I love this movie. It's a brilliantly observed parody of both the Star Trek TV series and the many conventions full of geeks in plastic ears that it spawned.
Galaxy Quest was a popular TV show in the 1980s. Since it was cancelled, the fading stars make money by touring conventions, making appearances in costume and selling signed photos. One day, actor Jason Nesmith (the Commander) is approached at a convention by some fans dressed up as aliens requesting his help to lead them in battle against an evil alien who threatens their entire civilisation. Nesmith, goes along with them, thinking he's doing just another appearance - turns out they're for real and before long, the entire crew are in deep space, fighting for survival and drawing upon the half-remembered Galaxy Quest plots.
It's funny, it's pretty well acted (Alan Rickman is just ace - imagine Hans Gruber with a bad rubber headpiece) and it's a novel plot. Highly entertaining, and it does it all without any sex, violence or bad language, which makes a refreshing change.
My rating: 7.6 / 10
IMDB rating: 7.2 / 10
Running time: 102 mins
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