Galaxy Quest (1999) Retrospective / Review 

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Sigourney Weaver's push up bra for this movie should have won for best supporting actor!

Hey Oliver! Great videos BTW! I was the VFX Art Director on Galaxy Quest, and I remember laughing out loud while reading the script! Although the 1st version I read contained many more sexual references, like the "NSEA Protector" was "USEA Protector" 'use a protector'... and the protective jello for traveling through the wormhole was described as a condom rolling over the characters... Thankfully many of these 'jokes' were cut to clean it up a bit and keep it's innocent tone. Also the "NTE" in the Protector's name stands for "Not The Enterprise" and the design of the ship is deliberately a flip flop of the Enterprise, with the Main body taking on the Nacelle shape and the engines taking on the disk-like saucer shape. This was a blast, especially since I had also recently worked on Star Trek: First Contact. So even back then we all thought GQ was a better Star Trek Film because we had improved our work since then as well. There are so many inside jokes throughout the film that make it so watchable and it's also the most female watched sci-fi film ever as it doesn't require years of nerding out on ST to enjoy it.So watch it with your wife, she'll love it too! :) And it was a super fun project to work on and very proud that it has become such a fan favorite :)

This is a movie that ages like fine wine. The older it gets the better it becomes.

It's like Groundhog Day, it gets better every time you see it

5:56 The way Alan Rickman grabs this poor guy's picture to sign is so perfect, so much contempt, and done with peak thespian flare. 👌😂

"I see you managed to get your shirt off." Love this movie and it's spoof of TOS, which is still my favorite show.

Never Give Up! Never Surrender! After 23 years… still makes me love the movie!

RIP Alan - so sad.

As a huge Star Trek fan, this movie was the perfect satire of the original series.

Sigourney Weaver has never looked hotter than as Gwen.

"By Grapthar's hammer....what a savings." That may be the single funniest line delivery I've ever heard in a film! It slays me every time I watch! Great review for a great film! It's hard not to flat-out LOVE this film! And that theme is just epic!

My old boyfriend and I went to camp at Goblin Valley, Utah while they were shooting the rock monster scene. As we drove to the campsite, we saw the space ship and the normally empty place was full of people and semi trucks. We asked a crew worker what was being filmed and when he said Galaxy Quest, we thought it sounded like a B movie. Of course, when it came out we had to see it and of course loved it. It's one of my favorites.

apparently sam rockwell based his performance on bill paxton in aliens.

A truly underrated gem that gets better the more I watch it.

Is it wrong that I love this film. I swear... I love Galaxy Quest. God rest Alan Rickman's soul.

One of the best comedies ever made

Rickman and Allen had a continuous relationship on set, much like in the movie. Rickman didn’t think Allen took the craft seriously cause he was always joking around on set right up till action was called. But after the scene were Jason confesses that they are fakes, apparently Rickman said, “Damn, I think the guy finally experienced acting”. Such a great backhanded compliment that I could totally seeing Rickman saying.

Great movie. Guy Fleegman stole it from the great Lazarus. "Let's get out of here before they kill Guy!" still makes me laugh out loud to this day.

Totally agree about the comedy in this film. It's so genuine and never gets old. Even today I like to add, "...and it exploded." into conversations at random.

It's the most re-watchable movie I own. Flawless. "This is... Commander Peter Quincy Taggert. The crew and I are in a lot of trouble and we need your help..." The words every Quest fan is dying to hear.

Sigourney Weaver was a total BABE is this movie. She should've gone blonde more often!

Galaxy Quest succeeds where 2005's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy failed. It only just hit me that both Sam Rockwell and Alan Rickman show up in both, and the only things that makes tHGttG repeatably watchable are Rockwell and Rickman.

I've lost count of how many times I have seen GQ. One of my favourite films of all time!

This movie deserves more attention. Funny and charming

I love how sigourneys clothes become more and more revealing. Its SO hilarious!

We've also watched it countless times. It's one movie the hubs and I can *always* agree on. It's a masterpiece.

I don't think they should make a sequel. Since Alen Rickman died, I don't think it would work

Great retrospect, this is such an underrated movie. It's up there with Ghostbusters and Blazing Saddles as one of the best comedies ever made.

Totally love this film. I think it's very well-written - it never descends to being mean-spirited or snide mockery of either sci-fi, series actors or the fans that get so invested in the shows or characters, which it so easily could have done with a less skilful writer. Instead, the real affection is very apparent.

"I KNOW! You construct a weapon. Look around you, can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe." Funniest line of dialogue ever. Also him flinching directly after saying that is great.

Seven Samurai, Magnificent Seven, Battle Beyond the Stars, Three Amigos, A Bug's Life, Galaxy Quest - of all the stories to use this plot, Galaxy Quest is my favorite. It's one of my favorite scifi films and one of my favorite comedies.

"By Grapthar's Hammer"... I still use that when at a loss for words. Epic film.

Just watched for the first time today and I was smiling the whole time .

I'd like to argue against Saris being a typical or generic villain, at least in regards to that being a bad thing. It isn't. In fact, I feel that much of the weight of the film relies heavily on the strength of him being a threat. With so many outlandish aspects that the film throws at the audience, the film needs a simple and effective villain to tie it all down and give everything a purpose. If his antagonism feels in any way uncertain or falls flat, you've lost the movie. Sure, Saris is a little stock. He doesn't have a redemptive or sympathetic angle to his character, or any kind of explanation as to why he is the villain. He is just an evil-minded opportunist; a pirate looking to take what he wants from the easily-bullied Thermians. But I'd say that is his strength. He is simply a very effective and powerful bad guy, but he also doesn't really feel like any other villain we have seen in this kind of movie. He isn't mysterious like Vader, or poetic like Khan. He isn't a big dumb force or even an overly intelligent one. He is just dangerous and good at it. That's all a movie like this needs: A reason to rally together. The thing that makes his character stand out to me, is all in the performance of Robin Sachs. The little gestures, mouth movements, and especially in the way he delivers his lines, with that gravelly smugness; that really makes his character stand above most 'Star Trek' villains. He is very 'human', at least compared to the Thermians, which becomes a fundamentally important notion when Jason is forced to explain the truth to Mathesar. And In that scene, his contributions are some of my favorite lines of the film: "He ... Doesn't Uuunnnnderstaaaand" He is verbally relishing in the utter despair of the situation. It's amusing to him. He is a big cat playing with his collection of senseless mice, and that kind of overconfidence is what ultimately gets the best of him. He just didn't think that this sad, uncoordinated collection of dimwits could do anything as skilled as tricking him.

I missed part of this video because I was working on a rudimentary lathe and had to watch it again.

Alan Rickman steals every scene in every movie he was in, amazing.

Very nice retrospective of Galaxy Quest!I've also lost count of re-viewings. I think it's 25 times or more. 4 of them during this shelter in place period. I hope you are staying healthy, too!🤣

This is the best Star Trek movie I have ever seen...

Man....I LOVED this film I almost forget how much I liked everytime I saw it, definitely need to watch it again

Dude, your review almost made me cry. You really touched all the heart felt moments of this film. It's not just a comedy.

Seeing Enrico Colantoni in Person of Interest... it's astonishing what a versatile actor he is. LOVE that series. LOVE this movie. He's outstanding in both.

That was an incredibly warm review. You put so much love into this review like the people who made Galaxy Quest.

5 curtain calls, not 3, lol. Other than that, fantastic retropective of one of my top 10 favorite movies! :)

Gotta love that Sam Rockwell finger point

24:39-24:45 Seeing the characters cheering when Sarris’s ship explodes is always a lot of fun to watch.

RIP Alan.

Of all the parodies we have encountered, its heart was the most... Star Trek.

By Grabthar's Hammer.... This is amongst my FAVORITE movies!!!!!

Not only have I watched the movie several times, but I've watched this review of yours several times. All I can say is: Bravo! and thanks.

One of my favorite films of all time, loved guy!

Always loved this movie. Tim the Toolman, Ellen Ripley, and Hans Gruber vs Aliens. Classic and actually really funny. Still holds up.

Allen introducing the aliens, "... this is a Termite!" !!!

I bought the BluRay just for this review, watching it again now. The part where Tim Allen forgot to turn off the call is one of my favorite gags in movies of all time

Sigourney Weaver is breathtakingly beautiful in that movie!

I can watch this movie a hundred times and I still laugh each and every single time!

Segony Weaver looks super hot in this movie.

Turned away for a moment. Heard the line, “I see you’ve managed to get your shirt off.” Turned back only to be disappointed it wasn’t directed at Sigourney.

this movie was so well done story, actors, music and good feeling at the end

I have been a fan of this movie since it first came out truly a great movie

Oliver Harper, I completely agree with everything you say here, this is one of my absolute favorite films. Like you not only can I watch this many times over and not get tired of watching, I will continue if I need a good laugh.

there are no words for how much I adore this movie 😍

This film is to me what Spaceballs wanted to be, but didn't really get right. It's pretty clear the makers of this film have a great love for that which they are satirizing. They aren't laughing at Star Trek fans but laughing with them. I'm not a trekkie, but I can understand their devotion to something they love.

You make better trailers than the actual producers!

As usual - SOOOO much more interesting and informative than a typical "review/opinion" piece. Always appreciate your efforts to research and bring to light details the average movie lover might not know. Your reviews are insightful, un-cynical, and demonstrate your genuine passion for cinema - which is infectious. I love watching your take on movies I have enjoyed and remember fondly - it's almost like watching them again with an equally enthusiastic friend. :)

I just re-watched it again and it still makes me laugh indeed. Great movie!

Tim Allen's performance in that one scene is amazing...and his performance in this movie overall is doubtless the best of his career (I know, I know...but c'mon, it is very good).

I remember seeing this in the theater with my family of Star Trek fans. Hard to believe that was 20 years ago.

This movie is pure joy :)

I first watched this film in theatres, it surprised the Bejesus out of me. They had every character fleshed out enough and you gave a crap about. Alan Rickman Hijacked the entire movie.... a movie with not a high budget, but delivered a punch as hard as Marvel' The Avengers

I always enjoy your reviews. There's always a sense of fairness in them no matter how poor the movies maybe, with you highlighting any positives. Love this film. Mathasar is an underrated character. He could have seemed one dimensional and corny but throughout the movie, while naive, he has a certain nobility about him.

I love this movie :) i always remember when they served food, alan rickman's character got the freaky squid instead of regular food :D

This is my mom's all-time favorite movie.

The best Star Trek review you have ever done.

16:33 - I saw Galaxy Quest in the theater on opening weekend and they left in the F-Bomb... it was the only one in the movie and the timing was perfect.... laughed my ass off. this movie will always be one of the best. Great review, Oliver.

NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!

This movie is simply amazing and perfect in almost every aspect.

Excellent job with probably my favorite movie.

Super !! Well done with excellent insight balanced with a judicious " lookback " more than fifteen years after it's release !

"Guy, you have a last name!" "DO I? DO I? FOR ALL YOU KNOW I'M JUST CREW MAN NUMBER 6!" I still laugh my dick off at this bit!

This is definitely in the top 5 of my favorite Star Trek films. What I love is that the writers and director demonstrate an unparalleled understanding and respect for both Star Trek and the fandom. Sure they make fun of the fans--to hilarious results--but the movie's heart recognizes the importance Star Trek and other similar sci fi properties has played on its viewers and that fan obsession is generated by true love for the subject matter. The film really is one of the best homages I've ever seen.

Love the little details in the editing, like the change of music from actiony to sad the moment Jason Nesmith overhears the guys talking about him and he gets depressed/angry at fans/drunk/hungover, then back to actiony when the adventure starts.

Good review, Oliver. This is a great movie. I like how it's a spoof and a homage at the same time.

This movie was an absolutely perfect love letter tp star Trek and all the things we so hold dear around here. A true pleasure in every way. The score, the model and FX work. The cast and performances. And one of the few SciFi shows where the kid actors are not unbearably annoying.

The bad guys look so believable to this day, love the style so cool! The acting is so damn good. RIP Robin Sachs.

Awesome review of Galaxy Quest. This is a great movie and a great tribute to Star Trek which is my favorite Sci-Fi series. Just found your channel and subbed you.

Excellent review! One of my favorite movies....so many quotable lines!

Nicely presented Oliver :D I only discovered Galaxy Quest last year and I was so mad with myself for not seeing it sooner ! This movie shows that Sci Fi, comedy and drama can work all at once ! Great retrospective as ever dude :)

Great film - very well acted and directed - everybody in it was excellent. I have not fully scrolled down but so far no-one appears to have mentioned the fact that Sarris is named after the great critic and writer Andrew Sarris , or so I believe.

This movie is a love letter to sci-fi fan culture and sci-fi TV shows in general. It's funny, but not stupid. And it has a lot of heart. I love it.

A vastly superior Star Trek film than all of JJ Abrams works, both on an action and a comedic level. The gags are all outright comedy gold.

One change I'd make is at the end, instead of killing the bad guy, I'd have him show up, look at the crowd, realise he's done for and just shrug his shoulders... next time you see him he's part of the cast of the resurrected TV show!

The first time I saw this movie I hadn't even heard of it and was blown away by how enjoyable it turned out to be. I'm not even a Star Trek fan on any level, but I still found the story very engaging and the humour was top notch.

Surprisingly good movie! I always overlooked it but recently watched it on Netflix. Really enjoyed the film for all the reason Oliver pointed out!

Great retrospective review! I always loved this movie & watch it every chance I get! That's cool you noticed the Defender ship scraping the front of the ship when it leaves the space dock! I had always wondered that for years! Bravo!!

Such a great movie, always watch it when it comes on.

We quote this movie everyday at work.

A cult classic!,one of my all time favorite movies!

God why are these retrospectives so damn good? Eager for the next one. Bravo!

I go back and forth on whether this is my favorite comedy of all time. It's so good.