May the farce be with you.
Director: Mel Brooks
Producer: Mel Brooks, Luke Mendes
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?
96 min
Rating: 6.836/10
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Top Cast
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
Movie Info
Director: Mel Brooks
Producer: Mel Brooks, Luke Mendes
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brooksfilms
Countries: United States of America
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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