Spaceballs (1987)
Planet Spaceball's President Scroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Mel Brooks
Written By: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan
Starring: John Hurt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Pullman, Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, John Candy, Dick Van Patten, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Michael Winslow, Joan Rivers, George Wyner
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi, Adventure
Country: USA
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Pickpocket | 8 82nd |
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Incredibly corny, incredibly dumb yet incredibly hilarious. A must see for any Star Wars fan. Probably my favorite John Candy role as well.
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BillyShears | 90 92nd |
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Spaceballs: The Criticker Review “I bet she gives great helmet"
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Yiannos | 70 71st |
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By parodying Star Wars, Brooks ensured that the film would have longevity, even beyond his initial expectations; it is now his most popular film, despite talk by critics at the time that it would be quickly forgotten. It's not as clever as Blazing Saddles, Producers or Young Frankenstein, and the jokes are a little obvious, occasionally even desperate, but that's also part of its wayward appeal. Moranis is great as Lord Helmet, and the meta jokes are completely inspired.
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Hawkins | 24 3rd |
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It's like a movie based on a few pages of a MAD Magazine. Bill Pullman is terrible and it makes me sad. Some of the meta gags land but a lot of the material is tame slapstick from shortly before Bob Saget started peddling high quality groin shots fast and cheap every week for ten years on cable - I have to watch Steve-O hammer a nail into his dick to get that same high now. My favorite bit was the use of the Lawrence of Arabia theme, that was the only 'subtle' joke I caught.
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TheDenizen | 70 63rd |
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Probably my favorite Mel Brooks film, largely due to my Star Wars geekdom. I've seen this flick dozens of times and the stupid corny jokes always make me laugh.
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Kojiless | 28 28th |
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I remember loving this as a kid. I also remember loving Ernest Goes to Camp, Count Chocula cereal, and Velveeta as a kid. After a rewatch, I realized even processed cheeze can spoil if you leave it on the shelf long enough.
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DavidBlast | 30 13th |
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Although I didn't think much of it as a kid, the fond memories shared amongst my friends merited another viewing. Seen out of its time, it's a turtle amongst rabbits compared to the fast paced modern comedy. Brooks is an important figure in the history of farce, but 'Space Balls' isn't his best. It feels like being stuck at the wedding of Han and Leia, where a stuttering, unfunny Jewish Ben Kenobi is on page 3 of 90 in his speech of 'humorous anecdotes'.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 100 99th |
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One of the funniest films ever to exist, even 30-plus years later. It's rare when a film can smartly entertain four-plus decades of moviegoers, but Mel Brooks can. I would be willing to call this Jon Candy's signature performance, may he rest in peace; Bill Pullman and Daphne Zuniga are hilarious, and this is the one and only time I am not annoyed by Joan Rivers' voice. Plus, good ol' Dom Deluise, who I could watch make breakfast, provides the voice of Pizza the Hut. Undoubtedly a perfect film.
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carnageace | 82 65th |
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Brooks' style is greatly appreciated in what could have (or should have) been a terrible film. Instead it comes out well with Brooks using his self aware humour to create something truly funny.
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overrated | 27 18th |
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I remember watching this when I was eight or nine and thinking it was the funniest film ever, then rewatching it in my early 20's and stopping about half an hour in without a single laugh.
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Leonardis | 77 23rd |
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Amazing that a Star Wars parody has become something of a classic of its own. Very much so pokes fun at Star Wars but also manages to be something kind of different along the way. I personally think it's hilarious. It isn't overt crude or trying too hard like most modern parody movies. Quotable and silly and you kind of need to watch it. Mel Brooks just gets it.
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Paxton | 56 30th |
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Pizza the Hut is the either the most meta joke ever or just plain silly.
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DesertPunk | 76 63rd |
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It hasn't aged well at all, but some of the gags and jokes are nevertheless timeless and hilarious.
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| 2 | mwestcott | 95 82nd |
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Spaceballs is probably the last great work from Mel Brooks as a director. Not everyone will appreciate the Star Wars spoofing going on. Surprisingly this is a well shot, contains shockingly amazing special effects work and a terrific cast. Outshined entirely by possible the best performance ever from Rick Moranis.
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TripleSH | 81 71st |
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Not Mel Brooks' best effort, but a very enjoyable little movie. All the sci-fi films of the 70's/80's get their just desserts in this one, with good comedic performances from John Candy and Rick Moranis, among others.
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| 1 | StarSiren | 85 86th |
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I love Mel Brooks and found this comedy to be funny and worth watching again and again.
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doctor7 | 90 91st |
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The best spoof movie ever made in my opinion and certainly one of Mel Brooks' best. Absolutely essential viewing for any comedy fan.
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| 1 | CatScandal | 46 14th |
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Easily Brooks's worst. This is actually less funny than the movie it satirizes. That's bad. A few clever ideas, but none of them translated into good jokes. I barely laughed at all.
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lachapelle | 72 39th |
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Sci Fi Farce worth seeing at least once. The commercials say, "Past performance does not garuntee future results." Such is the case with Mel Brooks. Good film, not great.
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TheDiceman | 30 9th |
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Poor.
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Ytadel | 5 57th |
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Rick Moranis is the funniest part by far and has all the of the best lines. The rest of it is pretty hit-or-miss, and it's really not particularly good parody of Star Wars. I found Pizza the Hutt pretty legitimately gross as a kid.
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| 1 | mayo | 40 10th |
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I didn't find this movie funny when I was 10 and I don't find it funny now. *shrug*
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BlueTesla | 70 26th |
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It's cheese-tastic!
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TonythePony | 58 27th |
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Rewatch: Rarely funny and the jokes that do work they beat you over the head with till they're tired. The fact Lucas has one-upped Brooks by lampooning Star Wars himself in the prequels doesn't help. General Grievous - haha, George you're a card.
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Obdurate | 80 66th |
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A good spoof, but not amazing. It has a bunch of great gags but some poor attempts. Still, the good works amazing and the bad is just bad, not horrible.
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XakkMaster | 75 50th |
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OK, so this is only funny if you're a big fan of sci-fi (Star Wars in particular) or Mel Brooks, but when the jokes hit, they hit well. It's undeniably corny, immature, and sometimes the jokes are way too obvious. But hey, Mel sells it so well that it's forgivable. John Candy and Rick Moranis are highlights and there are plenty of memorable gags that make this worth a view.
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ABUNCHOFCATS | 85 68th |
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Best spoof of sci-fi flicks I've ever seen.
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spleen | 46 19th |
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More proof that Mel Brooks needs funny writers to be funny. "Help me, Gene Wilder, you're my only hope".
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| 1 | Deathcrow | 95 98th |
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Not everyone understands the humor of this movie... to me it's just hilarious and i can almost laugh the hole movie through. Of course it' silly, its supposed to be silly, you dummies ;)
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1qw3er5 | 6 57th |
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Not Brooks' best, but I can't deny that there are some nice gags.
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Cinema_Asia | 70 56th |
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It's still funny because it's so over the top ridiculous and random with the gags.
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muaddib | 80 77th |
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Yeah, you read that right 80 out of 100 for this baby. It's a GREAT spoof. I know this movie off by heart because Mel Brooks is damn awesome. The spoofs of today should take a long hard look at the awesome work Mel did.
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comepelicula | 20 4th |
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These parody movies when watched from a 30 years perspective really lose something; I don't think they were intended to last long.
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alcyon | 55 46th |
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Rewatching this was not a good idea.
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Groovy_Souls | 75 64th |
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A silly and somewhat clever parody of sci-fi culture. Funny gags and jokes throughout the entire thing with some of the more classic scores and scenes included. This could give a lesson to modern-day parodies.
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Corbad | 50 15th |
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Sometimes cheap jokes pay off. Other times they do not. This movie has it all.
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