Spaceballs (1987)
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May the schwartz be with you.
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?
- Released: 1987-06-24
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 3,628 votes
Directed by Mel Brooks.
Top cast
- Bill Pullman as Lone Starr
- Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet
- Mel Brooks as President Skroob / Yogurt
- John Candy as Barf
- Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa
- Dick Van Patten as King Roland
- George Wyner as Colonel Sandurz
- Michael Winslow as Radar Technician
- Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix (voice)
- Lorene Yarnell Jansson as Dot Matrix
Where to watch Spaceballs
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, BBC America, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, YouTube Free, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
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