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Spaceballs

Spaceballs

Comedy · Science Fiction · 1987

When 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?

Movie details

Spaceballs

“May the schwartz be with you.”

1987 Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

When 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?

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mel Brooks

Written by

Mel Brooks · Thomas Meehan · Ronny Graham

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Lone Starr

Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis

Dark Helmet

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

President Skroob / Yogurt

John Candy

John Candy

Barf

Daphne Zuniga

Daphne Zuniga

Princess Vespa

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

King Roland

George Wyner

George Wyner

Colonel Sandurz

Court is in session

Put Spaceballs on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.