The Star Trek phenomenon has expanded over half a century with several television series and films, along with video games, novels, comics, etc., but in 1999 a great feature film was released that tried to pay tribute to this entire universe in a somewhat peculiar way. We are talking about Heroes out of orbitalso known as Galaxy Questavailable for you to watch whenever you want in streaming.
This science fiction film is also a comedy that tries to parody everything that has to do with Star TrekThe protagonists are actors from a series called Galaxy Quest in which it takes just a few seconds to realize the similarities between both products, but the important thing is that this series, although it is no longer being filmed, is still so historic that it has a whole legion of fans who never stop attending conventions.
Despite all this, after so many years, the careers of this group of actors have stagnated, so it is the only way they have to make some money. However, one day They are contacted by a group of Thermiansan alien civilization that requests your help to save them from the threat of the evil General Sarris.
And it turns out that this civilization caught the broadcast of the television series, considering it as a historical document, which allowed it to recreate the same spaceship. The problem is that they They are not aware that the protagonists are actorswhich is what produces the comical and crazy moments when they have no choice but to try to embody their characters as if they had really existed.
Apart from having several moments of action, the somewhat hilarious dialogues and the bizarre situations the characters are involved in is what makes the film so entertaining and perfect to watch at any time while having a good laugh. Furthermore, something that makes it so special is its splendid cast led by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, which gives it more reasons to make it an essential classic.
Watch Heroes Out of Orbit streaming
- Watch Heroes Out of Orbit on Movistar Plus
- Watch Outland on Netflix (leaving July 7)
Those of you who cannot access these subscription services have the option of renting it on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video for 3.99 euros, unless you prefer to buy it, in which case it will cost you 10.99 euros on both platforms.
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