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Spaceballs is a 1987 American science fiction comedy and parody film directed, produced, and co-written by Mel Brooks. The screenwriters also include Ronny Graham and Thomas Meehan. The cast features Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced by Brooksfilms. Its music was composed by Mel Brooks and John Morris.
The movie has a runtime of 96 minutes and is rated PG. It was filmed in California, Arizona, and at Neuschwanstein Castle. The narrative is set on a fictional planet and deals with extraterrestrial life. The work references Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Planet of the Apes, Jaws, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Spaceballs received a Metascore of 46 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 52%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.1 based on 226,632 votes. The film had a budget of 22,700,000 and generated revenue of 38,120,460. It won one award.
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Film · TMDB
6.9When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Cast
- Mel Brooks as President Skroob / Yogurt
- John Candy as Barf
- Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet
- Bill Pullman as Lone Starr
- Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa
- Dick Van Patten as King Roland
Themes
- galaxy
- android
- space marine
- laser gun
- temple
- swordplay
- space battle
- space travel
- space mission
- satire
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
222,250 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
46/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Spaceballs
- Film.image
- Spaceballs.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
- Film.director
- Mel Brooks
- Film.music
- John Morris
- Film.cinematography
- Nick McLean
- Film.editing
- Conrad Buff IV
- Film.distributor
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $22.7 million
- Film.gross
- $40.3 million
- Album.name
- Spaceballs: The Soundtrack
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Various artists
- Album.length
- 31:08
- Album.label
- Atlantic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Spaceballs: The New One
- Main subject
- extraterrestrial life
- Director
- Mel Brooks
- Screenwriter
- Mel Brooks
- Cast member
- Dey Young
- Composer
- John Morris
- Producer
- Ezra Swerdlow
- Filming location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 290779
- Image
- Spaceballs helmet.JPG
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- Commons category
- Spaceballs
- publication date
- 1987-10-29
- title
- Spaceballs
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- film editor
- Conrad Buff IV
- influenced by
- Star Wars
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- references work, tradition or theory
- Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
- review score
- 46/100
- different from
- Martians Go Home
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