Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by
Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and
homage to science-fiction films and series, especially Star Trek and its
fandom, the film depicts the cast of a fictional cult television series,
Galaxy Quest , who are drawn into a real interstellar conflict by actual
aliens who think the series is an accurate documentary. It stars Tim Allen,
Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl
Mitchell. The film was a modest box office success and positively received by
critics: It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula
Award for Best Script.