Spaceballs (1987) movie poster

Spaceballs (1987)

"May the schwartz be with you."
ThumbScore
👍 89%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 49%
ComedyScience Fiction

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Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.9/10 (3,323 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Metacritic
46

Cast

Mel Brooks as President Skroob / Yogurt · 79% avg
John Candy as Barf · 75% avg
Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet · 77% avg
Bill Pullman as Lone Starr · 72% avg
Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa
Dick Van Patten as King Roland
George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz
Michael Winslow as Radar Technician · 80% avg

Is Spaceballs good?

Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 49%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#163 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#7 / 57 · 1987
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 7 · Mel Brooks

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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? Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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In Spaceballs (1987), Dark Helmet is drinking from a Styrofoam cup because crew members would leave them around the set. So, Mel Brooks decided to just make them a part of the universe.
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Spaceballs (1987) a mirror was used at the bottom of the landspeeder to make it appear as if it’s floating.
Top comment: "Literally the same detail as the movie it parodies Edit: spell"
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Spaceballs 2 | Announcement
Top comment: "Mel Brooks is 98 years old holy moly, he looks good!"
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