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Dec 25, 1999 · Sigourney Weaver stars as Gwen DeMarco, a former actress who played a space captain in a popular TV show. She and her co-stars are recruited by aliens to save their planet from a reptilian threat.
- Dean Parisot
- 752
- 2 min
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon.A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially Star Trek and its fandom, the film depicts the cast of a fictional cult television series, Galaxy Quest, who are drawn into a real interstellar conflict by actual aliens who think the series is ...
- December 25, 1999
Gwen DeMarco is a fictional character played by Sigourney Weaver in the sci-fi comedy film Galaxy Quest. She is a former actress who starred in a popular TV show about space exploration, and joins a group of fans who are abducted by aliens.
Sigourney Weaver is an American actress who portrays Gwen Demarco, and Gwen's character Tawny Madison, in the 1999 film Galaxy Quest. Weaver appears in the 2019 Galaxy Quest documentary Never Surrender. According to the documentary, Weaver “fell in love” with the blonde wig she wore portraying her character, saying it gives her “a whole new personality.” She reportedly still possesses ...
- Galaxy Quest had to cut out some salty language in order to get a PG rating. But some of the original dialogue is easy enough to spot. For instance, during a memorable scene, Sigourney Weaver yells, “Screw that!”
- Galaxy Quest took aim at film critics—at least one specific film critic—before it even hit the big screen. You know the movie's big baddie, Sarris? He was reportedly named after film critic Andrew Sarris, who was outspoken about his dislike of producer Mark Johnson’s previous effort, The Natural.
- Alan Rickman’s Galaxy Quest character was originally a knight. Well, kind of. His Alexander Dane was supposed to have been the recipient of an honorary knighting by Queen Elizabeth, but Rickman himself thought that such an event didn’t work with his character.
- A fake documentary about Galaxy Quest aired on E! in 1999. Galaxy Quest: 20th Anniversary, The Journey Continues was a mockumentary that (quite effectively) tapped into the movie's universe and attempted to chronicle the making of the fake Galaxy Quest television show that inspired the satirical film.
Dec 24, 1999 · "Galaxy Quest" begins at a convention for the fans of a cult TV program not a million light years removed from "Star Trek."Anyone who has seen "Trekkies," the documentary about "Star Trek" fans, will recognize this world at once--a world of fanatics who take the show very seriously indeed, packing hotel ballrooms to screen classic episodes of the show and get autographs from its aging cast ...
Sigourney Weaver plays Gwen DeMarco, a former sci-fi actress who is recruited by aliens to help them fight a war. Galaxy Quest is a comedy sci-fi film that parodies Star Trek and its fans, with a 90% Tomatometer and a 79% Audience Score.
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- Comedy, Sci-fi, Adventure, Action
- PG
