“Galaxy Quest”
Calling all Trekkies! If you grew up watching the original “Star Trek” TV series, and later watched “Star Trek: the Next Generation” or “Star Trek: Voyager”, you really must see “Galaxy Quest“. This spoof stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub and Daryl Mitchell as the crew of a TV space show years after its cancellation. They now make their living appearing in character at conventions and supermarket openings, until the day they find themselves living a real episode of their TV show. Sure, the aliens are a little over the top, but there are some classic lines in this that are only funny if you’ve watched the Star Trek series over and over (as I have). We all know the extras are always the first ones to be killed off; that Captain Kirk ended up out of his shirt almost every show; and that die-hard Trekkies can be a little, well, obsessive. It’s satire at its best and loads of fun. It’s rated PG, so the kids could watch it… they just won’t get it.
