Director: Dean Parisot
Writers: David Howard, Robert Gordon
Notable Actors: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell
Good old local library, supplying me with a constant stream of eclectic films. I saw this on the shelf this week and grabbed it. I knew a bit about this film: it seems to have been on hard rotation on one of the TV channels in Australia. I didn't expect it to be so relevant. The fan behaviour depicted has only intensified in recent years.
Though the film clearly references Star Trek, the presence of Reigning Queen of Sci-Fi Sigourney Weaver also brings films like Alien/s to mind; one of Weaver's best lines is 'Ducts? Why is it always ducts?' There are many in-jokes for people who watch lots of TV sci-fi: the guy who appears in one episode to die (here called 'Guy'); the random hallway with a fatal obstacle course ('This makes no logical sense!); the apparently cute creatures that are actually deadly.
This film was clearly made by people with an immense amount of love for fans; they are the ones who get to save the day. Galaxy Quest is not without flaws and a few plot holes, but is really funny, particularly if you have any knowledge about fan culture (and these days it is hard not to).
Galaxy Quest, as you say, is a film made funnier the more you know. It's a really entertaining film for anyone, but anyone who knows about Star Trek and its fans will find so much more here to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI like this one a lot.
I think my favourite overt Star Trek reference was the 'boy genius' being now all grown up; when I had a satisfying chuckle and knew I was in for a fun film.
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