GALAXY QUEST (DVD) DVD

Galaxy Quest
A team of intrepid adventurers travels through the outer reaches of the galaxy, each week finding excitement and adventure on Galaxy Quest! Or at least that's the way it was in the mid-1970s, when brave if reckless Captain Peter Quincy Taggart, lovely Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and inscrutable alien Dr. Lazarus were the leaders of an interstellar law enforcement team on the TV series of that name. Twenty years later, the show is still in reruns, and Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), and Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) prop up their sagging careers by making appearances at sci-fi conventions, where they grudgingly shake hands and give autographs for the show's socially inept following. However, it turns out that nerdy sci-fi fans aren't the only ones watching: somewhere in another solar system, a group of alien rebels living under a regime of violence and repression have picked up broadcasts of Galaxy Quest, and they aren't aware that it's fiction. They travel to Earth and encounter the Galaxy Quest cast, who figure that they're just another bunch of guys who like to dress funny. However, they soon realize that they're being hired not for another autograph-signing session but for a real-life outer space rescue mission. Galaxy Quest was directed by Dean Parisot, who had a background in TV directing before his theatrical debut with the dark comedy Home Fries. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kwan Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber Enrico Colantoni as Mathesar Robin Sachs as Sarris Patrick Breen as Quellek Missi Pyle as Laliari Jed Rees as Teb Justin Long as Brandon Jeffrey Howard as Kyle Kaitlin Cullum as Katelyn

Crew Jim Nedza - Art Director Allegra Clegg - Associate Producer Debra Zane - Casting Sona Gourgouris - Co-producer Suzann Ellis - Co-producer Albert Wolsky - Costume Designer Vincent Lascoumes - First Assistant Director Dean Parisot - Director Andy Armstrong - Second Unit Director Stefen Fangmeier - Second Unit Director Don Zimmerman - Editor Elizabeth Cantillon - Executive Producer David Newman - Composer (Music Score) Stan Winston - Makeup Special Effects Linda de Scenna - Production Designer Jerzy Zielinski - Cinematographer Charles James Newirth - Producer Mark Johnson - Producer Ric Mcelvin - Set Designer Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects Stan Winston - Special Effects Lee Orloff - Sound/Sound Designer David Howard - Screen Story David Howard - Screenwriter Robert Gordon - Screenwriter David Drzewiecki - Second Unit Camera Robert La Bonge - Second Unit Camera David Boyd - Second Unit Camera Bill George - Visual Effects Supervisor David Lowery - Storyboard Artist

Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest is a surprisingly amusing send-up of cult sci-fi television shows and infamous "Trekkie" fanaticism. Setting a perfect comedic tone, the movie quickly establishes itself as a charming parody of Star Trek, opening in a science fiction convention with obsessed fans clad in Klingon garb. Director Dean Parisot (Home Fries) simultaneously embraces and lampoons the science fiction TV shows of yore. His purposely campy film never veers into slapstick, as the talented ensemble cast plays every scene with complete seriousness. Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver give solid performances, but Enrico Colantoni of Just Shoot Me shines as the nasal-voiced and lovable Mathesar. With his stilted walk and uber-cheery demeanor, he seems more like Jim Varney on Prozac than an extraterrestrial life form. The movie's humor works best when the illogic of old-time science fiction is satirized and the genre is turned on its ear. For example, Tim Allen's character is forced to navigate a potentially fatal passageway blocked by hyper-futuristic pistons. He soon discovers that they actually serve no purpose and are only there for visual effect. The movie also gains sudden life when a pimple-faced geek must use his vast knowledge of science fiction to help save the heroes. These clever moments, coupled with the enticing action segments (including a battle with a pig lizard and a titanic rock monster), make this an entertaining watch. Mistakenly marketed as a kid flick, Galaxy Quest is suitable for moviegoers of all ages, but fans of the sci-fi genre will certainly appreciate it the most. ~ Adam Goldberg, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: "On Location in Space" featurette Deleted scenes Thermian-language audio track Theatrical trailer Cast & filmakers' bios Production notes DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 102 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. The Show Must Go On (Main Titles) [6:13] 2. Laughing Stock [4:55] 3. Our Last Hope [4:09] 4. A New Commander [4:46] 5. Commander No Show [5:20] 6. Want to See the Ship? [7:39] 7. The Omega 13 Device [5:18] 8. Sarris Attacks [3:47] 9. You Broke the Ship [4:24] 10. Beryllium Spheres [3:46] 11. Did Any of You Ever Watch the Snow? [4:56] 12. Rock Monster [6:40] 13. We Are Not What We Seem [5:21] 14. Where's the Happy Ending [3:10] 15. It's All Real [5:31] 16. Choppy, Crushy Things [7:18] 17. A Clever Deception Indeed [4:59] 18. Correct a Single Mistake [4:13] 19. The Big Enterance [4:50] 20. End Credits [4:36]