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Spaceballs

1987

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman ...

5.7

17,882

Comedy. Sci-Fi. Fantasy Planet Spaceball's President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"If it isn't likely to generate what Mr. Brooks himself refers to as 'Spaceballs II: The Search for More Money,' neither is it anything less than gentle, harmless satire that occasionally has real bite."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"How do you review a movie like this? I guess by saying whether you laughed or not. I did laugh, but not enough to recommend the film (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"If Spaceballs disappoints you, it isn't because it's unfunny or not entertaining. Brooks at medium pressure is still more amusing than most movie makers"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Subtlety had never been Brooks’ thing (...) the humour rarely rises above the level of school panto (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite its often tired excesses, Brooks has concocted a loving and intermittently uproarious salute to the science-fiction genre"	NEU
United States	Mike Clark USA Today	"Full of love, Spaceballs is full of laughs; after 13 years of screen disappointments, Brooks has almost delivered another Young Frankenstein."	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Mel Brooks will do anything for a laugh. Unfortunately, what he does in Spaceballs, a misguided parody of the Star Wars adventures, isn't very funny."	NEG

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