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In Spaceballs, heroic mercenary Lone Starr (Pullman) and his alien sidekick Barf (Candy) rescue Princess Vespa (Zuniga) of Druidia and her droid, Dot Matrix (Yarnell, voiced by Rivers), from being captured by the Spaceballs, led by President Skroob (Brooks), who wants to use Vespa as ransom to obtain Druidia's air for their own planet.
Jun 24, 1987 · A parody of Star Wars and other sci-fi classics, Spaceballs follows the adventures of Lone Starr and Barf, who try to rescue Princess Vespa from the evil Spaceballs. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Mel Brooks
- 1987-06-24
In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called ""Perri-Air."" In desperation, Spaceball'...
- 2 min
- 527.4K
- Amazon MGM Studios
- IT WASN'T THE FIRST STAR WARS PARODY FILM. YouTube. Amateur filmmaker Ernie Fosselius was so enamored with Star Wars in 1977 that he cobbled together a 12-minute short, Hardware Wars, which he shot for just $8000 in an abandoned laundromat.
- MEL BROOKS WANTED TO CALL IT PLANET MORON. In the commissary at the 20 Century Fox lot in 1984, Brooks was sitting down to eat when a studio executive abruptly asked what his next project was going to be.
- GEORGE LUCAS GAVE HIS (CONDITIONAL) BLESSING. Satire is generally exempt from litigation, but Brooks was an admirer of Lucas’s work and wanted to get his permission before starting on the movie.
- IT WAS SHOT OVER A GIANT SWIMMING POOL. Michael Winslow, best known as the “sound effects guy” from the Police Academy series, said in 2012 that Spaceballs was shot on the MGM lot in Culver City, California.
A parody of Star Wars and other sci-fi classics, Spaceballs follows Lone Starr and his sidekick Barf as they try to save Princess Vespa from the evil Dark Helmet. Watch the trailer, read reviews and learn about the cast and crew of this cult classic.
Spaceballs 51:50 View more videos. 52% Tomatometer 104 Reviews 83% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens...
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- Comedy
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A comedy film that parodies Star Wars and other sci-fi classics. Lone Starr and Barf rescue Princess Vespa from the evil Spaceballs, who want to steal the air from her planet Druidia.
