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Galaxion is a 1999 American Animated Science Fiction Comedy Film produced by Universal Animation Studios. 2 feature in Universal Animated Features canon, it is loosely based on Comic Series Of Same Name by Tara Tallan, and was co written and directed by Paul Sabella and co written by Thomas Lennon. Film stars voices of Michael J. Fox, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Michelle Pfeiffer, Minnie Driver, with Debra Messing, and Dave Foley, and follows crew of titular interstellar ship as they test a new experimental hyperdrive engine.
Galaxion was originally released by Universal Pictures on July 2, 1999 to mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised it animation, score, voice acting, and writing, but criticized it derivative source material. Film underperformed at the box office, grossing only $96.2 million worldwide over it $80 million budget, and led Universal to abandon plans for a trilogy and a spin off TV series.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Michael J. Fox as Darvin Deloren, employee of Patrol, a friend of Zandarin and Fusella
- Halle Berry as Aria Schafer, a member of Survey Contact Team
- Julia Roberts as Vessa Khavis, leader of Survey Contact Team
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Fusella Mierter, captain of Galaxion
- Minnie Driver as Scavina Nelson, leading Nelson Project, Interplanetary Patrol hyperspace
- Debra Messing as Anna Ito, Chief Engineer
- Dave Foley as Zandarin Wilder, a civilian employee of Interplanetary Patrol
- Jim Cummings as Alex Anderson, an employee of Patrol and Chief Engineer Nelson Project
- Jodi Benson as Patty Kusene, medical specialist on Survey Contact Team
Additional Voices[]
- Jack Angel
- Bob Bergen
- Rodger Bumpass
- Debi Derryberry
- Pat Fraley
- Jess Harnell
- Danny Mann
- Mickie Mcgowan
- Phil Proctor
- Jan Rabson
- Frank Welker
Production[]
A film adaptation of Galaxion comic book series, then called Salmagundi, was in development in 1994 at Universal Feature Animation.
Music[]
- Main article: Galaxion/Soundtrack
James Newton Howard composed film score.
Release[]
Galaxion was originally set to be released on September 25, 1998, but on October 18, 1997, it release date was changed to July 2, 1999.
Marketing[]
Film was accompanied by a promotional campaign by Burger King.
Home Media[]
Galaxion was released on DVD and VHS on October 26, 1999. DVD release includes commentary, featurettes, music videos, production notes, games, and trailers and TV spots.
Reception[]
Critical Reception[]
Galaxion received a 100% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews with the given consensus, fantastic visuals and clever writing for sci fi standards, but it story is rather funny and familiar. On Metacritic, film has a score of 100 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews. Audiences polled by Cinemascore gave film an average grade of A+ on an A+ to F scale.
Box Office[]
Galaxion grossed $24.1 million in US and UK and $72.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $96.2 million. Universal had film projected to gross anywhere from $27 44 million from 3,236 theaters in it open week. However, after making $3.2 million on it 1 day, week projections were low to $10 million. It end up debuting to $9.2 million, finish 5 at the box office. In it 2 week, film suffered from a 100% drop while grossing $4 million and drop to No 8 on charts. It 3 week was even worse while having a 100% decline, fall out of charts and grossing $1.1 million.
Cancelled Franchise[]
Galaxion 2 was originally intended to be 1 film in a plan trilogy a TV series was also planned at time. However, due to box office failure of film, Universal scrapped any plans for sequel and TV series.
Video Games[]
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Transcripts[]
Main[]
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.
Trailers[]
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.