Spaceballs

Watch: Spaceballs

6/24/19871h 36m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ May the farce be with you. ~

Overview:

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

Director:

Mel Brooks

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$22,700,000.00

Revenue:

$38,119,483.00

Key words:

galaxy
android
space marine
laser gun
temple
swordplay
space battle
space travel
space mission
satire
altar
magnet beam
speed of light
plastic surgery
password
parody
spoof
star wars spoof
hilarious
gross out comedy

Cast

Mel Brooks

~ as ~

President Skroob / Yogurt

John Candy

~ as ~

Barf

Rick Moranis

~ as ~

Dark Helmet

Bill Pullman

~ as ~

Lone Starr

Daphne Zuniga

~ as ~

Princess Vespa

Dick Van Patten

~ as ~

King Roland

George Wyner

~ as ~

Colonel Sandurz

Michael Winslow

~ as ~

Radar Technician

Joan Rivers

~ as ~

Dot Matrix (voice)

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

~ as ~

Dot Matrix

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 6 year(s) ago
7
Silly satire based on Star Wars

Released in 1987, Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs” parodies the Star Wars flicks and includes jokes based on Star Trek, “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Alien” and “Planet of the Apes.”

Some people hate this film, but it works for what it is: a totally goofy spoof. It’s consistently amusing with several laugh-out-loud bits and memorable lines.

The cast is notable, highlighted by John Candy as Barf, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet, Brooks as Yogurt, and Joan Rivers’ voice as Dot Matrix. The rest are good too (Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz, etc.).

The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.

GRADE: B