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Spaceballs
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?
1987 · Directed by Mel Brooks · 96 min · Comedy · Science Fiction · 16 frames
Tagline
May the schwartz be with you.
Crew
- Screenplay: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham
- Cinematography: Nick McLean
- Edited by: Conrad Buff IV
- Music: John Morris
- Production design: Terence Marsh
- Produced by: Mel Brooks
Cast
- Bill Pullman as Lone Starr
- Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet
- Mel Brooks as President Skroob / Yogurt
- John Candy as Barf
- Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa
- Dick Van Patten as King Roland
- George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz
- Michael Winslow as Radar Technician
- Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix (voice)
- Lorene Yarnell Jansson as Dot Matrix
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brooksfilms
- Budget: $22,700,000
- Box office: $38,120,460
- Themes: galaxy, android, space marine, laser gun, temple, swordplay, space battle, space travel, space mission, satire
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