Galaxy Quest
I’ve never got into Star Trek, which some would consider the ultimate crew, so my concession is this; an affectionate piss-take. Through a fantastical sequence of events, the actors of well-loved sci-fi show find themselves on board a real-life version of the NSEA Protector and wildly unsuited to the responsibility that comes with that. As events spiral, the down-on-their-luck cast must become the crew they’ve pretending to be for years, digging deep to find hidden talents and a genuinely heartwarming comradery. A lovely example of the film playing with the sci-fi crew tropes, is Sam Rockwell’s terror at realizing he is an expendable, unnamed character, having to be pacified and reassured that maybe he’s the “plucky… comic relief?”. Would like to think I’m Tech Sergent Chen, but I’m most likely to be Alan Rickman’s Dr Lazarus.
