Q 01/05

Who directed Galaxy Quest?

A) Barry Sonnenfeld

B) Dean Parisot

C) Ivan Reitman

D) Frank Oz

Answer · why

B) Dean Parisot

Dean Parisot was the producer's man from the start, but the studio first hired a better-known director and turned to Parisot only after that director ...

Q 02/05

What was the title of David Howard's original spec script that became Galaxy Quest?

A) Captain Starshine

B) Star Cadets

C) The Last Voyage

D) Nesmith's Odyssey

Answer · why

A) Captain Starshine

Captain Starshine was David Howard's spec script; the producer bought it for its premise and had Robert Gordon write a brand-new screenplay from the c...

Q 03/05

Which director left Galaxy Quest in pre-production over the studio's choice of lead actor?

A) Harold Ramis

B) Ron Howard

C) Rob Reiner

D) Barry Levinson

Answer · why

A) Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis couldn't see the studio's choice as the commander and quit, but after watching the finished film he told the producer how wrong he'd been...

Q 04/05

Which actor did the original director want for the lead role of Jason Nesmith?

A) Kevin Costner

B) Bill Murray

C) Alec Baldwin

D) Michael Keaton

Answer · why

C) Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin was the original director's pick, but the studio wanted a different star for the lead, and that director left the film before shooting be...

Q 05/05

Along with Steve Martin, which star was considered for Jason Nesmith before the lead was cast?

A) Kevin Kline

B) Tom Hanks

C) John Travolta

D) Dennis Quaid

Answer · why

A) Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline was considered, and some accounts call him the original director's first choice, but that director left over the lead casting before filmi...