The essential guide to Galaxy Quest! Behind-the-scenes stories
and cast interviews from the critically acclaimed science fiction comedy
and all-time top fan favorite.
By Grabthar's hammer! A witty, inventive, and heartfelt tribute to
science fiction fans, Galaxy Quest has been making audiences laugh, cry,
and cheer for over two decades. This authorized book examines the entire
process of making the movie, from the initial spec script through to
development, filming, and postproduction. Along the way, it takes an
in-depth look into the film's visual effects. Artists at ILM and Stan
Winston Studio reveal how they used a mixture of lovingly designed
miniatures, puppets, prosthetics, and CGI to bring to life the
Protector, the pig lizard, and the movie's other incredible monsters and
starships.
Featuring over 60 new interviews with Galaxy Quest's cast and crew,
including Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Rockwell, and Dean Parisot,
and unseen photos and concept art, this is the ultimate guide to the
funniest movie in the Galaxy.
Charting the story from concept to script, filming and release, with
chapters looking at the casting, the sets, the costumes and makeup and
the ship design and the visual effects, this guide is packed with
hundreds of fascinating production photos, concept art and rare
behind-the-scenes images.
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 cult classic science fiction comedy film. A
parody of, and homage to, science-fiction films and series, especially
Star Trek and its fandom, the film stars Tim Allen, Sigourney
Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and
Daryl Mitchell. It depicts the cast of a fictional defunct cult
television series, Galaxy Quest, who are visited by actual aliens who
think the series is an accurate documentary, and become involved in a
very real intergalactic conflict.
The film was positively received by critics: it won the Hugo Award for
Best Dramatic Presentation (an award won by the original Star Trek
series in the 1960s) and the Nebula Award for Best Script. It was also
nominated for 10 Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and
Best Director for Parisot, Best Actress for Weaver, and Best Supporting
Actor for Rickman, with Allen winning Best Actor.
Be sure to watch Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary - now
available on Netflix.
