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24 June 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
May The Farce Be With You morePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Walk This Way: Nine-Disc Mel Brooks Blu-ray Set! (From Cinematical. 27 October 2009, 4:48 PM, PDT)
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Very funny "Star Wars" spoof more (223 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mel Brooks | ... | President Skroob / Yogurt | |
| John Candy | ... | Barf | |
| Rick Moranis | ... | Dark Helmet | |
| Bill Pullman | ... | Lone Starr | |
| Daphne Zuniga | ... | Princess Vespa | |
| Dick Van Patten | ... | King Roland | |
| George Wyner | ... | Colonel Sandurz | |
| Michael Winslow | ... | Radar Technician | |
| Joan Rivers | ... | Dot Matrix (voice) | |
| Lorene Yarnell | ... | Dot Matrix | |
| John Hurt | ... | Himself | |
| Sal Viscuso | ... | Radio Operator | |
| Ronny Graham | ... | Minister | |
| Jim J. Bullock | ... | Prince Valium | |
| Leslie Bevis | ... | Commanderette Zircon |
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:12 (2000) (re-rating) (uncut) | Portugal:M/6 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:PG (#28661) | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Canada:14A | Iceland:L | Ireland:PG | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2000) (uncut) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) (cut) | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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In the DVD commentary, Mel Brooks talks about how difficult it was playing the Yogurt character. The gold-colored makeup gave him a terrible rash on his face and neck, also his knees were hurting constantly since he had to walk around on his knees even though he was wearing kneepads. Brooks also goes on to say that in spite of the difficulties, he enjoyed playing as Yogurt tremendously and that it was all worth it. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The scene in which Barf is carrying Dot, the actress who plays Dot's shoes can be seen underneath the metal feet. moreQuotes:
[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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"Spaceballs" is one of my favorite Mel Brooks comedies. Brooks has made some of the funniest movies of our time ("The Producers", "Brazing Saddles", "High Anxiety", etc.) and I think "Spaceballs" is up there in the same league. This film spoofs the "Star Wars" movies in general, but there's also references to "Star Trek", "Alien", and "Planet of the Apes" just to name a few. The actors are all very funny, with Brooks in two roles: President Skroob and Yogurt (his version of Yoda); the late John Candy as Barf the mawg (half man, half dog); Rick Moranis as the Darth Vader clone Dark Helmet; Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, the Luke Skywalker takeoff; Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, similar to Princess Leia; and Dot Matrix, the robot with the voice of Joan Rivers who's obviously in the C-3P0 role. There's plenty of silly gags throughout "Spaceballs", and I laughed most of the time. Very funny, entertaining sci-fi comedy from one of the great comedic filmmakers of all time.
***1/2 (out of four)