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Spaceballs, 1987

Starring: Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis

Directed by: Mel Brooks

Written by: Mel Brooks

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.9

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The mood of Spaceballs is humorous, witty, and feel good. The plot centers around space wars, androids and robots, and a master villain. It is a comedy, adventure, and sci-fi movie. Stylistically, Spaceballs is talky. In approach, it is not serious and fantastical. It is especially suggested for teens. Note that Spaceballs includes profanity.

Summary of Spaceballs

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 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. Mel Brooks himself makes one of his funniest acting appearances as Yogurt, a send-up of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK's Yoda.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	24 June 1987
Runtime:	96 min

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Bill Pullman

as Lone Starr

John Candy

as Barf

Rick Moranis

as Dark Helmet

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TV Guide

It's mostly forced humor all the way, a movie that rarely measures up to adequate kitsch. Aimed at younger audiences, Spaceballs misses its mark. Full Review

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Variety

Mel Brooks will do anything for a laugh. Unfortunately, what he does in Spaceballs, a misguided parody of the Star Wars adventures, isn't very funny. Full Review

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If this film had been made by a lesser director, the humor might have seemed too over-the-top. However, comedic genius Brooks took this beyond over-the-top into the divinely inspired. Read and rate it

10.October.2009
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by: Aaron
Aaron rated this movie0/10

I cant believe I waited so long to see Mel Brooks spoof of Star Wars. This is the kind of movie that those movie movie guys only wish they could make. There are a few misses but the amount of comedic hits and laugh out loud moments more than... Read and rate it

28.April.2009
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by: thetrouseredape
thetrouseredape rated this movie8/10Great

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