Product Description

May the farce be with you in this hysterically funny space oddity created by comic genius Mel Brooks that will send you into hyperspace with fits of laughter! Lampooning everything from Star Wars to Star Trek this outrageous send-up of epic sci-fi-movies is full of cosmic crazies who score "eight trillion on the laugh-meter" (Gene Shalit NBC-TV)!Fearless -- and clueless -- space heroes Lone star (Bill Pullman) and his half man/ half dog sidekick Barf (John Candy) wage interstellar warfare to free Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil clutches of Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis). On the way to the rescue -- in their Winnebago -- they confront the huge gooey Pizza The Hutt (voice of Dom De Luise) sassy robot Dot Matrix (voice of Joan Rivers) and a wise little creature named Yogurt (Brooks) who teaches them the mystical power of "The Schwartz" in order to bring peace -- and merchandising rights -- to the entire galaxy!System Requirements:Starring: Mel Brooks John Candy Rick Moranis Bill Pullman Daphne Zuniga Dick Van Patten George Wyner and Joan Rivers. Directed By: Mel Brooks. Running Time: 96 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2000 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 027616810021 Manufacturer No: 980100

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3408 in DVD
• Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
• Released on: 2000-04-25
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 96 minutes

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

May the SCHWARTZ be with you!
"Not . . . again" gasps poor John Hurd (Alien) as (another!) alien baby bursts from his poor chest at the table at an intergalactic diner. But, this movie ain't Alien. The baby beastie immediately breaks into a song-and-dance number that should be familiar to all of you who know your Looney Tunes 'toons.

Mel Brooks, you have done it again. from hilarious character names (Dark Helmet, Pizza The Hut), to affectionate and dead-on spoofs of Star Wars and other space adventures, as well as our movie tie-in culture, you have once more hit the nail on the head.

Thank you.

Oh, acting? Cast, you say? No problems there. They all get it.

And I would recommend you getting this.

Enjoy.

An understatement to call this sophomoric
Ditto to all the other 1-star reviews of this movie. It is painfully unfunny.
One reviewer was on-target with his comment: If you want to watch a GOOD space-movie parody, get "Galaxy Quest". It pokes gentle but affectionate fun at Star Trek, Trekkies/Trekkers, etc., while also presenting an entertaining story. Something "Spaceballs" most definitely is not.

Still the greatest spoof of Star wars!
This movie is just awesome and hilarious it really is a classic. If your a star wars fan this is a must. Don't get me wrong i enjoyed watching all the star wars movies and anime. This is a respectable spoof of the star wars film.