Spaceballs Review: ★ 3½ Quality & ☺3½ Rewatchability (1263 Ratings)

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Spaceballs 1987

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy

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Eric Brainard 3 months ago

Good parody with a wonderful cast. I'd probably rate higher if I watched Star Wars.

Noah Rymer almost 4 years ago

My first Mel Brooks movie, still one of my favorites.

Guy Meltzer over 4 years ago

may the shwartz be with you

Robert Stuart over 4 years ago

My review! It's gone to plaid!

Tony Gandía over 5 years ago

More a feat of individual quotable, chuckle-worthy scenes than a fully realized film

Nino Vignjevic over 5 years ago

The humor is really dated and very childish. First time watch, so no nostalgia for me.

Mirza Šišić almost 6 years ago

Funny, but people who confuse Star Wars with real life might be offended.

Robyn Hamilton 6 years ago

Maybe I just didn't get it...?

Jim Barton over 6 years ago

As a whole mediocre but there are some great moments.

Michael Cole over 6 years ago

I had such fond memories of this film as a child, sadly many of the jokes have aged poorly

Emma Jun over 6 years ago

This is how you spoof a SF film. Take notes. Nah, screw it. Just enjoy it

Henke over 6 years ago

Best parody movie ever..

Taylor Reginald Wright almost 7 years ago

A great parody of Star Wars, pure and simple. Rick Moranis steals the show as Dark Helmet.

Daniel Stinebaugh over 7 years ago

Simply my favorite movie of all time. 'nuff said.

Dylan Clites over 7 years ago

Spaceballs is the best Star Wars spoof out there. Hands down. Mel Brooks is a genius.

Diana Chilton over 7 years ago

The Shwartz has been with me ever since.

Andy Wass over 7 years ago

Spaceballs The Movie Review!

Little B Anne over 7 years ago

Mel Brooks is Spaceballs.

Fyza Hashim over 7 years ago

foooooled yooooou.

Scott McCullough over 7 years ago

I remember this being funny as a kid. Now the jokes feel corny. Perfect for 13 yr olds!

Spaceballs is a 1987 American science fiction comedy parody film co-written by, directed by, Mel Brooks and starring Bill Pullman, John Candy, Mel Brooks & Rick Moranis. It also features, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and the voice of Joan Rivers. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 24, 1987, and earned mixed reception. It later became a cult classic on video and one of Brooks' most popular films. Its plot and characters parody the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as other sci-fi films including Star Trek, Alien, and the Planet of the Apes films. Planet Spaceball, led by President Skroob (Brooks), has wasted all of its air. Skroob schemes to steal air from the planet Druidia by kidnapping the daughter of King Roland (Dick Van Patten), Princess Vespa (Zuniga), on the day of her pre-arranged wedding to the narcoleptic Prince Valium (Jim J. Bullock). Skroob sends Dark Helmet (Moranis) to complete this task with Spaceball One, an impossibly huge ship helmed by...