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When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Language
Budget$22,700,000
Revenue $38,119,483
English
Budget$22,700,000
Revenue $38,119,483
Keywords
galaxy
android
space marine
laser gun
temple
swordplay
space battle
space travel
space mission
satire
altar
magnet beam
speed of light
plastic surgery
password
parody
spoof
hilarious
gross out comedy
Casts
Mel Brooks
President Skroob / Yogurt
John Candy
Barf
Rick Moranis
Dark Helmet
Bill Pullman
Lone Starr
Daphne Zuniga
Princess Vespa
Dick Van Patten
King Roland
George Wyner
Colonel Sandurz
Michael Winslow
Radar Technician
Joan Rivers
Dot Matrix (voice)
Lorene Yarnell Jansson
Dot Matrix
John Hurt
John Hurt
Sal Viscuso
Radio Operator
Ronny Graham
Minister
Jim J. Bullock
Prince Valium
Leslie Bevis
Commanderette Zircon
Jim Jackman
Major Asshole
Mike Pniewski
Laser Gunner
Sandy Helberg
Dr. Schlotkin
Stephen Tobolowsky
Captain of the Guard
Jeff MacGregor
Snotty
Henry Kaiser
Magnetic Beam Operator
Denise Gallup
Charlene
Dian Gallup
Marlene
Gail Barle
Waitress
Dey Young
Waitress
Rhonda Shear
Woman in Diner
Robert Prescott
Sand Cruiser Driver
Jack Riley
TV Newsman
Tom Dreesen
Megamaid Guard
Rudy De Luca
Vinnie
Tony Griffin
Prison Guard
Rick Ducommun
Prison Guard
Ken Olfson
Head Usher
Bryan O'Byrne
Organist
Wayne Wilson
Trucker in Cap
Ira Miller
Short Order Cook
Earl Finn
Guard with Captain
Mitchell Bock
Video Operator
Tommy Swerdlow
Troop Leader
Tim Russ
Trooper
Ed Gale
Dink
Antonio Hoyos
Dink
Felix Silla
Dink
Arturo Gil
Dink
Tony Cox
Dink
John Kennedy Hayden
Dink
Dee Booher
Bearded Lady
Johnny Silver
Caddy
Brenda Strong
Nurse
Dom DeLuise
Pizza the Hutt (voice)
Robert Buckingham
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Corey Burton
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Dan Cotter
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Brent Dunsford
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Phil Hartman
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Conrad Hurtt
Guard (uncredited)
Rick Lazzarini
Pizza the Hutt / Ape #2 (uncredited)
Tress MacNeille
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry Maren
Dink (uncredited)
Terence Marsh
Spaceball Drum Beater (uncredited)
Steve McLean
Movie Crew Member (uncredited)
Sam L. Nickens
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Paragon
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Rob Paulsen
Spaceball with Comb / Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Julie Pitkanen
Self-Destruct Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Pollock
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Meehan
King Roland's Aide (uncredited)
Crews
Mel Brooks
Director
Mel Brooks
Screenplay
Thomas Meehan
Screenplay
Ronny Graham
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
Producer
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Nick McLean
Director of Photography
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
David Rubin
Casting
Bill Shepard
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Terence Marsh
Production Design
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
John Franco Jr.
Set Decoration
Ken Diaz
Makeup Artist
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Sound Effects Editor
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Mike Washlake
Stunts
Jeff Pescetto
Songs
Dane Farwell
Stunt Double
John J. Hawkins
Special Effects
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer
Randy Thom
Sound Designer
Ezra Swerdlow
Co-Producer
Donfeld
Costume Design
Dan Kolsrud
Assistant Director
Mitchell Bock
Second Assistant Director
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nicholas C. Smith
Additional Editing
Dianne Wager
Assistant Art Director
Peter Kelly
Set Designer
Richard McKenzie
Set Designer
Jacques Valin
Set Designer
Camille Abbott
Production Illustrator
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Michael D. O'Shea
Camera Operator
Steve Bridge
Camera Operator
Michael A. Chavez
First Assistant Camera
Steve McLean
First Assistant Camera
George Llerena
Second Assistant Camera
Tom Stern
Chief Lighting Technician
Bill Young
Key Grip
Jeff Wexler
Production Sound Mixer
Don Coufal
Production Sound Mixer
Jim Stuebe
Production Sound Mixer
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Jay Ignaszewski
Associate Editor
Clarinda Wong
Assistant Editor
Debra Goldfield
Assistant Editor
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Armin Steiner
Scoring Mixer
Michael John Meehan
Location Manager
Mary Courtney
Production Coordinator
Charmaine Nash Simmons
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bruce Ericksen
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Designer
Melanie Levitt
Makeup Artist
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Peter Albiez
Special Effects Supervisor
Richard Ratliff
Special Effects
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Craig Boyajian
Visual Effects Coordinator
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael John Bateman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Glad Pickering
Dialogue Editor
Ronald Sinclair
Dialogue Editor
George Simpson
Dialogue Editor
Ken Fischer
Sound Effects Editor
Ernie Fosselius
Sound Effects Editor
Ronald Jacobs
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Johnson
Foley Recordist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Luke Mendes
Producer
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