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

Parents guide

Spaceballs

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

Mild
51 of 125 found this mild
A woman says someone "beamed her"
Dress of a women becomes more sheer throughout the film- losing layers of white dress to the point that you'll be able to see a woman's white underwear through her dress. She will also bend over and you can see her underwear from behind because of the sheer dress.
Lots of adult jokes.
There is a running gag about the robot having a "virgin alarm" to keep the main character from having premarital sex with the princess.
"I bet she gives good helmet."
Lone Starr's RV has a license plate that says "I HEART URANUS" (your anus).
A great deal of dialogue and actions related to sexual innuendos.
Brief scene of man puting his face into a woman's breasts (no nudity, only cleavage visible).
A character's tail goes up woman's dress just after he commented on another woman's breasts.
Scene of a male character "fooling around" under the covers in bed with two women.

Violence & Gore

Mild
53 of 69 found this mild
In a parody of "Alien", alien creature bursts from a man's chest. A little slimy but not gory and played for comedy.
In one scene, a laser blast from Dark Helmet's ring effectively castrates a man (in a parody of the "Darth Vader force choking" scenes from Star Wars).
During a "lightsaber" (Schwartz) fight, a man is shown to have an obviously fake wound as he falls from a camera gantry.
Also, Dark Helmet near uses the force on an intern's crotch. (Made for laughs)
Some minor violence with laser guns. Many people are shot. No blood, gore, or bullet wounds are seen as it is done in a comical manner.
Most of the violence is play for laughs. Lots of slapstick.

Profanity

Moderate
58 of 93 found this moderate
One use of "fuck" towards the end of the film said by Dark Helmet that is very brief and easy to miss if you aren't paying attention.
Someone gets called a "shithead."
1 use of "fuck", 7 uses of "shit", 1 use of "son of a bitch", 1 use of "bitch", 2 uses of "ass", 7 uses of "asshole", 11 uses of "hell", 1 use of "damn". Pretty strong for a PG rating.
A scene full of "assholes"
Lots of strong language for a PG rated movie.
Comedic swearing.
Keep in mind this a 1980s PG, so the language may be a bit edgy.
There are several crew members aboard the Spaceball I named Asshole.
An extended gag, where many of the bridge crew on Spaceball One share the surname "Asshole" and it is repeated throughout the sequence. Since it is some characters' surname the word "Asshole" is listed in the end credits.
Instances of "shit", "damn", "bullshit" and other profanities pepper this movie.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
45 of 65 found this mild
There is a character named Prince Valium, who is constantly drowsy and nodding off.
Dark Helmet orders his men in one scene "Smoke if you got 'em".
One of the "stunt doubles" smokes a cigar.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
43 of 69 found this mild
None/Mild for neurodivergent viewers.
Dark Helmet says evil will always triumph because good is dumb when he throws Lone star's the ring in the vent. This is a bit bleak and vulgar to some viewers.
The MGM logo in the beginning may frighten some younger viewers.
The appearance of Pizza the Hutt looks like vomit and may scare some young kiddos.
In the diner at the end, part of a scene revolves around a parody of Alien, where an alien bursts out of a man's chest after he falls to the floor. There is no blood, although some bodily fluids are seen on the man's shirt as he passes out (and we assume dies). The alien is very fake looking and the scene is not meant to be scary.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • Atp
  • Australia
    • PG
  • Brazil
    • Livre
  • Canada
    • 14A
    • PGCanadian Home Video rating
    • 14Aoriginal rating
    • GQuebec
  • Ecuador
    • TPself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Hungary
    • KNoriginal rating
  • Iceland
    • L
  • India
    • UA
  • Ireland
    • PGoriginal rating
    • 12re-rating, special edition DVD
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 6
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 121987
  • Poland
    • 7self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/6
  • Russia
    • 6+
  • Singapore
    • PG
    • PG13re-rating
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • United Kingdom
    • 12
    • PGcut
    • 12uncut version
  • United States
    • PG#28661
    • TV-PGDSV, TV Rating.
    • Not RatedDVD rating
    • TV-MAL
    • TV-14uncut version, L
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 12Blu-ray rating
  • West Germany
    • 12f

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