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Galaxy Quest
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<p><i>Galaxy Quest</i> is a 1999 American <a href="/facts/Satire_(film_and_television)/vHbAWuzk">satirical</a> <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_comedy/y7cgINQn">science fiction comedy film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Dean_Parisot/Up4kb6Qq">Dean Parisot</a> and written by David Howard and <a href="/facts/Robert_Gordon_(screenwriter)/oIy4ke0a">Robert Gordon</a>. It stars <a href="/facts/Tim_Allen/pQY3N0LE">Tim Allen</a>, <a href="/facts/Sigourney_Weaver/9h8cHhEV">Sigourney Weaver</a>, <a href="/facts/Alan_Rickman/SgV7gLpg">Alan Rickman</a>, <a href="/facts/Tony_Shalhoub/7QLGMVHg">Tony Shalhoub</a>, <a href="/facts/Sam_Rockwell/foXnUXzz">Sam Rockwell</a>, and <a href="/facts/Daryl_Mitchell_(actor)/EGzlv1Tk">Daryl Mitchell</a>. A parody of and homage to <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_film/cNsrPn3y">science-fiction films</a> and <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_on_television/sxtqpWqe">series</a>, especially <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek/kKGkVK5y">Star Trek</a></i> and <a href="/facts/Trekkie/zeTPSmdA">its fandom</a>, the film depicts the cast of a fictional cult television series, <i>Galaxy Quest</i>, who are drawn into a real interstellar conflict by aliens who think the series is a documentary. </p><p><i>Galaxy Quest</i> was a modest box office success and received positive reviews. It won the <a href="/facts/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation/3SzMdNxv">Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation</a> and the <a href="/facts/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Script/rr9jTumD">Nebula Award for Best Script</a>, and was nominated for ten <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award/gDUeo1b4">Saturn Awards</a>, including <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Science_Fiction_Film/464Uye0P">Best Science Fiction Film</a> and <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director/dJVFJucV">Best Director</a>, <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actress/ENg8mI00">Best Actress</a> for Weaver, and <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor/RT3bRkc0">Best Supporting Actor</a> for Rickman; Allen won <a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Actor/h38PqfP9">Best Actor</a>. </p><p><i>Galaxy Quest</i> achieved <a href="/facts/Cult_following/bzUD4beU">cult status</a>, especially from <i>Star Trek</i> fans for its affectionate parody. Several <i>Star Trek</i> cast and crew members praised the film. It was included in <i><a href="/facts/Reader%27s_Digest/nDCmcpRK">Reader's Digest</a></i>'s list of the Top 100+ Funniest Movies of All Time in 2012, and <a href="/facts/Trekkie/zeTPSmdA"><i>Star Trek</i> fans</a> voted it the seventh-best <i>Star Trek</i> film in 2013. </p>