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Release Date:
24 June 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
May The Farce Be With You more
Plot:
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 synopsis
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: December 15, 2009
(From Rope Of Silicon. 15 December 2009, 2:44 AM, PST)
Review: 'The Mel Brooks Collection' on Blu-ray
(From Comicmix. 14 December 2009, 1:33 PM, PST)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 15 December 2009, 2:44 AM, PST)
Review: 'The Mel Brooks Collection' on Blu-ray
(From Comicmix. 14 December 2009, 1:33 PM, PST)
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"Lord Dark Helmet! So we meet again for the first time for the last time!"
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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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Planet Moron (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
UK:12 (2000) (re-rating) (uncut) |
Portugal:M/6 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Finland:K-12 |
USA:PG (#28661) |
Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) |
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:12
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Mel Brooks had a rather nasty allergy to the Yogurt make-up, necessitating the shooting of all of Yogurt's scenes out of sequence.
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Continuity: In the scene where Princess Vespa is threatened with plastic surgery, the nurse zips up her shirt, but in the subsequent shot, her shirt is still unzipped.
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Quotes:
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Springfield Connection (#6.23)" (1995)
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Soundtrack:
Heartstrings
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Brisk parody of "Star Wars" and other great science fiction films pits Bill Pullman and his man-dog/dog-man partner John Candy against Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks as they try to rescue Princess Daphne Zuniga from the clutches of the evil Space-Balls.
The cast are clearly enjoying themselves and there's a gag almost every minute, mostly notably the Star Wars gags. Some of the best are -
1) Pizza the Hutt
2) The 'Alien' Diner scene with John Hurt ("Oh no... not again!")
3) Yogurt the Yoda clone (also Mel Brooks; "Please, I'm just plain Yogurt.")
4) Dot's "Virgin Alarm" ("Designed to go off before you do.")
5) A pot shot at "Lawrence of Arabia"
6) The 'combing the desert' sequence
7) Rick Moranis 'playing with his toys'
8) The Statue of Liberty Transformer
9) The Planet of the Apes sequence
10) The light saber schwartz duel
11) The guard instructing Bill Pullman on how to properly do the Vulcan nerve pinch.
12) Accidentally capturing the stunt doubles.
13) The quote unquote "sexual tension" between Bill and Daphne.
And many more. Keep an eye out for this one.
"Where're you from?" - Daphne Zuniga
"I don't know. Somewhere in the Ford Galaxy." - Bill Pullman