# Spaceballs (1987)

> Mel Brooks turns a princess-rescue space opera into a gleefully anarchic spoof of blockbuster science fiction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/797

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
- Director: Mel Brooks
- Cast: Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Michael Winslow
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094012/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, goofy, sardonic, comedy movie night, sci fi marathon

## Movies like Spaceballs

- [Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/16178)
- [The Last Starfighter (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/6786)
- [(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/4961)
- [The Princess Bride (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/1730)
- [Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/6909)
- [Blazing Saddles (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/6100)
- [Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/8975)
- [Star Wars (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/12)
- [Galaxy Quest (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/769)
- [The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/6362)

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