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, 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 features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appearances.
Plot
Planet Spaceball, led by the incompetent President Skroob, has squandered all of its fresh air. Skroob plans to steal the atmosphere from the neighboring planet of Druidia by forcing its ruler King Roland to give him the code to the shield surrounding it. Meanwhile, Roland's daughter Princess Vespa flees Druidia in order to avoid an arranged marriage to the narcoleptic Prince Valium. The ship Spaceball One, commanded by Colonel Sandurz and carrying Skroob's enforcer, Dark Helmet, is dispatched to kidnap Vespa and her droid servant Dot Matrix.
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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 | abandon arranged marriage break the fourth wall capture crime boss dog duel escape pod force fortune cookie fourth wall human lightsaber lock man narcolepsy narcoleptic out of fuel planet of the apes plastic surgeon populated by intelligent apes rid scar sing strand stunt double vacuum cleaner vhs wed winnebago winnebago industries xenomorph |
| musicBy | John Morris Mel Brooks |
| producer | Ezra Swerdlow |
| productionCompany | Brooksfilms Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | MGM/UA Distribution Co. |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Neuschwanstein Castle |
| theme | buddy comedy extraterrestrial life parody satirical science fiction adventure |