Galaxy Quest Has A Raunchy, R-Rated Director’s Cut

Galaxy Quest’s original director’s cut was an R-rated version complete with naughty words and other shenanigans.

By Henry Hards
| Published 35 seconds ago

Galaxy Quest was one of the last great PG-rated movies. It was completed before Hollywood abandoned the more family-friendly rating in favor of skewing its movies towards a PG-13. So the last thing you’d expect is for there to be a raunchier, more adult version of Galaxy Quest out there, but apparently a fully R-rated version exists.

Galaxy Quest‘s original director’s cut was an R-rated version complete with naughty words and other shenanigans. That’s according to John Carter producer Lindsey Collins, who told corporate media that she learned of the film’s more adult origins from Sigourney Weaver herself.

Here’s what Collins had to say:

We had lunch with Sigourney [Weaver] who was telling us that there actually used to be an R-rated version of that movie which was awesome. It was the director’s cut and it was R-rated and everybody was swearing and there were sex scenes, and the whole thing.

They didn’t know what to do with it, so they had to re-edit the whole thing and made it what it is today. We were like, ‘How do we get our hands on the R-rated version of Galaxy Quest?’ She said ‘I don’t know!’ and we were like, ‘Come on, Sigourney!’

Multiple cast members have now confirmed that an R-rated cut of the movie exists, but it’s still not available out there to watch. Below are just some of the changes present in the R-rated version.

• Sigourney Weaver’s famous “Well, screw that!” line was originally “Well, fuck that!” and was awkwardly dubbed over on purpose because she hated the censorship.
• The original script had darker and more adult material, including:
  • Gwen DeMarco attempting to seduce aliens.
  • More bizarre Alan Rickman/Dr. Lazarus material.
  • A much gorier convention crash sequence where people were reportedly decapitated.
• Several Rickman scenes were cut because DreamWorks thought they were “too kinky” or strange for the softer rating they wanted. Tim Allen described one deleted Lazarus set as looking like “a proctologist’s dream and nightmare.”

It’s believed a more complete R-rated Galaxy Quest cut still exists in Paramount/DreamWorks archives, but no credible source has ever said there’s a finished director’s cut ready for release. There probably never will be.

As much as we’re all curious to see this cut of the film, I am actually glad that they went with the more family-friendly version for release. Galaxy Quest is one of those rare movies that is equally enjoyable for all age groups. Adults will love the sly references to the SF shows they grew up loving, while kids will love the silliness and the adventure.