Spaceballs (1987)

SPACEBALLS (1987)

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The farce is with you in this "uproarious salute to science fiction" (The Hollywood Reporter) that teams comedy legend Mel Brooks with an all-star cast of cutups including John Candy (Splash), Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters) and Bill Pullman (Ruthless People)!
When the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis) attempts to steal all the air from planet Druidia, a determined Druish Princess (Daphne Zuniga), a clueless rogue (Pullman) and a half-man/half-dog creature (Candy) who's is own best friend set out to stop him! But with the forces of darkness closing in on them at ludicrous speed, they'll need the help of a wise imp named Yogurt (Brooks) and the mystical power of "The Schwartz" to bring peace - and merchandising rights - to the entire galaxy!

RATING: PG

STARRING:

Mel Brooks: President Skroob/Yogurt
John Candy: Barfolemew "Barf"
Rick Moranis: Dark Helmet
Bill Pullman: Lone Starr
Daphne Zuniga: Princess Vespa
Dick Van Patten: King Roland
George Wyner: Colonel Sandurz

AND STARRING THE VOICE TALENTS OF:

Joan Rivers: Dot Matrix

YEAR OF RELEASE: 1987

SCREENWRITER: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham

DIRECTOR: Mel Brooks

RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes

STUDIO: MGM

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ACADEMY AWARDS

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Classic Inductee (Comedy/Animation) (2006)
(nominated)

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The name Skroob comes from rearranging Brooks the very man who wrote and played the character President Skroob.
George Lucas who was a fan of Mel Brooks' previous films, approved the script for this movie, in fact he even had his company Industrial Light & Magic make the lightsabers used in the film.
Mel Brooks said that he was able to complete this script in under six months.
Mel Brooks came up with the idea for the scene in which Rick Moranis plays with dolls on the set, he asked Moranis to improvise the scene, he came up with everything including the dialogue.

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