This is an older movie but still a hilarious science fiction comedy. The movie is an obvious spoof of Star Trek, and manages to poke fun at both Star Trek TNG and TOS, sometimes in the same scene. The movie starts twenty years after the end of a popular science fiction show. The cast is washed up and making a living appearing at conventions and store openings. They haven't had a real acting job in years due to being type cast, and they have had to deal with each other the entire time.
The main character, played by Tim Allen, is approached by some strange fans to make a private apperance. He accepts the gig, and when he goes to meet the fans he is shanghaied by aliens into an actual starship that is a replica of the sets he used to play on. He is very hung over and assumes he just has some super fans on his hands. After "Solving" their problem he is transported back to earth after he has had a few hours to dry out, and realizes that it was all real.
He immediately ropes in his former cast mates, and goes back to the ship. The aliens have made the replica assuming the transmissions they picked up were history. The problems arise when it becomes apparent that the previous engagement only made things worse for their new friends. The rest of the plot is about the actors desperate attempt to fix things.
Just about every scene in this movie has some kind of nod to or spoof of a different Star Trek theme or fandom. This movie could be tragic, but the washed up actors have just enough luck and skill at bluffing to solve the problems set before them with some hilarious hiccups along the way.
I like this movie enough to own it on dvd, and you can buy it on disk at www.amazon.com or watch it instantly on amazon's prime streaming.
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