When he says 'By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings...' he put more emotion in his face in two seconds than most actors do in an entire career. The self-loathing, and the hesitation = perfection.
You can tell he GENUINELY enjoyed this performance. He played a Shakespearean actor frustrated by his typecasting. Gee, wonder where he found the inspiration for that performance.
I love how he tells Tim Allen that he's not going out there and that there is nothing he can say that will make him. All Tim Allen says is, "the show must go on," and Rickman crumbles and goes out. There are so many great moments in this film and Rickman is in all of them. His acting was always full of such depth and dimension. He could say everything and anything with just a look.
Oh, I don't know if I'd agree with "Rickman is in ALL of them." Weaver's delivery of "This episode was badly written!" is right up there, as is Rockwell's "can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?" But yeah, Rickman was in most of them.
Washed up celebrities including sports people and actors often end up doing endorsement commercials after their career has long passed. Rickman in that scene is suffering through yet another event where he has to say "By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings.", which is humiliating on a number of levels The once Shakespearean actor has to repeat a godawful line, that has been butchered even further, to endorse a retail chain. This is a satirical scene that can reflect just about every stupid commercial you have ever seen with a has-been celebrity, and we laugh nervously and feel sympathy for the low point in this character's life. Richman's character (Dr. Lazarus) will later use a 'Grabthar' phrase to comfort a dying alien, showing that the character is not without selfless compassion.
"You've got this ghastly phrase which kind of makes him die inside every time he has to say it." The mark of a truly great actor is that one can see this very thing in nearly every moment of the convention scene. Bravo Alan Rickman!
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Wow. You should have the nuclear codes and be running the world. You're a genius! Seriously, I've never seen any observation so striking as yours. Are you a university professor?
"he has the ghastly phrase, which makes him die inside everytime he has to say it" which makes it so much more powerful when he says it and finally means it because he finally found a reason to mean it. Always loved this movie
He's just in agony every time he has to hear that line. Until the death of the alien Quellek, and he gives the line, to give Quellek a peaceful passing. It's the moment where he realizes, "This actually MEANS something". It stopped being just a stupid catch phrase, and it took on a whole new dimension for him. Powerful scene.
Yes! I love his moment of growth so much. His entire career, he reflected on what his character meant to him. How it made him feel hollow, cheap, lesser, failed. In that moment, he realized what his character meant to his audience, and how his character likely meant more to his fans than any Shakespearean drama ever meant to him.
Everyone is phenomenal in GQ. And for all the ribbing that Tim Allen sort-of takes in that movie...and to the extent that he really DOES sort of play himself I must say he conveys tremendous range. His deflated sad-faced apology to Mathesar towards the end always gets me teary eyed. Quellek’s death and Rickman’s response is likewise highly emotional...and this is supposed to be a comedy!
just saw this movie for the first time yesterday, and I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at any movie ever, mostly thanks to Alan Rickman's portrayal of this character, seriously just about every scene he is in you can see the self loathing and pity, it's got to be one of the funniest roles I've ever seen played
I don't think anybody could have done that part better than him. you can see him picturing different ways of committing suicide while he says his catch phrase.
@@Verbal_Kent Because that is how the director wanted him to play it and that was how it was written by the writers. It's called.. acting for a reason.
@@Verbal_Kent Because that is how the story was written and how the director wanted it played by him. Actors do not write there words and parts. They do not figure out the best way to act the scene. They do not edit the video's for the best look. It's all acting and everyone combined to make the finished product. That is why they have blooper's and outtakes. They all mess up.
Dude, if everyone could act and just read and memorize lines, people wouldn't complain about child actors so much and how terrible they tend to be. It's more than just reading lines. I find it funny that Alan Rickman during harry Potter would tell the director no, his character wouldn't say something or do something, because he had gone out of his way to figure out what Snape's motivation was from Rowling.
So sorry to hear of Alan Rickman's passing-when I tell people what a great movie this is, they look at me strangely, since it's a comedy & satire, it's not taken seriously, but it is an outstanding film, especially the acting of Mr. Rickman, the conception, the set design, special effects, etc!
I've often been confused by north americans who seem to have a real problem with satire. But then I think a lot of people live INSIDE a cinematic fantasy zone. To my mind "Mystery Men" was the most brilliant superhero movie ever, but most people don't even understand it. And I remember somebody saying they couldn't even understand "The Fifth Element". Those three movies are about the best of the past thirty years to my mind.
@@daleeasterwood2683 Good to know. I think they owe as much to Monty Python as to superhero or action films. I did like Bruce Willis' quote that Fifth Element was "Star Wars on acid". And sadly for some reason Ben Stiller seems ashamed of Mystery Men. Tropic Thunder was pretty damn good but MM was definitely the best movie he was in I think. But a lot of people don't like people 'messing' with what they think are supposed to be serious movies. The Spiderverse and Ragnorok are the only reasons I even watch superhero movies anymore. And I think Teen Titans Vs Teen Titans was better than any DC movie since the batman ones.
Galaxy Quest is on my list of movies that if I am surfing, I will stop and watch it, at any point. And it always makes me smile if not laugh. Thank you everyone for a refreshing, distracting film.
Funny thing about this role is the phone scene where he is at home still wearing his Alien makeup. A great great actor who always gave us the possibility to in some way read between the lines. Thank you Alan Rickman, for those great moments
Galaxy Quest is one of the Funniest & Best Parody's of Star Trek ever made! Hand's Down it is "spot on" for making fun of Star Trek in every way!!! And I loved Star Trek as a kid, and most of it's latter films! Bravo to the Entire cast!!!
What are director and writers? He does what they tell him to do, when and how to do it. And with all the outtakes and mistakes, they finally piece together the best one for each scene. What editing.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv An actor still needs to emote his lines and understand their character to do it justice. A bad actor can and often does misinterpret their characters feelings and deliver something flat and basic that no amount of editing or directing can fix. The best actors are ones who don’t need to be directed on the little things, and who can elevate a mediocre role to true excellence (often by better understanding their character than the writers).
@@st.6413 obviously you're one of them or in that industry. Directors make sure to get exactly what they want. That is why some movies take so long and they have problems with certain actors. I've seen Anthony Hopkins on an outtake asking the director if he wanted him to do a certain scene this way or that way. It was so funny. Bo Bridges did a series in our town years ago and my wife was an extra. She said he was so stupid and the director had to tell him everything what to do and how to do it and he ate by himself. He was very unfriendly. He could do nothing on his own. 😂
@@JohnSmith-uy7svObviously directors have a purpose and are important to a movies success. But at the same time, great directors need great actors to make their scenes work, or even the right actor period. Zemeckis while making Back to the Future shot most of the film with Eric Stoltz. Not a bad actor by any means, but he had too grave an interpretation of the youthful rebel Marty McFly. Despite directing him to act like the character he made, say the lines the way he wanted, and Stoltz delivering an adequate performance, Stoltz was a bad fit for the character that good directing just couldn’t make better. When they brought in Michael J Fox, he quickly proven to the crew and Zemeckis that a recast was necessary and worked in the films interest. Fox had a great report with the cast, and brought the energy and charm to the character that Zemeckis intended. In the making of The Empire Strikes Back, Irvin Kershner had Harrison Ford retake one scene over and over again because it wasn’t working, where Han Solo told Leia he loved her. Eventually, Kershner let Ford go off script and do with the scene what he thought was best, with Ford then creating the iconic line “I know” in response to I love you, something that was in character for Han Solo and worked better than Kershner’s original vision of the scene. Similarly, Anthony Daniels, the C-3P0 actor from Star Wars was meant to have a used car salesman kind of voice and personality, and Daniels instead gave a British butler kind of tone and mannerisms that George Lucas hadn’t intended, shaping the character to who he is. It’s a give and take, and a collaborative art. Good directors are responsible for shaping the vision of a film and organizing the performances to fit that vision, while good actors must be skilled enough to o understand that and deliver. Actors cannot understand the film in its entirety, and need to ask questions to directors to understand the missing pieces, but they still regardless need to have the skills and range required for such performances. But good directors can never be so inflexible as to remain true to that vision at the films detriment (unless you’re REALLY visionary like Kubrick) and good actors shouldn’t be so beholden to the script and directors wishes that they deliver a performance that could have been better. And again, no amount of excellent directing and expert editing can fix a bad performance or a bad actor. An example some would say of that would be Sofia Coppola in Godfather III.
@@st.6413 no way I'm reading that book. get to the point. The point is they are all fakers and actors. That is what they do. PRETEND. Like children. People don't impress me.
What I loved about this was even when he was home on the phone talking to "Gwen" saying that Tim Allen was "mentally unstable" he was ALWAYS in costume! Not once in the whole movie do you see him without his mask on. I thought that was a riot.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Every time we saw him on screen, even when he was talking to Gwen on the phone (when he says "Gwen, I've said it for years, he is mentally unstable", he was wearing it. We never saw him in the film without it on.
@@fatimalaouadi5820 and he did exactly how the director wanted him to play the scene. Why bless his soul? He was not telling others about Salvation through Jesus Christ alone. He was not helping the poor or those in need. God does not bless people for acting and loving this world and making people happy. It's not Biblical.
God I miss Rickman. This is a bittersweet clip. Here's the kicker; they actually had a Galaxy Quest sequel planned, but Rickman suddenly died. And the rest....... is silence.
The perfect Leonard Nimoy parody. Nimoy probably had nightmares of running from a mob of thousands of fans, wearing fake ears and screaming, "Live long and prosper!" at him.
Alec Guiness, was a great actor, Alan was that and a lovely human being. Alan was doing Spock as Guinness. Carrie Fisher reported Guinness gave Mark Hammil £10 to go away : )
If you watch one of "the making of" snippets about the director, Alan says into the behind-the-scenes camera, "Look what your wretched father has made me put on my head."
Like F Murray in Amadeus (the guy that played Salieri) the director said that he choose him because the real actor had too much similarities to Salieri. An actor that has left behind doing schlock to survive. This is why F Murray and Alan Rickman are perfect for the part.
The humorous contrast/dichotomy musicians and actors face. Which is worse not working or being confined or type cast to a role or song by your success? Or both
the way he took the paper from a fan for signing looked extremely irritated, i could feel he wanted to strangle him or something. I crack everytime i see it. 😂
Candles in the window Shadows painting the ceiling Gazing at the fire glow Feeling that gingerbread feeling Precious moments, special people Happy faces, I can see Somewhere in my memory Christmas joys all around me Living in my memory All of the music, all of the magic All of the family, home here with me
In a movie full of hilarious and wonderful moment, he was the standout. Every scene is a gem. That year, Michael Caine won his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; Rickman wasn't even nominated.
Because Heaven forfend that the Academy should recognize magnificent acting in the service of comedy. Comedy isn't real acting, apparently. They gave Marisa Tomei the supporting-actress Oscar for "My Cousin Vinnie," which in my opinion she richly deserved, and they've never freakin' heard the end of it. So now, apparently, you have to play someone with a deadly lingering disease to even get considered. The Academy's contempt for comedy is really annoying.
Michael Caine (much as I love him) is always Michael Caine. Alan Rickman disappeared into every role he played. Actors like that are appreciated, even loved, but they don't win awards.
Some movies generate phrases and lines that you never forget. This movie had a ton of them. The main ones: "By Grabthar's hammer..... what a savings" "Never give up, never surrender!" My favs: "I'm going to see if there's a pub!" "Well screw that!" - dubbed if you can read lips :-) "The ship can't take it. Just FYI" But the best one by far: Alan's "Miners not minors!"
Alan Rickman was also in "Robinhood: Prince of Thieves" as the Sheriff of Nottingham, (1991) and the "Die Hard", the first one! I am sure you know that, I just thought I would put that out there! He is really an excellent actor!
Keep this in mind - the same actor who brought the mysterious, intimidating Professor Snape to life also brought Alexander Dane / Dr. Lazerus to life - who was the same actor who brought to life Marvin the Paranoid Android on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
I miss him. I hope he lived a bit longer, just long enough to be in a Marvel movie or two and maybe experience going to space for real. Hearing about Pete Davidson going to space made me think of Alan Rickman.
I have not seen most of Alan Rickman's movies because they've been discontinued or they weren't even released where i live. Dark Harbor, Galaxy Quest, Mesmer, Quigley Down Under, Rasputin, Blow Dry, An Awfully Big Adventure, and most especially annoying, Truly Madly Deeply I've got most of the rest on DVD I even amazingly managed to get Bottle Shock and Dogma!
Truely Madly Deeply, is Wonderful. I want to own it on A streaming service but Nada. It’s very 80’s British liberal and Nina sticks her emotion in your face. It’s called acting. Sweet, sweet film.
@@douglasbath976 I think it's ironic because he's talking about the obnoxious fans repeating catch phrases at the autograph booth, when you consider how much he must have been BOMBARDED with Snape lines afterwards for the rest of his life.
The character was inspired by Nimoy and dislike of the ears (not Spock). Leonard did not like the apparatus glued on his ears and took some convincing for him to agree to it.
...and then Bruce Willis showed up at the autograph table looking equally irritated and barefoot wearing a "wife beater" t-shirt: "How's it going, Hans?"
@AnotherSchmoe i agree everybody was great but i loved the dr. lazarus character and the way alan played it...it was hilarious its like he took on the resentments of what every serious actor with a cult show following may have ever felt.
@kendel36 Good scene, but I prefer anything that either Alan Rickman or Sam Rockwell did. Like when Tony Shalloub (sp?) opens the door and then while it's opening Rockwell goes "IS THERE AIR, YOU DON'T KNOW" and starts to hold his breath.
When I saw this movie, begrudgingly so, I won't like. I loved it. Grew up when Star Trek was on, I just had a good time watching the movie. Alan's character was so spot on.
I never think of him from "Die Hard" when people bring him up. It's always either "Galaxy Quest" or the Harry Potter films. My go-to movie with him will forever be "Galaxy Quest." The entire cast is an absolute joy to watch. =)
@@floatingchimney Given that I saw my great-great-aunt out hiking at the age of 102, yes, I would think that 69 is a young age to die at, and see nothing crazy about the fact that Mr. Martin does, as well. Get over yourself, Jose.
When he says 'By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings...' he put more emotion in his face in two seconds than most actors do in an entire career. The self-loathing, and the hesitation = perfection.
But who was Grabthar? Maybe HE could replace Alan Rickman:)
I just watched this on Netflix and you're totally right
And Sigourney Weaver's fake grin as she elbows Alexander 😂
@@Lucid_Wakingwhere??? What??? Please tell me 😢
"By Grabthar's Hammah.....
.... what a savings."
You can tell he GENUINELY enjoyed this performance. He played a Shakespearean actor frustrated by his typecasting. Gee, wonder where he found the inspiration for that performance.
"DO THE DIEHARD GUY"
I love how he tells Tim Allen that he's not going out there and that there is nothing he can say that will make him. All Tim Allen says is, "the show must go on," and Rickman crumbles and goes out. There are so many great moments in this film and Rickman is in all of them. His acting was always full of such depth and dimension. He could say everything and anything with just a look.
Oh, I don't know if I'd agree with "Rickman is in ALL of them." Weaver's delivery of "This episode was badly written!" is right up there, as is Rockwell's "can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?" But yeah, Rickman was in most of them.
"Guy, you _have_ a last name."
"DO I? DO I??? FOR ALL YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CREWMAN NUMBER SIX!"
@@pwnmeisterage "Of course you have a last name.....it's.........its'.........now don't tell me"
The look of disgust and resignation on his face as he rises from his bow onstage is just perfect.
"By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings!"
Washed up celebrities including sports people and actors often end up doing endorsement commercials after their career has long passed. Rickman in that scene is suffering through yet another event where he has to say "By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings.", which is humiliating on a number of levels The once Shakespearean actor has to repeat a godawful line, that has been butchered even further, to endorse a retail chain. This is a satirical scene that can reflect just about every stupid commercial you have ever seen with a has-been celebrity, and we laugh nervously and feel sympathy for the low point in this character's life. Richman's character (Dr. Lazarus) will later use a 'Grabthar' phrase to comfort a dying alien, showing that the character is not without selfless compassion.
@@digitalboomer CAPTAIN OBVIOUS TO THE RESCUE!
@@Οδοιπόρος Yeah, I didn't quite get his post either. Does he think we haven't seen the film?
@@Οδοιπόρος lol
@@digitalboomer tf you idiot??
"You've got this ghastly phrase which kind of makes him die inside every time he has to say it." The mark of a truly great actor is that one can see this very thing in nearly every moment of the convention scene. Bravo Alan Rickman!
It's what the director wanted and how he wanted him to play it. It's called listening to the director. 😁
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Wow. You should have the nuclear codes and be running the world. You're a genius! Seriously, I've never seen any observation so striking as yours. Are you a university professor?
@@InformationIsTheEdge 🤣😍😁🤪
"he has the ghastly phrase, which makes him die inside everytime he has to say it" which makes it so much more powerful when he says it and finally means it because he finally found a reason to mean it. Always loved this movie
He's just in agony every time he has to hear that line.
Until the death of the alien Quellek, and he gives the line, to give Quellek a peaceful passing.
It's the moment where he realizes, "This actually MEANS something".
It stopped being just a stupid catch phrase, and it took on a whole new dimension for him.
Powerful scene.
Yes! I love his moment of growth so much. His entire career, he reflected on what his character meant to him. How it made him feel hollow, cheap, lesser, failed. In that moment, he realized what his character meant to his audience, and how his character likely meant more to his fans than any Shakespearean drama ever meant to him.
I love the way Rickman snatches the posters during the signing. Such a great non-verbal gag.
He plays irritated so well!!
He's usually not playing.
That's how British Shakespearian Actors and Actresses are
Loved him in everything he ever did. A phenomenal actor, and greatly missed.
Everyone is phenomenal in GQ. And for all the ribbing that Tim Allen sort-of takes in that movie...and to the extent that he really DOES sort of play himself I must say he conveys tremendous range. His deflated sad-faced apology to Mathesar towards the end always gets me teary eyed. Quellek’s death and Rickman’s response is likewise highly emotional...and this is supposed to be a comedy!
He was hilarious in Galaxy Quest!
Kimberly Johnson Rated #7 in all the ST movies so far!
Marmot J. Marmot Hmm... define "ST"
Kimberly Johnson uhhh, Star Trek?
Rip
He was great
@@mdcraig62 blasphemy. It is #1 in all the ST movies.
just saw this movie for the first time yesterday, and I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at any movie ever, mostly thanks to Alan Rickman's portrayal of this character, seriously just about every scene he is in you can see the self loathing and pity, it's got to be one of the funniest roles I've ever seen played
I don't think anybody could have done that part better than him. you can see him picturing different ways of committing suicide while he says his catch phrase.
Agreed. He plays the part of annoyed man so great
@@Verbal_Kent Because that is how the director wanted him to play it and that was how it was written by the writers. It's called.. acting for a reason.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv wtf what's your problem
I was complimenting Alan. He does a good job at playing that part.. the annoyed guy.
😐
@@Verbal_Kent Because that is how the story was written and how the director wanted it played by him. Actors do not write there words and parts. They do not figure out the best way to act the scene. They do not edit the video's for the best look. It's all acting and everyone combined to make the finished product. That is why they have blooper's and outtakes. They all mess up.
Dude, if everyone could act and just read and memorize lines, people wouldn't complain about child actors so much and how terrible they tend to be.
It's more than just reading lines.
I find it funny that Alan Rickman during harry Potter would tell the director no, his character wouldn't say something or do something, because he had gone out of his way to figure out what Snape's motivation was from Rowling.
Alan was awesome in Galaxy Quest. You'll be sorely missed.
What a great actor and person. He played all his characters to perfection.
not much playing to do, just be himself
The comedic timing on snatching the pic out of the 2nd guy's hand is so perfect.
So sorry to hear of Alan Rickman's passing-when I tell people what a great movie this is, they look at me strangely, since it's a comedy & satire, it's not taken seriously, but it is an outstanding film, especially the acting of Mr. Rickman, the conception, the set design, special effects, etc!
the savings!
I've often been confused by north americans who seem to have a real problem with satire. But then I think a lot of people live INSIDE a cinematic fantasy zone. To my mind "Mystery Men" was the most brilliant superhero movie ever, but most people don't even understand it. And I remember somebody saying they couldn't even understand "The Fifth Element". Those three movies are about the best of the past thirty years to my mind.
@@mikearchibald744 There’s more of us that get satire than you might think. I loved this movie, as well as Mystery Men and The Fifth Element.
@@daleeasterwood2683 Good to know. I think they owe as much to Monty Python as to superhero or action films. I did like Bruce Willis' quote that Fifth Element was "Star Wars on acid". And sadly for some reason Ben Stiller seems ashamed of Mystery Men. Tropic Thunder was pretty damn good but MM was definitely the best movie he was in I think. But a lot of people don't like people 'messing' with what they think are supposed to be serious movies. The Spiderverse and Ragnorok are the only reasons I even watch superhero movies anymore. And I think Teen Titans Vs Teen Titans was better than any DC movie since the batman ones.
@@mikearchibald744 Absolutely. I grew up with Monty Python on PBS. Holy Grail was classic.
Thank for all of the wonderful acting Alan!
thank you directors and writers for giving them the lines to say and the director for telling them how he wanted each scene to be played. 🤣
Galaxy Quest is on my list of movies that if I am surfing, I will stop and watch it, at any point. And it always makes me smile if not laugh. Thank you everyone for a refreshing, distracting film.
Thank you, Alan Rickman.
Funny thing about this role is the phone scene where he is at home still wearing his Alien makeup. A great great actor who always gave us the possibility to in some way read between the lines. Thank you Alan Rickman, for those great moments
honestly, that's my favorite scene. c:
Lol.. i always cracked at that part 😂
Galaxy Quest...best Star Trek movie in the franchise.
Galaxy Quest is one of the Funniest & Best Parody's of Star Trek ever made! Hand's Down it is "spot on" for making fun of Star Trek in every way!!! And I loved Star Trek as a kid, and most of it's latter films! Bravo to the Entire cast!!!
💯👍it’s a great film
By Grabthar's hammer, what an actor.
What are director and writers? He does what they tell him to do, when and how to do it. And with all the outtakes and mistakes, they finally piece together the best one for each scene. What editing.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv An actor still needs to emote his lines and understand their character to do it justice. A bad actor can and often does misinterpret their characters feelings and deliver something flat and basic that no amount of editing or directing can fix. The best actors are ones who don’t need to be directed on the little things, and who can elevate a mediocre role to true excellence (often by better understanding their character than the writers).
@@st.6413 obviously you're one of them or in that industry. Directors make sure to get exactly what they want. That is why some movies take so long and they have problems with certain actors. I've seen Anthony Hopkins on an outtake asking the director if he wanted him to do a certain scene this way or that way. It was so funny. Bo Bridges did a series in our town years ago and my wife was an extra. She said he was so stupid and the director had to tell him everything what to do and how to do it and he ate by himself. He was very unfriendly. He could do nothing on his own. 😂
@@JohnSmith-uy7svObviously directors have a purpose and are important to a movies success. But at the same time, great directors need great actors to make their scenes work, or even the right actor period. Zemeckis while making Back to the Future shot most of the film with Eric Stoltz. Not a bad actor by any means, but he had too grave an interpretation of the youthful rebel Marty McFly. Despite directing him to act like the character he made, say the lines the way he wanted, and Stoltz delivering an adequate performance, Stoltz was a bad fit for the character that good directing just couldn’t make better. When they brought in Michael J Fox, he quickly proven to the crew and Zemeckis that a recast was necessary and worked in the films interest. Fox had a great report with the cast, and brought the energy and charm to the character that Zemeckis intended. In the making of The Empire Strikes Back, Irvin Kershner had Harrison Ford retake one scene over and over again because it wasn’t working, where Han Solo told Leia he loved her. Eventually, Kershner let Ford go off script and do with the scene what he thought was best, with Ford then creating the iconic line “I know” in response to I love you, something that was in character for Han Solo and worked better than Kershner’s original vision of the scene. Similarly, Anthony Daniels, the C-3P0 actor from Star Wars was meant to have a used car salesman kind of voice and personality, and Daniels instead gave a British butler kind of tone and mannerisms that George Lucas hadn’t intended, shaping the character to who he is. It’s a give and take, and a collaborative art. Good directors are responsible for shaping the vision of a film and organizing the performances to fit that vision, while good actors must be skilled enough to o understand that and deliver. Actors cannot understand the film in its entirety, and need to ask questions to directors to understand the missing pieces, but they still regardless need to have the skills and range required for such performances. But good directors can never be so inflexible as to remain true to that vision at the films detriment (unless you’re REALLY visionary like Kubrick) and good actors shouldn’t be so beholden to the script and directors wishes that they deliver a performance that could have been better. And again, no amount of excellent directing and expert editing can fix a bad performance or a bad actor. An example some would say of that would be Sofia Coppola in Godfather III.
@@st.6413 no way I'm reading that book. get to the point. The point is they are all fakers and actors. That is what they do. PRETEND. Like children. People don't impress me.
What I loved about this was even when he was home on the phone talking to "Gwen" saying that Tim Allen was "mentally unstable" he was ALWAYS in costume! Not once in the whole movie do you see him without his mask on. I thought that was a riot.
in costume or in character? different meanings.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv In costume. You never see him without the Alien mask on his face. Like they purposefully never let us see what the actor looks like.
@@Galilee1964 and he wore it all the time at home too?????!!!!
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Every time we saw him on screen, even when he was talking to Gwen on the phone (when he says "Gwen, I've said it for years, he is mentally unstable", he was wearing it. We never saw him in the film without it on.
@@Galilee1964 Tim Allen is not mentally unstable. 😁
"...this ghastly phrase that makes you die inside every time you have to say it."
Poetry. Pure poetry.
not his words. It was from the writers and the director told him how to do the scene.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Indeed. But he 's the one who embodied and delivered them brilliantly to the audience. Not them. Bless his soul.
@@fatimalaouadi5820 and he did exactly how the director wanted him to play the scene. Why bless his soul? He was not telling others about Salvation through Jesus Christ alone. He was not helping the poor or those in need. God does not bless people for acting and loving this world and making people happy. It's not Biblical.
RIP Alan Rickman Amazing Actor Never Forgotton 💔💔💔
God I miss Rickman. This is a bittersweet clip. Here's the kicker; they actually had a Galaxy Quest sequel planned, but Rickman suddenly died.
And the rest....... is silence.
And Love Actually sequel... there'll never have Alan and Emma...
There is a comic book sequel if you're interested.
Well, he told you he didn't want to say that line again.
@@thomasmcewen5493 Oo, that was bad tastily funny.
Is that a Wittgenstein quote at the end?
The perfect Leonard Nimoy parody. Nimoy probably had nightmares of running from a mob of thousands of fans, wearing fake ears and screaming, "Live long and prosper!" at him.
On the surface he's like Nimoy, he's really more based on Alec Guinness.
@@ShadowSonic2 Apparantly Alec Guinness was a bit of a prick though so since he also got rich then there isn't the same sympathy factor.
Alec Guiness, was a great actor, Alan was that and a lovely human being. Alan was doing Spock as Guinness. Carrie Fisher reported Guinness gave Mark Hammil £10 to go away : )
Imagine living in terror of opening your door and having SHELDON COOPER standing there!
I miss this beautiful man so much.
Thank you for some great movie moments, Galaxy Quest will always be a favourite
Farewell Mr. Rickman.
He was so, so lovely.
If you watch one of "the making of" snippets about the director, Alan says into the behind-the-scenes camera, "Look what your wretched father has made me put on my head."
Thanks Alan Rickman, for being a beautiful and inspiring actor!
Like F Murray in Amadeus (the guy that played Salieri) the director said that he choose him because the real actor had too much similarities to Salieri. An actor that has left behind doing schlock to survive. This is why F Murray and Alan Rickman are perfect for the part.
Alan has a huge talent and he makes very, very well any kind of character. I do love Alan!!!!
Got to see Alan Rickman being funny and see Sigourney Weaver all dolled up. Seems like time well spent to me.
What a lovely man oh so missed!
Rickman can do with one look what others can’t do with reams of dialogue.
If you havent seen this movie, make it a priority, it is incredible!!
By Grabthar's Hammer... what a movie!
10/10
The humorous contrast/dichotomy musicians and actors face. Which is worse not working or being confined or type cast to a role or song by your success? Or both
the way he took the paper from a fan for signing looked extremely irritated, i could feel he wanted to strangle him or something. I crack everytime i see it. 😂
That is what the director wanted and how it was written for that scene. He was just following directions.
He will be missed FOREVER!
Candles in the window
Shadows painting the ceiling
Gazing at the fire glow
Feeling that gingerbread feeling
Precious moments, special people
Happy faces, I can see
Somewhere in my memory
Christmas joys all around me
Living in my memory
All of the music, all of the magic
All of the family, home here with me
You’re awesome, will be missed ♥️🇨🇦
It really is a ghastly phrase, but he elevates it to high drama!
Rest in Peace Allan Rickman, X
R.I.P a legend
In a movie full of hilarious and wonderful moment, he was the standout. Every scene is a gem. That year, Michael Caine won his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; Rickman wasn't even nominated.
Because Heaven forfend that the Academy should recognize magnificent acting in the service of comedy. Comedy isn't real acting, apparently. They gave Marisa Tomei the supporting-actress Oscar for "My Cousin Vinnie," which in my opinion she richly deserved, and they've never freakin' heard the end of it. So now, apparently, you have to play someone with a deadly lingering disease to even get considered. The Academy's contempt for comedy is really annoying.
Michael Caine (much as I love him) is always Michael Caine. Alan Rickman disappeared into every role he played. Actors like that are appreciated, even loved, but they don't win awards.
The whole entire cast that they got for this movie was amazing.
I shall sooo miss him. Sorry . . . no emoji can convey the sad feeling of losing him
Even now, he cant escape the character. Rip you talented man
Some movies generate phrases and lines that you never forget. This movie had a ton of them. The main ones:
"By Grabthar's hammer..... what a savings"
"Never give up, never surrender!"
My favs:
"I'm going to see if there's a pub!"
"Well screw that!" - dubbed if you can read lips :-)
"The ship can't take it. Just FYI"
But the best one by far: Alan's "Miners not minors!"
"It has never been... _successfully_ tested."
Alan Rickman was also in "Robinhood: Prince of Thieves" as the Sheriff of Nottingham, (1991) and the "Die Hard", the first one! I am sure you know that, I just thought I would put that out there! He is really an excellent actor!
Keep this in mind - the same actor who brought the mysterious, intimidating Professor Snape to life also brought Alexander Dane / Dr. Lazerus to life - who was the same actor who brought to life Marvin the Paranoid Android on Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Who was also fantastic in the movie Die Hard.
I now use the “its all about you “ line whenever I’m arguing with my wife.
Try the one where he says "I see you managed to get your shirt off"
How prophetic. He then got stuck with "turn to page 394". Bless him.
I miss Mr. Rickman
I miss Alan Rickman so much.
I miss him. I hope he lived a bit longer, just long enough to be in a Marvel movie or two and maybe experience going to space for real. Hearing about Pete Davidson going to space made me think of Alan Rickman.
There was a series planned based on the movie. Alan's passing obviously canceled that.
"Alan. It's me. Alan. Remember the turtle joke for the party. Heh heh heh heh."
I have not seen most of Alan Rickman's movies because they've been discontinued or they weren't even released where i live. Dark Harbor, Galaxy Quest, Mesmer, Quigley Down Under, Rasputin, Blow Dry, An Awfully Big Adventure, and most especially annoying, Truly Madly Deeply I've got most of the rest on DVD I even amazingly managed to get Bottle Shock and Dogma!
Truely Madly Deeply, is Wonderful. I want to own it on A streaming service but Nada. It’s very 80’s British liberal and Nina sticks her emotion in your face. It’s called acting. Sweet, sweet film.
Ironically this was before Harry Potter.
Where is the irony?
@@douglasbath976 I think it's ironic because he's talking about the obnoxious fans repeating catch phrases at the autograph booth, when you consider how much he must have been BOMBARDED with Snape lines afterwards for the rest of his life.
Love it!
This video needs to be about two hours longer!
He is amazing.
The character was inspired by Nimoy and dislike of the ears (not Spock).
Leonard did not like the apparatus glued on his ears and took some convincing for him to agree to it.
He's lucky they had so much trouble getting the green makeup to look right on video, and decided to drop it.
...and then Bruce Willis showed up at the autograph table looking equally irritated and barefoot wearing a "wife beater" t-shirt:
"How's it going, Hans?"
@AnotherSchmoe i agree everybody was great but i loved the dr. lazarus character and the way alan played it...it was hilarious its like he took on the resentments of what every serious actor with a cult show following may have ever felt.
if the whole cast do Galaxy Quest 2 and they do Comic Con, I am so totally going!
You can see Truly Madly Deeply online if you look for it. But yes, I need to see the rest of his films too!
Anan! Rickman! You! Are! So! Freaking! Incredibly...! Awesome.
1 hell of an actor, may he rest in peace
@kendel36 Good scene, but I prefer anything that either Alan Rickman or Sam Rockwell did. Like when Tony Shalloub (sp?) opens the door and then while it's opening Rockwell goes "IS THERE AIR, YOU DON'T KNOW" and starts to hold his breath.
When I saw this movie, begrudgingly so, I won't like. I loved it. Grew up when Star Trek was on, I just had a good time watching the movie. Alan's character was so spot on.
Rest in peace alan Rickman
Whenever I see him talk in these old videos... I only hear Severus Snape... Always...
He was so much more than 'Die Hard' to me.
But he was fantastic in Die Hard. FANTASTIC!!!
I never think of him from "Die Hard" when people bring him up. It's always either "Galaxy Quest" or the Harry Potter films. My go-to movie with him will forever be "Galaxy Quest." The entire cast is an absolute joy to watch. =)
First David Bowie 69 years old died of cancer. Now Alan Rickman 69 years old died of cancer. Enough! I can take a third.
First was Lemmy :(
therealkraas How do you feel 10 months later?
And fourth man was Czech guitarist and composer Radim Hladík -he was 69.
I love how his headpiece slowly degrades over the course of the movie.
Who's watching this movie 20 years later?
Who would you cast to replace the unreplaceable Alan Rickman in Galaxy Quest 2?
No one
RIP Hans Gruber.
That scene where Rickman sees the ship and realizes its all real was such a good reaction.
How many times do u catch yourself saying it’s all about you isn’t it
Why do the good have to die so young? RIP Mr. Rickman
You think dying at 69 is young?? Are you out of your mind??
@@floatingchimney Given that I saw my great-great-aunt out hiking at the age of 102, yes, I would think that 69 is a young age to die at, and see nothing crazy about the fact that Mr. Martin does, as well. Get over yourself, Jose.
alan is so hilarious
The way he grabs the headshots from the fans…. Lollll.
great actor rip alan.
Ha....ha.....ha.....now I have a machinegun
RIP Alan
Too good for this world
He stole the movie, like he did in every film lol. Miss him terribly
That was one of the funniest character in the movie. Anoither one was Chen.
I bet he feels like that about Snape, everyone going "...turn to page 394" on him makes him die a little inside, too xD