Star Wars Weekend 2025: “May the 4th Be With You!” – We are also playing Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)!
In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called “Perri-Air.” In desperation, Spaceball’s leader President Skroob (Mel Brooks) orders the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) to kidnap Princess Vespa of oxygen-rich Druidia and hold her hostage in exchange for air. But help arrives for the Princess in the form of renegade space pilot Lone Starr and his half-man, half-dog partner, Barf (John Candy).
The spirit of desecration rules Mel Brooks’s Spaceballs. Buoyant, unsentimental low comedy, this manic Star Wars parody is continually vulgar without ever seeming smarmy. – Village Voice
One small step for mankind, one giant step for burlesque. – Newsday
| Series | |
| Genre |
Comedy
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| Runtime | 96 minutes |
| Rated | PG |
| Directed By | Mel Brooks |
| Starring | Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Joan Rivers |
| Language | English |
| Country |
USA
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