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Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)

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Spaceballs

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Edited into

    • "5 Second Movies" Spaceballs (TV Episode 2008)

      movie is edited into short comedic clip
    • "The Paul Behragam Talk Show" "Balto 2" R&T Part 9 (TV Episode 2015)

      The "I order you! Stop!" line was shown.
    • "The Paul Behragam Talk Show" "Balto 2" R&T Part 10 (TV Episode 2015)

      The "Bring this guy some Pepto-Bismol!" line was shown.

Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Full Metal Jacket/Spaceballs/Roxanne/Benji the Hunted (TV Episode 1987)

      Reviewed.
    • "Motormouth" Episode #1.1 (TV Episode 1988)

      Clip shown and VHS release is discussed
    • 1992 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special 1992)

      Clip shown during the opening montage
    • "Biography" To John with Love: A Tribute to John Candy (TV Episode 1995)

      Clip is presented.
    • Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (TV Movie 1997)

      Clip shown

Referenced in

    • Barfly (1987)

      Poster promoting theatrical release seen in background.
    • Beetlejuice (1988)

      Lydia mentions that Delia is sleeping with Prince Valium, who is Princess Vespa's husband-to-be in Spaceballs, released the previous year.
    • The Exorcist III (1990)

      "May the Schwartz be with you" quoted by father Dyer in his hospital bed.
    • "Saturday Night Clive" Episode #4.1 (TV Episode 1991)

      Mentioned by Mel Brooks
    • Off the Wall (Video Game 1991)

      If a ball is kept in play long enough, the speed meter will go up to "Hyper Speed", "Ludicrous Speed" and "They've Gone Plaid!" - all references to Mel Brooks' Star Wars parody "Spaceballs".

References

    • It Happened One Night (1934)

      Lone Starr gives up his reward, and only takes recovery of expenses which is reminiscent of Peter also gives up on his reward, and takes only accomodation recovery. In both cases, this is a sign for the female character of his love.
    • Modern Times (1936)

      a communication screen in the bathroom in both films
    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      When a holographic image of Yogurt fades out after giving Lone Starr advice, he says "What a world, what a world" as the Wicked Witch does at her demise.
    • ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV Series 1961–1997)

      mentioned by Dark Helmet while fighting Lone Star
    • Hogan's Heroes (TV Series 1965–1971)

Spin-off

    • Spaceballs: The Animated Series (TV Series 2008–2009)

Spoofed in

    • Shrek (2001)

    • Osmosis Jones (2001)

    • Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (Video 2002)

      Both movies are about a space villain trying to take over the galaxy by sucking something important from them.
    • Space Nuts (Video 2003)

      The title and many characters are taken from Spaceballs
    • "American Dad!" A Smith in the Hand (TV Episode 2005)

      Roger's pancreas runs away on the bar like "alien" in this movie.

Spoofs

    • The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

      When Dark Helmet lures Princess Vespa ouside of Yogurt's hideout
    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

      The Dinks are a parody of the Seven Dwarves
    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      When the four main characters walk towards Yogurt's statue in fear, the scene resembles the scene in The Wizard of Oz, when they walk towards the Wizard. There's also an analogue between each character: Barf being the Lion, Dot Matrix being the Tin Man, Vespa being Dorothy and Lone Starr being the Scarecrow
    • One Froggy Evening (Short 1955)

      The chestburster dons a tophat and cane and sings like Michigan J. Frog.
    • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

      The Dinks melody is from the Colonel Bogey March, which is prominently featured as a march in Bridge on the River Kwai (featuring Alec Guinness, who was of course also Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars).

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