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Spaceballs
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Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, with the supporting cast including Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appe
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6.9When 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?
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
Themes
- galaxy
- android
- space marine
- laser gun
- temple
- swordplay
- space battle
- space travel
- space mission
- satire
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
222,250 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
46/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Spaceballs
- Film.image
- Spaceballs.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
- Film.director
- Mel Brooks
- Film.music
- John Morris
- Film.cinematography
- Nick McLean
- Film.editing
- Conrad Buff IV
- Film.distributor
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $22.7 million
- Film.gross
- $40.3 million
- Album.name
- Spaceballs: The Soundtrack
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Various artists
- Album.length
- 31:08
- Album.label
- Atlantic
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 290779
- Image
- Spaceballs helmet.JPG
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- Commons category
- Spaceballs
- publication date
- 1987-10-29
- title
- Spaceballs
- review score
- 46/100
- different from
- Martians Go Home
Sources (14)
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14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Music
- Reception and legacy
- Box office
- Critical reception
- Impact
- Home media
- In other media
- Props
- Sequel
- References
- External links
Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, with the supporting cast including Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appearances.
In Spaceballs, heroic mercenary Lone Starr (Pullman) and his alien sidekick Barf (Candy) rescue Princess Vespa (Zuniga) of the planet Druidia and her droid, Dot Matrix (Yarnell, voiced by Rivers), from being captured by the Spaceballs, led by President Skroob (Brooks), who wants to use Vespa as ransom to obtain Druidia's air for their own planet. However, the heroes get stranded on a desert moon, where they encounter the wise Yogurt (also Brooks), who teaches Starr about the metaphysical power known as "the Schwartz". Meanwhile, Spaceball commanders Dark Helmet (Moranis) and Colonel Sandurz (Wyner) lead the search for them, but are hindered by their own incompetence.