Galaxy Quest was directed by a man.
Aldo L. `` Dean '' Parisot is an Oscar-winning American film and television director . He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings , which was co-written and starred comedian Steven Wright , with whom he shares the award . He took part in the Sundance Institute 's June Lab . Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American comedy science fiction film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon .