Spaceballs

“May the schwartz be with you.”

6.9

1987

1h 36m

ComedyScience Fiction

Director: Mel Brooks

Overview

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

Trailer

Original Trailer Official

Cast

President Skroob / Yogurt

Mel Brooks

President Skroob / Yogurt

Barf

John Candy

Barf

Dark Helmet

Rick Moranis

Dark Helmet

Lone Starr

Bill Pullman

Lone Starr

Princess Vespa

Daphne Zuniga

Princess Vespa

King Roland

Dick Van Patten

King Roland

Colonel Sandurz

George Wyner

Colonel Sandurz

Radar Technician

Michael Winslow

Radar Technician

Dot Matrix (voice)

Joan Rivers

Dot Matrix (voice)

Dot Matrix

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Dot Matrix

John Hurt

Radio Operator

Sal Viscuso

Radio Operator

Reviews

Wuchak

***Silly satire based on Star Wars*** Released in 1987, Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs” parodies the Star Wars flicks and includes jokes based on Star Trek, “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Alien” and “Planet of the Apes.” Some people hate this film, but it works for what it is: a totally goofy spoof. It’s consistently amusing with several laugh-out-loud bits and memorable lines. The cast is notable, highlighted by John Candy as Barf, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet, Brooks as Yogurt, and Joan Rivers’ voice as Dot Matrix. The rest are good too (Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz, etc.). The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes. GRADE: B

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