Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science-fiction

Science fiction

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 comedy

Comedy

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 parody

Parody

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 about a troupe of human actors who defend a group of aliens

Extraterrestrial life

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 against an alien warlord. It was directed by Dean Parisot

Dean Parisot

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 and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon (screenwriter)

Robert Gordon is an American screenwriter. His credits include Addicted to Love , Galaxy Quest , Men in Black II and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events...

. Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson (producer)

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 and Charles Newirth

Charles Newirth

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 produced the film for DreamWorks

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, and David Newman

David Newman (composer)

David Louis Newman is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.-Life and career:...

 composed the music score. Portions of the film were shot in Goblin Valley State Park

Goblin Valley State Park

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, Utah

Utah

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, USA

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, and non-humanoid creatures were created by Stan Winston

Stan Winston

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 Studio from designs by Jordu Schell

Jordu Schell

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The film parodies the television series Star Trek

Star Trek: The Original Series

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 and related phenomena.