Coby loses it watching SPACEBALLS (1987) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It is primarily a parody of the original Star Wars trilogy, but also parodies other sci-fi films and popular franchises including Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, with the supporting cast including Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film also features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appearances.
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[@jjlloyd8017]

She absolutely needs to see Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

[@briangregory6303]

Totally. I wasn't much of a fan of Spaceballs.

[@jjlloyd8017]

@@briangregory6303 Yeah, it's not really in the same league as his earlier films.

[@adamscott7354]

3 words - MEN IN TIGHTS ( _tight_ tights! )

[@marcusfridh8489]

And History of the world - part 1

[@bjgandalf69]

I think a person's love of Spaceballs is in direct proportion to how big a fan of Star Wars they are. I personally think it is one of my favorite Mel Brooks movies, along with Blazing Saddles, History of the World and Men in Tights.

[@crpgdungeonsdragonsnight]

Mel Brooks asked permission from George Lucas before filming. Lucas's only condition was 'no merchandizing' which in turn 'merchandizing' became a running joke throughout the movie.

[@chiefcrash1]

One of the other conditions was the main character couldn't look like Han Solo. Which is why they made him look like Indiana Jones instead....

[@crpgdungeonsdragonsnight]

@@chiefcrash1 really? I didn't know that. Something new to learn. Thanks

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

He also said you can't use the likeness of Han Solo, so Brooks make him look like Indiana Jones.

[@mattp6089]

@@libertyresearch-iu4fy Cheeky! But Lucas reportedly couldn't stop laughing so I guess we're all good.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

George Lucas liked Spaceballs, but his favorite parody of all time is still Hardware Wars.

[@craigmorris4083]

Remember...evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

[@LiberPater777]

That and "Not again...." are the 2 lines in this that always make me smile.

[@mevb]

On the audio commentary Mel Brooks said that line is true, hence why people elect bastards like Trump and allow the Do Not Say Gay campaign. If good were smart then people like Trump wouldn't be allowed to become president.

[@jonmercano1138]

The Millennium Falcon was in the parking lot of the diner!

[@Ryzza5]

45:54 damn you're right, never noticed.

[@timamherst-clark2699]

@@Ryzza5 I wonder if this sparked the idea for the company who did the CGI for Firefly and then BSG, to put a Firefly class ship into an early scene in the BSG Mini-series as a little fond farewell to a much loved friend?

[@bbtank3000]

Anyone who loves Spaceballs is friend-material in my book.

[@LordVolkov]

"You idiots! You've captured their stunt doubles!" My favorite joke of the movie. Stephen Tobolowsky's pompous delivery of his gloating and the gasp of shock are just perfect.

[@DanielRichards644]

I love how it's even setup, his opening line "spectacular stunt".

[@Osprey850]

36:44 "Preparing ship for metamorphosis" "Ready, Kafka?" Definitely not a joke that I got until I was older.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Same. Also, there is also a superhero-like series called Wild Cards that has a giant cockroach creature that they call Kafka. Something else I didn't get until many years later.

[@blacksheep8427]

The big Yogurt statue and the "What a world, what a world!" near the end are both Wizard of Oz references.

[@nickrizzi4927]

Pretty much the desert scene on is full of Wood refs. Mel lampoons anything he can cleverly include in this cake! Fun to watch along!

[@tejoe13]

As was the four main characters walking up to the Yogurt statue.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

The Helmet is so big, she said exactly what he wanted to hear! LOL

[@jackdunagan331]

Well done!

[@MacTechG4]

The entire “playing with your dolls” sequence was ad-libbed by Rick Moranis (as was his “many Shubbs and Zuuls” babbling as Vinz Clortho in Ghostbusters)

[@charlesmaurer6214]

@@MacTechG4 I was referring to the reviewer comments in this case but yes that part is in the movie.

[@DC_Prox]

Missed opportunity... Vespa: that asshole shot my hair! Spaceball: how'd she know my name?

[@philphilips1020]

Another missed opportunity... when Lone Star found the self-destruct button and says, "Bingo", they could've shown the ship's bingo parlor.

[@davemccullough2256]

Lol. I completely missed that reference in the movie. Oh wow...laughed my ass off when saw your post.

[@philphilips1020]

@@davemccullough2256 Thanks. I can't take credit for it, though. The idea came from Leslie Neilson's character in The Naked Gun.

[@johnwebb5402]

One minor gag at the beginning (the title scroll) was "Chapter Eleven," a reference to bankruptcy law. The Spaceballs had squandered their air, and were "bankrupt" of atmosphere.

[@DanielRichards644]

I always just saw it as a gag on how Star Wars started with Episode 4, have they actually said at some point that it was a bankruptcy reference?

[@pasiojala3227]

@@DanielRichards644 It was an obvious bankruptcy reference to me at the time, and I'm Finnish.

[@vdoggydogg3922]

@@pasiojala3227 but had nothing to do with "bankrupt of air"...geez

[@thor1829]

@@DanielRichards644 Chapter 11 bankruptcy is the most famous of the bankruptcy filings, so I guess it was an obvious joke. The switch from 'episode' to 'chapter' is also a dead giveaway.

[@jerrychubb6168]

Oh damn! I was today year's old when I learned that.

[@yjwrangler7819]

"We ain't found shit!" guy.....if you get there...is Tovok from Star Trek Voyager.

[@vladyvhv9579]

And he played one of the government agents in Live Free or Die Hard.

[@kettch777]

I just realized that the guy playing Lone Starr also plays the President in the Independence Day films, and his callsign when flying in the final battle was "Eagle 1".

[@jesseslack2089]

The fact you actually know most of these actors is impressive...most impressive! Also the look you had when you realized it was gonna be Planet of the Apes....too awesome!

[@bjgandalf69]

Coby, the voice for Pizza the Hutt was Dom DeLuise and yes, Dot's voice is Joan Rivers. The actor in the suit for Dot is the mime Lorene Yarnell from Shields and Yarnell. One of George Lucas' stipulations for permission to parody his franchise was that the Han Solo character couldn't be costumed like he is in Star Wars hence the idea to make him look instead like Indiana Jones. And if you didn't ever figure it out, Mel Brooks played 2 roles in this film...he is President Skroob and Yogurt. Also, Michael Winslow from Police Academy is the radar officer that got jammed doing all those crazy sound effects he is known for. Lucas loved the script so much that he offered the services of ILM to do the visual effects which is why they are top notch for 1987. Some of the escape pod footage is actually unused film from A New Hope. After our heroes get rescued by the "jawas' thru walking up to the scary stage of Yogurt is a veiled reference to the Wizard of Oz. I'm sure you can get which Spaceballs character translates to which character in Oz. One other thing: the doll playing scene was a last minute suggestion by Mel to Rick that he totally improvised on the spot.

[@patrickdepew4976]

I love that Coby knows about The Storyteller. That show was awesome.

[@Alcagaur1]

I found the DVDs and use it for teaching English in central Europe.

[@davidforrester3147]

The radar tech was the dude that did all the noises in police academy

[@Leightr]

noice

[@e.x.watson9997]

I've been watching Spaceballs reactions since the dawn of time and this is the first time anyone's recognized Daphne Zuniga. Edit: AND John Hurt. And a Storyteller mention? This is just aces Edit Edit: And she's friends with Dick Van Patten's son? What's happening here

[@NateAZ]

The nurse, who looked so familiar, was Brenda Strong. She has been in many shows and movies over the years, but many remember her as Sue Ellen Mischke from a few episodes of Seinfeld. She was Elaine's friend, the 'Oh Henry!' candy bar heiress, who Elaine disliked because she would never wear a bra...or when she did, she wore it as a shirt with just a blazer over it.

[@one1charlie643]

she also plays the captain of the "Roger Young" in Starship Troopers

[@melkatts]

I didn't know that. Very cool. And I'm a Spaceballs & Seinfeld fan.

[@Kazeromaru]

Sue Ellen Mischke ... yes, that's who I called her when she asked who it was, not her real name, but Sue Ellen.

[@pasiojala3227]

"What's your name" "Barf" "Not in here, this is a Mercedes!" "Why are you always preparing? Just go!"

[@jeffwerth2707]

One thing you didn't catch - when the group first met the Yogurt statue it was in reference to The Wizard of Oz - the over sized statue - the lion - the tinman - the scarecrow and Dorothy. And yes Yogurt was also played by Mel Brooks

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Coby like always i love Mel brooks movies. A fun fact...when Rick Moranis says 'why don't we take a five minute break', it's exactly 5 minutes in the film before we see the spaceballs again. In case you didn't realize, or know, the late Sir John Hurt was the guy who had the alien come out of him. He was the original actor from Alien as well. Some great little bit's a pieces about this film which makes it funnier when you know. By the way, the guy making the sounds is the legendary Michael Winslow. You can see more of him in Police Academy. Mel Brooks had to get permission from George Lucas who only agreed on the grounds that they sold no merchandise and that Lone Starr couldn't dress as Han Solo. So brooks filled the movie with fake merch and dressed Lone Starr like Indiana Jones instead. There's polystyrene cups everywhere cause cast and crew kept leaving them all over the set, so Brooks just wrote them into the film. And one of my favorite joke of the movie is the stunt double one. There are a lot of 4th wall breaking jokes in the movie (the spaceball cassette, the cameraman getting slashed by Darth Helmet, Yoghurt doing merchandising stuff because "it's where real money from the movie is made" but the stunt double one really made me lose it completely as it was completely unexpected. It was so well done! Keep up the good work. I suggest reaction to more Mel Brooks movies all of the are hilarious.

[@scottgibeault1717]

"I bet she gives great helmet"

[@quinnmclaughlin7537]

now you need to see Wizard of Oz, there was 3 or 4 references in this movie

[@josephvandiver6912]

Everybody misses the Wizard of Oz references.

[@JRSiebz]

What a world.

[@josephvandiver6912]

​@@JRSiebzalso when they meet Yogurt.

[@JRSiebz]

@@josephvandiver6912 of course

[@kevinpakkala3721]

George Lucas also had a condition about Lone Star that he couldn't look like Han Solo, so Mel Brooks gave him the outfit of Indiana Jones.

[@MINKIN2]

The "We Ain't Found Shit" guy was Tim Russ who went on to Star Trek as the (fan favorite) Vulkan science officer Tuvok. He has also done numerous appearances in many other Sci Fi shows too.

[@dachannien]

The scene of Dark Helmet playing with his dolls was a total ad-lib by Rick Moranis on the day. They just had the dolls sitting around from the merchandising scene, and he spotted them and suggested the idea to Mel Brooks. Ended up being one of the best scenes in the movie!

[@richardfoster2435]

Yogurt is a parody Of Yoda And it’s also is played by Mel Brooks! He Was walking on his knees and put shoes on them to look like he was walking! MIND BLOWN!!!

[@stuartwald2395]

Rick Moranis improvised the "dolls" scene, and like many other times in the filming process, they had to redo the shot because the crew was cracking up; you can see George Wyner working to hold it together.

[@bw24summit]

The song as they're marching thru the desert is 'Colonel Bogie', best known in the great film 'Bridge on the River Kwai'. Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-wan Kenobi) won Best Actor Oscar for that film.

[@mattwhite2328]

The Storyteller was amazing!!!!

[@Scalaflow]

Dark Helmet - 'Lone Starr, I am your Father's brother's nephews cousin's former roommate' 😄

[@adamscott7354]

...what's that make us?

[@anthonygibbs-gv7qp]

Absolutely nothing

[@stephanginther9051]

@@adamscott7354 _Absolutely nothing!_ which is exactly what you are about to be....

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

Actually, it is possible they are brothers. lol

[@katel141]

@@libertyresearch-iu4fyIt’s actually yours, your brother’s, or a cousin’s former roommate. Your father’s brother is uncle, nephew could be you, a brother, or a 1st cousin, and then their cousin’s roommate is either a cousin’s roommate, yours, or your brother’s roommate.

[@1wwtom]

The documentary on the making of Spaceballs is here on YT. What it doesn't tell is that when Mell called George Lucas and sent him the screenplay, George told Mel the Hero couldn't look like Luke or Han Solo so Mell dressed Lone Star like Indiana Jones. He also told Mel he couldn't do any Merchandising so you have Yogurt showing his Merch store in the film. If you look fast you can see the Millennium Falcon in the Diner parking lot.

[@ryandeffley7652]

To this day, the scene with the black Spaceballs combing the dessert with an afro pick and saying "We ain't found shit!" makes me laugh every time. 🤣

[@W4rH4wkXX]

This has made my heart so happy, another generation enjoying SpaceBalls!!!!!! ❤❤💪💪

[@karlsmith2570]

39:15 "I Know That Guy Too,But I Don't Remember His Name" King Roland is played by Dick Van Patton He's also in the Mel Brooks parody "Robin Hood:Men In Tights"

[@CR3271]

I'm impressed by how many references you got from that era. It blew my mind that the Wizard of Oz references seemed to go right over your head. It's a classic. Gotta put it on your watch list.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

To Be or Not To Be is the most overlooked Brooks Film. His Wife plays his Wife and they both are playing actors and he is the theater owner/producer. It and History of the World part one are a couple of my favorites but you can't do wrong with Brooksfilms. Always good for a laugh and you will likely catch more jokes on rewatch too, like President Skroob's name is just Brooks rearranged. With the exception of Young Frankenstein he does make a habit of playing a part in his films. Also a fun fact Mell Brooks fought in WWII and while it is not PC today he likes to make fun of Nazis.

[@spotter121877]

"Well he's an Asshole, sir" "I know that, what's his name?" ROTFLMAO Mel Brooks ripping the literal jokes right out from Abbot and Costello.

[@stingray69691]

Yes! Jim Henson's the storyteller was his last proud achievement and so sad when he passed away, and it was placed off the air... but it was so special and shown the brighter, yet darker side of the man called Jim Henson.

[@charlesbarnes6912]

The helmets so big😂😂😂 gigity gigity

[@letsgobrandon5809]

Pizza the hutt was played by Dom Deluise ( he voiced pizza the hutt)

[@quixote6942]

In the Temple, It was "Indiana Jones" combined with "The Wizard of OZ". The Spaceball that said "We ain't Found..." Became Tuvak in "Star trek: Voyager".

[@schroedingers_kotze]

What I really love about this movie: it not only makes fun of the originals, but is also a loving homage to Star Wars. The incredible attention to detail in the film sets, costumes and equipment alone, as well as the many allusions to the content, requires that the audience knows the original very well in order for the gags to work. At the same time, the movie takes the nonsense to the absolute extreme.

[@josephedwards8604]

The actor who plays Colonial Sandurz, his son plays Howard Wolowitz in the big bang theory.

[@glennjpanting2081]

You're close. Dr. Schlotkin was played by Sandy Helberg, who is Simon Helberg's father.

[@justinclloyd]

I always remember George Wyner (Sandurz) from Fletch and Fletch Lives, another great, very quotable pair of 80s movies worth watching.

[@myfreakyvalentine]

It's refreshing to see someone that knows so many of the actors!

[@christhornycroft3686]

You need to watch all the Mel Brooks movies. They blow the Wayans Brothers' satires out of the water.

[@pilsplease7561]

Coby is great she knows all the actors and actresses and gets all the references I like it when people react to films and know enough to get the context.

[@ripum853]

Never thought I'd hear a Storyteller reference in any reaction.

[@randeecarreno4289]

I already know that I'm going to love this reaction! This is such a fun movie. 😊 RIP always to John Candy(Barf) & Joan Rivers(Dot)! The cast in this movie is fantastic. Especially Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet. And of course, Mel Brooks as Yogurt & President Skroob. And this is easily my favorite "Star Wars" parody. I still very VERY highly recommend the Star Wars behind the scenes documentary "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga" narrated by Mark Hamill(Luke Skywalker). If you're still going in release order, just to let you know it came out in 1983. It's my favorite "Star Wars" behind the scenes documentary. Looking forward to the next reaction. 😊

[@Wildernessways]

Thank you so much for recognizing all of the cultural references! It just kills me when other watch along creators don't get it. It makes me feel so damn old LOL.

[@jerrychubb6168]

The 'Dolls' scene was completely improvised by Rick Moranis. Comic gold!

[@SeanCwilich]

Mel Brooks not only played President Skroob (Which is technically Brooks spelled backwards), he was also Yogurt, he was on his knees when he played that part. The part close to the end where the little alien sang Hello My Baby, it was a reference to a classic Bugs Bunny cartoon called One Froggy Evening. You should see it if you want to understand that joke. The coloring book that Yogurt showed was actually a Transformers coloring book.

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

The actor in the Pizza the Hutt costume is comedian Dom Deluise . The guy making the noises with Helmet and Sanders is Comedian Michael Winslow, who is best known for playing Officer Jones in the Police Academy Movies (Another set of movies you should check out). Yogurt is played by Mel Brooks playing both Yogurt and President Skroob.

[@0okamino]

Good ol’ Dom. He was truly a special ingredient.

[@chrischar9428]

His voice. He's not in outfit

[@brotherblimp2015]

Now that you have seen one Mel Brooks film, you absolutely must check out the silliness of "History of the World, Part I". Of course, no Mel Brooks journey is complete until you have seen "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles".

[@wolviespartan]

"Comb the desert!" One of the most quotable movies in history, especially if you're an old Star Wars fan :) Loved the reaction.

[@joshualangdon3070]

the most obscure reference to Warren Miller, for those who don't know who Warren Miller is, he is a director/producer of downhill skiing movies from the 80's and 90's.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

The part where they first meet Yogurt is a Wizard of Oz reference. Princess was Dorothy, Barf was Cowardly Lion, Lonestar was Scarecrow and Dot was Tin man.

[@williambanks2223]

When Lonestar says, "Eagle 5, going in for a landing," it is funny now because when Bill Pullman stars in Independence Day, his call sign is "Eagle 5". I wonder if Bill Pullman asked for that to happen?

[@matthewkreps3352]

I believe he was Eagle 1. But it bugged me because he should have been Air Force One.

[@puremachinery]

Coby reading the intro to this has made me realize I'd watch a series that was nothing but Coby reading short stories or books to us.

[@sonar357]

I went to Space Camp as a kid and, our last night, we watched Spaceballs. It's one of my favorite comedies (and one of the best ever). When Helmut asked "How many assholes we got on this ship?" Me and my buddy stood up and went "Yo!"

[@JamesDavis-ne5jf]

I love Coby even more for this. This was a gift.

[@tayloranderson254]

You get all of the references!! I love it! Marry me !! 😂 Mel brooks’ comedy is so perfect for this spoof. Love watching this once every three or four years.

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

7:21 hey, you’re the first to make the melrose place connection. Well done.

[@chrischar9428]

What connection

[@howardandrews9593]

This is one of the earliest and funniest spoof movies of its kind. The chest buster scene was just too damn funny, especially with me being a huge fan of the Alien franchise.Always so fun watching your reactions, haven't let me down yet, and it doesn't hurt that you're one hell of a beautiful woman. Kudos

[@tru3sk1ll]

I never thought in 10,000 years Coby would have this much fun with Spaceballs, honest to God, it was fun to watch but it is funny to see her frames of reference, melrose place, John Candy, Joan Rivers, she must be Gen X for sure, she looks a lot younger

[@philmullineaux5405]

Mel....what a national treasure! Going back to his earliest movies, all brilliant! It's hard to believe, he was a WW2 hero! All his movies are pure genius, the producers is a riot! He cowrote blazing saddles with Richard Pryor and how he got Gene Hackman to take a bit part in, Young Frankenstein, I'll never know! Mel is Yogurt, in this, he's usually in all his movies somewhere! This movie has so many movies in it, even a bit of Dune! He was also hillarious in he had a reoccurring bit part as a guy I think named, Methuselah, in the TV show, Mad About You!

[@TheCkent100]

Gene Hackman found out about the role from his good friend and tennis partner Gene Wilder. He requested a part in the movie because he wanted to try comedy.

[@stevencorrell6473]

Fun fact the Spaceball soldier (Tim Russ) in the desert at 28:52 that says "we ain't found #### " went on to play Lt. Tuvok the resident Vulcan on the series Star Trek Voyager as well as other various characters in other Star Trek properties

[@ThomasKnip]

Love your reaction. Your laughter is just infectious. 😄

[@andrewsawyer1375]

I loved your reaction. The fact that you picked up on so much with the references in the movie & knowing who the actors/actresses were was great. Plus, your laughter was contagious.

[@Rick-29]

You definitely have to watch Young Frankenstein

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

It doesn't seem that anyone gets that Chapter Eleven is the US Code chapter for bankruptcy.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Chapter 11 is just one type of bankruptcy in the bankruptcy code, 7 is liquidation for example. 13 or 11 is used for restructuring and limiting liabilities, there is even a Chapter for governments, yet to be used by the one that needs it most. Mom retired from the court as a chief deputy clerk. I think at the time Mel knew Lucas planned 9 movies and just wanted a larger odd number. You also see another sequel joke in the news reports. By this point Lucasfilm and a few others were known for pumping out chains of movies, Spielburg even bashes one of his own in Back to the Future II with Jaws.

[@0okamino]

They really needed Spaceballs 2. 😄

[@WithTwoFlakes]

As a Brit, I'd never got that Chapter 11 joke obviously. I just assumed it was a random big number to take the piss out of Star Wars being 4,5,6, then 1,2,3 etc. So it's actually 2 jokes for the price of 1.... nice 😀

[@docrob2236]

Has Coby seen Airplane? Absolutely the best written comedy. Nearly everything is a joke. The only issue is its dated references, but she seems to be pretty slick.

[@Gregory11811]

Airplane! is an absolute must see!

[@cp368productions2]

She recognized the Abbott & Costello reference so I think she would get all the references in Airplane.

[@ThunderPants13]

Coby is SO charming.....and I love her laugh! 😁

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

Independence Day has a reference to Space Balls. The President's call sign when he goes into combat at the end of the movie is Eagle-5.

[@MATT-2042]

President Lonestar.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

29:04 "Who _is_ that?" That's ALSO Mel Brooks. 🙂

[@karlsmith2570]

25:56 Fun Fact for you, Coby: That little tune that the characters parodying the jawas are humming, is from "The Bridge On The River Kwai" which starred Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy)

[@colteck6345]

I doubt anybody noticed but Dark Helmet's tie is also a "cock & balls" :)) once you see it you will never unsee it :)) You are the first person to react to this movie and got the Col. Sanders / chicken joke. When they are combing the desert the one guy that says " we ain't found shit" is Tim Russ who also play Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager :)

[@reneeg9406]

After ludicrous speed when he says "everyone take 5" it's 5 minutes of film time before we see the Spaceballs again 😁

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Great start to the weekend thanks Coby!🫶

[@thomasschmidt1836]

The "alien" from the diner scene was a parody of a famous cartoon featuring Michigan J. Frog. Many first saw the cartoon on the Bugs Bunny Show on Saturday Mornings

[@nickrizzi4927]

Coby didn't think I could love you more! Great reactions! Anyone that can appreciate Mel is beloved to me! He really takes the piss outa everything with this. You have great folks that have made so many awesome comments here preceding. Mel gets better with each dram much like scotch! You will laugh at all his cheeky and red line encroaching movies! I've worked with a dozen guys in my life who were just like Yogurt and learned a ton of Schwartz wisdom from them each. The life imitating art dynamic is so fun in his movies! Thank You!

[@jerrywalters8885]

Neat fact the black guy on the pick in the desert had only 1 line. He is also thw actor who played Tuvok on the show Star Trek Voyager and he is still proud of that role today

[@mevb]

John Hurt also played Kane who was the victim of the Chestburster in Alien, which is the clear spoof near the end. On a side note, the song that the alien sing is Ragtime Gal sung by Michigan J Frog from the Chuck Jones directed Merrie Melodies cartoon One Froggy Evening. In fact, the whole sound clip comes from that short apart from the ending which was tweaked for the movie.

[@MacTechG4]

In the DVD commentary, Mel Brooks said he initially wanted the entire movie to be the opening scroll of Spaceball One, two hours of a slow pan across the ship (which would have been substantially longer…)

[@KWHCoaster]

The headphones gag is timeless. I laugh every time and always think of this when I see pix of Princess Leia from the original Star Wars.

[@SonOfMuta]

4:44 Yes. Mel gave Lucas the script, George loved it and gave his permission on two conditions: Mel could not sell any merchandise for the movie (which led to Mel doing the gift shop scene with Yogurt). Mel also wanted to dress Lonestar like Han Solo, Mel didn't agree to that, so Mel dressed him like Indiana Jones instead. Also, Industrial Light and Magic (Lucas' company) did the effects for this movie.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

28:38 he talks to Sandurz right next to him with the megaphone and then shouts to the people far away with just his voice 😂

[@seamusmcboon558]

Story Teller!!! The Soldier and Death!!! "I've caught death in my sack!" I wouldn't brag about that, lol

[@thejocey785]

They don't make spoof/parody movies like this anymore what a shame.. I'm so glad you got to watch this classic

[@jamesmarciel5237]

18:26 Those scene here with “Ludicrous Speed” is actually the inspiration for why some Tesla vehicles have a Ludicrous mode.

[@Harrison11106]

One of my favorite Mel Brooks films. Some years back he said he was ready to finally do Spaceballs 2: The Search for more Money. He was just waiting on Rick Moranis to come out of retirement. Brooks even had Dark Helmets helmet . Unfortunately too much time has passed. Two of the original stars are dead, & Rick Moranis has shown zero inkling of wanting to come back into the comedy/acting field.

[@mikebrown7326]

Nice to see the super lovely Coby back again!😊🌹 This is a very fun parody film!😆 Yep, that IS the voice of Joan Rivers, good call Coby!👏 Daphne Zuniga is also right! You are very knowledgeable about celebrities! Dom DeLuise is the voice of "Pizza the Hut". He is probably best known from the "Cannonball Run" films with Burt Reynolds. Tim Russ (Tuvok - Star Trek: Voyager) is the Trooper with the giant hair pick. TRIVIA - People ask him more questions about this film than Star Trek!🤯 Stephen Tobolowsky is the Captain of the Guard. Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives) is the nurse. Tony Cox (Bad Santa) is a Dink. Felix Silla (TWIKI - Buck Rogers) is a Dink. Phil Hartman is the voice of a Dink. Mime Lorene Shields of the mime team Shields and Yarnell plays the physical body of Dot Matrix. Twins Charlene & Marlene (Denise and Dian Gallup) are Doublemint Gum Twins from the TV commercials. Of course the voice talents of Michael Winslow (Police Academy films) are on display here. Great reactions to this fun comedy, Coby!!!🎬👏👏👏👏 Yep, Dick Van Patton starred in the 70s to 80s TV series "Eight is Enough".

[@bigdream_dreambig]

33:18 "The nurse is, um...." That's a very young Brenda Strong. She was Lillian Luthor, Lex Luthor's mother, on the T.V. show Supergirl. Or you might know her as the ship captain (mentor to young Carmen) in Starship Troopers. Or apparently she was also on Desperate Housewives for nearly a decade, but I'm not familiar with that one.

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

Coby's laugh is awesome...cannot wait for her to see more Mel's stuff

[@jamesmarciel5237]

13:55 John Candy’s character Barf was a Mawg (half man/half dog) because Chewie from Star Wars was named after George Lucas’ dog. Also… Though Dom Deluise was the voice of Pizza the Hut, there was an actual actor in the suit. Unfortunately, that had to be a one shot stunt. The suit was covered in real pizza toppings. It wasn’t fake cheese, sauce and pepperoni, it was real melted cheese, tomato sauce and cooked pepperoni. So it was the same temperature as a real pizza served at a restaurant. The inside of the suit was a literal oven. The actor suffered heat exhaustion to the point of almost actual heat stroke. After one shot of the scene, he had to be pulled out of the suit. After the first shot, he refused, on medical advice, not to go back in the suit. Other actors and stuntmen also refused as well. So they had to use what footage they had managed to record.

[@RltchieI]

Pizza the hut was played by special effect man Rick Lazzarini but was voiced by Dom DeLuise, Rick also controlled Barf’s animatronic ears.

[@tremorsfan]

Pizza the Hut's costume was really made of pizza toppings which got pretty rank by the end of the shoot. The actor who played the radar operator is Michael Winslow who is famous for his impersonations.

[@tigqc]

Hilarious reference to the stormtroopers being terrible shots by having the gunner be cross-eyed lol.