- Actors: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga
- Directors: Mel Brooks
- Writers: Mel Brooks, Ronny Graham, Thomas Meehan
- Producers: Mel Brooks, Ezra Swerdlow
- Format: NTSC, Widescreen
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Studio: Fox Video
- Release Date: May 3 2005
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (239 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0007PBWF0
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#2,494 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #3 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Directors > Mel Brooks
- #3 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Mel Brooks
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Mel Brooks's 1987 parody of the Star Wars trilogy is a jumble of jokes rather than a comic feature, and, predictably, some of those jokes work better than others. The cast, including Brooks in two roles, more or less mimics the principal characters from George Lucas's famous story line, and the director certainly gets a boost from new allies (SCTV graduates Rick Moranis and John Candy) as well as old ones (Dick Van Patten, Dom DeLuise). Watch this and wait for the sporadic inspiration--but don't be surprised if you find yourself yearning for those years when Brooks was a more complete filmmaker (Young Frankenstein). --Tom Keogh
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The farce is with you in this "uproarious salute to science fiction" (The Hollywood Reporter) that teams comedy legend Mel Brooks with an all-star cast of cutups including John Candy (Splash), Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters) and Bill Pullman (Ruthless People)! When the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis) attempts to steal all the air from planet Druidia, a determined Druish Princess (Daphne Zuniga), a clueless rogue (Pullman) and a half-man/half-dog creature who's his own best friend (Candy) set out to stop him! But with the forces of darkness closing in on them at ludicrous speed, they'll need the help of a wise imp named Yogurt (Brooks) and the mystical power of "The Schwartz" to bring peaceand merchandising rightsto the entire galaxy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie. Overpriced on Amazon,
This review is from: Spaceballs [Collector's Edition] (2-Discs) (DVD)
I love this movie. However when I can get it at future shop (yes the exact same collectors edition) at $9.99 vs. over $30 on Amazon, where am I going to get it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
because good is dumb,
By Big Scary (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spaceballs (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
although not a mel brooks masterpiece this film does not suffer solely from lack of comedic inspiration. in fact i find it to be one of his best. its main problem, in my opinion, was the shift in audiences. for the most part films such as Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein catered to an audience that was, by 1987, much older and focusing on family life. plus, brooks' comedic venom was now aimed at a less familiar target in Star Wars. intially, even i had a hard time time convincing myself it was worth seeing. but after repeated viewings i realized that it was as funny as many of brooks' best. now dont get me wrong, you wont laugh as often as you did for High Anxiety but you'll laugh none the less. sadly, the core players of previous films are missing here (Harvey Corman & Madeline Kahn) and it suffers becasue of it but the times were changing and so were the films. only later on did brooks really get into a stupor with Robin Hood: Men In Tights and Dracula: Dead and Lving It, starring the one dimensional Leslie Nielsen.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Funniest Movie Ever!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Spaceballs (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
Spaceballs, a comic masterpiece directed by Mel Brooks, is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen. I own the trilogy of Star Wars and I watched every movie in the trilogy before I viewed this movie. After I watched Spaceballs, I found myself in a state of pure laughter as I saw Mel Brooks and John Candy imitating the trilogy of Star Wars. Anyone that wants a good funny movie to view should buy Spaceballs today.
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