Galaxy Quest (1999) - Movies with Mikey 

"Knowledge" is knowing Galaxy Quest isn't a Star Trek movie; "Wisdom" is knowing that Galaxy Quest is *the best* Star Trek movie.

"...and it exploded." is still a classic joke, and extremely popular among scientists. :-D

“Galaxy Quest and Phantom Menace came out the same year…“ Me: 👀👀👀

It is now the year 2020 as I type this, and this movie is still freaking amazing. So much so, a friend of mine that for nearly 21 years now (god I feel old)....avoided this movie.... finally watched it.... And it blew his mind. He absolutely found it funny as hell. To top that off, he realizes how much this movie makes fun of Trek, while also being a good, funny movie... and he has now become a Trek fan too thanks to Start Trek: Picard, and this movie. To me, a person that has been a Trek fan since 1987, this is epic because now I can talk about 33 years of backstory to someone that used to have his eyes glaze over when it came to Star Trek.

Galaxy Quest is also responsible for the funniest DVD easter Egg of all time. Check your Galaxy Quest DVD, and you will find that they have an alternate audio track with the filmed entirely dubbed in Thermian.

I love this movie. The scene where the crew is pulled thru space to the ship and all freak out, followed by Tony Shalhoub's character who is totally cool with it, was my favorite.

So I was watching this video and he says, "Wait for it.... 17 years ago", and then I looked at when the video was made...4 years ago...so the Movie is now 21 years old....HOW DID I GET S OLD? Still a great movie though!

I love everything you said - this is one of my favorite movies! One cannot be a sci-fi fan and not love this movie. But you missed the best line of the movie: Sigorney Weaver’s “we gotta get out of here before they kill Guy!” so perfectly captures what they believe about their reality, as it comes out subconsciously after actively denying Guy’s redshirt freak out.

Can we talk about the fact that the Thermian's exposition of why they appeared as humanoid explained the reason for Roddenberry's reason for using humanoid aliens in Star Trek, if that universe actually existed? It was the first thing I noticed. Don't want to freak the humans out? Change your appearance to match theirs. It was the first time I realized that Star Trek aliens may not actually look as they appear on screen. changed my life. Lol

Thank you for encapsulating all of my deep seated and inexpressible problems with "cringe comedy" so well!

Such an awesome yet underrated movie. It actually was listed in a Trek poll as one of the best STAR TREK films ever released. :-)

Rickman really was a treasure, wasn't he. I've never seen this, to my discredit, but I love your reasons for loving it.

The movie is 20 years old and still one of my favourite movies of all times :)

By Grapthar's hammer... What a great video.

They made a retrospective documentary of Galaxy Quest recently. I think my favorite part of the trailer for the documentary is Brent Spiner talking about how he wished the cast of Next Gen had done that movie instead of Tim Allen, and then they had a bearded lumberjack looking Wil Wheaton say that Galaxy Quest is hands down the best Star Trek movie. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-39cVvN28UXE.html&feature=emb_logo

Also, I have to mention that at the beginning you are laughing at the characters' failures. At the end you're laughing as they succeed. That can only happen if you're invested in the characters and their interior life.

Hey Mikey, I must admit, your RU-vid show is such a breath of fresh air. It’s truly amazing. Not only do I share a love of your favourite movies, a common perception which makes me feel like I know you, but by listening to your analysis of these movies it makes me remember why I loved them in the first place. It makes me realize what was so good about these movies that they became a part of mental library of taste. Why they became artifacts of self identification. My personal bookshelf of cool. I think you have a grasp on empathy far greater than most people. And Im sure this empathy has caused you a great deal of pain and discomfort in your life. But you use this empathy as a gift to share your understanding of the human condition with the world that is so sorely needed. You show us why our contemporary art is more than comic book films and space shows. You teach what it is to communicate effectively and why that is so important. This afternoon while standing in line for lunch (I was keeping social distance) I was watching your video on Creed and came to a moment where the content of your video, well, the only way to put it is, uhm, it broke me. I had a hard, instant adult silent cry. And so while waiting in line I had to hide my face and increase my social distance so others wouldn’t see me in this moment of vulnerability. Your video did this to me. It’s an amazing talent to get that kind of a reaction out of someone. And it was a reaction. Out the blue. I had no lingering depression hanging around, no sadness or internal conflict/strife. I was just waiting on some fries. So thanks for putting your talents to work so we can all see the world thru your eyes. Because you see the world beautifully, sadly, dangerously, and most importantly, you see the world honestly. And nothing is more important. Thanks. Peace

Once again, Mikey. You make my heart happy.

I didn't know this movie existed until I saw it in a friend's DVD collection and asked him: "what's this?" He was in shock, tried to describe a few scenes through his laughter, couldn't, so he went to his plan "b" of: "dude, just watch it, you won't be disappointed!".....I've never known him to be more correct in his life. Too bad the marketing for it was so poor, I think this movie could have done some really big numbers while it was in theaters.

Found this channel on a whim and I can say without a doubt that your videos touch my soul as a movie nerd. Thank you for doing what you do and may you forever glorify cinema in your beautifully comedic ways.

I first saw this in theaters with my dad, and ABSOLUTELY remember the feeling of awe when the aspect ratio changed for the first time

Evolution is one of my favorite spoofs. Duchovny playing a character that's basically a nod to Mulder with a LOT of cameos. perhaps not comedy gold, but definitely worth a screening. ( Ira!! )

Sigourney Weaver in this movie still makes my pants tight. Now, with that pervy comment out of the way, I gotta say this is definitely a classic movie. I've enjoyed it since seeing it in the theater. Very clever and funny.

I’m a new subscriber and was super happy to see you were going to talk about Galaxy Quest which is one of my top five favorite movies ever!! Thank you so much for giving the wonderful Alan Rickman TWO shoutouts. He deserves a zillion. I miss him everyday and things he still would have done. I met him once and he was a lovely lovely man. I really have enjoyed your videos.

Thanks for another great review and cinematic dissection. Something I only fairly recently realized about this film: the design of the "NSEA Protector" evoke's Star Trek's "Enterprise" by both emulating it (the large tubular central hull with a sensor dish in the front and the bridge on top) and inverting it (rather than a pair of thin straight struts leading upward to large nacelles, there's wide curved struts leading back to small pods). It's a rather clever bit of design that distances itself from the inspiration yet also invokes it.

I will always remember Enrico as Keith Mars/ Galaxy Quest alien. I kept thinking about Veronica Mars when I rewatch Veronica Mars a few months back, and I keep thinking about this movie as I am rewatching Veronica Mars at the moment.

On the DVD languages menu, you have the option to watch the entire movie in Thermian.

Nice review, Mikey. I worked on GQ and still find it to be one of my favourite films of all times. I'm delighted that you mentioned the aspect ratios. If techie geek stuff about filmmaking is your thing (people reading the comments, that is), a former colleague of mine wrote a great blog post about this: tadleckman.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/shapeshifiting-films/ Cheers!

Gotta say: love your definition of a classic comedy. _Galaxy Quest_ is a perennial favourite of mine, watched it heaps of times and will watch it again. Not only is it a brilliant _fish out of water_ story - for which I have quite the soft spot - the humour is brilliant (as you say, timeless) and the acting, directing and cinematography are all superb. And yeah, I teared up when "Dr Lazarus" said his iconic (and despised) catch-phrase in all sincerity to the fan that viewed him as a father figure.

I stopped what I was doing and actually watched the entirety of this movie again after watching your video! I cried by myself when Alan R delivered his line. You were right. So dang gooooooooood!!! (edit: spelling)

This was one of my favourite films as a kid, and looking back at it, it's even more ingenious than I had realised! One of my favourite comedies still to this day, and you sir made an excellent review of it!

Thems fightin' words.. I love evolution

Its one of those movies that if you bring up at a party or something, you can't be entirely sure people will know what you're talking about, but if you quote it and one person laughs...you just made a friend for life.

This is one of my all time favorite movies, I have seen it countless times and still thoroughly enjoy it!!

12:50 In the Dutch version Gwen actually says "Fuck that!" if I recall correctly, which is funnier because it seems much more heartfelt at that point.

21 years later, and I'm still happy I saw this in the theater.

but my good man, Evolution was a good movie! A little off topic at times but the build ups and character developments were fun! Have you tried watching it again?

I'm so old I saw Galaxy Quest at the Cinema, then bought it on DVD as it had DTS to try out the cinema amp, then blueray, now own it on iTunes ;-). It's Classic!

Yessssss. I was sitting around yesterday, asking myself, "When is the next video?!" Thank you Mikey!

Oh my shit , 2017 Klingon in the front row 14:04

You think you're old? Just wait til your favorite tunes from high school go out of rotation on oldies radio.

Michael you do fantastic work! Please dont stop creating in whatever form it is. You have a terrific sense of humor and you bring smiles and laughter to a lot of people, some of whom are empty shells of human beings. Keep it up!

The depth that you see into these movies, along with the people who comment on your videos give me hope for humanity.

I tonight i was (nearly) alone in loving this movie. Thank you Sir and/or Madam Mikey

I keep watching Movies with Mikey only to immediately watch the movie featured and see it in a new and completely different light, and it's pushed me to think about other movies a bit more deeply as well. Tanks for making me want to watch more movies and think a little more deeply about the media I'm taking in man. You're doing great work here

I still don't understand how you don't even have 25k subs yet. Your channel is solid gold-platinum-amazing. Also your film shorts are incredible. I will share your videos with everyone forever!

This is still one of my favorite all time films and I'm glad I was able to see it on the big screen way back when.

This movie came out December 25th 1999 so it will be 22 years old this Christmas. Damn I feel old.

Love it Mikey, every video is gold.

Wonderful episode, Mikey! I also love hearing about your past work with Kris- long time fan, so it's cool to hear you talk about stuff I've been around for. Haha Great breakdown of classic comedies. 👍 YOU, Mikey... are a classic.

Mikey, great episode as always. Seriously tough, don't mind about the long episodes. Do them as long as you need them. People will love it regardless if the length is used to make all the points you want better and as clear as you want them.. Thanks for the awesome show and can't wait for the next one :)

so glad I found this channel, pretty funny at times but interesting overall

I am so glad you brought up the aspect ratio change trick they did with the theatrical release. It's utterly brilliant.

I honestly saw this in theaters for just after my 13th birthday. I appreciate A LOT more now, since I marathoned all 800 plus Trek episodes and films. As well as learning things like 1 NSE in the NSEA Protector stands for NOT STARSHIP ENTERPRISE. 2 Tim based his performance on Shatner himself (as he's a HUGE Trek fan). 3 that line about the TV guide interview actually happened to Jeri Ryan when she joined the Voyager cast in the show's 4th season

I watched Galaxy Quest for the first time today so I could watch this video. I loved both!

Movies with Mikey is one of my favourite shows on youtube right now. One thing that throws me for a loop, the faded look you give you're thumbnails is very similar to the effect that youtube gives a thumbnail for a video you've already watched. So a couple of times my simple mind has looked and been like oh I've already seen these even though it's a video I haven't watched. But as always great stuff. I hope this series continues till the end of time, or at least the end of you're time, I mean not to get morbid but we all die and stuff.

Thank you so much for making this! I love Galaxy Quest, and I don't get why more people don't cover this on RU-vid. You are doing the Lord's work!

AGREE on all levels! Also, your channel is by far the best one on RU-vid...now to figure out this Patron thing so I can put my money where my mouth is and support your skills and talent of visual analysis of cinematic storytelling. Plus, I love your type of humor.

I just started watching your videos and I'm a big fan. You do beautiful work.

4 years later and this vid still holds up.

Brilliant review! Nicely done.

Rewatched it last year and loved it even more than before. A comedy and sci-fi classic all the way.

Hey Mickey. The movie's still awesome not 17, but 22 years later and I can't wait to laugh at it in 40 years!

This has always been one of my favorite comedies! Absolutely underrated. Sub +1!

Galaxy Quest still ranks up with one of the top comedies I've ever seen. I don't pay for many movies anymore but I definitely paid to have Galaxy Quest in my repertoire.

You hit the key point with spoof comedy in general: so many spoof comedies assume that they don't have to build situations with real consequences or do any serious character development. Comedy is so much more effective when it's also just a regular story, and follows the rules of regular storytelling.

Brilliant episode Mikey!

Damn now I must dig up my old DVD... thanks alot :P

Amazing as always.

I saw this as a kid, and rewatched it endlessly. Tony Schalub (sp?) is pitch perfect throughout, and it and TMNT introduced me to Sam mfing Rockwell. I love it so. Easily the best Tim Allen project.

Enjoyed this, but I'm honestly more pumped for your thoughts on Interstellar than anything. Your video on Sunshine is what brought me to your channel, and I enjoy most when you tackle sci-fi. Frequently you seem like you have more to say about a film than you have to time to, and I for one would not mind longer videos. Thanks as always Mikey!

Love this movie, another criminally underrated gem. I can't say, though, that i ever came away with the impression that Jason was responsible for the destruction of the Thermian planet. While it's true that the timing is never established, there's simply no time between the two events. Jason fires the cannons, they goop him home, he goes to the store opening, and the crew is beamed back to the ship basically right away, still in costume. This is a matter of hours *at most* and not likely to involve planet destroying. Plus, the Protector crew was well aware of Sarris' deception and cruelty. It implied that he had been terrorizing the Thermians for a long time, and the Protector crew were the last fleeing survivors of a doomed race.

Another epic episode Mikey.

Another love letter to a movie I adore. Mikey, don't ever change. 'k?

Mikeeeeeeyyyy, I love this movie and I love this video and I love you for making it. Nicely done! I LARGELY agree with what you said about what makes for a classic comedy, though I disagree with you lumping 40 Year Old Virgin into the non-classic category. I've returned to that movie lots of times because: A) the improv style of the comedy is timeless in its own way. It's funny people having fun in consistently funny ways, which taps into that empathic delight response. Even the non-improv comedy is funnier than the average comedy, tho (I think). B) the movie has real stakes and turns out to be way more than just a one-note joke about a 40 year old dude who doesn't have sex. He turns out to be a real character with a complex psychology, and the real focus of the humor ends up being how messed up all the so-called "normal" people in the movie are, with the Carell character being the most balanced and healthy of them, even in his self-imposed repression. I feel like that movie really sets you up to expect something one-note and ends up being a multi-faceted exploration of relationships and how our personal baggage tends to affect them. It's a true "relationship comedy" not just a romantic comedy. Knocked Up, on the other hand, is mostly humor focussed around how this one guy knocked up this one chick and it made their lives difficult. Still not terrible, but decidedly less insightful, and way less universal. So, yeah... I think 40 Year Old Virgin absolutely earns its spot on the classic comedy lists. Anyway, can't wait to see your Interstellar video!!

Whoa back up, Evolution is kinda great.

I came from Pat's recommendation and, as always seems to be the case, the man wasn't wrong. This is damn fine work. Subbed.

The battle with the stone monster is f'ing hilarious with the closed captioning on.

Its in the likes of Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs.

Yay, I'm cooler than all my friends! That's the validation I needed, thank you so much.

Yea I watch this at least once a year, so great

Awesome video man! subscribed

Wow, you're right. I had completely forgotten about Evolution until you mentioned it. I do remember enjoying it very much, though. I need to go watch that again (and Galaxy Quest, for the first time).

As per usual, an articulate and thought provoking dissection of a wonderful film.

I love this and I love you will you please make these forever?

My dads favorite movie! Cracks me up every time.

If i could like this video a million times i would. Its one of my favorite MWM vids. GOLD!!!

On the DVD commentary, this movie was a spec script that a studio liked and bought. The directors told the actors to play it straight so even though they were making a comedy all the actors played normal PEOPLE in an outrageous situation which made it so funny and which I think adds to the staying power. In addition, Tony shaloob was given very little direction to his character, I remember from the commentary, he said that his character was a brown paper bag, and in one scene you can actually see him holding one, the scene where they're rolling the sphere thing back to the transporter

totally love this movie. and appreciate your send up of it.

Damn, these videos are awesome!

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is a classic and is spreading the word! Great work you've done here.

Your intro music is awesome!

HELL YEAH. ALWAYS HYPE TO SEE YA MIKEY.

Your classic comedy definition perfectly describes the princesses's bride to me. Just food for thought. I hope you have a good day

I feel like mikey could look into my soul and see all of my secrets, motivations, memories, and find out stuff that even I don't know.

Outstanding as always, Mikey. I'll always watch MWM regardless of my general disinterest in movies, because you make it interesting. Keep it up.

Another excellent installment. Wonderful insights into the greatest Star Trek movie ever made. I particularly enjoyed thinking about how the "actors" have almost the polar opposite qualities of in-universe characters they portrayed. So cool! You helped me appreciate one of my favorite movies even more, which I would not have thought possible. Thank you, sir. Annnnnnnd of course the month I finally catch the video the day it's posted there isn't any voting. For what it's worth, I would *love* to hear your thoughts on Creed! Personally I think it succeeded in reinventing and rebooting a series in the most fantastic way imaginable, but I do tend a bit toward hyperbole.

There's an old meme that says, "intelligence is knowing that Galaxy Quest is not a Star Trek movie. Wisdom is knowing Galaxy Quest is *the best* Star Wars movie."

Mikey is right: this channel is actually where the party, is in fact, at.

I'm surprised how many missed this in theaters when I bring it up. I was in high school when it came out and I pretty much washed it at least once or twice a year with my folks while I was still under their roof. Though my buddies and me still will quote evolution. We enjoyed it