Galaxy Quest

Starship Protector's origin

Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science fiction comedy film in which the washed-up cast of a cancelled Star Trek–like television series is recruited by actual aliens who believe the show was real.

The film has become a cult classic and touchstone for affectionate parody of fan culture.

References to Galaxy Quest often invoke its central joke about the blurry line between fiction and reality, or its catchphrase Never give up, never surrender.

Opposites
authenticity/parody status

Galaxy QuestStar Trek

Spacefaring TV franchise

the real thing · Battlestar Galactica · Doctor Who

tone and approach to genre

Galaxy QuestInterstellar

Between stellar bodies

Gravity · Solaris · hard science fiction · The Martian

Family

galaxy, quest, galaxies, galactic, quests, quested, questing, quester, lactose

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG