Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Bill Pullman
Lone Starr
Daphne Zuniga
Princess Vespa
Rick Moranis
Dark Helmet
John Candy
Barfolemew 'Barf'
George Wyner
Colonel Sandurz
Joan Rivers
Dot Matrix (voice)
Lorene Yarnell Jansson
Dot Matrix
Mel Brooks
President Skroob / Yogurt / Director / Screenplay / Producer
Dick Van Patten
King Roland
Ronny Graham
Minister / Screenplay
Michael Winslow
Radar Technician
Sal Viscuso
Radio Operator
John Hurt
Kane
Leslie Bevis
Commanderette Zircon
Jim J. Bullock
Prince Valium
Ed Gale
Dink #1
Stephen Tobolowsky
Captain of the Guard
Sandy Helberg
Dr. Schlotkin
Dom DeLuise
Pizza the Hutt (voice)
Rick Ducommun
Prison Guard
Rudy De Luca
Vinnie the Robot
Ken Olfson
Head Usher
Denise Gallup
Charlene
Dian Gallup
Marlene
Jim Jackman
Major Asshole
Brenda Strong
Nurse Gretchen
Tony Griffin
Prison Guard
Tim Russ
Trooper
Phil Hartman
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Tress MacNeille
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Corey Burton
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Michael York
Ape #1 (uncredited)
Tony Cox
Dink
Craig Boyajian
Visual Effects
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
John Franco Jr.
Set Decoration
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Ezra Swerdlow
Producer
Ken Diaz
Makeup Artist
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 24, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Budget$22,700,000
Box Office$38,100,000
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States of America · Arizona, United States · Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Genres
Wiki.
Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It is primarily a parody of the original Star Wars trilogy, but also parodies other sci-fi films and popular franchises including Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, with the supporting cast including Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film also features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appearances.
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. However, the heroes get stranded on a desert moon, where they encounter the wise Yogurt (also Brooks), who teaches Starr about the metaphysical power known as "the Schwartz". Meanwhile, Spaceball commanders Dark Helmet (Moranis) and Colonel Sandurz (Wyner) lead the search for them but are hindered by their own incompetence.
The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) on June 24, 1987. Despite initially getting a mixed reception from critics and audiences, it has since become a cult classic, and is one of Brooks's most popular and well-known films.