Spaceballs [Blu-ray]

Director: Mel Brooks Mel Brooks

Overview

Mel Brooks offers his irreverent and rollicking take on Star Wars and other sci-fi epics in this goofy comedy. The story features such characters as the princess Vespa, her nemesis Dark Helmet, and her hero Lone Starr.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/13/2021
UPC:	0738329252472
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	PG
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	22,833

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mel Brooks	Yogurt
Rick Moranis	Lord Dark Helmet
Daphne Zuniga	Princess Vespa
Bill Pullman	Lone Starr, Space Bum
John Candy	Barf the Mawg, Co-Pilot
Joan Rivers	Dot Matrix
Dick Van Patten	King Roland, Ruler of Druidia
George Wyner	Col. Sandurz
Michael Winslow	Radar Technician
Lorene Yarnell	Dot Matrix, Droid Maid
John Hurt	Himself
Sal Viscuso	Radio Operator
Ronny Graham	Minister
Leslie Bevis	Commanderette Zircon
Jim Jackman	Maj. Asshole
Michael Pniewski	Laser Gunner
Sandy Helberg	Dr. Schlotkin
Stephen Tobolowsky	Captain of the Guard
Jeff MacGregor	Snotty
Henry Kaiser	Magnetic Beam Operator
Denise Gallup	Charlene,Actor
Rhonda Shear	Woman in Diner
Robert Prescott	Sand Cruiser Driver
Jack Riley	TV Newsman
Tom Dreesen	Actor
Rudy DeLuca	Vinnie
Ken Olfson	Head Usher
Bryan O'Byrne	Organist
Wayne Wilson	Trucker in Cap
Ira Miller	Short Order Cook
Earl Finn	Guard with Captain
Mitchell Bock	Video Operator
Tommy Swerdlow	Troop Leader
Tim Russ	Trooper
Deanna Booher	Bearded Lady
Johnny Silver	Caddy
Brenda Strong	Nurse
Gail Barle	Waitress
Dey Young	Waitress
Tony Griffin	Prison Guard
Rick Ducommun	Prison Guard
Ed Gale	Dink #1
Felix Silla	The Dinks
Tony Cox	The Dinks
Antonio Hoyos	Actor
Arturo Gil	The Dinks
John Kennedy Hayden	Actor
Dom DeLuise	Pizza the Hutt
JM J. Bullock	Prince Valium
John Morris	Composer

Technical Credits

Mel Brooks

Thomas Meehan

Ronny Graham

Mel Brooks	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Thomas Meehan	Screenwriter
Ronny Graham	Screenwriter
Peter Albiez	Special Effects
Percy Angress	Special Effects
Craig Boyajian	Special Effects
Rick Lazzarini	Special Effects
Richard Ratliff	Special Effects
Robert Shepherd	Special Effects
Richard Warlock	Stunts
Ezra Swerdlow	Producer
Apogee Productions	Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic	Special Effects
William C. Young	Key Grip
David Rubin	Casting
Jesse Wayne	Stunts
Mike Washlake	Stunts
Grant McCune	Special Effects
Lynn Stalmaster	Casting
Don Feld	Executive Producer
Don Coufal	Sound/Sound Designer
Gary Rydstrom	Sound/Sound Designer
Randy Thom	Sound/Sound Designer
Jeff Wexler	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

By the time Spaceballs rolled around, Mel Brooks' brand of zany slapstick and genre parody had long since begun to wear out its welcome. And by 1987, Star Wars was a positively ancient target for satire. It's no surprise, then, that this collection or hoary puns and cheesy sight gags smelled strongly of mothballs even during its initial run. Despite the assembled talent, from John Candy to John Hurt, writer/director Brooks seems more capable of eliciting groans than laughs with his endless sight gags and pointless running jokes. Joan Rivers is actually a hoot as the voice of robot prude Dot Matrix. But it doesn't say much for the rest of the picture that the best acting -- and funniest jokes -- come from a performer who's heard but never seen. With his royal drag and practically dreadlocked fright wig, Dick Van Patten is worth a laugh or two as the hapless King Roland. Brooks also works in a few decent set pieces and swipes at other sci-fi films. But the puns, from "Druish Princess" to "Pizza the Hut," belong in the warmup monologue of a talk show, not the script of a Hollywood feature. And the jokes are even worse when they fall outside the confines of Mad Magazine-style send-ups. The scene in which the characters watch the video of their own movie to find out what happens next is only one example of the labored hamminess on display. In fact, the only consistently funny element is John Morris's score, which takes deadly aim at the bombast of John Williams -- and scores a direct hit.