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Spaceballs (1987)

PG 96 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   24 June 1987 (USA)
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Planet Spaceball's President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.

Director:

Mel Brooks
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mel Brooks ...
John Candy ...
Rick Moranis ...
Bill Pullman ...
Daphne Zuniga ...
Dick Van Patten ...
George Wyner ...
Michael Winslow ...
Joan Rivers ...
Dot Matrix (voice)
Lorene Yarnell Jansson Lorene Yarnell Jansson ...
Dot Matrix (as Lorene Yarnell)
Sal Viscuso ...
Ronny Graham Ronny Graham ...
Jim J. Bullock ...
Leslie Bevis Leslie Bevis ...
Jim Jackman Jim Jackman ...
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Storyline

King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: all the air of Druidia (you see, the air of Spaceball had serious pollution problems...). The King decides to offer a generous amount of money to a space rogue, Lone Starr, to persuade him to save Vespa. What follows is the parody of a _LOT_ of famous SF movies. Written by Flavio Rizzardi <spillo@maya.dei.unpid.it>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Princess | King | President | Rescue  | See more »

Taglines:

May The Farce Be With You See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Spaceballs: The Video See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,600,000 (USA) (28 June 1987)

Gross:

$38,119,483 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Mel Brooks, this is one of the most expensive movies he has ever made: $25 million, with Dracula: Dead and Loving It a close second at $22 million. By contrast, The Producers cost less than $1 million to produce. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where they are 'combing the desert' the tracks of the combs are both in front and behind them already. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Radio Operator: Colonel Sandurz!
Colonel Sandurz: What is it, Sergeant Ricco?
Radio Operator: You told me to let you know the moment Planet Druidia was in sight, sir.
Colonel Sandurz: So?
Radio Operator: Planet Druidia's in sight, sir.
Colonel Sandurz: You're really a Spaceball. You know that, don't you?
Radio Operator: Thanks, sir.
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Crazy Credits

In the style of the "Star Wars" movies, there are no opening credits, only
the title followed by a crawl. See more »

Connections

References History of the World: Part I (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"Raise Your Hands"
Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
Performed by Bon Jovi
Produced by Bruce Fairbairn
Courtesy of PolyGram Records See more »