Galaxy Quest
(DreamWorks)
Dean Parisot's spoof is about an old TV
show called Galaxy Quest (i.e., Star Trek) whose cast --
including pompous Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) and former bombshell Gwen
DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver) -- are now on the convention circuit. When naive and
endangered aliens land on earth, the egomaniacal James Nesmith (Tim Allen),
unable to put his past as Commander Peter Quincy Taggart behind him, persuades
his fellow actors to pretend to be the parts they played on the show. What
saves the film is the inclusion of the show's Trekkie-esque fans. Initially
mocked, they're heroes by the end, and the movie becomes a celebration rather
than a condemnation of fandom.
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