It's informative to contrast "Galaxy Quest" with the Austin Powers movies. Both arrived within the space of a few years, and had a behemoth of a long-running franchise in their sights — in ...

The film concerns a father-daughter team of space scavengers who must race against a band of evil mercenaries to reach the legendary treasures on board a lost mythical freighter. Their quest will ...

But on Christmas Day 1999, a movie arrived that poked gentle fun at the franchise's clichés, while also celebrating everything that makes "Trek" great. Some — including "The Next Generation ...