Spaceballs
Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, with the supporting cast including Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appearances.
Plot
In a galaxy very, very, very, very far away, the ruthless Spaceballs, led by President Skroob, have squandered their planet's atmosphere. Desperate for oxygen, Skroob hatches a plan to steal it from the neighboring planet Druidia by obtaining the code to its air shield, destroying Druidia in the process.
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| author | Mel Brooks Ronny Graham Thomas Meehan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Druidia Spaceball City Spaceball One Vega |
| director | Mel Brooks |
| editor | Conrad Buff IV |
| events | extraterrestrial life |
| genre | adventure comedy science fiction |
| keywords | abandoned baby arranged marriage capture crime boss double escape pod fly fortune cookie fourth wall giant robot horrify lightsaber lock married out of fuel plastic surgery recreational vehicle reject rescue spoil stunt double stunt doubles true love vhs wed winnebago rv |
| musicBy | John Morris Mel Brooks |
| producer | Ezra Swerdlow Mel Brooks |
| productionCompany | Brooksfilms Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Neuschwanstein Castle |
| theme | buddy comedy extraterrestrial life parody satirical science fiction adventure |