Spaceballs
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- microbmen6d agoHilarious, literally the best movie.
- Travis BelisleJuly 11, 2026Classic comedy film with Mel Brooks at his best!
- SkittlesxApril 5, 2025Mel Brooks is a comedy genius, and Spaceballs is hands-down one of his funniest, most quotable movies! The way he parodies Star Wars (and pretty much all of sci-fi) is just brilliant—from Yogurt to Dark Helmet, every character is ridiculous in the best way possible. 😂 This one has always been a personal fave—probably one of the better Brooks films in my opinion. The jokes still hit after all these years, and the timing? Chef’s kiss. If you’re into clever spoofs and want something that doesn’t take itself seriously at all, Spaceballs is a must-watch. Absolute classic! “Ludicrous speed… GO!
- thomasrogers753June 17, 2025Spaceballs 2: The Quest For More Money
- ርልዪረJuly 6, 2025This is a weird movie, but likeable. I guess I'm a nerd. Lol Anyway, great cast and I get a kick out of the different spoofs of different movies and shows of that time. Mel Brooks sure knows how to make a satire movie! I laughed so much and it kept me interested with the adventure to it. Seems that Mel Brooks also has a thing with his movies being a movie within a movie, if that makes any sense. For example with Blazing Saddles the whole time you think this is the actual setting of a western town and the town folks, but by the end of it you realize that it was a movie about a Western and that those characters were just the actors. I also loved the music of the Spaceballs ship sounding like Jaws. I also liked the soundtrack to the film as well.
- drumtoliveFebruary 24, 2026I came. Twice.
- ZokkiieJanuary 15, 2026One of the best parodies ever made — silly, fast, and packed with great sci-fi jokes. Rick Moranis steals the show as Dark Helmet, the cast has great chemistry, and the movie’s self-aware humor is genuinely clever. Not every joke lands, and some of it feels a bit dated, but overall it’s a super fun, highly rewatchable comedy classic
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Spaceballs was released on June 24, 1987.
Spaceballs was directed by Mel Brooks.
Spaceballs has a runtime of 1h 36m.
Spaceballs was produced by Mel Brooks.
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?
The key characters in Spaceballs are Lone Starr (Bill Pullman), Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis), President Skroob / Yogurt (Mel Brooks).
Spaceballs is rated PG.
Spaceballs is a Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure film.
Spaceballs has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.
Spaceballs had a budget of $22.7M.
Spaceballs has made $38.1M at the box office.