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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 1722
Released: April 25, 2000 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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 who's his own best friend (Candy) 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 peaceand merchandising rightsto the entire galaxy!
Description of Spaceballs:
Mel Brooks's 1987 parody of the Star Wars trilogy is a jumble of jokes rather than a comic feature, and, predictably, some of those jokes work better than others. The cast, including Brooks in two roles, more or less mimics the principal characters from George Lucas's famous story line, and the director certainly gets a boost from new allies (SCTV graduates Rick Moranis and John Candy) as well as old ones (Dick Van Patten, Dom DeLuise). Watch this and wait for the sporadic inspiration--but don't be surprised if you find yourself yearning for those years when Brooks was a more complete filmmaker (Young Frankenstein). --Tom Keogh
Spaceballs Reviews:
My Favorite Paradoy of all Time 
2009-12-15 - The classic "combing the planet" scene has stuck in my head since I first seen it on VHS as a kid. I have watched it numerous times through the years and always loved it. Recently I have found my son watching and rewatching it, also loving it! Some movies truly live forever. I had to pick this up when it was $2 during the Black Friday week sales on here.
Delightfully loony!
2009-12-06 - The FUNNIEST movie ever made! In my opinion. But I gotta say, you'll "get it" only if your brand of humor tends toward the ludicrous and you are at least somewhat familiar with Star Wars. If you are also familiar with Star Trek and the original "Planet of the Apes", you'll "get it" 100%. And that's why I was reduced to helpless mirth while watching this gem of lunacy. Some unforgettable highlights (if you can call them that): 1)The Druish Princess and her out-size hair-dryer. 2)The unlisted wall. 3) The Winnebago Space Ship. From the opening credits to the closing scene, it's slap-stick funny all the way. I LOVED IT. Thank you, Mel Brooks.
The Best Spoof ever made
2009-11-26 - Mel Brooks is a genius when it comes to spoofing a movie. and by all far this one is the best.
"Don't make a fuss; I'm just plain old Yogurt!"
2009-11-10 - This is the one that should've been director Mel Brooks' comeback film. It comes very close to recapturing the magic of the old comedies, but again, there's too many stale jokes & juvenile levels of humor marring the proceedngs. Still, "Spaceballs"--which parodies several landmark sci-fi films, particularly "Star Wars"--has some very funny moments in it, courtesy of the cast. Brooks plays roles on the good & evil side of the "Schwartz" coin--that of the dapper but despicable President Skroob and the dwarfed movie-merchandise peddler Yogurt, sort of a Jewish Yoda. Next generation comic talents John Candy & Rick Moranis have a field day as the half man-half dog alien Barfolomew (Candy), and the malevolent miniature villain Dark Helmet (Moranis). Luke Skywalker & Han Solo are merged into one hapless hero, Lonestar (a smirkingly amusing Bill Pullman), while newcomer Daphne Zuniga plays the feisty spoiled Princess Vespa, much as Carrie Fisher played Leia. Even Brooks film veterans Dom DeLuise & Dick Van Patten lend a hand as the disgusting mobster Pizza the Hut (Dom; get the joke name?), and the slightly kooky King of Druidia (Van Patten).
The film's probably at its best when doing satirical in-jokes; you can't help but snigger at the absurd invention of "instant cassettes", the "Spaceballs" merchandising running gag, or when Lonestar complains: "Just what we need..a Druish Princess!" With Candy replying: "Funny, she doesn't look Druish!"
"Spaceballs" is what it is: An amusing & occasionally fun sci-fi spoof. It's just a shame it became another example of Brooks' then wobbly track record at the box office.
Fellow Spaceballs...
2009-09-24 - This is Mel Brooks' greatest movie achievement. The next is his Life Stinks film. The story is marvelous, the action, great! The diologue, so funny and the locations, just grand. It is a shot of pure Mel Brooks, something we have not been given in many of his movies. It tells a linear story that makes you feel very satisfied at the end. Get it, enjoy it and do not look back.
Enjoy fellow spaceballs!
