# ? about Galaxy Quest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867 "2025-02-27T13:22:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/61 "2025-03-06T13:50:03Z")
I was referring to Sarris’ ship, which was _not_, as far as I know, based on the historical documents, so presumably it was designed to be operated by Thermians. And my guess is that previous Thermian space ships were also designed to their needs. It’s just the Protector that was designed for humans. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/62 "2025-03-06T13:54:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I was referring to Sarris’ ship, which was _not_, as far as I know, based on the historical documents, so presumably it was designed to be operated by Thermians. Sarris is not a Thermian. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/63 "2025-03-06T13:56:41Z")
Okay. Good point. ---
**Author:** ![Chelonaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9a140/32.png) [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/64 "2025-03-06T14:04:43Z")
This reminds me of my favorite quote: “Hey guys, there’s a red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy.” “What?” “Red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy. I think we’re the green-thingy.” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/65 "2025-03-06T14:51:38Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > the reason for the ‘chompers’ That chompers scene is so perfect – it’s set up to be difficult for no reason. I now notice things like that in other movies – there’s a similar thing in Rogue 1, and when my friend saw it first, he said, watch for the chompers scene. When it showed up, I knew exactly what he meant (one of the characters had to exit some pipe which kept opening and closing for no particular reason). ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/66 "2025-03-06T15:36:06Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > That chompers scene is so perfect – it’s set up to be difficult for no reason. I now notice things like that in other movies – there’s a similar thing in Rogue 1, and when my friend saw it first, he said, watch for the chompers scene In the 2009 J.J. Abrams _Star Trek_ reboot, there is a scene where Kirk and Scotty transport across interstellar space onto the Enterprise (using a device that Scotty _just invented_ because that isn’t an arbitrary plot contrivance), and for some reason Scotty transports into a system of transparent water-filled tubes terminating in a big Ninja blender setup because….well, because I assume Abrams opined that viewers needed a big comedic action scene at this point. When the blade-thing came on screen, I turned to the friend beside me and said, “Straight into the chompers!” I recall walking out of the movie observing that I enjoyed it a lot more when it was called _Galaxy Quest_. Seriously, that entire film (and the Abrams sequels) were unironically composed of all of the tropes that _Galaxy Quest_ so effectively skewered. They were just so dumb. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/67 "2025-03-06T16:07:17Z")
OK, but still tons of fun, at least the first one. I don’t remember much about the next two. I might have asked this before here, but are their other movies in the Three Amigos/Galaxy Quest/Tropic Thunder genre? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/68 "2025-03-06T16:51:13Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > OK, but still tons of fun, at least the first one. I don’t remember much about the next two. I thought it was painfully dumb (and I’m pretty critical about how some of the best loved original _Star Trek_ movies are kind of stupid), badly written with a bent toward fan service in lieu of a comprehensible plot, and surprisingly bad performances despite having a good cast. I would watch _Galaxy Quest_ any day of the week instead of having to watch that movie again. > [@RitterSport](#): > > I might have asked this before here, but are their other movies in the Three Amigos/Galaxy Quest/Tropic Thunder genre? It’s not a great movie but [_My Name is Bruce_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489235/) is a fun little romp with B-movie horror icon Bruce Campbell is mistaken for Ash from the _Evil Dead_ movies and forced to fight and actual horror. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/69 "2025-03-06T17:03:46Z")
The Last Starfighter? Or Ender’s Game, to a lesser chance extent. Neither are played for comedy like the other mentioned, though. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/70 "2025-03-06T17:38:40Z")
That’s a pretty cool idea. Although it sounds like he knows that he’s not in a movie the whole time, whereas the other movies start with actors thinking they’re playing a part. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/71 "2025-03-06T17:42:01Z")
Given the popularity and success of Galaxy Quest, I wonder why the writers or director weren’t hired for Star Trek. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/72 "2025-03-06T17:54:01Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > I might have asked this before here, but are their other movies in the Three Amigos/Galaxy Quest/Tropic Thunder genre? Hmmm…The Man Who Knew Too Litle? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/73 "2025-03-06T18:07:21Z")
Yeah, sounds close enough. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/74 "2025-03-06T22:51:11Z")
Going even further, in a way, is the Nicholas Cage movie _[The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unbearable_Weight_of_Massive_Talent)_. He plays (sort of) himself getting caught up in international intrigue. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/75 "2025-03-06T23:26:03Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > It’s not a great movie but [_My Name is Bruce_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489235/) is a fun little romp with B-movie horror icon Bruce Campbell is mistaken for Ash from the _Evil Dead_ movies and forced to fight and actual horror. So, two things about this. I could have sworn there was a late '70s/early '80s martial arts comedy called “My Name is Bruce?” that featured a guy who is mistaken for Bruce Lee, but I can’t find anything about it in Google. But also, when I Googled “My Name is Bruce?” one of the results was this AI generated “summary”: > [@](#): > > Based on the book > > Frankenstein > Novel by Mary Shelley > Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Edit: Found it, it was _[They Call Me Bruce?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Call_Me_Bruce%3F)_ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/76 "2025-03-07T09:48:54Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > OK, but still tons of fun, at least the first one. I don’t remember much about the next two. > > I might have asked this before here, but are their other movies in the Three Amigos/Galaxy Quest/Tropic Thunder genre? Ever see _A Bug’s Life_? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/77 "2025-03-07T11:58:44Z")
I did, probably when it came out? I don’t remember it having a similar theme. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/78 "2025-03-07T15:41:58Z")
Really? Performers who were (mistakenly) recruited as warriors? ETA: I haven’t seen Tropic Thunder, but from context, I’m making an assumption. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/79 "2025-03-07T15:46:45Z")
“A Bugs Life” is a parody of “Seven Samurai.” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867/80 "2025-03-07T16:55:38Z")
Tropic Thunder is just like Three Amigos and Galaxy Quest, in that at first, they are a bunch of actors who think they’re doing a movie or a scene or whatever, but it turns out the situation is real. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-galaxy-quest/1014867.md?page=5)