Spaceballs

1987 96 min ★ 6.9 Comedy, Science Fiction

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?

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Cast

Bill Pullman

Lone Starr

Rick Moranis

Dark Helmet

Mel Brooks

President Skroob / Yogurt

John Candy

Barf

Daphne Zuniga

Princess Vespa

Dick Van Patten

King Roland

George Wyner

Colonel Sandurz

Michael Winslow

Radar Technician

Joan Rivers

Dot Matrix (voice)

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Dot Matrix

Details

Director

Mel Brooks

Screenplay

Mel Brooks

Tagline

"May the schwartz be with you."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$22,700,000

Revenue

$38,120,460

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brooksfilms

Reviews

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Wuchak

December 9, 2018

★ 7/10

***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, hig...