
Galaxy Quest is a movie novelization written by Terry Bisson in 1999 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Dean Parisot in 1999. The movie features Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, and others.
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Storyline
The cast of an old 1980s space-adventure television series, Galaxy Quest, spend most of their days attending fan conventions and making promotional appearances. Believing he is on a set and must perform in character, he confronts the Thermians’ enemy, the evil warlord Sarris, who demands the Omega 13, a secret superweapon that has never been used and whose capabilities are unknown.
Movie vs Book

Year
1999
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb

Year
1999
Pages
169
Book Rate
7.18
S: Goodreads
Book
Galaxy Quest
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