By Grabthar’s hammer,Galaxy Questis coming to Amazon Prime Video this month. The cutting-but-affectionate spoof ofStar Trekand its fans is just one of the many classic films coming to the streamer in September. The 1999 comedy starsTim Allen,Sigourney Weaver, andAlan Rickmanas the washed-up cast of a science fiction TV series who get pulled into an intergalactic war.
The DreamWorks film was directed byDean Parisot(Bill & Ted Face the Music), and written byDavid HowardandRobert Gordon(Wonder Park). The film effectively skewers many of the storytelling tropes of TV science fiction; from Weaver’s token female crew member, who only ever gets to repeat what the computer says; toSam Rockwell’s character, who lives in fear of being off-handedly killed off like the redshirt he is; to Allen’s Shatnerian leading man, who loses his shirt at every opportunity.Galaxy Questwas a success at the box office, doubling its USD 45 million budget, and was a hit with both critics andStar Trekalumni, many of whom found its observations very true to life.
What Is ‘Galaxy Quest’ About?
A modest hit upon its release,Galaxy Questremains a cult favorite twenty-five years on. A documentary on the film,Never Surrender, was released in 2019, chronicling the making of the film and its impact on science fiction fandom. ATV seriesversion of the film with the original cast (save for Rickman, who died of cancer in 2016) has been in the works for some time; Paramount+ was reported to have the series in development as of last year.
Galaxy Questis now available on Prime Video. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and never give up — never surrender!
Galaxy Quest
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