A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Dot Matrix
- (voice)
- Dot Matrix
- (as Lorene Yarnell)
- Prince Valium
- (as JM J. Bullock)
- Laser Gunner
- (as Michael Pniewski)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars saga makes a cameo appearance in this movie. Take a close look at the exterior shot of the Space Diner, and it can be spotted parked there among the other space vehicles. George Lucas got a chance to read the screenplay before production began, and loved it so much that he decided to have his special effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, help make this movie.
- GoofsThe footprints of the crew, actors and horses in the Planet of the Apes (1968) scene are all visible on the ground, possibly as a reference to the same goof in the original movie.
- Quotes
Colonel Sandurz: Try here. Stop.
Dark Helmet: What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie?
Colonel Sandurz: Now. You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now, is happening now.
Dark Helmet: What happened to then?
Colonel Sandurz: We passed then.
Dark Helmet: When?
Colonel Sandurz: Just now. We're at now now.
Dark Helmet: Go back to then.
Colonel Sandurz: When?
Dark Helmet: Now.
Colonel Sandurz: Now?
Dark Helmet: Now.
Colonel Sandurz: I can't.
Dark Helmet: Why?
Colonel Sandurz: We missed it.
Dark Helmet: When?
Colonel Sandurz: Just now.
Dark Helmet: When will then be now?
Colonel Sandurz: Soon.
Dark Helmet: How soon?
- Crazy creditsIn the style of the "Star Wars" movies, there are no opening credits, only the title followed by a crawl.
- Alternate versionsA few streaming versions (like on Amazon Prime) replace the song Good Enough by Van Halen with She Ain't Lonesome by Steve Fisher during the diner scene.
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Spaceballs (2008)
- SoundtracksRaise Your Hands
Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
Performed by Bon Jovi
Produced by Bruce Fairbairn
Courtesy of PolyGram Records
The cast is a superior one with the highlights including Joan Rivers as 'Dot Matrix' and the lovably goofy John Candy playing a half-man, half-dog. Rick Moranis really shines though in his best role as 'Dark Helmet' and many of his scenes are the funniest the film has to offer; also watch out for Mel Brooks's scene-stealing 'Yogurt'. The laughs come thick and fast and not all of them are funny, but when the film hits it really hits; the scenes involving instant video cassettes and breaking the fourth wall are the funniest. My overall highlight though has to be John Hurt's cameo, which is the icing on an already splendid cake.
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- Also known as
- Planet Moron
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,119,483
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,613,837
- Jun 28, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $38,119,483
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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