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Overview

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Director:
Mel Brooks
Writers:
Mel Brooks (written by) &
Thomas Meehan (written by) ...
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Release Date:
24 June 1987 (USA) more
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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NewsDesk:
(35 articles)
DVD: Review: Spaceballs
 (From The AV Club. 7 July 2009, 10:01 PM, PDT)

DVD Playhouse--July 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 6 July 2009, 11:32 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
"Lord Dark Helmet! So we meet again for the first time for the last time!" more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Planet Moron (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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 | 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:12
Company:
Brooksfilms more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A full face mask resembling a wrinkled bulldog was originally constructed for the character of Barf, but Mel Brooks quipped that 'if they were going to hide John Candy behind a mask, he might as well hire someone else for half the price'. A nose and upper lip piece was tried next, which Candy approved but again Brooks did not. They finally settled on animatronic ears connected to a hairpiece, a small nose application and a patch over one eye just like the dog from the 'Our Gang' shorts. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Lonstar sprays shaving cream in the guard's face, he gives him the "Vulcan Nerve Pinch" to knock him out. As the guard falls, he knocks Lonestar's ring off his finger. In the next shot, Lonestar has the ring on again. 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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Movie Connections:
References Young Frankenstein (1974) more
Soundtrack:
My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own more

FAQ

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60 out of 78 people found the following comment useful:-
"Lord Dark Helmet! So we meet again for the first time for the last time!", 28 April 2004
Author: DarthBill from United States

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

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