Starring:

Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Rick Moranis, John Candy, George Wyner

Director:

Mel Brooks

Genres:

Comedy, Science Fiction

Tagline:

May the farce be with you.

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?

Date Reviewed:

May 11, 2024

Review:

With the Spaceball capital looking like the US capital and Mega-Maid looking like the Statue of Liberty, it feels like the movie’s trying to say something about the American obsession with money at all costs, but the it spends too much of its time parodying other sci-fi movies and setting up punchlines to be effective. Luckily the jokes work.

Producers:

Writers:

Ronny Graham, Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan

Cinematographer:

Nick McLean

Runtime:

1 hour and 36 minutes

Budget:

22700000

Box Office:

38100000