like 90% of it coming from miles away, but it doesn't matter because it's so well executed that you can't help but love it. If you're a Star Trek fan, it's basically a love letter to the Trek fanbase, but if you're not then it's still a comedy gold mine. I'm also pretty certain that Tony Shalhoub's character was supposed to be stoned out of his mind the entire time. He plays it SO perfectly.
This is one of our families all time FAVORITE movies!! The casting, the tropes, the humor, the character progression as this movie goes along is just an absolute master stroke. They hit on all of it, the fan obsession, the actual casts issues with each other and it was just a massive love letter to the whole genre. Glad you enjoyed this so much Natalie, made me feel like I was watching it for the first time again!!
Most of the reactors I follow did this film about a year ago but you do bring up a good point. Is a film finally sowing up on a streaming service so everyone jumps on it or is there a secret cabal I don't know about. Alright everyone, the second week of April we're doing American Graffiti so work that into your schedule.
Oh man, I absolutely _LOVE_ how much you got to enjoy all of the actor-centric humor and variety that's embedded into this and how much it cracked you up. SO glad you finally got to watch this!!
One of my favorite little touches in this film is at the end, with the ad for the new TV series, where Guy has landed a role as the Security Chief. _Star Trek_ never had a Security Chief among its main characters, but when Paramount decided in the 1970s to bring the show back to the small screen (which ended up not happening after all, but did give us _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ ), they added the position, and it's been part of the bridge crew in every Star Trek series ever since.
Sam Rockwell's scream after the transport was ad-libbed. Watch Sigourney Weaver jump when he does it. Also, "Guy Fleegman" is a shout-out to long-time ST:TNG stand-in and extra Guy Vardaman. Vardaman said he damn near fell out of his seat in the theater when he saw the movie.
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"Galaxy Quest" is one of those rare movies like "The Princess Bride", that carefully walks the line between parody and love letter to the genre.
And is also loved by people who otherwise have no interest in the genre.
true, but as a kid i didnt even pick up on the comedy of princess bride. to me it was a straight action fantasy film. That in of itself is genius writing when a film can appeal to 3 generations and each group watch it in a different way
Oh, well said, well said.
I think, in truth, the best Parody is a love letter to the original work. Just look at most of Weird Al's songs. Yeah they make fun of the original songs, but they do it with such reverence and respect that it's obviously made out of love.
@@mrmxypltkThat, or a deep abiding hatred of the subject being parodied - Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator" or Mel Brooks' "The Producers" are classic examples of parodying Nazis.
In either case, the best parodies are from creators who have strong opinions on the source material. Otherwise you end up with "Not Another Teen Movie" or "Meet the Spartans".
I LOVE this movie, and so do the vast majority of Trek people. Patrick Stewart wasn't interested until Jonathan Frakes insisted he HAD to see it "in a theater with an audience." He listened, and he fell in love. He said his favorite part was that it made the fans into heroes and let them save the day, because real-life fans are so passionate and supportive. This is a rare case where a movie is fantastic and funny on the face of it, but also full of warm fuzzy feelings in the backstory as well.
Yeah Patrick Stewart thought it would be a mocking parody and avoided it.
Patrick was the only one who laugh the hardest and loudest when he saw it.
Yeah, Patrick Stewart has admitted that in the early seasons he took himself and the roll far too seriously and struggled to have fun with it. But he eventually did become more relaxed and he's said it helped him be better at his role.
@Patrick Cromwell you can see it happen on TNG a couple seasons in. He relaxes into the role and he isn't quite as rigid. He even begins softening the way he delivers his lines.
I was a pretty hard-core Trek fan in the 1990's, and I LOVE this movie so much.
I get choked up EVERY time I see Rickman do the "By Grabthar's Hammer" line with sincerity. It's just such a powerful moment, and I also love it because of the inspiration behind it with Leonard Nemoy. How for a long time after the show/movies, he HATED that everyone just saw him as Spock, and how he got so tired of everyone telling him to "Live long and prosper". But after many years, and realizing that a LOT of people, found genuine aid and comfort from his words. Like people were able to get a handle on their lives, how it shaped their outlook on the world in a positive way, that he started to appreciate the impact his character had on the world. That he had become an actual force for good in the world, with the character that he put so much creativity into. That's why as Quillek is laying dying and says "You were like a father to me." It hits so hard. Because while he didn't have droves of fans, the people who were inspired by him, had their lives turned around. That it MEANT SOMETHING to them. Which in the end, is what most actors want. They want their work to impact people, to give them hope, inspiration, motivation, joy. And he did.
I always get teared up in that scene. Alan Rickman was such a good actor.
Best moment in the movie for sure
That reminds me about Natalie's question from the intro; what you did was the Vulcan salute, performed when greeting or leaving someone. Usually accompanied by "Live long, and prosper." It's said Nimoy (who's Jewish) remembered a similar gesture with both hands by a rabbi during a ceremony when he was a child. He was looking for a distinct Vulcan greeting when they meet each other.
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@@Caseytify Yeah there are actually a lot of old interviews with Nemoy when the show first aired, where he talked about his inspiration for stuff. Like how he came up with the Vulcan neck pinch, because he felt that a species as evolved and enlightened as the Vulcan's wouldn't just kill people. They were above that. So he came up with this non-lethal knockout trick, as another layer of alien uniqueness for the species. But to hear him talk about WHY he came up with it, is really neat. He put a lot of serious thought into that character, to make it feel fleshed out, and believable. And I think his effort shows, given the longevity and impact of the character.
My favourite story about this film is after Tim Allan did the emotional scene explaining the truth about the show he needed to go off set to recover. Alan Rickman snarkily said " oh dear, it looks like Tim just discovered acting"
dangggg
even funnier there is an older story from Home Improvement. The wife was super upset and Tim stopped filming to ask, "Patricia are you OK?" and she replies "It's called acting Tim."
@@sea-envy3137 Well he was a comic who stumbled into stardom.
@@sea-envy3137 lmao daaannnng XD
While making the movie "Marathon Man", quintessential method actor Dustin Hoffman was trying to find his motivation for whatever the character was supposed to be feeling and Sir Lawrence Olivier said to him, "It's called 'acting', dear boy".
On a very interesting note. Patrick Breen who played Quelek (who died) and Alan Rickman became great friends up until the end. They often had Dinner and attended Broadway Plays and Breen and his wife was the first of the few that Rickman let know of his terminal health prognosis. In a sad Irony, Breen was one of a handful who saw him alive last.
Fun fact:
They cut a scene out to lower the rating to make it more child friendly, but the scene was Fred getting high before getting onto the ship, that's why he's so chill and always snacking and smiling and a little "out of it" throughout the movie 😂
There were also some F bombs they cut, mostly notably near the end where Gwen clearly says "fuck that!" but we hear her say "screw that!" The censor actually makes the scene a lot more funny to me once you notice it 😅
@@robertwild9447 I know they do it in... Well... Every movie/show/and general production ever, but I do like to think the flub itself was kept in as another tribute to old Star Trek episodes in which there was clearly dubbed over lines and ADR.
Showing him stoned but cutting out him getting stoned bumped up the funny for me!
it is also why Gwen's top is suddenly zipped down, they cut the part where she tries to seduce a guard to get pass
lol that makes so much sense now
"By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings" is the single greatest line reading in a movie, ever and no you can't change my mind. My friends and I still say it every time we see a really good deal on something.
FUN FACT: Numerous members of the various casts of Star Trek are on the record expounding on how much they love this movie. Jonathan Frakes came home from watching it and immediately called Patrick Stewart and told him, "You HAVE to see this movie!"
BONUS FUN FACT: The DVD release for this movie has an alternate audio track with the entire movie dubbed in the Thermian language. Just literally the entire movie with all dialogue replaced with their gibberish screeching.
I tried watching the Thermian version. I think I made it about 10 minutes in. SO funny!
Can you find it on RUclips?
@@matthewirwin6134, only on the DVD as far as I know.
@@primmoore6232 Oh well. Thanks for answering
Disagree.
THE greatest line was from Sam Rockwell when he first arrives on the space station and Nesmit asks if they want a tour, and I quote:
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Alexander delivering his line with real conviction actually makes me tear up a bit. Alan Rickman was such a treasure.
His last film, Eye in the Sky, is fantastic too
He will be missed :(
One of the charms of this film is that it lures you in with its comedy and inside jokes, then hits you over the head with a solid science fiction drama that truly tugs at the heartstrings.
You're wrong Dan H. Alan Rickman *is* a treasure, and his death doesn't change that.
Alan Rickman in " The January Man " (1989).
@@AlanCanon2222 - I couldn’t believe how much it hit the first time when Rickman quotes that line with passion.
I've watched this movie at least a dozen times - but I never once picked up on the fact that Guy is the only one who DOESN'T get shot at the end! 😂 Just utterly brilliant writing.
Yep, neither did I until it was pointed out to me. Makes me wonder what else I missed.
Guy can’t die! He’s plucky comic relief!
@@collegeman1988 Yes, and when Gwen says, "We gotta get outta here before one of those things kills Guy," she's relying on the fact that she and the others have "plot armor", even they're on a truly alien planet that the Thermians didn't replicate by watching the TV show. It's just so perfect how all the layers of this movie fit together, it's a real masterpiece. I put it up there with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (hello, Sam Rockwell!), Red Dwarf, Brazil, The Princess Bride, and Buckaroo Banzai in how it interleaves "every genre that it pretends to dance with." (Kevin Smith's paean to Buckaroo Banzai). These movies ain't Spaceballs, they're way more Young Frankenstein in their craft. They're their own thang. That's what I go to the movies to see.
Ditto!
But he's the first "primary" cast to be scheduled to die if they follow Yar's arc
I love this film as well, and worked on it. I helped design the blue alien kids, the weird lizard pig, and storyboarded many scenes, including when the ship first leaves the dock and when the captain gets transported back to earth. BTW, a book is coming out soon on the making of the film. Myself and many who worked on it were interviewed. The book will include a lot of pics including some of my concept art. I’m happy and proud to have been a part of such a fun film. Natalie, you sure had a good time watching!
Thank you for all of your hard work!
Hey! That's awesome! You and everyone involved helped make such an incredible, hilarious and memorable movie! The BTS book will be amazing! Congratulations, you should all be proud! ☺
I am definitely looking forward to that book!
Is it true we can see a puppeteer's arm in the pig lizard scene, and if so, was it intentional?
So who was responsible for those REALLY ANNOYING ALIENS. They ruined the movie.
George Takei (The original Mr. Sulu) referred to this movie as "A chillingly accurate documentary."
We can only assume that he's referring to the stuff before the aliens show up
Shatner's larger than life ego, Nimoy's distain for Spock and Nichols only job on the ship being the opening and closing of the "Hailing Frequencies". It is pretty spot on.
@@brom00 and the "red shirts" who always died (except Scotty of course)
Sure... before. That's absolutely right. Definitely.
Galaxy Quest isn't so much about spoofing Star Trek but more spoofing the behind the scenes of Star Trek. Shatner always being center stage. Nimoy hating the attention he got from Star Trek but not being recognized for his work outside Star Trek. All the lazy writing, I mean how many episodes was obviously written for other genres but the writer couldn't sell it so they said "Just put it on another planet & sell it to Star Trek"
@@alvinfinkbeiner2924 Yes. The most obvious ewxample of this is "Conscience of the King", which was imo clearly a re-written script for a western series (Wagon Train would be my guess, or possibly Bonanza), with Kodos formerly the commandant of a Confederate prison of war camp in the Civil War or some such. And the phaser at the end just a substitute for the way a lot of western episodes ended; with a gun shot. I have thought this for over fifty years now. And Galileo 7 was a clear reworking of an old movie called "Five Came back" - which is precisely how many *did* come back in this episode too! So many other examples as well.
This is the sci-fi equivalent to The Princess Bride: a perfect movie in its genre.
Totally agree with this!
This is a spectacular parallel
amen
YES! If someone asks me what my fave movies are, I always say Galaxy Quest and The Princess Bride.
Galaxy Quest and The Princess Bride, two PERFECT movies.
"IS THERE AIR?! YOU DON'T KNOW!!" is still one of my all time favorite lines from any comedy. Friends and I will still quote it from time to time. 😄
Sam Rockwell's line about constructing a rudimentary lathe always breaks me up. 😂
@@plaidmoon5642 That's one of the few parts of the movie that are a pretty direct reference to a Star Trek:TOS, episode (as opposed to more generalized sci fi tropes and references to the cast and convention culture) as it is reminiscent of the episode in which Kirk has to fight a stronger alien lizard-man by himself on an uninhabited planet and figures out how to build and load a rudimentary gun (well, probably more of a hand-held cannon) using locally available materials. But you probably don't have to know that to be amused by the line.
@@hkpew I'm well aware that it was poking fun at Kirk mixing up some gunpowder and making a crude cannon. I just get amused at the idea of making a primitive lathe and accomplishing anything with it while dodging Gorignak.
I'm sure the "Is there air?" scene is a shoutout to the first episode of the 1936 _Flash Gordon_ serial movie. Having flown with Flash and Dale to the alien planet Mongo and landed his ship, Dr. Zarkov opens the hatch wide, takes a good sniff, and remarks brightly, "Well, the air seems breathable!"
@@plaidmoon5642 I think it's really funny, too, and for the reasons you say. I was just commenting for the benefit of anyone who hasn't seen the original series that it's also a commentary on one of those episodes. As Natalie indicated, some people are hesitant to watch this movie if they haven't seen Star Trek already, but very little (if any) of the humor is actually dependent on having seen Star Trek to understand it. This is one of the few cases where having seen Star Trek can add an extra layer to your amusement, but it isn't really necessary even for this one.
sam rockwell panic attact is where trek knowledge comes in , you see in the original trek on away missions there would be main cast members wearing gold, blue or red uniform tops then you would have a few extra crew in red , these would be the poor guys who normaly would end up getting killed when the missions would go wrong..
He’s so chill because he’s suppose to be high, that’s also why he’s always eating snacks. He specifically asked to portray that just so he could eat on set
There is a R rated version of this film in a vault somewhere. After filming, the studio decided they needed a family friendly edit. Sigourney's obvious dub was left in as a middle finger to the studio.
Also, Fred missed the Thurmians in their natural forms, so he didn't see them to be freaked out, either. He was late to the transport pod because he stepped aside to get high.
@@curtismartin2866 I don't think it was ever R, but yeah the studio for whatever reason didn't want the one f-bomb that's usually allowed in a pg-13 movie (it wasn't used sexually so it would've passed) and they didn't want the drug references.
@@callmeshaggy5166 from what I have read, they were all cussin' like sailors!
Intelligence is knowing that Galaxy Quest isn't a Star Trek movie. Wisdom is knowing that Galaxy Quest is THE BEST Star Trek movie.
Hmm 🤔
*EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!*
This is the way.
Fantastically well stated, good sir.
Confusion is trying to figure out how it can be the best Star Trek movie, if it isn't a Star Trek movie.
Nice to see Natalie reacting to something that won’t traumatise her for a change.
She appreciates satire of nerd culture, yet not satire of oppressive structures like Hollywood (Tropic Thunder) or slavery (Django Unchained)... What is wrong with her?
Or yell at the screen about how the characters are behaving immorally. To be fair, more than just Natalie needs a break from that.
Have to say I’m stopping by her channel less often. There is a certain, if subtle, flavor of Hollywood snob infecting her commentary. As a fan of various genres AND a Trekkie, I don’t need it.
Not unnecessarily announcing a departure, here, just sharing some constructive criticism.
I dunno, man, the scene where Jason is forced to explain to Malthasar about the show... ooft, gets me every time.
Enrico Colantoni came up with the unique physicality and voice pattern of the Thermians while waiting to be called for the audition, he described them as "happy Jehovah's Witnesses". The director loved it and they did the rest of the casting with that as the model. It's amazing that he just worked it up before even being cast, it adds so much to the movie.
He’s great
He did such a great job in this! His acting range is amazing. I hope Nat recognizes him in the extended video!
Enrico Colantoni is amazing. I've enjoyed him in everything I've seen him work on.
Excellent username and pfp. I wish Apogee was still a big name.
Also, let's not forget that Colantoni is also Keith Mars...
When Guy is trying to warn the team of what's going to happen, and they're pretty much ignoring him and he finally asks "Didn't you guys ever WATCH the show?"... Favorite line.
I think we're the green thingy
Can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?
Oh....that's not right!
In truth, actors never watch the show they're in. They cannot watch themselves... unless they're drunk like Nesmith was. Therefore it's "meta" that only Guy has seen the show. He is not really part of the show and that's why he's the only one who can watch it. He confirms this with his line "I'm just jazzed about being in the show!" when he tagged along and got included and he was very happy... or "jazzed."
The loud scream on the teleport pad was unscripted. If you watch closely, Sigourney's reaction is priceless because she actually jumps. It was her natural reaction to being surprised. Just fantastic!
Sam also improvised "Is there air?! You don't know!" which prompted Tony to sniff and say "Seems okay." 😂
My favorite joke is when they're getting the new engine sphere thing and Alexander says "Could they be the miners?" and Fred is like "Sure they're like 3 years old." Kills me everytime haha.
Miners!, not Minors!
@@CorwinPatrick "...you lost me" 🤔
Mine is, "Your Monte Cristo sandwich is a current favorite." As they are heading to the cafeteria.
That line still makes me laugh.
one of mine is Sam Rockwell's, "Oh! That's not right!"
You should have included Guy's reaction to Laliara and Chen "getting busy." Rockwell's "...no...that's not right." Is perfection.
The reference to the ducts might be related to alien as well, but in Star Trek, they are always crawling around the ducts (also known as Jefferies tubes) to fix stuff or to go around enemies who have taken over the ship.
And if you ever saw the series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", there is so much crawling through the ventilation tubes. Amyone locked in a cabin always escapes through the tubes.
In the Galaxy Quest documentary “Never Give Up Never Surrender” Tim Allen said he actually choked up when acting the scene where he said “we lied” and said he din’t like the feeling, but Alan Rickman then quipped “He just experienced acting for the first time” - hilarious
Legitimately one of the best ensemble casts EVER put together. Stacked is not the right word for it. Also, this is the right way to do a parody/love letter to something. Not only did it send up every single trope, but it did so in a way that shows the creators are just big fans themselves. Trekies absolutely adore this film because of it. In the end, who is it that saves the day... the fans. It's one of the rare films I would call perfect in every way. The Star Trek cast love it, the fans love it, non-fans love it. It's just damn good.
"This episode was badly written!!!" 😂 One of my all-time favorite lines.
Don't forget, who wrote this episode should die
And she definitely said f---. Love that they dubbed over it instead of refilming, so anyone who can read lips gets it. Clever way to abide by the rules while bypassing them.
@@WaywardVet It's more likely that they had already filmed the scene and couldn't afford to reshoot just that scene just for one change, so got Signorney to re-record the line and used that version instead. It's a common thing to do.
@@msclrhd There were a few changes they made. Originally, they included the F-word, and they showed why Fred (Tony Shalhoub) was so "chill" - because he was high. They show him as a total pothead in the beginning, but they cut those shots out to be more family-friendly. If you watch the movie with that in mind, it makes perfect sense why he is so mellow and hardly reacts to anything.
@@PhilBagels The movie was originally supposed to be rated R, so they cut stuff to get it to PG-13. I think Sigorney got naked-ish in the original version.
What's wild to me is that, while this is an insanely stacked cast now, this is the movie that put a lot of these actors on the map. It was Justin Long's and Rainn Wilson's debut performances, Sam Rockwell had previously mostly done small parts and indie films before this, and Tony Shalhoub got signed for Monk thanks to his performance in this. It catapulted them all in to the stars in more ways than one!
Also Missy Pyle's career took off. She's worked steadily since then. An excellent character actress and she's different in every movie! (She's Lailani the alien in this one).
I remember Rockwell in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Sam Rockwell plays a character you love in this movie, and a character you hate in The Green Mile.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 - Both "Galaxy Quest" and "The Green Mile" were shot roughly the same year. I'm fairly certain I've read interviews with Rockwell where he said he used his role in the former to ameliorate the discomfort he felt inhabiting his character in the latter.
To be fair, Shalhoub had a huge supporting role in the hit 90s TV sitcom Wings.
Tony Shalhoub's character has TWO trivia facts I find hilarious:
1. It's heavily implied that his character is stoned throughout the duration of the movie. Hence the completely-unphased attitude, the weird line-delivery, and the fact that he's chilling eating munchies when they're riding the space ship down to the planet.
2. The other that people hardly pick up is that he's also supposed to be an example of white-washing non-white characters in media, as the last name of his character in the show is "Chen" and every time he's on screen he does that horrible 'squint'-face.... to imply that he's Asian.
Which is funny since he, himself is not white, but a different type of Asian. (He's Iranian)
The layers of metta is just mind blowing
Well, he's a middle eastern guy playing a middle eastern guy playing an asian guy, so that's fun.
Now this I did not know - that's cool and meta indeed.
@@eXpriest actually technically Persians or Iranians or actually technically Asians since they are on the Asian continent. Like I said the layers of meta is just hilarious. So an Asian but not the right Asian playing a different Asian.
2. What white washing? Tony Shalhoub is of Lebanese descent and last time I checked Lebanon is in Asia. Granted "Chen" isn't probably a common name in Lebanon and it's a long way from Western Asia to Easter Asia, so it might be inaccurate, but it has nothing to do with race swapping.
The ducts, called Jefferies Tubes in StarTrek, are a huge part of the shows. Nearly every episode has a scene where someone is either fighting, flirting with someone or fixing something in them. They are essentially the ducts between the floors and in the walls that house all the electrical and plumbing for the ship and allows the crew to perform maintenance
Named after Matt Jefferies, the guy who originally designed the Enterprise. When they needed a way to get from deck to deck without using the usual route, he remembered the numerous hatches and crawl ways on ships. Roddenberry had also been in the navy, so he went with it.
Yeah, but, Natalie was right; the Alien franchise was all about ducts too!
Yeah, but, Natalie was right; the Alien franchise was all about ducts too!
There are a lot of ducts is movies... Die Hard has Ducts... heheheh
I mean, they are, but every Sci-fi show and film, and so many more beyond that genre, have ducts and people crawling through them. Alien being a case in point.
This movie is like the perfect love letter to both sci-fi shows and sci-fi fandom, showing what is kinda toxic and bad about obsessive fandom, but ultimately also what is so transformative and wonderful about it. I especially like the idea of these aliens saving their civilization by modeling it on the show, because that's what shows like Star Trek were - a hopeful vision of a bright future. The actors start off resentful for being so closely associated with these characters on a goofy show they used to do, but then come to understand how much it means to others.
The moment when Rickman does the Grabthar's Hammer line for Quelleck is really something.
they both just nail that scene...
anything that man did was a moment, such a momentous actor
This is one of those “parody” movies that is so good on its own, you can barely even call it a parody. Perfectly meta in it’s own right and honestly good alien and ship designs. Just a great one-off movie!
Eh, I'd argue that this is definitely a parody - it's just a good parody. A similar example would be The Princess Bride, which is a parody of 80's fantasy movies....but it's a fantastically good movie in its own right. (Good parodies don't mock their subject matter - or if they do, it's from a place of love and respect.)
We're just so used to seeing parodies as relying on their tropes to prop up an otherwise mediocre story that it's unusual to see one good in its own right. This isn't anything specific to parody - any genre movie (fantasy, sci-fi, superhero, noir, etc.) can fail by relying on its tropes instead of telling a good story WITH its tropes.
It's cheesy enough to make you laugh but good enough that it could actually be a TV series and people would enjoy it.
It's hard to overstate how beloved Galaxy Quest is in the Trek community. Any time I see a top 10 list of best Star Trek films, Galaxy Quest is not only counted among the actual Trek films, it's routinely in the top 5, often the top 3.
It's so good because yes, it is a parody, but more importantly, it's a love letter to all the shows like this, like Star Trek, Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, etc
This is more like a love letter ....
I really liked how the computer never answered to anyone but Sigourney Weaver's character because her job was to 'relay' between the crew and the computer.
I'm doing it, I'm repeating the damn computer
Alan Rickman's ability to deliver that line with such conviction genuinely gives me shivers every time I watch it.
He was the real deal. Strange to think he came to acting quite late in life. He was a graphic designer by trade/education prior, I believe.
This movie isn't just a parody of Star Trek, it's a parody of the whole Star Trek ('Trekkie') fandom. But at the same time it's an homage to the same; it's a love letter wrapped in a roast. And it pulls it all off to absolute perfection.
Great reaction:), Guy was always paranoid about getting killed because in Star Trek whenever the main cast beams down to a planet and they have a couple of common red shirt security personnel, the red shirts ALWAYS die.
More importantly unamed Ensigns in Redshirts. That was the joke. He didn't have a name because he was just destined to die. So he got given a name and rank in the "new movie" to make him regular cast and protected by plot armour. His line about no-one knowing his name is one of the great StarTrek nods
that is a very good book, too. Titled "Redshirts" about crewpersons on a starship who realize that they are the only ones who get killed.
When Colm Meaney was on STTNG his character originally had no name. He was an unnamed redshirt operating the transporter. When the writers finally gave his character, Miles O'Brien, a name, nobody had told Meaney that his character was being given a larger part in an episode - and a name. As I recall the episode dealt with some aliens the Federation had previously encountered on hostile terms, so Picard was concerned about whether O'Brien might bear some resentment towards them.
So when Meaney got the script for that episode, he had a bit of a freakout thinking that he was being replaced on the show since the guy operating the transporter now had a name. I kinda think Guy freaking out about not having a name is also a reference to Meaney.
David Mamet, the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, filmmaker and author, called Galaxy Quest one of only 5 perfect movies. That is high praise. The movie is great, from top to bottom. I love it!
Now I want to know the other four!
@@dereknolin5986 The Godfather, A Place in the Sun, Dodsworth, and Galaxy Quest. He doesn't name a fifth though.
@@dereknolin5986 Princess Bride, perhaps?
@@cardsfanboy I had to google Dodsworth. I know William Wyler has a fantastic reputation, although I think I've only seen one of his films. I'm going to have to check that one out.
@@pfeilspitze There's very little I'd change with that one, certainly! Maybe the synth film score at parts.
Incredible how well it manages to be both a spoof AND a love letter, right?
You only spoof the things you love - Mel Brooks
Aren't those the best kind, though?😄
Sigourney as Uhura. So my whole job is talking to the computer??
"Miners not minors" is one of my favorite lines ever. Right up there with, "I understand. It is important you believe me. Look behind you."
My favorite underrated joke in the movie: The fact that Guy spends most of the movie saying things like “They’re gonna get mean and ugly” and “Is there air?!” … and then at the end of the movie, his reboot character is a Security Officer 😂
This movie did a really neat trick in theaters. The movie was formatted in 4:3 (like old tv shows) up to the point where the doors open on the space ship showing the captain the vastness of space, and then it became widescreen.
It was actually in 3 ratios in the theaters. 4x3 for the opening TV show scenes (first 2 minutes). Then the screen opened up to 1.85:1 academy ratio as they pulled out from "to be continued..." to show the convention (next 20 minutes). It stayed in academy ratio until the doors opened up on the space ship to send Nesmith back to Earth (after the initial Sarris confrontation) and became the full 2.35:1 Panavision widescreen for the rest of the movie.
I was disappointed when the first DVD came out and it went from 4x3 to Panavision immediately after the TV show scenes, skipping the whole 1.85:1 framed section altogether. But it does show that they simply cropped the sides for the theatrical release. None of the opening credits text gets too close to the sides.
Enrico Colantoni, who plays Mathesar the main alien, auditioned for the role and afterwards decided to ask if he could do this kooky thing (that you see everyone else doing too). He added that. I find that so awesome when actors contribute to a movie like that.
I really liked him in Person of Interest, a great show where he plays a very different character.
If I'm not mistaken, when the other alien actors asked how they should behave, after seeing Enrico Colantoni, they said "Act like him!"
@@neil2444 I think I remember mentioning in the documentary that he had to train the other alien actors, like teaching them to swing the same arm as the leg that's stepping forward when they walk.
@@CandygramMongo I liked him in PoI also, but he'll always be Keith Mars to me.....
@@MagsonDare Same :)
This movie is just great on its own. Most of the nods to Star Trek are more about the culture and the fandom that developed around the show rather than the show itself, and that is recognizable to most modern fans because our society understands this fandom now and accepts it way more than it did back in 1999. Many fans of science fiction and of Star Trek specifically very much appreciated just how respectful this movie was towards them and their love because before the MCU, it wasn't cool to love this kind of stuff at all. So glad you enjoyed it!
Yes! I always push people who haven't watched Star Trek to watch this movie anyway, because besides the little nods to silly things here and there (the crazy piston death obstacle for example lol), you can really see any fandom geeking out at the idea of watching nerd heroes be "real".
I feel like this movie is an Homage rather than a parody. It is absolutely genius!
It's a love letter to the genre and especially to the fans.
It’s both
@@GedUK At a time when being a nerd wasn't cool.
Believe it or not, the part that made me laugh the hardest the first time I saw it was when Sigourney mentions that not everything is a true story and says, "Surely you don't think that Gilligan's Island..." to which the Thermians bow their heads and say, "Those poor people...". I died.
Apparently there were fan mails delivered to the Gilligan's Island production begging to rescue those poor souls. They wanted the US Coast Guard to step in
@@fostena 🤣🤣
Enrico Colantoni makes this movie for me, he is so genuine in his performance, especially when he is learning the truth about Taggart in his crew, and then 5 minutes later he has the biggest smile on his face.
By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Wharvan, I love this movie.
Everything about it is perfect, from Rickman's character journey about his catchphrase to Sam Rockwell being the only one not to get killed before the Omega 13.
I just wish they hadn't had to cut the subplot of Tony Shaloub being stoned the whole time 😅
Oh him being stoned the whole time is totally still canon to me, which makes rewatching it even funnier 😂 This is one of those rare instances of an R rated comedy being cut down by a studio to be more family friendly actually working out. It's still very funny, with plenty of great subtext and jokes you can pick up on after multiple viewings.
Cut? Isn't that still a subplot, or was it just much more obvious?
@@wtimmins You can definitely still pick up on it in the movie, but they did cut a scene where you see him clearly getting high. But that would've given the movie an R rating back in those days, if you can believe it, lol.
Yeah. He's definitely playing it stoned . Even if it isn't made explicit. Lol.. just so many times he's just so stiff and not there. There's no other explanation.
They were making an "R" movie, the studio wanted a "G". Hence Weaver"s dubbed over "'F#@k that stands out like a sore thumb.
This has to be one of the best movies ever. It’s wall to wall fun, well thought out and hilarious. No matter how many times I see it, it’s always great.
Have a wonderful day all. Never give up. Never surrender.
BTW Natalie, the magnetic mines were being "dragged" behind their ship, and when they flew by Saris's ship, the mines got attracted to the more closer metallic object, which was saris's ship.
Great reactions, Natalie! You are the ONLY reactor that picked up when Sarris was shooting everyone on the Command Deck, everyone got hit, EXCEPT Guy! So funny, and so many people miss it.
I know! I’ve seen this movie at least 10 times, and I NEVER picked up on that before!! Great catch!
This movie has been ranked in the Star Trek films despite not being a Star Trek movie. It shows how much love Trekkies have for Galaxy Quest (and the alumni who relate a lot to this).
It adheres to the "only even numbered Star Trek movies are good" rule, IIRC. Khan, Voyage Home, Undiscovered Country, First Contact, Galaxy Quest, New Trek.
@@motorcycleboy9000 Right. Btw, which New Trek? The 2009 one?
@Anthony Carlson yeah, it's a guilty pleasure Good Trek. Beyond was also solid, IMO, so the Even Number Curse continues.
@@motorcycleboy9000 The 2009 one surprised a lot of people (despite how Star Wars ish it was). Into Darkness draws a lot of controversy (it’s not a bad movie a lot of people say it is, but it has flaws and choices in hindsight should have done differently) which hurts Beyond’s box office numbers.
@@xerowhiz If it wasn't for Nemesis, Into Darkness would be my least favourite Star Trek movie.
I firmly believe this is a great example of how character arcs should be. It's so well written.
While it is a parody, it's also a wonderful homage too. This film is easily one of my top 10. I can just rewatch it so easily
Since you enjoyed this film, you might also enjoy "Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary". Not for reaction, just to enjoy a delightful look behind the scenes and retrospective.
SUCH a great making-of. 🥰🥰
Agreed!
This is genuinely one of the best Star Trek movies out there, even though it isn't an official one. It's about the relationship between the characters, the actors, and the fans themselves and that strange dynamic that exists between them all. It's a love letter to the community that while it might joke about, it's a "laughing with you" rather than "at you" kind of humor. Patrick Stewart was originally against the idea of the film, believing it was going to be mocking the very thing he was so proud of, but when convinced by his co-stars (Jonathan Frakes if I remember right) to go see it, he immediately realized what it was: a film with a genuine appreciation for the craft and one that respects both sides of the cast/fan dynamic. He would later go on to say it was his favorite Star Trek film in the entire lineup. It is *so* well loved by the Trek community that it has been considered part of the lineup (ironically fixing the "Odd Films Suck" trend that would have otherwise put the awful Insurrection as being in the "good" categories and keeping all the Abrams films lined up right). The only other thing that comes close to achieving this would be the TV series The Orville for recapturing the feel of classic 90's Star Trek TV shows in a way the modern shows haven't, a show that likewise is welcomed by the Trek community as being an unofficial addition to the lineup. Essentially the film isn't a Star Trek film so much as it's *about* Star Trek: the way the cast connect with their fans by their portrayal of characters that are so beloved and the incredible adventures they go on.
I swear Galaxy Quest is about as perfect a movie as I've ever seen.
Not only is this movie awesome, it's also incredibly rewatchable.
Tony!
This movie is an example of what perfect casting can accomplish
This is such a special movie, it's a testament to the writers and the actors (and as an aside, the casting for this movie was *perfect* ) that the best moments in this movie still have the nonsense in them, but still *matter* because the story has been crafted very carefully to lead to that moment mattering. Rickman's serious uttering of "by Grabthar's hammer", Colantoni's odd noises when Allen recognizes him as his people's leader... if they hadn't all done the skilled work of building up to those payoffs they never would have worked, but instead they're such perfect storytelling moments that even 24 years later, old and new fans can still see and appreciate them.
One of the best things about watching this on the special edition DVD was that there was a 'Play', 'Credits', and 'Omega 13' selection on the main menu. The 'Omega 13' button rebooted the DVD, and if you hadn't watched the movie, you didn't know what it did. But after watching the movie it is one of the best DVD options ever.
Galaxy Quest is one of the best parody movies made. I still laugh every time I watch it. It's right up there with Blazing Saddles and the Princess Bride
Yes, I was an Aliens reference. :)
One callback I can't resist mentioning: in the original series Scotty (the ship's engineer) was constantly calling Kirk on the bridge to say "the engines canna take it, captain! the ship is breaking up!!" every other episode.
There are several deleted scenes (that are thankfully on RUclips). Tony Shaloub really got cut. And, yes, his character was stoned the whole time.
The movie is less a parody of Star Trek than a love letter to fandom.
Fun Fact: Sam Rockwell's scream when they first arrived was not scripted. Sigourney's startled jump was genuine.
edit: almost forgot; in the movie, the first series had been cancelled 18 years before. At the end we see a new Galaxy Quest series announced.
18 years is the period between the original series ending and The Next Generation beginning.
The love this movie shows for the passion of the fans is its biggest strength, it does not mock (like Big Bang Theory), but actually pay hommage to the fans dedication and investment. This is up there with absolute classics for me. Love this film
Fun fact: Tony Shalhoub was smizing all the time because of his character, Tech Sergeant Chen. As Tony put it, he can't legitimately play a Chinese guy, but he can play a guy who plays a Chinese guy. The smizing was Tony playing a guy playing a Chinese guy. (A stoned guy playing a Chinese guy.)
It is amazing the disdain Rickman pours into that line “by grabthar’s hammer…what a savings”.
Also, Tony Shalhoub’s character is so chill because he’s perpetually stoned out of his mind. They couldn’t make it explicit with the rating they wanted, so it’s just implied. You’ll notice his magically appearing bag of snacks.
It is not just a parody, it is a great comedy, a sci-fi movie in his own right way better than it should.
They make use of all the tropes and cliches to poke fun of the genre but in a respectful way while showing genuine love for the fans.
All of this serve by a dream cast of actors at their peak and they clearly enjoy themself. It is one of those perfect movies.
I wouldn't call it a parody. More of a fun homage to Trek and the fandom. Like Young Frankenstein was a nod to the old Universal monster movies. If it was a parody, it would be more like Airplane! or Spaceballs.
Nat, I've seen this movie countless times, love it to the moon, and you made it seem like the first time for me. Your reaction, comments and passion breathed new life, a new perspective to me, and that's a rare thing. Thank you for that!! Long time subscriber, so I can't do that again, but just know you have legions out here who love you. I think the main reference that non-Star Trek people miss is why Guy is so scared about dying. Whenever they beamed down to a planet, the ''security' guy, usually wearing a red shirt, was always the one killed. It's also why he was concerned about not having a last name. Well done, dear one!
I felt the same way watching this video; you've put it into words better than I could. :)
@@xzonia1 Thank you, your kindness meant a lot to me.
So happy to see you do this movie-one of my absolute favorites. It manages to be both a hysterical parody and an absolute love letter to the genre all at once. In that vein, I feel like I have to recommend Mystery Men to you next, as a just fantastic superhero send up that doesn’t get nearly the love it’s weird ass deserves.
Ohmygod MYSTERY MEN!
I really need to re-watch that.
The reason "Guy" was so upset in the beginning was on Star Trek, first different Departments/Disciplines were designated by color of shirts/dresses (command=gold, sciences=blue, maintenence/ship ops=red. ie. security officers=red shirt). Secondly, periodically a security member (red shirt) would get killed and we only sometimes learned their last name.
That's why if a red shirted character appeared and it wasn't the "guest star" of the episode, we all knew "he's doomed".
I like how, at the ending and the TV show came back on with "new adventures", now the actors were more serious about their parts, now that they know who else is watching!
9:03 this is the greatest line delivery in the history of cinema. The entire rant at the beginning of the movie was completely distilled into one phrase by a master of his craft. By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a legend Alan Rickman is.
the way he delivers the line and you can feel, he´s dying on the inside by it.... and then later the complete opposite in the scene where quellec dies and he delivers the line full of anger and grief... this time, propably for the first time ever, meaning it...
One of my favorite meta jokes/parody aspects of this movie is the casting of Sigourney Weaver in general. Ripley from the Alien series is one of the greatest, most popular, ground breaking, bad ass, intelligent and capable sci-fi heroines of all time. She was even nominated for a best actress Oscar for Aliens which is practically unheard of for a Sci Fi film. And they cast her to play the complete opposite character, the ditsy, big boobed, blonde eye candy whose only job is to repeat what the computer says. Genius casting.
She often wore that blonde wig off-set, she liked it so much.
I've seen this movie so many times, but I never noticed that Guy is basically the only person who doesn't get shot in that scene. Just another level of brilliance in this movie that's already full of brilliant moments. Each actor was at the top of their game in this and it could have been so easy for them to just phone in their performances. When Sam Rockwell won all those awards for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, I swore up and down it was actually for his role as Guy. Just...very delayed.
Natalie I love how much you loved this movie. It’s truly one of the classics.
Such a great script and perfectly cast. When he has to admit he's just an actor and none of it is real I actually get tears in my eyes. Balancing comedy with real emotion is tough to do but they pull it off.
The 'why is it always ducts?' joke is a reference to the 'Jefferies Tubes' of Star Trek, named for an inside joke of the production designers. They would always have a duct to crawl into in order fix something important in the Enterprise.
Just makes it better that Sigourney says it...
Specifically Matt Jefferies, production designer on the original series who created several key sets and the iconic ship design
@@CorwinPatrick - Agreed; turns the gag into a two-fer.
Oh also, Tony Shalhoub's character was so chill because there's a deleted scene that explains the reason he teleported later than everyone else is because he was in the bathroom smoking a joint. He was high the entire time. 😂😂 Something I also didn't know until recently... the reason he's "smizing" so much? His character is named Chen. So he's squinting to look Asian.
I knew you’d love with Galaxy Quest. Its such a brilliant, timeless little movie. You don’t need to even have seen Star Trek to enjoy it, it just helps. And the payoff to the Grabthar’s Hammer line is one of the most wholesome and moving movie moments ever
The cast in this is insane. Bit parts played by actors who are stars now! I almost see a new one everytime I watch this movie.
Oh how I love when a particular movie just hits all the right buttons for one of my favorite reactors.
Galaxy Quest is what happens when you have a good concept and execute it perfectly.
I laughed when you said Sarris reminded you of the Grasshoppers in A Bug's Life. But then I realized just how apt that comparison was. In both movies you have a colony or society of peaceful people being exploited by a marauding horde. They enlist the help of a dysfunctional group, mistaking them for qualified fighters. But in the end the group mends their issues, lives up to their potential, and inspires the peaceful people to realize their own strength.
Loved your reaction to this movie Natalie! So glad you enjoyed it!
One other comparison -- Galaxy Quest and A Bug's Life both have insanely funny extras. A Bug's Life has the "out-takes" and Galaxy Quest had deleted scenes.
1:56 - The Vulcan handsign means "live long and prosper", and Leonard Nimoy, who was Jewish and played the Vulcan Spock, introduced it based on a Jewish blessing he'd seen as a child.
I've rewatched this several times now. Your reaction is the best of all. Thank you.
One detail maybe easily overlooked: Guy gets a last name when he's introduced in the new season. It's Fleegman!
I recommend this movie to everyone. It also makes me miss Alan Rickman so much. Gone way too soon! At the risk of dating myself I remember seeing this in the theater and everybody was smiling, laughing, and just in the greatest mood when the movie was over. Very memorable movie going experience for me!
Parody or not, this is still the best Star Trek movie ever made. It nailed all the themes present in the show, and feels like a love letter to the fandom.
Like all the best parodies, it's made with love and respect for the material.
Critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold (Critically Acclaimed Network) have officially canonized this as a Star Trek movie.
i would rather call it a hommage...
@@Metzwerg74 Whatever the labels it has, yes to all, and it was amazing at them.
It's funny that they added Guy as a disposable character ("redshirt"), but it's hilarious that they made him genre savvy and everyone else somewhat to completely oblivious. "Did you even WATCH the show?!" is one of my favorite lines. Of course, in the reboot they just had to make him chief of security! 🤣
Sam Rockwell is a seriously underrated actor.
My favorite line was about the "rudimentary lathe", a hilarious reference to the Gorn ep in TOS.
Here's a thought: The Digital Conveyor was designed specifcally for the crew of the Protector and that's why it doesn't work for Thermians or that pig-lizard (it may have turned G'rinak inside-out as well, but it's a rock monster. It don't care!)
My question is: What would have happened if they used it on Alex? Would it have put him back together again as an actual Mak'tar?
This is seriously one of my favourite comedy movies. Alan Rickman so jaded but in the end he comes through for his friend. Loved your reaction 😂😂
Great reaction! I read that they cut a scene after the “choppers” where Tim and Sigourney’s characters where blocked by a couple of the enemy. Sigourney’s character had to distract them so Tim’s could take them out. She did it by seductively unzipping her suit top. I think they should have left one in!
I took me years to realize this movie is just The Three Amigos in space. But I still love them both. Both classics in their time.
Concept-wise, "Three Amigos In Space" would be a fair summary of what drives the comedy and primary plot. That said, I think what gives "Galaxy Quest" an extra dimension is the way in which it salutes the fans and integrates them into the story in a sympathetic and plausible manner - thus making it unique and heartwarming in its' own right.
@@turricanedtc3764 they do the same in three amigos kinda, at the end everyone in the town is an amigo and help save the day.
The more I see this film the more it cements its place among the greatest films ever made. Right up there with The Princess Bride.
The thing that makes this movie so great is that you see like 90% of it coming from miles away, but it doesn't matter because it's so well executed that you can't help but love it. If you're a Star Trek fan, it's basically a love letter to the Trek fanbase, but if you're not then it's still a comedy gold mine.
I'm also pretty certain that Tony Shalhoub's character was supposed to be stoned out of his mind the entire time. He plays it SO perfectly.
This is one of our families all time FAVORITE movies!! The casting, the tropes, the humor, the character progression as this movie goes along is just an absolute master stroke. They hit on all of it, the fan obsession, the actual casts issues with each other and it was just a massive love letter to the whole genre. Glad you enjoyed this so much Natalie, made me feel like I was watching it for the first time again!!
I’m so happy this gem has been making the RUclips rounds lately.
Most of the reactors I follow did this film about a year ago but you do bring up a good point. Is a film finally sowing up on a streaming service so everyone jumps on it or is there a secret cabal I don't know about. Alright everyone, the second week of April we're doing American Graffiti so work that into your schedule.
Oh man, I absolutely _LOVE_ how much you got to enjoy all of the actor-centric humor and variety that's embedded into this and how much it cracked you up. SO glad you finally got to watch this!!
One of my favorite little touches in this film is at the end, with the ad for the new TV series, where Guy has landed a role as the Security Chief. _Star Trek_ never had a Security Chief among its main characters, but when Paramount decided in the 1970s to bring the show back to the small screen (which ended up not happening after all, but did give us _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ ), they added the position, and it's been part of the bridge crew in every Star Trek series ever since.
Sam Rockwell's scream after the transport was ad-libbed. Watch Sigourney Weaver jump when he does it. Also, "Guy Fleegman" is a shout-out to long-time ST:TNG stand-in and extra Guy Vardaman. Vardaman said he damn near fell out of his seat in the theater when he saw the movie.