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In this spoof of STAR WARS and a handful of other sci-fi flicks from the 1970s and '80s, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-dog/half-man sidekick, Barf (John Candy), must rescue a spoiled Druish princess (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) in time to pay off intergalatic gangster .. Read more

Starring Bill Pullman, John Candy, Daphne Zuniga, Joan Rivers
Director Mel Brooks
Genres Comedy

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In this spoof of STAR WARS and a handful of other sci-fi flicks from the 1970s and '80s, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-dog/half-man sidekick, Barf (John Candy), must rescue a spoiled Druish princess (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) in time to pay off intergalatic gangster Pizza the Hut. With SPACEBALLS, director Mel Brooks is at it again, this time with a science-fiction parody with all the blue-screen special effects and weird makeup (though in this film, things are always slightly off-kilter and unpolished). Here, maverick space travelers set out to save the planet Druidia, which is being harassed by the Spaceballs, a sinister group attempting to pilfer Druidia's air resources. Among the many gags and jokes is a hilarious parody of a classic scene from ALIEN. Brooks himself (who appears in two different roles) makes one of his funniest acting appearances as Yogurt, a send-up of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK's Yoda.

Starring Bill Pullman, John Candy, Daphne Zuniga, Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Dick Van Patten, John Hurt
Director Mel Brooks
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 12.gif
Genres Comedy
Language English
Dubbed French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English, German
Subtitles Croatian, Danish, Dink, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
Released DVD: 09 May 2005
Production year: 1987
Format DVD

Spaceballs (1987)

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Mel Brooks seems to think that just by appearing on screen, assembling assorted clowns (Rick Moranis and John Candy chief among them) and substituting noise for wit, hilarity will somehow ensue. Unfortunately, as you think back longingly to the imaginative wildness and barbed humour of The Producers, you see how Brooks has descended to a pick 'n' mix approach to comedy. In this limp spoof of Star Wars (where the obvious is never avoided), visual and verbal gags leap across the screen with manic abandon. At least a handful of decent jokes and japes do brighten the mundane proceedings.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Flabby spoof of Star Wars, without any funny ideas.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Ludicrous speed?

    You'd have to see it and i suggest that you do

      • Film padawan from New China
      • Posted 03 Aug 2005 01:06

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    HILARIOUS

    Set in space. This ' Star Wars/Star Trek/Alien' spoofery/crossover is hilarious. Rick Moranis is Dark Helmet. Helmet wants air. When someone from planet Spaceball foolishly lost it. He will drain the air from planet Druidia where Princess Vespa dosen't want to marry Prince Vallium. She escapes with her android buddie, Dot Matrix and hooks up with dodgy space dealer Lone Starr played by Bill Pullman. Lone Starr & his sidekick Barf played by John Candy owe Pizza The Hutt some money but can't get it. So in order to do this they decide they will go get it but are sidetracked by Princess Vesper & Dot Matrix who are on the run from Dark Helmet's crew 'The Spaceballs' who are out for evil with there Statue-Of-Liberty hoover they build there air draining device into orbit. With spoofery on Alien{ with an unexpected twist}+ Guest appearances from the likes of Mel Brooks as The President of Kapital Spaceball with his two mistresses: Marlene & Sharlene and his assistant Snotty ' Beam Me Up Snotty' i have not given away all the best jokes. Mel Brooks is an extra character named Yogurt who gets some very funny lines. Must see. hilarious. ****

      • A customer from newcastle
      • Posted 03 Aug 2004 17:05

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