S5 E2: Spaceballs (1987)

About this episode

The episode reviews the 1987 sci-fi comedy film Spaceballs, highlighting its parody of Star Wars and other sci-fi tropes.

Spaceballs (1987) is a PG-rated sci-fi comedy film that parodies Star Wars and other sci-fi tropes. The plot follows space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his "Mawg" (half-man, half-dog) sidekick Barf as they rescue Princess Vespa from the villainous Dark Helmet, who wants to steal her planet's air. Music Credits: Downtown Walk by | e s c p | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://escp-music.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Host: Pizza My Mind Podcast

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• comedy
• parody
• Star Wars
• film review

Keywords

• Spaceballs
• sci-fi comedy
• Star Wars parody
• film review
• 1987 movie

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Books & works: Spaceballs

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