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1 Plot

#REDIRECT Spoiler Planet Spaceball has foolishly wasted all of their air, and is desperate to find more. President Skroob and his top military leader, Dark Helmet (along with his aide Colonel Sandurz), devise a plan to kidnap Princess Vespa and extort Planet Druidia into giving Spaceballs all of their air.

Meanwhile, King Roland hires mercenaries Captain Lone Starr and Barf, who are desperate for money, to get Princess Vespa back to Druidia, so that she can marry Prince Valium. They are helped by the wise alien sage known as Yoghurt and the mysterious power he possesses, called the Schwartz.

In the end Lone Starr and Barf are able to rescue the princess, destroy the Spaceballs' spaceship, and get the Druidian air back. At the very end, of course, Lone Starr and Vespa get married. As for Skroob, Dark Helmet, and Col. Sandurz, they survive and land on the planet of the Apes.

The plot is kept simple so that the maximum number of jokes possible can be packed in. The majority of the scenes and characters are parodies of Star Wars, although it parodies other movies as well. The most notable are Star Trek, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wizard of Oz, Planet of the Apes, Rambo, and Alien (with John Hurt reprising his famous scene from that movie). The film also mocks various aspects of 1980s culture, including fast food, action figures, and merchandisingMerchandising is a marketing practice in which the brand or image from one product or service is used to sell another. It is most prominently seen in connection with films, usually those in current release, and with television shows oriented towards child.

Some critics pointed out that since timing is the essence of comedy it was odd that Brooks should have waited ten years to spoof Star Wars, though his supporters say that he wanted to wait until the entire trilogy was available for mocking.

There is a sequel of Spaceballs, due to come out in 2005. Its current title is "Untitled Spaceballs Sequel".

2 Cast

• Bill PullmanBill Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. Born in Hornell, New York, he attended State University of New York and University of Massachusetts. In the 1980s, he primarily worked with theatre companies around New York and Los Angeles. - Captain Lone Starr
• John CandyJohn Franklin Candy ( October 31, 1950 March 4, 1994) was a Canadian comedian and actor. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Candy was a member of Toronto's The Second City comedy troupe and gained widespread North American popularity when, in 1977, he beca - Barfolemew 'Barf'
• Rick MoranisRick Moranis (born April 18, 1954) is a comedian and actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and first achieved fame as a cast member of the Canadian syndicated comedy show SCTV where he portrayed, among other characters, "Bob" of Bob & Doug McKenz - Lord Dark HelmetDark Helmet is a character performed by Rick Moranis in the movie Spaceballs by Mel Brooks. Just as the movie as a whole is largely a parody of Star Wars Helmet is an obvious takeoff on the character Darth Vader, the immediate villain of that trilogy.
• Daphne ZunigaDaphne Zuniga (born October 1962 in Berkeley, California, USA) is an actor. She is perhaps best known for playing Jo Reynolds on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1996. She was also a lead in the 1989 film Gross Anatomy with Matthew Modine, and previously worked - Princess Vespa of Druidia
• Mel Brooks - President Skroob/Yogurt
• George Wyner - Colonel Sandurz
• Joan RiversJoan Rivers (born 8 June, 1933) is a United States comedian, talk show host, and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud somewhat nasal voice with a heavy New York City accent. Rivers was born as Joan Sandra Alexandra Molinsky in Brooklyn, N - Dot Matrix (voice)
• Dick Van Patten - King Roland, Ruler of Druidia
• Michael Winslow - Radar Technician
• JM J. Bullock - Prince Valium
• Dom DeLuiseDom DeLuise (born August 1, 1933) is an American actor. He starred in the film Cannonball Run and was the host of the show Candid Camera from 1991 to 1992. His first acting credit was as a regular in the television show The Entertainers in 1964. He has th - Pizza the Hutt
• John Hurt - Man in diner