Spaceballs
Summary
The bestSpaceballsquotes show why the 1987 Mel Brooks sci - fi comedy remains a cult classic decades later on . Spaceballsis a parody of theStar Warsfranchise , but the motion picture has established its own iconic status with its uproarious gags , from the sport references to the fourth - bulwark - breaking fun . The movie ’s plot for the most part followsStar Wars : Episode IV - A New Hope . What makesSpaceballsa fad classic is the band of colorful eccentric and highly quotable talks throughout the blank space odyssey . Each graphic symbol provides plenty of hysteric one - liners , with Dark Helmet ( Rick Moranis ) often creditworthy for the funniestSpaceballsquotes .
UsingStar Warssatire for many of its jokes , Spaceballsis consideredone of the best Mel Brooks moviesbecause of its full assortment of funniness and a hand packed with one - liners and gags that are hilarious even out of context of use . The most memorableSpaceballsquotes stab play at the sci - fi genreand motion picture making in general , use hilarious puns , and embrace the wackiness of the characters to lambast much more thanStar Wars . The result is a wide-eyed array of hilarious line that giveSpaceballsthe reputation as one of the most dear sci - fi comedies ever .
Just like the space opera house it parodies , Mel Brooks ' Star Wars spoof Spaceballs is a timeless gem that still hold up to this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
30"What Happened To ‘Then?'"
Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis)
TheSpaceballsmoment with Colonel Sandurz bring out a VHS tape that was made of the completed movie before they finished shooting it was a good meta jocularity on its own . The persona fancy themselves at that accurate here and now in the pic and turning to appear at the camera was also funny . However , there is one bit of this gag in the movie that is often overlooked . Mel Brooks delivers his own Laurel and brave homage .
When Colonel Sandurz is fast - forward the tape , he goes past a aspect that would help Darth Helmet and the two get into a conversation about the confusion between " then " and " now . “Darth Helmet has no idea what is going on with the truehearted forwarding and the estimate of then and now . Still , it get under one’s skin even peculiar when Helmet is stay put only throwing out one - Book questions , from " Why , " to " When , " to " How Soon , " to finally hollo out " Who ? " when Sandurz speak about stopping their foe . Rick Moranis ’s disordered delivery here was perfect .
29"Are We Being Too Literal, Sir?”
Colonel Sandurz (George Wyner)
There is a moment where Darth Helmet and Colonel Sandurz are on the sandy satellite take care for the escaped princess . While they are there , it pays court to the scene fromStar war : A New Hope , where Darth Vader sends the Imperial Troopers to look Tatoonine for the droids . In this case , Darth Helmet demands that his soldier disentangle the entire satellite . As expected , the soldier are using gargantuan combs to comb the gumption literally .
That leads to this line where Darth Helmet and Colonel Sandurz are on the major planet , following the orders from their require officer to comb the satellite . When Sandurz asks this motion , Darth Helmet answer that they are not " too real " because they are doing what they were told . It then all terminate with a perfect furrow when no one retrieve anything , head to the last soldier , with a tiny hair choice , yelling , " We ai n’t found sh*t . "
28"It’s Mega Maid, Sir! She’s Gone From S*** To Blow!"
There are some cases where a joke is so ludicrous that it should never work . However , in some miraculous manner , Mel Brooks is able to get it to heighten laughs despite its ridiculous nature . That is the case with the Mega Maid . In this scene , President Skroob has arrange Darth Helmet and his crew to blow all the air out of Planet Druidia , where Princess Vespa ’s founding father , King Roland , rules . Lone Starr realizes the enemy ship is turning into a jumbo robotlike maid with a vacuum cleaner cleaner .
27"I Always Have Coffee When I Watch Radar, You Know That!"
One of the thing that makesSpaceballsso funny is Rick Moranis ’s comic timing . Few doer could pluck off the silly roles he play during his vocation , fromGhostbusterstoHoney , I shrink the Kids . However , his role as Darth Helmet might be his masterpiece . He was oblivious but also demanded that others treat him with respectfulness , even if he was often the butt joint of most of the laugh .
His powers ensured everyone was scared of him , though . In this shot , Darth Helmet wants to be in perfect control , but he has no idea what he is doing . As he want to see the radio detection and ranging , he choke to the Mr. Coffee machine insteadand is confused . When Colonel Sandurz explain the machine , Helmet deliver this line to spread over his blooper in a direction that only Rick Moranis could .
26"What’s The Matter Colonel Sanderz? Chicken?"
As Darth Helmet and his ship are close in on Lone Starr , Barf , and Princess Vespa , he fuck off confused when they hit Hyperdrive . Wanting to catch them , he demands that his ship do more than faint speeding . He demands that they go to " Ludicrous speed . " Everyone is worried because it is very dangerous , so Darth Helmet fork out this line to Colonel Sandurz , which might be a mathematical product of its meter but remains very funny , disregardless .
The joke concerns Colonel Sandurz ’s name . Colonel Sanders is the man who founded the fast food eating place chain Kentucky Fried Chicken ( now known as simply KFC ) . He was not only the founder but served as its brand embassador , and his name and face became synonymous with the franchise . It is almost certain that when Mel Brooks named the grapheme Colonel Sandurz , he was looking for a place to add this gag .
25"If You Can Read This, You Don’t Need Glasses."
Opening Crawl
Theopening cower inStar Warsmoviesare among the most iconic facial expression of the franchise , so it was inevitable thatSpaceballswould have its own take on the concept . The crawling ab initio is fairly straightforward and does its job of setting up the main tarradiddle of the movie that is about to blossom forth . However , the interview bonk there is a jocularity coming and sure enough , as the words get smaller and further aside , Spaceballsreveals the integral scuttle creep to be a standard eye exam .
Here ’s theSpaceballsopening crawling in full :
Once upon a time warp …
In a galaxy very , very , very , very , far aside there live a unpitying race of beings know as … Spaceballs
Chapter Eleven
The evil leaders of Planet Spaceball , having foolishly squandered their precious ambience , have organize a secret plan to take every breathing time of atmosphere away from their peace - hump neighbor , Planet Druidia .
Today is Princess Vespa ’s wedding day . unbeknown to the princess but knownst to us , danger lurks in the stars above …
If you’re able to interpret this , you do n’t require glasses .
It is a fun means to kick off theMelBrooksStar Warsspoof , and the text is expectedly hilarious . Not only is this high note to startSpaceballson , it also showed early on just how consecrated it was to faux - accuracy when spoofingStar Wars . consultation knew straight aside thatSpaceballswasn’t fit to just be a funny sci - fi movie that had a few nods to the hit George Lucas franchise , but was start to take direct puncher at everything from the esthetical to the format .
24"I Can’t Breathe In This Thing."
AnotherStar WarselementSpaceballspokes play at is Darth Vader ’s iconic helmet and labored breathing . Rick Moranis ’s theatrical role , Dark Helmet , is theSpaceballsparody ’s take on Darth Vader is creditworthy for many of the bestSpaceballsquotes . The first appearance of Dark Helmet , complete with an absurdly outsized helmet and the conversant respiration sound of Darth Vader , consider no time to poke fun at theStar WarsSith Lord .
While Vader ’s helmet was to save up his life , it seems Dark Helmet ’s headdress is a purely aesthetic choice and not very practical .
Darth Vaders breaths were one of the most iconic elements of the originalStar Warstrilogy , being synonymous with its first main antagonist since his coming into court at the beginning ofA New Hope . It ’s no surprise then that Mel Brooks chose to poke fun at this fussy constituent of his character . Dark Helmet ’s breathing gets progressively labored until he opens up the helmet puff for breathing time . While Vader ’s helmet was to save his life , it seems Dark Helmet ’s headgear is a strictly aesthetic choice and not very practical .
23"You Idiots! These Are Not Them! You’ve Captured Their Stunt Doubles!"
Captain of the Guard (Stephen Toblowsky)
Spaceballswas a successful comedy not just because it was aStar Warsspoof , but because it also appeal to a much wide hearing thanStar Warsfans alone thanks to its many loosely funny moments . Brooks was a comedic powerhouse disregarding of the specific musical genre , andSpaceballswouldn’t be as lovingly remembered if it focus solely on poking fun at George Lucas ’s movies . Mel Brooks ' put-on movies were knownfor split up the fourth rampart , and this earlySpaceballsquote from the Captain of the Guard played by Stephen Toblowsky is one of the funniest examples .
Spaceballshas several fourth wall breaks , and one of the good comes when the sub are seemingly captured by Dark Helmet ’s force . However , it ’s apace revealed with this hilarious product line that the prisoners taken by the sentry go are n’t the crew of The Eagle 5 but the stunt doubles of the player playing them .
22"The Ship Is Too Big. If I Walk, The Movie Will Be Over."
President Skroob (Mel Brooks)
Filmmaker Mel Brooks also had sight of act experience , and he look in many of his movies , includingYoung FrankensteinandBlazing Saddles , both of which released in 1974.Spaceballsis no elision , and Brooks plays several characters in the movie . Mel Brooks ' role as Yogurt certainly get for some hilariousSpaceballsquotes , but perhaps the funnier function is that of President Skroob .
President Skroob briskly walks past all the soldier , almost breaking out into a run , explaining that the movie does n’t have enough time for him to take the air .
mean to be a less threatening and more unskilled stand - in for Emperor Palpatine fromStar Wars , Skroob even gets a moment like Palpatine ’s entering inReturn of the Jedi . He arrives slowly walking down an gangway of stormtroopers standing at care . InSpaceballs ' rendering , however , President Skroob briskly walks past all the soldier , almost breaking out into a rill , excuse that the movie does n’t have enough time for him to take the air . This is one of the many moments inSpaceballsthat immingle prank at the expense ofStar Warswith quaternary wall - breaking meta - humor about filmmaking in general .
21"Now You See That Evil Will Always Triumph Because Good Is Dumb."
There are many quotes inStar Warsthat are beloved by fans of the enfranchisement but , when scrutinize too closely , do n’t in reality stand up that well ( and this is definitely true of the original trilogy).As entertaining asStar Warsis , it has sometimes been criticized for being overly simplistic in its portrayal of commodity versus evil . Spaceballsleaps on that simple theme and has a lot of playfulness poking fun at the generic heroes versus villains story of the originalStar Warstrilogy .
When Dark Helmet and Lone Star confront off in the climax ofSpaceballs , Dark Helmet ’s argument for why his side is superior is uproariously infantile , taking the subtext of Darth Vader ’s attempts to sway Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side and delivering the message in the direction a 10 - twelvemonth - old would . While modernStar Warsmovies and telecasting shows have experimented a turn more with moral ambiguity , the original trilogy depicted this struggle in very un - nuanced terms , which thisSpaceballsquotes hilariously scold .
