FILM TALK Episode #9: Galaxy Quest (1999), Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman – Championed by Phil Campbell

Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science-fiction comedy directed by Dean Parisot, which takes a warm-hearted dip into the intergalactic world classic science-fiction films and TV series, and their incredibly enthusiastic fans.

Galaxy Quest, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, follows the cast of a defunct cult television series suddenly visited by real aliens who believe the programme was actually a documentary. The former cast members are reunited once again and this time find themselves taking on a very real space adventure. Championed by Phil Campbell.

FILM TALK is all about us reviewing and appreciating the greatest films ever made. Each week we publish a new video reviewing and discussing a different classic film that is destined for our list of the 100 greatest films in cinema history, at least the greatest films in our opinion.

We take an in-depth look at our chosen film, providing a detailed critical review, while also delving into the film’s background, exploring how it was made and the filmmakers behind it, with a quick dip into fascinating trivia to help provide a rich appreciation of our film that week.