SPACEBALLS (1987) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@EMarvinJohnson]

"What's the matter colonel Sanders? Chicken?!" My favorite line.

[@Hairysteed]

_"Who are his two best friends?"_ - LMAO, such innocence! 🤣🤣🤣

[@bobbykaralfa]

[@e.d.2096]

I'm throwing it out there. Galaxy Quest! Another great spoof movie! Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, and Sigourney Weaver. How can you go wrong.

[@einarschwentke7813]

Agreed!

[@duckmandm908]

I second and third this suggestion

[@adamarens3520]

Yes but first she should watch some classic Star Trek films.

[@MichFedorchak]

@@andreshernandez1180 life sentence criminally overlooked. Another one that is overlooked, but also doesn't have the following, "Big Trouble"

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

She hasn’t seen Star Trek movies. You can’t watch Galaxy Quest before Star Trek.

[@logann7942]

John Candy is so amazing in this. Just the look on his face when he says “I’m my own best friend 😃 “ kills me.

[@marshalljarnagin9370]

I also love him in Uncle Buck. The way he deals with everyone around him! 🤣

[@vincegamer]

@@marshalljarnagin9370 uncle buck and plains trains and automobiles are essential John candy movies. Funny but so much heart

[@jovetj]

John Candy was great! He is missed.

[@logann7942]

I love the constant look on your face of, “OMG did they seriously just do a joke that dumb?” The answer is always yes. 😂

[@TacticalSandals]

The reason Rick Moranis stopped doing movies in 1991 was because his wife passed away from cancer and he decided to spend his time purely raising his daughter. Not only is he a phenomenal actor but he is a damn good man.

[@johnsensebe3153]

It appears he's coming out of retirement, at least somewhat. His daughter is obviously fully grown by now.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

How did he maintain an income?

[@Grizzlox]

@@tbirdUCW6ReAJ residuals from his acting career, plus he still works in the music industry

[@carlosmvega]

He's 🥜 lmao

[@ctmdarkonestm]

i only found this out in the early 00s when he showed up on Conan

[@randallwright1973]

What I love most about Spaceballs is that they got John Hurt to come back for that one scene. It would not have worked without him.

[@johnsensebe3153]

He and Mel Brooks had worked before. Hurt played Jesus (again, for one scene) in _History of the World, Part I._

[@parallaxnick637]

@@johnsensebe3153 Mel also produced "The Elephant Man".

[@johnsensebe3153]

@@parallaxnick637 True. I had forgotten that. I bet that's how he got Hurt for _History,_ too, seeing as it came out the year after _Elephant Man._

[@Swamp_Crotch]

@@johnsensebe3153 I forgot about that! The scene where Mel's character keeps saying "Jesus!" and John H would say "Yes?"

[@troy34bronze]

The Elephant Man wasn’t as funny as this

[@badkittynomilktonight3334]

Dark Helmet playing with dolls scene. The reason why when (George Wyner) Col. Sanderz opens the door and instantly appears to be about to lose it, it's because he literally was on the verge of tears of hysterical laughing, the entire crew was desperately trying to keep from laughing during Rick Moranis' hysterical monologue. He had the entire crew on stage rolling after they called cut.

[@michaelccozens]

As I've heard, Moranis improvised that scene.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

"No Sir!, I didn't see you playing with your again!" "Good!"

[@Seven_Leaf]

"Action Figures," not dolls.

[@thomasmacgruber6701]

Winslow also loses it in the jam scene. He clearly is laughing while delivering his line, it appears to be jammed.

[@charles2241]

There is a funnier playing with dolls scene I've seen. If you ever saw the series Monk, there's a scene where a groupie to Monk has dolls for herself, Monk and his then assistant. Watch this on the second clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oabFdGN8pLZgaZo

[@Snipedog1978]

George Lucas actually loved this movie so much that when it was being made he gave permission for the parody and also allowed his special effects shop to do the effects

[@michaelccozens]

Well, he wasn't entirely supportive, which is reflected in the film. This movie was made, what, 4-5 years after Return of the Jedi? So "Star Wars" as a film franchise was relatively dead in the water, and yet Lucas still insisted that, when Brooks made the parody, there could be no merchandising tie-ins (Lucas's famous golden-ticket bet on the original trilogy), which I can't really imagine Brooks intended to make anyway. Hence the scene with Yoghurt demonstrating the vast and ridiculous array of Space Balls merch, a great deal of which, IIRC, was made by buying or imitating actual Star Wars faff and slapping a sticker on it. Lucas, to his credit, took that scene in particular and the movie in general in good humour.

[@robertschaefermeyer4849]

Which is why the Millennium Falcon is parked at the Space Diner toward the end of the film.

[@bad2000ta]

@@robertschaefermeyer4849 Thank you for that!! I NEVER noticed it being there!!!

[@randallstephens3151]

Lucas also insisted Lonestar could not be dressed like Han Solo, so of course he was dressed as Indiana Jones instead (another Lucas work).

[@MrTech226]

George had one condition, no merchandise from Spaceballs. But Mel added the merchandise as joke in the movie as Yogurt was promoting merchandise.

[@DarkPaladin24]

By the way, the guy making the sounds is Michael Winslow. You can see more of him in Police Academy. He also recently participated in America's Got Talent

[@waterbeauty85]

"Evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Take that Cassie's morality.

[@nathanielreik6617]

A few years ago I went to a comic-con and bought a poster of Dark Helmet with that quote.

[@SBandy]

Rick Moranis is an absolute legend both on film and real life. Little Shop of Horrors is well worth a watch.

[@paulgardner5079]

gina and pam from Martin were also in that

[@chrismaverick9828]

Rick Moranis was an acting meteor, rising fast and bright but burning out even faster. Unlike most Hollywood meteors, his was self imposed. His wife became ill and eventually died of cancer, and shortly after he became tired of the typical Hollywood and retired to take care of his kids. He is a wonderful person and actor, and one can't help but wonder where he may have taken himself if he had stuck with it. I respect his choice, but lament it as well.

[@guintar6661]

We did Little Shop in theater in high school. Rented the giant plant puppet and everything

[@Mortismors]

No I didn't see you playing with your dolls again.

[@captin3149]

@@chrismaverick9828 He's returning. He was in a commercial with Ryan Reynolds (Who evidently went to him to ask him to be in it) And is evidently going to be continuing the HISTK series with a new movie called 'Shrunk'

[@DanielRamosMilitaryWiz]

“Who are his two best friends?” Oh my gosh I’m dead!!! The innocence of this poor young lady. Here’s a hint, there was a reason all the Spaceballs on that ship were afraid of Dark Helmet shooting them in the nuts like at the beginning of the film lol.

[@robertbryant8243]

I wonder if her husband explained the joke to her later.

[@spaspieler5687]

...and why he put the mirror at exactly this place when Helmet shot

[@aavenegas1]

Yes, her innocence is priceless!

[@robertmartin9029]

As soon as she said that I was thinking that every guy who has ever watched this movie immediately knew what Dark Helmet meant.

[@economath8164]

I laughed harder at that than anything from the movie...

[@neilusdin2389]

Fun fact, if it hasn't been already mentioned - Joan Rivers, the voice of Dot, improvised EVERY single line. She did not have a script.

[@thomasking5472]

The doll scene with Dark Helmet was also completely improvised. This cast was overflowing with talent.

[@jaymellenen2088]

That's not a real stretch. She's an experienced standup comic and had been one for decades. It's why she was cast!

[@logann7942]

Well she would have been recording her lines after filming completed. So I guess after John Candy read his line, “Mawg. I’m a Mawg!” It was lucky Joan improvised the line, “Quick darling, follow the dog!” Also it’s lucky the lines she improvised lined up so well with Dorene Yarnell’s gestures.

[@Alexus1138]

@@logann7942 and lucky they built the prop with a virgin alarm

[@3Rayfire]

Sublime.

[@danielwatts7375]

The actor who did the "Bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps" is a "sound effect" actor. You can also see him in Police Academy. Name is Michael Winslow.

[@Vulcanerd]

No matter how ridiculous, Cassie was still invested in the romantic plot line 🤣

[@Osprey850]

Yeah, the one part that we 6th grade boys didn't care for. 😅

[@blowba]

Always there for the romance, regardless of whatever other nonsense is going on!

[@raterus]

I've watched Cassie enough to know her "Oh they're in love and kissing, I love it!" face 31:15

[@Mark_E_M]

“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” is a MUST SEE Mel Brooks movie!

[@Seven_Leaf]

Probably should watch Prince of Thieves before though.

[@nirfz]

Agree, the Costner Robin Hood and then the Mell Brooks one.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Young Frankenstein first and then blazing saddles...before men in tights

[@John_Locke_108]

"He's an asshole, sir. Major asshole". That joke had me laughing until I cried when I was 10 years old and all of these years later it's still one of my favorite lines from any film.

[@martythetickler]

How many assholes we got on this ship anyhow???

[@lokithecat7225]

It's a bit Derivative of Monty Python, especially the "Biggus Dickus" skit from Life of Brian.

[@joedufour8188]

"I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes!"

[@ravex24]

Always reminds me of the joke with the punchline of, "Attention! Private Fart announcing the arrival of one Major Shit!"

[@gerededasein1182]

Imagining a 10 year-old laughing their ass off to this makes my heart glow.

[@imunro007]

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.

[@kitcrucigera6516]

27:47 "Who are his two best friends?" Oh, you sweet summer child.

[@jorgezarco9269]

Montgomery Scott was the engineer on Star Trek(1966-1969). "Scotty" was his nickname. Gene Roddenberry invented "the transporter" so he could transport people from a starship to a planet. He could not figure out a way to "land the USS Enterprise". "Snotty" is a riff on "Scotty".

[@spaspieler5687]

...and using a shuttle was too expensive for they had a low budget.

[@tofton1977]

"Pizza the Hut... oh my god i just got it!" Priceless!

[@piggyintheshadows]

Always loved that they brought in John Hurt for the Alien joke.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

I saw spaceballs first then Alien and I couldn't help but laugh when the baby alien came bursting out when I should have been filling my drawers 😀

[@soulzzplaysgames]

I love how basically everyone has the same reaction to 'jamming the radar'. Love it.

[@MrSnrubIsRight]

Mel Brooks commented that his preferred version would be an entire film of just the ship introduced in the opening scene endlessly passing, but the studio wouldn't go for it. I 100% believe he would seriously have gifted us that.

[@bdkj3e]

Can you imagine if they made that the sequel, Spaceballs 2 the quest for more money.

[@markusreeve]

"Who are his two best friends?" 😂😂 Please never change Cassie 😀

[@david4883]

“What’s the matter Colonel Sanders? Chicken?” never fails to crack me up. The jokes come so quick in this that you can watch it a few times and still catch new bits. Another awesome reaction to a classic! 👍👍

[@Othraerir]

and then the way colonel sanders speaks after.

[@idg4ff]

i love that mel will set up a joke so that way later in the movie the joke will come back like that. absolute comedic genius

[@jiansonz]

At the time, I didn't get this joke, because it would take a couple of decades before KFC became established here in Sweden.

[@mattp6089]

Certainly comedy gold.

[@randall-king]

That’s my favorite line in the movie.

[@didyouseethat9847]

"We ain't found shit!" still makes me laugh. Joan Rivers is the robot, and she's perfect!

[@snakesnoteyes]

Joan Rivers is always perfect. The first time I saw her, I home from school with the flu and she was interviewing Gwar on her daytime talk show.

[@laustcawz2089]

She's the voice, but the one in the suit is mime Lorene Yarnell.

[@ledoutofshadow8004]

The black spaceball who says "We ain't found shit!" was played by Tim Russ, Tuvok from Voyager.

[@highstimulation2497]

love that that same actor played a vulcan in star trek voyager.

[@GamingWithGeo]

@@highstimulation2497 It's even better because he posted a video a while back where he points out all of his acting credentials, but is still mainly remembered for his one line here in Spaceballs lol

[@mibeatleman6767]

You can't go wrong with a Mel Brooks movie. I'd recommend "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein", both are hysterical.

[@CubsFan2023]

And "The Producers". Probably the most politically incorrect movie you'll ever see.

[@Ramnokri]

I also love the one where brooks has a bet to live one week as a homeless man. After that week everyone pretends to not knowing him and making him real homeless. Don’t know the English name of the movie. I so damn hard love thd hospital scene with the doctor giving the same medicine again and again 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@harley4230]

@@Ramnokri It's called "Life Stinks". It's one of my favorites.

[@Ramnokri]

@@harley4230 yeah mine too.

[@lilmoonbaby6]

I love your comment about a 9 year old boy writing the jokes. I was a 9 year old tomboy when this was released and still love the stupid humor now in my 40s. This is where I discovered Bill Pullman, developed a school girl crush on him and loved him in everything he has done since.

[@RoccondilRinon]

“Wait, who are his two best friends?” I am dead. This is definitely the most childish of Mel Brooks’ films, though Robin Hood: Men In Tights has some similarly silly humour. His most loved films are probably The Producers (the original, not the remake) and Blazing Saddles, both of which star Gene Wilder at the top of his form and both of which I recommend to anyone.

[@AlexandruFlorea1990]

👍

[@jackdoe552]

🤣🤣

[@ghorloch2014]

🍒

[@nom-de-sobriquet]

🤣

[@slugerama]

Im hysterical. I'm in hysterics. I'm in pain and im hysterical. I'm wet im in pain. And Im still hysterical

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

John Candy's career is a tremendous gift to the world. He was such a warm, lovable, and loving man. I'm glad I got to live on the planet when he did.

[@The3rdGunman]

I was just trying to explain John Candy to my 12 year old son the other day. I miss his comedy so much. Great Outdoors, Planes trains..., even Nothing But Trouble

[@The3rdGunman]

@@nsasupporter7557 WOW! I think I was in highschool when someone told me.

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

*uncle buck will live forever*

[@GaryPewteaux63]

Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, and Canadian Bacon are my favorites. I love Planes Trains and Automobiles too!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@The3rdGunman "Who's Harry Crumb?"!!

[@cyberpunkspacejams]

"Who are his two best friends?" I nearly choked 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lokithecat7225]

Carly might have to explain that one for her.

[@endersdragon34]

So innocent

[@bbtank3000]

Spaceballs is a movie geared toward a special breed of us. I'm glad you appreciated it.

[@masamanaris]

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.

[@DavidStowers-o7k]

Along with Richard Crenna (Col. Trautman in the first 3 Rambo Movies), Sir John Hurt is one of a few actors to have done a role in a serious movie and years later rip the piss out of that role in a spot-on spoof movie.

[@kevinstull8552]

Hence why he said "Not Again!" in the movie 😅.

[@JRSmith06]

Spaceballs is one of those movies that I can quite literally quote all the way through...yet I still watch it whenever it's on TV, because it's so damned funny 😂

[@Pop_Pop_Taq]

Same I grew up on that movie and know it by heart lol

[@paulbrickler]

My little sister knows the whole movie by heart, literally every line, and just corrected her husband and I on a quote we were talking about, this morning. It should be noted that I just watched this movie yesterday (TV version), and she hasn't seen it in a while.

[@Andrew_Thannen]

7:55 "Snotty" is a reference to the character Scotty from Star Trek: The Original Series. He's the ship's engineer and runs the transporter room, which is what Skroob is using that results in his head being on backwards. The character also parodies the fact that Scotty was played by a Scottish actor with a heavy accent, by making him a stereotypical Scotsman.

[@gregsager2062]

No, Scotty was a Scottish character played by a Canadian actor (James Doohan).

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

also, when he gives the countdown to beam Skroob back, he goes "lock one, lock two, lock three, Loch Lomond" which is a lake in Scotland, and has a famous song written about it.

[@Silverized84]

@@jakubfabisiak9810 in italy the changed it with lockness

[@onearthonelegion]

@@jakubfabisiak9810 Loch Lomond is a whisky distillery, captain Haddocks favourite

[@cliffgraham9892]

James Doohan played the Character as scottish when he auditioned since some many great engineers were scottish. He also help develop the Klingon language

[@PheelKooL]

“Who are his 2 best friends”😭💀 ohh the innocent minded people loll she didn’t get half the jokes Lmaoo

[@chriscubbernuss3288]

"We ain't found shit!" - Lt. Comm. Tuvok

[@bdkj3e]

I hate that they didn't have that part in this vid.

[@imsnowedn]

1987 I graduated High School. My English teacher was Walt Pullman, Bill Pullmans brother. He was a quiet, artistic teacher from Corning,NY. He was proud of his brother being in his first film after years of stage acting in Albany and NYC and Summerstock theatre.

[@tomstanziola1982]

That is an awesome story! Thanks for sharing! 👏👏

[@RandomNonsense1985]

I never realized Pullman was from NY.

[@alansorensen5903]

Pullman was an adjunct teacher of drama and film at Montana State University in Bozeman. This was just his second movie role after taking his students' advice and heading to Hollywood to pursue a film career. He has reportedly maintained his ties to the Big Sky.

[@RoosterCogburn1008]

"Young Frankenstein" is a must-watch Mel Brooks movie this October.

[@smudger746]

BLUCHER!

[@bigorange2082]

@@smudger746 neigh neigh!!!

[@smudger746]

@@bigorange2082 🤣🤣

[@dizzyrick7653]

The look of shock on you face when Lonestar told Vespa she was ugly when she's angry just about killed me 🤣

[@TheJabbate1]

I watched this movie so much, every line has been permanently engraved into my memories.

[@TheKrensada]

I'll have you know that these bad jokes are top of the line, professional, and crafted with great care. Mel Brooks takes comedy very seriously.

[@AtigunAlaska]

27:48 - "Who are his two best friends?". So wholesome. Haha.

[@phlarb6505]

27:40 "Who are his two best friends?" Cassie you are wonderfully wholesome, that's why I love your videos. I wish I had more people like you in my life. Never change.❤‍🔥

[@nickmanzo8459]

Highly recommend Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder collaborated on the story, and it’s probably Brooks’ objectively best movie.

[@HideousConformity]

Blazing Saddles is another classic, and I think High Anxiety is also well worth a watch.

[@joeignatius7198]

@@HideousConformity While Young Frankenstien was a was a great movie, Blazing Saddles was his masterpiece.

[@MandalorianRevan]

Young Frankenstein was only produced and directed by Mel Brooks. The script was actually written by Gene Wilder.

[@silverdragonheart]

A must watch for Mel Brooks movies is "Young Frankenstein", (1974), starring Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman, Mel Brooks insisted on filming it in black and white so as to better match the feel of the original classic Frankenstein movies of the 1930s. Another is "Blazing Saddles", (1974), also starring Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn both movies are very funny and not as silly as Spaceballs although there is the odd moment here and there.

[@BATTIS94]

Young Frankenstein was also written by Gene Wilder, which explains the kinda different style of humour. Great movie.

[@Existential_Carousel]

All you need to do is timestamp @15:44. Mel already made the list for her 😜

[@Endarfin]

haunted honeymoon.....

[@joelwillems4081]

Terri Garr, you didn't mention Terri Garr. If you think her film acting is great you should watch her destroy Dave Letterman whenever she's on his show. He is so infatuated with her. It's like watching the kid who ate worms in kindergarten, and never grew up, trying to woo the prom queen who became a ceo.

[@beatmet2355]

Two classics released within months. Each with different degrees of comedy: subdued vs. blatant.

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

I love your subtle “oh my gosh” look at the 10:43 mark, when the radar gets “jammed”. 😂🤣

[@eddieanderson9399]

27:43 "Who are his two best friends?" 😂 (His nuts).

[@andrewkorbel9883]

Young Frankenstein is definitely the one that shows it’s worth beyond being just a comedy.

[@kaizen5023]

Yes, you might get more of a kick out of Young Frankenstein as far as Mel Brooks films go.

[@call132]

Y’all are crazy telling her to watch anything other than blazing saddles first. It is truly a masterpieces decades ahead of its time . Listen to this Canuck and go with saddles than frank

[@adamlorenz4748]

Young Frankenstein all the way. She'll be too offended by Blazing Saddles

[@steriopticon2687]

Young Frankenstein is so good because Gene Wilder (the star) kept Mel Brooks' wilder whims in check.

[@Paul77ozee]

I can’t help but laugh everytime Mel Brooks tries to fastened his seat belt with the bears arms. And the scene of him running to the control deck because if he walked the movie would be over.

[@billbabcock1833]

For more Mel Brooks, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein are arguably his two best movies.

[@mitchellneu]

Easily

[@bjgandalf69]

I personally like History of the World, Part 1 more than Young Frankenstein but that's just my personal opinion but I agree that Blazing Saddles and this film are hilarious and among the best of Mel Brooks.

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@bjgandalf69 Why quibble? Just talk about the top 3 and you are all set! And I agree with that trio.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

History of the world Part 1 as well. Of course, I'd expect nothing less from the man who gave us Get Smart.

[@mitchellneu]

@@mikejankowski6321 you’re both right, History Of The World Part 1 is just as hysterical! I guess you could call it just plain nuts…N-V-T-S, nuts! 😂

[@Martinez-mr3uy]

"E for enough". Story of my life too. Never heard that expression before, but I like it.

[@theezeelife292]

"WE AIN'T FOUND SHIT!" Fun fact: the guy that said that line is the guy who played Tuvok on Star Trek Voyager.

[@jimtatro6550]

Mel Brooks was such a huge part of my childhood, I saw Young Frankenstein in 1975 when I was 8 and saw everything he did from that point on. Mel is in his 90’s now and I hope he lives forever

[@tfpp1]

Watching you get the "Pizza the Hut" joke ten minutes later was hysterical. 16:05 - That has to be my favorite conversational bit in the entire movie. XD

[@charlesedward5047]

And her saying "it's so stupid" doesn't bode well that it took her that long to get it.

[@tfpp1]

@@charlesedward5047 Nah, she's all right. I just enjoy watching other people seeing something that I find hilarious.

[@LockeNarshe]

@@charlesedward5047 Stop looking for reasons to be a dick about it. You've made multiple comments that are taking seriously a movie that prides itself on being as far from serious as humanly possible. It 'clicked' and she laughed at the absurd silliness of it, not because she thought it was "stupid". By your own logic, missing the context in which she laughed about it, one might even say that it doesn't bode well for you that it took you so long to get that she found it silly in a playful way...

[@inquisitive6786]

The “you’re delicious” line is the best delivered line in the movie and its hilarious af

[@leefischer5814]

@@charlesedward5047 I think her asking "Who are his 2 Friends" is better before he gets shot in the junk😂

[@jleddy]

The black “Stormtroopers” combing the desert with an Afro pick is one of the greatest visual gags of all time.

[@cardiac19]

“Man. We ain’t found Shit!”

[@emurphy42]

@@cardiac19 And one of those guys (I think the one who said that line) was Tim Russ, who would go on to play a major character in Star Trek: Voyager a few years later.

[@cardiac19]

@@emurphy42 It was in fact Cmdr Tuvok himself. Obviously it was from before he joined Star Fleet. 😺

[@deadcatthinks6725]

Spaceballs The KZbin Channel!

[@jamespfp]

RE: The Alien chest-burst gag scene; In case you've never seen it, the little Alien doing the ragtime song is referencing a Warner Brothers "Looney Tunes" cartoon, the one where a demolition worker discovers a magical singing and dancing frog but it will only sing and dance for him... See also: Michigan J. Frog. RE: The Dinks whistling the Colonel Bogey March; Obviously a direct reference to Bridge on the River Kwai, the gag here is that Alec Guinness (who played the crazy British commanding officer) was also Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.

[@skyhawksailor8736]

Blazing Saddles is a must. While our daughter was going through her Navy "A" school in Pensacola her and some friends went to the Liberty Center. There they have a small theater with recliners and a huge list of DVDs to watch on the projection screen. We had watched Mel Brooks movies while our children were growing up. She spotted Blazing Saddles and asked everyone if they had seen it, nobody had. She said everyone was cracking up so much. Several times afterwards when she went to the Liberty Center, Blazing Saddles was playing.

[@armadillotoe]

When I was stationed at DLI in Monterey a group of us saw it when it first came out. We were crying with laughter.

[@charminbaer2323]

Pensacola Alumni checking in. I went there several times actually for the Marine Corps and Air Force.

[@michaelsandoval714]

Where your white women at?!? LoL. IYKYK. 😁

[@ariochiv]

Blazing Saddles is definitely the high point of Mel Brooks' work for me. Many will say Young Frankenstein, but Blazing Saddles is just more fun.

[@sup9542]

I could never get through Blazing Saddles, just find it so boring. I like his humor more than Cassie does, so if I'm bored, she'll really be bored.

[@robertchurch5646]

Young Frankenstein is a slow-burn comedy epic, cannot recommend highly enough. “Frau Blucher!”

[@davidboivin7996]

Just the mention of her name makes me laugh. 🤣

[@alanholck7995]

Wrrraaaaanhnhn

[@mikethemotormouth]

🐴🐴🐴

[@adrianaheiler9794]

🐎😱🐎😱🐎😱

[@ftristan]

I come for the movies and stay for Cassie's laugh - infectious as always

[@jb888888888]

When I saw this movie in a full theater, I was one of about only 6 people in the audience who got the Kafka joke. I heard someone behind me ask "who's Kafka?"

[@hypnomagician]

There was an extremely clever joke with Ludicrous Speed. The multiple layers of time and space making plaid...😂

[@robertbennion3166]

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" "Uh, The Vulcan Neck Pinch" "No, no you got it all wrong it's where the shoulder meets the neck?" "Like this?" "Yeah!"

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

What other Mel Brooks should you watch? Simple. All of them. He's a comedic genius. But definitely Blazing Saddles. It's the greatest comedy ever.

[@alanholck7995]

I actually like Young Frankenstein better, but Blazing Saddles is right up there

[@laustcawz2089]

Brooks also co-created the TV show "Get Smart", the funniest spy spoof ever!

[@Jalynfein]

Nah. Forrest Gump is the greatest comedy ever made.

[@mikethemotormouth]

I think Dracula: Dead and Loving It might be the one worth passing. But definitely agree about Blazing Saddles.

[@caleba5748]

Forrest Gump was melodrama with comedic elements sprinkled in, not a straight up comedy.

[@KDeCesare]

Don't let the over the top corny nature of this sour you on Mel Brooks. While that's a running theme through most of his films, his other films are of a much wittier nature, and much funnier. Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are a MUST. History of the World part 1 is excellent as well.

[@promontorium]

I doubt she's seen any westerns or Frankenstein movies.

[@rafaelrosario5331]

for Halloween watch Frankenstein first then Mel Brook's comedy spoof...Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles is a Mel Brooks comedy spoof of westerns with social commentary blended in....remember to keep in mind the context of the film and when it was produced.

[@laustcawz2089]

@@rafaelrosario5331 It would be best for her to see "The Bride Of Frankenstein" as well, if she can squeeze it all in.

[@alansnow1129]

Blazing saddles was kinda stupid and spaceballs is better. I recommend the villain with Kirk Douglas.

[@williambevins]

@@laustcawz2089 The Son of Frankenstein also. Brooks took from the first three Frankenstein movies. The Commandant with the mechanical arm is from Son of Frankenstein.

[@kevinhouse4376]

The Alien creature breaking into song is a reference to the classic 1955 Warner Brothers cartoon "One Froggy Evening," which features a singing frog. In fact, they both sing the same song.

[@sterling557]

That scene gave me THE BIGGEST LAUGH ❤😆♥️ the first time I saw this movie! And Cassie got scared again when she recognized it was from Alien!😆😆

[@randieandjodistrom854]

I was impressed how Popcorn In Bed picked up on almost all the references, with the exception of the references to the "Wizard of Oz," with Princess Vespa as Dorothy, Lone Star as the Scarecrow, Dot Matrix as the Tin Man, Barf as the Cowardly Lion, and Yogurt as Oz (and you could throw in Dark Helmet as the Wicked Witch of the West). An amazing parody of multiple classic movies.

[@user-sx4yu3nw4j]

18:01 she also mistook the parodied Jawas for Ewoks, but hey, at least she recognized them as a SW reference

[@Rock-n-Rolla369]

“Forget the ring. I found it in a Cracker Jack box.” That line is so random, it always makes me laugh.

[@lordmortarius538]

Vespa is played by Daphne Zuniga, and the voice of Dot Matrix is Joan Rivers. My favorite thing about this is that in order to do the parody, George Lucas told Mel Brooks he couldn't do ANY merchandising, as it would confuse people wanting to buy Star Wars merch, so Brooks is like "Ok" and put it ALL in the movie LOL. SPACEBALLS THE TOILET PAPER! Brooks also stated his main goal was to make a film where adults could enjoy it and get the references and jokes, while kids could also enjoy it because of the characters and the story :P

[@bclap06able]

Then there was George asking mel not to make Lonestar look like Han solo......so he dressed him as Indiana Jones instead lol

[@LordLOC]

SPACEBALLS THE FLAMETHROWER!!!!1111

[@Blackdog06019]

Also can't forget that George let Mel use ILM cuz he wanted it to look good and not crappy and cheap.

[@Silverized84]

@@LordLOC kids love it

[@stevenpina1983]

Movie adults could enjoy with kids” Kind of like how Star Wars did it before

[@theodorec5775]

27:47 Oh my god... "who are his two best friends?" I've never laughed harder watching a reaction. It's nuts.

[@trainfire2008]

Yeah now I see this comment….. After I made my comment

[@TheChessicfayth]

I see what you did there

[@BNuts]

My brothers and I were each born the same year a _Star Wars_ movie came out. My sister got _SpaceBalls_ . I guess you could say we always knew she'd be more than a little unique.

[@pirateylass]

The Empire Strikes Back here 😅

[@arielvillademayo]

I like when you realize of the Pizza the hut joke.

[@Anthony_Marquis]

"Wait, who were his two best friends?" Oh, Cassie. You innocent, innocent woman.

[@ninjahandz1168]

“Who are the two friends???” Oh Cassey… you are so pure! Bless your heart! 😭

[@johnking2740]

The man doing the sound effects when the radar was jammed was none other than the Man with Ten Thousands Sound Effects - Michael Winslow, the star of the Police Academy movies and numerous other movies. Just like how Robin Williams set the bar for comedy, Michael Winslow set the bar for sound effects.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

He's still able to do it after all these years too.

[@johnking2740]

@@TheCrazyCanuck420 , he was also upgraded from "One Thousand Sound Effects" to "Ten Thousand Sound Effects", even though he has no idea just how many he can actually do.

[@paulgardner5079]

larvell jones

[@jordanb3756]

Fun fact: when Lord Helmut says “Let’s take a five minute break.” ..five mins later they’re back on screen.

[@Jessica_Roth]

"Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein" are obvious Brooks choices, but don't sell "High Anxiety" short. ("History of the World, Part 1" is a bit of a mess, but once you're familiar with Mel's style, it's a lot of fun, too.). And there's the original version of "The Producers", although Mel was playing things a bit straighter in that one than he would later on. In 1987, I was living in on the top floor of a converted house in my college down. It was down by the railroad tracks (so much fun hearing the trains roll in at 4am…) and it only had a heater unit in the living room, which wasn't so great in the winter. But among the compensations was the small 2nd-run movie theater in walking distance with the discount matinees. Just walk around the corner, to the cross street, turn right, down the hill under the railroad overpass and then back up and then a little to the left on the next street. 5 minutes' walk, tops. So that's where I saw this one…and "Full Metal Jacket", too. Nice combo platter, lol. (And some more-forgettable ones, too, of course.) Favorite line: "smoke 'em if you got 'em!" Heh.

[@kuskesh_haramzadeh]

Cassie!!! You absolutely have to watch Mel Brooks's best movie, Young Frankenstein in October!! To this day, it's still the best representation of Mary Shelly's book. And the acting is perfect!!

[@jonathanfeldhaus249]

Wait! Where are you going? I was going to make espresso.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

Has she seen the movies it spoofs?

[@laustcawz2089]

@@BasketCase-rr7tx Good question. I don't think so, but the basic story of "Frankenstein" is pretty well known.

[@mattn6591]

The Best representation of Mary Shelly's book. What on Gods green earth are you talking about????? 50 shades of gray (the book) is closer to Mary Shelly's book than that movie is.

[@OneTrueVikingbard]

Put. The candle. Back!

[@TothanCrawk]

This and Young Frankenstein are my absolute favorite Mel Brooks films.

[@JGComments]

(Sound of horses neighing)

[@GaryPewteaux63]

@@JGComments Blucher!

[@laustcawz2089]

Me, too!!

[@cardiac19]

For me it’s this and History of the World part 1.

[@ralphschmitt5859]

Who are his two best friends?🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are priceless Cassie! ❤️❤️

[@EchoesDaBear]

Welcome back to Canada, eh! Not just John Candy (RIP) as a fellow Canuck, but Rick Moranis too! Two classic and insanely talented SCTV alumni! The chemistry between Moranis & George Wyner (Col. Sandurz) is off the charts!! (especially the dolls segment!) This will forever be my favourite parody movie - especially as a Star Wars fan. My wife and I have always enjoyed absurdist humour (we both love Monty Python), so Mel Brooks is perfectly apt for us! We were so happy when our boys (also Star Wars fans) were old enough to watch this - we now watch together on a semi-regular basis! I am impressed at the nods to other movies that you noticed! (Alien - and that was the original guy from the movie - John Hurt; Planet of the Apes) There are many more though (Yogurt's chamber/statue is from Wizard Of Oz; Dark Helmet's call out to Kafka is in reference to Franz Kafka who did a book called Metamorphosis) Quick note on not getting the 'two best friends' line - here's a hint - what does Lone Star cover up (all the Spaceballs really) when Dark Helmet is about to zap him? Meat and two veg anyone? Great reaction!

[@Kratosx23]

"Snotty" is a parody of Scotty, Montgomery Scott in the original Star Trek series. He was the ships engineer. He was also Scottish so the "Scotty" nickname worked on 2 levels. Whenever he or the crew were ready to teleport back to the Enterprise, Kirk would tell Scotty to beam them up and they'd be teleported to the Enterprises transporter, so that's why in Spaceballs she says "Beam him down" as the opposite. As far as other Brooks films, Blazing Saddles without question.

[@Phi1618033]

Oh man, can you just imagine Cassie's reaction to _Blazing Saddles?_

[@supernicko123]

Mel Brooks is a genius, his particular brand of humor is just wonderful. He is the guy who played President Scroob and Yogurt. Check out Young Frankenstein, Robin Hood Men In Tights, and Blazing Saddles!

[@tannhauser5399]

@Supernicko123 - just came here to say exactly that... Looks like I was too late ;) Agree 100%!

[@momokochama1844]

Don't forget History of the World 🤩

[@tannhauser5399]

@@momokochama1844 - True! A humor in a way similar to "Life of Brian" movie :) Granted it is not Mel Brooks one, but those guys had a similar approach to some "historical events" :)

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

I think you are right. The best way to watch "Space Balls" is having already seen in and watching it with your sister so she can wonder if you love it and are nuts or just want to laugh at her bewilderment about what she is watching.

[@bifftannen1598]

You omitted the best line in the whole movie- "We ain't found sh!t". And Barf's tail going up the waitress's skirt was great too

[@Gogettor]

That’s is why the fast version of the Tesla is called the Plaid. And you can activate ludicrous speed

[@dave1986R]

One of my favorite movies of all times. It’s perfect that you watched this while you were in Canada, because Rick Moranis is Canadian, and so was John Candy, Rest In Peace. Mel Brooks said in an interview that Rick Moranis was the one who recommended John Candy for the role of Barf. Because they had worked together on SCTV in the late ‘70’s. Bill Pullman (Lone Starr) was also Meg Ryan’s ex-fiancé in Sleepless in Seattle.

[@emurphy42]

Oh, speaking of Canada, she should absolutely react to some SCTV episodes!

[@laustcawz2089]

Pullman is quite underrated. His films also include "Sibling Rivalry", "Malice" & "The Serpent & The Rainbow".

[@SGlitz]

The most obscure joke in this movie is The Quark twins cameo.loved it.

[@sterling557]

I knew that was from Quark, but it really was The Twins?!

[@lilianaalmeidacarvalho]

Bill Pullman was also in While You Were Sleeping (1995) with Sandra Bullock which you definitely should react to 😁

[@Lensmaster1]

The scene at the end when she finds out Lonestar did not take the reward, just a few dollars for some expenses, is a reference to that same thing happening at the end of It Happened One Night (1934).

[@corybritton1966]

"Who are his two best friends" Cassie you are precious!!! Don't you dare change!!

[@maverickmathematica536]

Favorite Popcorn comment @19:16, "There's going to be a giant comb-I KNEW it!" :) WAY more funny watching you react to the ridiculous humor than the actual movie -- keep these reactions coming!

[@paularonald8626]

"Man, we ain't found SHIT!"

[@dusenphenox]

In Spaceballs Yogurt teaches Lone Starr to use "the Schwartz". Schwartz is a German/Jewish name meaning "dark" or "black". Yogurt is literally telling him to use the dark side. Yogurt is a Sith Lord and Lone Starr his Sith apprentice.

[@aklimar2208]

Fun fact ... the doll scene was not in the script. During shooting, Mel Brooks took the idea to Rick who told him to get the camera. What's in the movie is the 1st take, no script, no rehearsal. That's how good Rick Moranis is!

[@PJ-km6xj]

"Prepare for Metamorphosis" "Ready Kafka" My favorite joke in this movie 🤣🤣 The look Scroob gives Dark Helmet is priceless

[@lordgoobr]

A little piece of trivia for the opening crawl. In the novelization of this movie (YES IT DOES EXIST), the opening crawl is on the front page, and the font shrinks with every line and that "if you can read this you don't need glasses" is something like 1pt font.