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GALAXY QUEST Science Fiction What do you do when your TV series has been cancelled? Go west? No! Head out into space!

Alright, here's the scenario. A popular sci-fi TV show called GALAXY QUEST gets cancelled in 1977. Twenty years later all they perform at is Galaxy Quest conventions in their characters. Only they are lot older and a lot more bitter. TimAllen stars as Jason Nesmith and the fictional Commander Peter Quincy Taggart in charge of the NSEA PROTECTOR a starship. Sigourney Weaver is Gwen DeMarco/Lt. Tawny Madison second in command. Tony Shalhoub plays Fred Kwan/Tech Sergeant Chen. Alan Rickman is the Spock/Klingon hybrid doctor... Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus of Tev'Meck. Daryl Mitchell is the grown up ships pilot, Tommy Webber/Lt. Laredo. Sam Rockwell is Guy Fleegman a crewman...you know the famous crew man who is always handy to get killed. Remember him. These guys are on a downward spiral when it concerns their careers. Any similarities to the Star Trek, I'm sure are not a coincidence. You'll find that the conventions are just like the Star Trek ones held over the years. Yes this film begins like a spoof and then wanders into more serious sci-fi when the fantasy becomes deadly real. The beginning leads you to believe that this is going to be a straight comedy but it isn't, characters do die. GALAXY QUEST is obviously a tribute to those people who act in a popular series, and then through no fault of their own become relics struggling to outlive their creations. Kirk Allyn and George Reeves suffered and were never able to get rid of the stigma of being SUPERMAN. Story has it that this lead to Reeves death. When Joe Shuster, one of Superman's creators was introduced to Allyn, he turned on him and said, "So you're the bastard who ruined my career. Adam West never recovered from being BATMAN. If you want to find out about what happened to William Shatner after STAR TREK ended, read any of his book biographies and also "GET A LIFE". Once you read these you may appreciate this film even more. One neat thing in the movie is this large two legged pig creature. I swear this is the first time I have ever seen a BASIL WOLVERTON drawing brought to live. For those of you who know WOLVERTON'S art will appriciate this. Check out his website for his art... BASIL WOLVERTON ART GALLERY. The ending is also a Star Trek Convention fan's ultimate dream. It is a treat. Hey, I'm a fan and yes I went to many conventions in my youth so I can tell you that the ending would have knocked me down on my butt. Anyway, GALAXY QUEST will make a fine Christmas picture when it will be released on Christmas Day. It isn't going to break any boxoffice records, but you will like it. "Take the third star to the left." PS. Sigourney Weaver still looks great is a ripped shirt...even after all thes eyears...hubba hubba.

Cast and Credits: Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Alan Rickman, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Sam Rockwell & J.P. Manoux Directed by Dean Parisot Written byRobert Gordon & David Howard Produced by Mark Johnson, Charles Newirth & Suzann Ellis Distributed by Dreamworks SKG Rating USA... PG for some violent scenes Rating Canada... PG for some violence. Read Another Review Of This Film Read Still Another Review Of This Film

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