Galaxy Quest (1999) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | By Grabthar's Hammer... This is Funny! 

50% parody, 50% tribute, 100% greatness

I know Rickman is praised.. And rightfully so for the film.. but I always loved his arc the he, "won't say that stupid line." And then when he finally does brings such a grace and gravitas to that moment that could have come off so cheesy but just nails me in the chest HARD every single time.. Bravo good sir.

This film is truly a love letter to Star Trek and scifi fandoms in general.

Any film that can make you laugh AND cry deserves all the plaudits. A classic.

When he asks the Thermians to help look for his shoe and they all start looking up at the ceiling, that is such a subtle but genius thing. It cracks me up every time.

My favorite part of Alex saying the "By Grabthar's Hammer" line to Quellek was that he finally realized how much that line meant to people, and he finally gave it the respect and gravitas it deserved.

I do truly love the episodes where Mrs. Movies actually enjoys the movie.

My favorite story fo this is that Tim Allen was overwhelmed by Enrico Colantoni's performance during the scene where Malthazar is being tortured and Taggert is forced to tell him the truth about the crew. He had to take a break in his trailer it made him so upset and Alan Rickman quipped "He just experienced acting for the first time." And yeah, Fred's stoned the whole time, they just cut out the parts that made it explicit probably for the rating. One of the best comedies ever and a personal favorite. I'm not sure I've ever seen Mrs. Movies laugh this much. Glad you enjoyed it!

"And it exploded." ALWAYS gets a laugh from me... Comics out there, remember that...

The best story to come out of Galaxy Quest actually involves Star Trek Actors. Patrick Stewart didnt want to see it at first, he thought from what had been put out there that it was going to make fun of Star Trek, in a harsh way. Well one night Johnathan Frakes calls up stewart and says "You HAVE to see this movie on a weekend in a packed theatre". So Stewart went out the next weekend to watch the movie. According to him no one in the theatre laughed as hard or loud as he did, he absolutely LOVES the film. He sees it as a tribute and homage to Star Trek and to what has kept Trek going all these years, the Fans.

I absolutely Love Sigourney Weavers line "Lets get out of here before one of those things kills Guy" Its like her character is scared but she thinks if she transposes the danger onto Guy, like in the show, then the worst that might happen is Guy gets killed. Sigourney Weavers delivery is brilliant ;D

Guy's scream when they arrive at the ship is hilarious. What makes it even better is Gwen's reaction. Sigourney CLEARLY did not know Sam Rockwell was going to do that and she nearly jumps out of her skin. That's not acting - that's being in the moment! This is a flawless gem of a film. The "Never Surrender" documentary is every bit as good and a perfect companion to this movie.

One thing that gets overlooked and is rarely remembered because everything is digital now....BUT the special edition DVD had an "Omega 13" option after you watched the movie all the way through. The option rebooted the disc...aka sent you back 13 seconds.

One thing that few people notice is that Jason actually refers to Guy as "Fleegman" at one point on the desert planet. Since Guy never got around to actually _telling_ them his last name this time around, this implies that Jason heard it way back when they were filming episode 81 and has remembered it ever since, even though Guy's role was a one-off and he got killed off 5 minutes into the episode. Yes, Jason is vain and self-centered, but he also possesses a fair amount of people skills, even if he mostly uses them in self-serving ways.

This film is widely regarded as one of the top 5 Star Trek films. Now that shows you how well this movie resonated with the fans of Star Trek. As many say it's a love letter to Trek. Fun Fact: Enrico Colantoni (Mathezar) pretty much made up the voice, the mannerisms, etc. of the Thermians. The director was so blown away by Enrico's reading that he had the rest of the Thermian cast copy and learn from him.

Mathazar's voice was based on a vocal exercise he learned in acting school. Basically, it was him just speaking every word in a loud monotone. They liked it so much, it became the speech pattern for all the Thermians.

"The Orville" might be the closest thing for a tv show version of Galaxy Quest.

The Trek actors all loved this too. George Takei called it a chillingly realistic documentary.

My friend Bill Chott has a small part in this movie I always get a smile whenever I see the scene. Fun fact : the ship is called the NTE- Protector, the NTE stood for Not The Enterprise.

Tim Allen went to infinity and beyond in this movie for sure

Alan Rickman was phenomenal in this movie. Sam Rockwell was in two movies that year, Galaxy Quest and the Green Mile. It shows just how versatile he is.

This is one of the greatest movies of all time. I remember seeing it in theaters and I swear that when I saw it, it was not the "screw that" dubbed version

You should watch the documentary about this, even just on your own time and not a reaction. It's called Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary. It's a really good insight on how this film was made and it's cultural impact today. I think also in the documentary they mentioned that Tony Shalhoub's character is just high that's why he's like that

Oddly enough, this flick actually got me INTO Star Trek. This is such a god damn gem of a movie.

Definitely in my top 10! Point of trivia is that Rainn Wilson had a prior commitment he could get out of so rather than write him out completely, you just didn’t see him again. Re: “Gwen” and her shirt, in a deleted scene she opened her shirt to distract the enemy guys. But with that cut out, her shirt was just opened rather having to refill all her parts. A part 2 was planned, but when Rickman died they all thought it just wouldn’t be the same.

Tony was just so perfect throughout…and Sam also. The entire cast really did a great job.

As a life long Trekker I absolutely adore this movie. You can tell it's made with genuine affection for the source material and the fans while still being able to poke fun at both. But it also works as a really good adventure in its own right. Damn shame we never got a sequel but I'm also happy that this exists as a single perfect entity. Never give up, never surrender! 😁

Interesting that I live in a world where my favorite Star Trek movie is not a Star Trek movie, but Galaxy Quest -- possibly the best and most loving parody of a film franchise. No favorite actors - it truly was an all-star ensemble. Special kudos to Enrico Colantoni (Malthesar) for essentially coming up with all the alien mannerisms that were used by the actors playing the Termites? Dalmatians? ...Thermians.

“Miners not Minors” is my favourite line in the movie 😂

Every character is my favorite and every shot, every line is my favorite. I saw this in the theater in 1999 with my wife. It never gets old, never gives up, never surrenders.

13:23 The best part is Sam Rockwell improvised screaming, so Sigourney Weaver's flinching was real.

No lie, this is legitimately my favorite movie ever. So glad you all got to watch this!

Apparently the lead alien is the reason for most of their physical mannerisms. He did his audition fully in character with all the weird quirks and the they loved it so much, they made the other aliens act the same way!

The whole cast is amazing. One of my favorites of all time. I quote it often. My favorite is hands down Guy Fleegman.

" ....and it exploded.." that line gets me ever time.😂😂😂

Tim Allen got top billing so people would say, "This should be funny", but the other five stole the movie from him. What a great cast. It's sad a sequel was never made because we lost Alan so early. It would have been a blast.

I was about to do something else and then, "Oooh, GalaxyQuest!" I'll always stop for a GalaxyQuest reaction. This is a movie that never gets old. Like Big Trouble in Little China or CLUE.

" By Grabthar's Hammer, by the Suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged "

This was honestly one of my favorite movies growing up as a kid. I watched it countless times I felt like young Justin Long.

Star Trek is easily one of my favorite shows and this is such a love letter to the fans. One of my favorite movies

Probably the greatest love letters of all time. It’s cool to see you guys watch this film, take care!

I’ve been a Star Trek fan my whole life and like most of us do consider this a Star Trek movie 🖖❤

Alan Rickman was lost way too soon. He's absolutely brilliant as the super computer in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and this sci-fi homage. Everybody remembers him in the best Christmas movie ever made (Die Hard) and as Severus Snape in Harry Potter. But he was great in small roles, also.

I remember being at a convention and watching the alternate version on the DVD that has dubbed alien voices for everyone in the whole film.... I don't remember ever laughing so hard with a group of people before.

This is the really interesting history about Tony Shaloub's character being the way that he is, quoted by Shaloub. "That was an interesting situation, too. I had first gone in to meet the director for the role of Guy Fleegman, Sam Rockwell’s part. Crewman #6. That was the initial meeting. And then I found out a little while later that Sam was going to do that, and that was great. And then Dean called me up and said, “We would like you to do this guy Fred Kwan.” And I said, “Well, no, that’s an Asian guy. I can’t play an Asian guy! Why don’t you get an Asian guy? There’s a lot of guys out there who could knock this out of the park!” He said, “No, no, no, we think you should do this thing.” And I said [Sighs.] “Well, I can’t play an Asian guy. I won’t play an Asian guy. But I will play a guy who plays an Asian guy.” So Dean said to me, “Why don’t you take a look at the pilot for Kung Fu?” You know, the David Carradine show? “Because that was a guy who wasn’t an Asian guy playing an Asian guy.” This got really convoluted. [Laughs.] So I watched David Carradine, and then we found out that there was this rumor-I don’t think it was a rumor, I think it was a legend-that David Carradine just smoked a lot of weed on that show. That was the thing. That’s how he was able to channel that kind of Zen, unflappable character. So we decided, “Well, maybe that’s what happened to Fred, too: He just became this kind of burnout.” And then we just kind of rewrote it as we went along. Dean and the writers, we just kind of made it up as we went along, based on that idea: that he’d smoked an enormous amount of pot.

When Enrico auditioned for the part he did the whole walk and voice. The Director loved it so much he had the alien actors mimic what Enrico did

I'm a STAR TREK fan for over 30 years and I love this movie! 🖖😌

I forgot how fun this movie is.

You should definitely catch "Never Surrender", a documentary about Galaxy Quest.

There was supposed to be a scene cut of Tony's character smoking a joint just before they got teleported to the ship. He was a stoner and played it that way but the movie got edited by the studio making it more family friendly. Sigourney's "screw this' line was dubbed over but Tony's entire character was played 'high' so they just cut references to his usage.

All of the characters were perfectly cast & the script was excellent. One of my Top 5 movies of all time.

I saw this the first day it was released before it was pulled and recut to PG. Fred smokes a bowl throughout the entire movie. (see how it fits) Look at her lips and you can see Sigourney say "FUCK THAT" at 'the chompers'. It was hilarious. It deserves an original reissue.

Sam does really steal every scene!!! Even in the background, he’s in full character!!! When he screams arriving to the ship, Sigourney’s jump is a real reaction!

The actor for Sirrus, was Robin Sachs, who is more known for being "Rupert", Giles' nemesis in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the one who keeps calling Giles, "Ripper".

Not just a Star Trek parody, but one that Patrick Stewart expected to hate, but ended up absolutely loving.

i forgot sam rockwell was in this. he's so underrated. i personally have him in my top 3 favourite actors of all time.

I remember going to see this movie in theaters. I was really worried it was going to make fun of Star Trek, but instead it was more of a homage, and it was fantastic.

This film does get to another level of funny with you two guys 😂😂😂

Tony was clearly my favorite character because of his attitude towards it all. Sigourney would be a second because she is Sigourney, after all. Also, she had some of the best lines. I guess because she is a sci fi legend they could not resist having her take a few shots at the genre. I never really thought about who my favorite alien was.

It saddens me how so few people react to Enrico Colantoni. Did no youtubers ever watch "Just Shoot Me", "Flashpoint" or "Veronica Mars"? Anyway, the guy is amazing as Mathesar! Hilarious and touching. He was the one who came up with all the mannerisms. The director told the rest of the Thermians to just do what Enrico does, because he thought it was so damn funny. 😁

Love this film every time I watch it. Rickman's performance reminds me that you NEED to watch Kevin Smith's Dogma. Brilliant

This is such a great homage film to sci-fi, I’m glad that in these later years it’s being recognized for how good it is and how so many enjoy it. If I’m feeling crappy, this is one of those I put on.

Love that you pointed out the "Well FUCK THAT" overdub - I've read both ways (that they intended that all along vs. they were forced to censor it), but I don't care - it was a laugh out loud scene the first time I saw it in the theater! Great scene in one of the most surprisingly good movies I've ever seen!

One of the funniest movies ever. I miss Alan Rickman!!

Definitely recommend Three Amigos too! Did this same plot line first.

Just a brilliant script! Great casting and just a fun time! So glad people are finding this movie! My fav jokes are "miners not minors".. and " let's get out of here before one of those things kills guy!".. just so funny! Everyone is my fav!!

The casting director really earned their pay on this one. Not only the top line cast, but even most of the Thermians have gone on to be constantly working and in some cases get iconic roles of their own. Plus Justin Long.

For a long time I thought Tony Shalhoob's character was always so calm because Scotty was always so over-excited and dramatic. After about 10 rewatches I finally figured out he was just stoned 🤣

I love Jason's surprised and satisfied smile after defeating Sarris's ship. He realized that he actually had it in himself.

Thanks for viewing this movie! Galaxy Quest is one of my favorites. You guys reaction was priceless! Thanks for all the great content. 🤠👍

One of our familie's favorite movies. My daughters loved watching this growing up. Im glad the studios decided to go with PG13 version. Great reaction as always ❤😊

whenever i see a savings deal I always think (in a dull voice) "by grabthars hammer....... what a savings" LMAO

A classic in every sense of the word. Great film.

Tony Shaloub's character is actually stoned the entire movie. You can see smoke coming out of his pod when he is transported to the ship. He showed up on set with that brown paper bag full of snacks and told the director, "I think my character is in here." They didn't hire him for lines, since he had the fewest of the cast, they hired him because of his physical comedy.

Can not really choose a favourite from the good guys, though Mathesar is brilliant. My favourite of the movie may well be Robin Sachs as General Sarris. A distinguished actor in his own right both in the UK & US though you could never recognise him as Sarris. He also had played in the Star Trek TV series - THOUGH of course he may well come into second place behind Alan Rickman, so brilliant in everything he did. Have admired him since I first noticed him in Truly, Madly, Deeply. Worth watching, like "Ghost" but the English version. Both made in 1990

I watched this as a kid knowing jack about Trek; only watched a few TNG episodes in passing my parents had on. Don't think I ever made a Trek connection back at the time. This was instantly one of the best movies I had ever seen, and having watched nearly all of the Trek that was out at the time now, I'm so happy that the experience has only gotten richer, and completely holds up.

@13:23 If u noticed, Sigourney got spooked by Sam's unexpected scream. She obviously didn't expect that. 😂😂😂

What I loved was afterward; when a bunch of friends cosplayed as Thermians for Comic-Con(don't know the year). Rainn Wilson apparently adopted them as his entourage for part of the weekend. Currently still looking for the video(s)of that; especially one where they were all watching Galaxy Quest together and just being Thermians. 😎👍

"And it exploded..." An iconic line delivery.

As a fan of star trek, I love this movie so much. 😄

I only just noticed and I've repeat watched for years. When taken to the ship in the first place, when guy screams, look at Sigourney. She almost jumped through the roof

"By Grapthars hammer by the sons of Morvan you shall be avenged" This movie is incredible enough said!Grwat reaction guys😊So many memorable moments and quotes haha "Her translator is broken" "Shrieks and screams" "Okie dokie"😂 Also"Bears beets battlestar galactica"😂

The reason that Tony Shaloub was so chill was that he just smoked a joint. The studio made the director cut that scene. Once you know that, all his behavior makes sense. Also, the studio insisted on editing the word fuck and made Sigourney Weaver say screw instead. The director was so annoyed he left the original take in so everyone knows what she said.

This film is an incredibly underrated, original, rip off, tribute. Worth every minute. Tim Allen had the number one book, TV show and movies simultaneously. Underdog legend. This is hilarious.

How did they film this? Every single time Rainn Wilson speaks, I crack up. I have acting training, and I wouldn't make it through a scene with him. LMAO Great reaction! This movie is always a pleasant surprise.

It may not mean much, but when I get off work you guys are my favorite show to watch! ☺️

24:05 - Oh, he's got more than just snacks in that "snack bag." I swear, Shaloub's character is so totally high this entire film.

"Writer-director David Mamet, in his book Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business, included Galaxy Quest in a list of four "perfect" films, along with The Godfather, A Place in the Sun and Dodsworth."

I saw this in the theater with my brother. We had low expectations going in and it was top 5 of all time when it was over. Incredible cast, great script, and the VFX still hold up.

Sooo glad I found this channel - you two are the most adorable couple and your reviews are always candid and fun. It's... almost like watching a movie with your mates. Oh, and Galaxy Quest is the legit funniest SF comedy ever made, and an all-time classic. By the Hammer of Grabthar... what a savings.

"Well fuck that" is my alltime favorite Sigourney Weaver moment. It could only be topped if she had had gotten her wish to film the final confrontation from Alien while completely nude. She did get the opportunity for that during A Map of the World.

_You blew it!_ The DVD has the alternate audio soundtrack of all actors speaking in _Thermian._ _Ar, ar, raaaa!_ A hilarious end of a hilarious movie!

36:13 "Bold choice"... indeed, I can't think of anything boulder!

I saw this movie so many years ago and I remember really enjoying it, but this vicarious rewatch really reminds me how awesome it was. Glad you chose it and that you liked it too! 👍

Enrico Colantoni (who played Mathesar) based his speech patterns off a vocal practice he did before auditions

I absolutely love this movie! Sam Rockwell(Guy) is my favorite part. Every scene he’s in is hilarious. So many quotes in this movie. P.S. You should definitely consider going to Fan X Salt Lake, because I live in Salt Lake! It would be amazing just to meet you two and shake hands!

@25:15 reference to Oliver Anthony’s new song “Rich men north of Richmond a couple of decades before he recorded it lol

Tony Shalhoub is just so nonchalant about everything and I love it LOL 😂

1:42 quest hits the most perfect note that was a superb toning.-Ernie Moore Jr.

Each character has a wonderful story arc, from the Commander to Malthazar, to the nerdy kids, and all of the crew. Everyone is given a great story. Galaxy Quest is one of my favorite Star Trek movies, and millions of Trekkies agree. I've been to a few Trek and Sci-Fi conventions, and I love how this movie is a dedication to the fandoms that make these franchises great, and why they've lasted decades. At the time of release, there was a mockumentary about the original series with all of the actors from this playing their actor characters talking about the show. You can find it on RU-vid, and it is hilarious. There was talk of a sequel or reboot, but Alan Rickman died before they could get it together, so the idea of a follow up was dropped.