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Galaxy Quest
- Theatrical - Wide 1999-12-25
- Cast Tim Allen Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell
- Directed by Dean Parisot
- Written by David Howard Robert Gordon
Box Office Gross:
$90,683,916
Running Time:
102 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
DreamWorks Pictures, Gran Via Productions
Genres:
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Synopsis
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space… until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty... See more years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for “historical documents” and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.
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Sigourney Weaver says Benedict Cumerbatch almost replaced Alan Rickman in Galaxy Quest sequel
Posted 7 months ago
By Grabthar's Hammer! Could Benedict Cumberbatch have replaced Alan Rickman in the long-in-development Galaxy Quest sequel?
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Galaxy Quest
Posted 26 years ago
Review Date: Director: Dean Parisot Writer: Robert Gordon and David Howard Producers: S. Ellis, M. Johnson, C. Newirth Actors: Tim Allen as Peter Quincy Taggart Sigourney Weaver as Tawny Madison Alan Rickman as Dr. Lazarus Plot: The aging crew of...
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