Spaceballs - Collector's Edition

Comedy, Science Fiction

Mel Brooks	President Skroob/Yogurt
John Candy	Barfolemew
Rick Moranis	Dark Helmet
Bill Pullman	Lone Starr
Daphne Zuniga	Princess Vespa
George Wyner	Colonel Sandurz
Joan Rivers	Dot Matrix
Dick Van Patten	King Roland
Michael Winslow	Radar Technician
Lorene Yarnell	Dot Matrix

Director	Mel Brooks; Lynn Reynolds
Producer	Mel Brooks; Ezra Swerdlow
Writer	Mel Brooks; Thomas Meehan
Cinematography	Nick McLean
Musician	Mel Brooks; John Morris; Dick Bauerle; Clyde Lieberman; Jeffrey Pescetto

This spoof of the “Star Wars” trilogy pits Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his faithful companion Barf (John Candy) against the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) and imperious President Skroob (Mel Brooks) in a thrilling quest to save a Druish princess and her kvetching android from the clutches of an evil empire; failure will mean the destruction of a peaceful planet and the reversal of the princess’ nose job. Paying homage to countless classic sci-fi moments along the way, Lone Starr must accomplish epic feats of derring-do and harness the power of the Schwartz to save the universe, and, of course, pay off his debt to the nefarious Pizza the Hutt.

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


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!