Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 06/24/1987(USA)
Release Date: 04/25/2000
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 5.1/2/1
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
A space bum helps rescue a princess from an evil overlord with the help of a benevolent elder in this
Star Wars send-up written and directed by
Mel Brooks.
Lone Starr (
Bill Pullman) and his half-man, half-dog co-pilot,
Barf the Mawg (
John Candy), are content to scour the galaxy living the easy life. But they reluctantly come to the rescue when Druish Princess
Vespa (
Daphne Zuniga) is threatened by the evil
Lord Dark Helmet (
Rick Moranis), who wants to steal all of the air from her planet, Druidia. Trapped on a harsh desert world with
Vespa and her robot chaperone,
Dot Matrix (voice of
Joan Rivers),
Lone Starr and
Barf are helpless to prevent
Helmet from kidnapping the girl. But assistance arrives in the form of
Yogurt (
Brooks), a wizard who turns
Lone Starr on to a mysterious power known as The Schwartz. Catching up with
Helmet just as he's transforming his spaceship into a giant vacuum cleaner in orbit around Druidia, the reluctant heroes stage a dramatic showdown. Although it borrows most of its plot from the
Star Wars series,
Spaceballs also pokes fun at
Star Trek,
Snow White, and
Planet of the Apes -- as well as the entire videocassette and movie marketing industries. The large supporting cast includes
Dick Van Patten,
Jim J. Bullock, and the voice of
Dom DeLuise.
John Hurt makes a cameo in a parody of the exploding chest scene he played in
Alien.
~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
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