Facts: Mel Brooks went to George Lucas and told him the idea for the movie. He loved it, and said they could use all the Star Wars sets and props, but only on one condition, they could not sell any merchandise. That is the reason for the scene in Yogurt's cave. And the randomly placed product placements. Also, said he could not dress "Lone Star" as Han Solo, so he dressed him as Indiana Jones.
Rick gave us many great characters, and we gotta commend him on focusing on family. While we'd all love to see him back in action, none of us would want that to be detrimental to him or his family.
The Princess was played by Daphne Zuniga. She was on the 1990s TV series Melrose Place. The black guy in the desert who says " We ain't found sh*t" was played by Tim Russ who would later play Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
Also, the “Dink Dink” March was a WWII song called “Colonel Bogey March”, which was whistled in the classic WWII movie “Bridge Over The River Kwai”. It was also used as a British propaganda parody during WWII called “Hitler Has Only Got One Ball”, notably used in the Amazon series “The Man In The High Castle”. “Hitler has only got one ball Göring has two but very small Himmler has something similar But poor old Goebbles has no balls at all”
You need to watch the original two "Alien" and "Aliens" films. The first Alien film is scifi horror. Then they changed it up and made the sequel an action film! Both are fantastic films!
@@torontomame My wife bought a car this week, the finance manager was grumbling about how hard it is to buy parts and ribbons for their dot matrix. 2024 vehicle & 1970's technology. Thing is, the printer was probably 30 years older than yhe finance office😂
The movies you missed: Planet of the Apes (1968) and Alien (1979). This is such an great movie, and so very quotable. Mel Brooks is really a genius when it comes to spoofs and comedy. So happy you both enjoyed it and had some good laughs!
@@korimiller379 That's no random guy from Alien, that's the great British actor John Hurt! He even got to play the War Doctor for the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who in a long and storied career. :)
Those little guys in the robes that rescued them in the desert were a parody of the Star Wars creatures called Jawas. And it wasn't any Disney song they were whistling. That song's called "Colonel Bogey March", and it was written in 1914 by a British Army Lieutenant. It's been used in movies again and again over the years, mostly war or military movies. But the kids in "The Breakfast Club" did whistle it together in the library.
The singing frog Jay mentioned was Michigan Frog from Looney Tunes. & Amber is correct: them landing on the beach was from Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston (60's movie series)
35:26 - LOL, that guy said, "Oh no, not again", because he was the actor in the Sci-Fi classic, "Alien", in that famed scene when the alien burst out of his chest. Spaceballs spoofed just about every single Sci-Fi space film that every came out in those days, LOL.
The diner scene at the end is spoofing the movie Alien. Also, the merchandising part is funnier when you know that when Mel Brooks asked permission from the Star Wars people to make the movie they agreed as long as he didn't sell merchandise!
21:39 - This actor (holding the pick) is Tim Russ who played one of the best Vulcan's in the Star Trek universe. He was on the show, "Star Trek Voyager" in the mid 90s to early 2000s.
Mel Brooks played The President and Yogurt, and his accent was more Jewish/Yiddish than Brooklyn which is why they used jokes like the Swartz and Drewish Princess.
The diner scene at the end with the guy laying on the table and the alien popping out of his chest is a spoof of the Alien horror movies. The guy that was in this scene is John Hurt and he is reprising his roll from the original Alien movie from 1979 where this same thing happened, hence the line "Oh no. Not again." Also, I don't know if ya'll know this, but Mel Brooks didn't just direct this movie, but he also played as President Skroob and Yogurt.
About all the "Branding." When the first "Star Wars" movie was being made, Mark Hamil overheard the talks of merchandising based on the movie. So, he got it put into his contract that he got one of anything made with "Star Wars" on it. He did not realize, "they were going to be making Darth Vader Electric Toothbrushes." For years, he had crates of stuff delivered to his house on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. He even got stuff that was not sold in the United States.
The voice of Dot Matrix was done by Joan Rivers who is probably the best female stand up comedian of all time. Her career spanned 57 years. She worked until her death in 2014 age 81
I loved her name, but I'm guessing a lot of younger viewers haven't heard the term "dot matrix printer." It's interesting seeing the pop culture references that have passed from use.
May The Schwartz Be With You! One of the funniest and craziest Star Wars Parody movies ever made! "What's the matter, Sanders? Chicken?" "Prepare ship (Voice cracks) Prepare Ship For Ludicrous Speed!" 😂 "Comb the desert!" "Did you find anything!?" "We ain't found shit!" Lol!😂
Tbh, I think a lot of it would go by them-you can’t take anything literally in that movie and have to listen to everything because you would miss so much not paying attention.
Rick Moranis as Darth Helmut stole every scene in this movie. He was so funny. Director Mel Brooks played the president. Was quite surprised Amber and Jay that you didn't recognize him. Daphne Zuniga played the princess. She was an underrated 80's/90's actress who shot to short lived fame when she was cast in the 90's cult show "Melrose Place" which starred Heather Locklear.
Barf - "I'm a Mog, half man half dog. I'm my own best friend". Always loved that line lol. Mel Brooks (Yogurt) has made so many good movies as you've already seen a couple I believe. Try History Of The World which is another great one of his.
Fun fact, in the scene where Dark Helmet is playing with his dolls, Rick Moranis improvised the dialogue. And if you didn't know, Lone Star is an amalgamation of Luke and Han, hence why he's a pilot like Han but is trained by Yogurt like Luke and Yoda.
I saw this in the theaters when it was first released, and it's my favorite Mel Brooks movie! "Dot Matrix" was a style of printer in use when this movie was released. She was played by Lorene Yarnell, of the mime act Shields and Yarnell. Joan Rivers supplied the voice. "Oh no! Not again!" was a reference to the movie Alien, when the creature burst out of a man's chest--and yes, the man in Alien was played by John Hurt, the same actor in the diner. The dancing alien creature was an homage to a dancing cartoon frog, Michigan J. Frog (original appearance in the cartoon short, One Froggy Evening) May The Schwartz Be With You! 😁😉
Which franchise should they watch first? Alien or Planet of the Apes - in both franchises I mean the original movies and the more recent ones, get the full experience for both
John Hurt was the guy in the diner. That is a spoof of the movie Alien, which also co-starred John Hurt. The creature from Alien that came out of his stomach was a spoof of Michigan J. Frog from the Warner Brothers cartoon One Froggy Evening. Once you Watch Planet of the Apes, you will appreciate that spoof too.
Thank you for recalling this point Amber. The famous who's on first sketch was originally performed in Vaudeville then later for television and w/the USO for the troops by the legendary Abbott and Costello. Lou Costello: " Who's on first?" Bud Abbott: "No 'Who's' on second, 'What' is on 1st" & so on...I highly encourage you both to find a recording of that
17:42 - That's an old Abbott & Costello comedy routine waaay back in 1938. I wasn't born yet myself, but when I grew up decades later, they used to always show this comedy sketch on TV a lot.
The Diner scene was a spoof of the 1979 scifi horror Alien. They used the same actor, John Hurt to reprise the chest burster scene. And Jay, you were on the money with the frog, because the creature spoofs the frog from a classic Looney Toons bit, in case you didn't know the movie was made by Warner Brothers, the home of Looney Tunes. The final scene was spoofing the final scene from the 1968 Planet of the Apes. So much going on with this movie! Mel Brooks is awesome, and has no problem going over the top!
I am so glad you did this one! It truly is one of the funniest parody movies ever! Mel Brooks is a comic genius! -when Brooks pitched the idea to George Lucas to get his permission, Lucas absolutely loved it and gave him his blessing. Provided they did no merchandising -Rick Moranis is another great comedic actor! In fact, the scene where Dark Helmet is playing with his dolls was completely improvised by him. Sadly his wife passed away from cancer and he retired from acting to be a full time dad for his kids -as others have pointed out, the diner scene is another spoof of Alien. In fact, it’s the same actor John Hurt who gets the alien explode from his stomach. The fact that the alien sings like Michigan J Frog from Looney Tunes makes it even funnier!
The Twins at about 9:30 are Dian and Denise Gallup. They were the "Doublemint Twins" for a long time. Wrigley's Doublemint gum had always featured twins in their ads. They were parodying themselves therefore, hence why he says "Chew your gum" to them.
I remember seeing this in the theater when I was a kid. The Mr. Video scene is brilliant, and all the gags and puns are All on point! Thanks you guys for reacting to a classic, love your content, keep killin it!
The actress playing Princess Vespa is Daphne Zuniga. She made tons of minor movies in the 80s & 90s. She got big on tv shows Melrose Place with Heather Thomas and One Tree Hill. But I remember first seeing her play Helen Hunt’s little sister in The Quarterback Princess.
19:50 Actually, Amber, that tune is a whistled tune that was originally used in "The Bridge On The River Kwai" which starred Sir Alec Guinness, Obi-Wan Kenobi from the original Star Wars Trilogy
17:41 The old skit you’re referring to, Amber, is “Who’s On First?,” which was made famous by the comedy duo Abbott & Costello, who were two of the biggest stars in the world in the 1940s and early 1950s. They usually did the routine on radio, but one of their many films does have it, the 1945 film THE NAUGHTY NINETIES. I also recommend their earlier films BUCK PRIVATES (1941), IN THE NAVY (1941), RIDE ‘EM COWBOY (1942), and IN SOCIETY (1944). You’ll really enjoy them! Great silly fun!
Love this movie, always makes me laugh. Voice of the Female robot Called Dot is comedian Joan Rivers R.I.P. Joan. Yes the dog like character is The Great John Candy. The guy with him is the actor Bill Pullman who played the president in Independence Day movie. Actually guys I still have VHS movies and a player that still works. Amber the who's on first sketch was Abbott and Costello. The alien that came out of that guys chest in the diner its a Alien movie reference, the first one, that actor was the actual actor fromt the Alien movie John Hurt. Check the first Alien out and you'll get that reference guys. The vadar landed in the head, its a reference to planet of the apes movie.
Also the joke in the diner is suppose to be lame, but if you like Dad jokes it's suppose to be funny due to the word play on the planet Pluto and Mickey's dog Pluto.
15:00-15:04/ The actress playing the princess is Daphne Zuniga. She was in the 80's flick THE FLY 2 with Eric Stoltz. She was even a regular on the original MELROSE PLACE back in the 90's. I believe she appeared on ONE TREE HILL, as well. ❤
Rick Moranis was a well known character actor when this came out. You saw him in Ghostbusters as the nerdy neighbor. You would also enjoy him in Parenthood whuch costars Steve Martin as well as a while slew of well known actirs at the time. You both would enjoy it. Bill Pullman is the actor who played Lone Star. He was the original fiance in Sleepless in Seattle. Thanks for the movie!
Other Rick Moran's movies include, Honey I shrank the kids, Honey I blew up the kids, and Amber also referenced Little Shop of Horrors, which is the one with the plant
Might have already been mentioned, but a couple of the references you might have missed. "Prince Valium" is a joke on an old newspaper comic called "Prince Valiant" and the drug valium. And the alien that came out of the guy is a reference to the movie "Alien". Watch "Alien" if you want the ultimate sci-fi horror film.
Well also it was a common thing back in the day to say that a woman was "sleeping with Prince Valium" as at the time valium was prescribed to women a lot more than men.
I still remember watching this at the theater with my friends. The video scene killed us because people always talk about how fast a movie got released onto videocassette real quick.
This is One of my top 5 favorite movies! My Mom and I quoted this to one another from the time we saw it in theaters to her death. She’s gone to plaid now…I can hear her laughing from here. Thanks for reviewing this one. ❤❤❤✌🏻👩🏻🦰👍🏻. Mel Brooks is the very best! And the short , short version of the wedding, I did at my wedding to much laughter. 😊
My father's cousin was Vinny the Gangster with Pizza the Hut. His name is Rudy De Luca and he also help Mel Brooks write a few movies. I love spaceballs
The diner scene spoofed Alien. The same actor played the part in both movies, which is why he said not again. The song was from Michigan J Frog in the Warner Brothers classic cartoon.
The little critter coming out of the guy's stomach was an Aliens reference - you'll have to watch Alien and Aliens (the sequel) for a scary October movie this year...:)
Bill Pullman, the actor who plays Lone Starr, is in a really funny movie called "Ruthless People" (1986), which also stars Bette Midler, and Danny Devito, Judge Reinhold (of Beverly Hills Cop), and Helen Slater. Pullman also stars in these other great titles: "Lake Placid", "Independence Day", "The Serpent and the Rainbow", "Titan A.E." (voice).
As someone else mentioned,the diner scene towards the end is spoofing the movie Alien. The guy that had the alien pop out of his chest was the actor in the movie Alien, which is why he said "Not again." And I find that to be the funnies scene in the movie! Also, the scene where Dark Helmet and company landed on the beach and the monkey guy rode up is spoofing Planet of the Apes. I love this movie and I can literally recite it verbatim from beginning to end. So glad you got around to this one.
5:12 I still envisage Dot Matrix meeting C-3PO being something like this Dot: Hubbana-hubbana-hubbana! Who is THAT fine piece of metal? Haven't thought up the right line for C-3PO yet but am mostly thinking he'd be flustered by her sudden attention, something along the lines of 'Madam, I must protest....'
A few of the movie reverences in this, that you need to watch are the Aliens movies, the Planet of the Apes movies, and of course the Star Trek movies (and show!). Both of them are great series, but make sure you start from the beginning. Mel Brooks played the evil commander and also Yogurt. Some other great comedies by him are: The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety and History of the World: part 1.
First of all thanks so much for all your reactions, and for all your hard work. Your videos always show how much effort you put in. Now just FYI: the last scene that you saw where the creature came out of the guys chest? That was from the movie Alien (the first one). And the guy that it happened to in Spaceballs, his name is John Hurt, he is the guy that it happened to an Alien also. There are so many references to great sci-fi movies. Mel Brooks is the master of these kind of spoof movies. He makes them so well so tongue-in-cheek, so sarcastic, and so hilariously funny. Now you’ve got to review his movie Robin Hood: Men In Tights (guess what that’s a spoof of? LOL!). It is really very funny. Thanks again for all your hard work. I’ve been a subscriber of yours since I first saw your reaction a year ago! 😊👍🙏
Also, I forgot to mention that the last scene where the Spaceballs come out of mega maids nose is actually from the original movie called Planet of the Apes in which an astronaut gets lost in space and land on a planet, where the apes rule and human beings are basically caged animals. The last scene of that movie is the human astronaut, played brilliantly by Charlton Heston, Rides on the beach and comes to what used to be the Statue of Liberty, and he realizes that he is on the earth just in a different reality. That’s a fantastic movie too.
You might want to edit your comment because they haven’t seen planet of the apes yet and you just spoiled it for them. So if they read the comments you just told them the plot line
At the end when you were confused, was a spoof on Alien (the little guy popping out of the guys chest), and the head landing on the beach was a spoof on Planet of the Apps. All great movies (originals that is...). Never saw a Mel Brooks movie I did not LMAO at.
I'm shocked that J doesn't know Who's on First (it's Abbott and Costello)!! You need to show it to him. A few things about the movie: Lonestar is dressed like Indiana Jones Yes, Valium is a tranquilizer hence the Prince being so sleepy. And J is right, there was a frog on Looney Toons that did the top hat a and cane song and dance. Once you watch the Alien movies and the Planet of the Apes movies, you'll get the references.
i was seeing before commenting if someone did already about the references thay Jay and Amber miss!! also Alien and the sequel Aliens are incredible and a must watch!!
The funny part about Lonestar: George Lucas had a few conditions for Mel to make this movie. One is they couldn't have the main character look like Han Solo. So they made him look like Indiana Jones instead.... George also said they couldn't do merchandise (other than home video releases), hence all the jokes about merch...
35:12 That part was a reference to the first Alien movie when John Hurt's character Kane, got his chest busted open by a Chestbuster. Mel Brooks hired him to do that same iconic moment on this movie but with the added "Oh no, not again!" line at the end.
I would recommend two movies by Alex Proyas. “The Crow” is a fantastic film (though it sadly took the life of its lead actor (Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee)). It’s a supernatural revenge film, basically. Dark and gritty. “Dark City” is a dark science fiction film which is so damned good - it is criminally underrated.
Oh, I’d also recommend “Labyrinth,” which is a fantasy film with David Bowie in it and a young Jennifer Connelly. Puppets and puppeteers by Jim Henson’s workshop.
I think the space station "Space Stop 5" Is a Thunderbirds reference as Thunderbird 5 was their space station and yes there is a Millennium Falcon look alike parked on the right side of it. When Lone Stars' Winnebago appears the song does sound a little bit like Radar Rider by Riggs from the opening of the movie Heavy Metal, in which John Candy voices 3/4 characters depending how you count Dan and Den. And for all you youngsters who grew up with Inkjets and Laser printers: a Dot Matrix was type of printer that was common form the 1970's-90's and is still used in some places for multi page forms.
One of my go to movies when I need a laugh. Can never go wrong with Mel Brooks. Jay, you have to take a few minutes and watch the Who’s on First routine by Abbott and Costello. You can’t be a sports fan, and not know this routine!
YES!!!!! This was one of the earliest movies I remember watching, I've seen it dozens of times and it's ALWAYS hilarious..... Only got better as I got older and started getting some of the references to other movies I didn't know.
YES!!! been wating for this, i freaking love spaceball so much I come with a warning" NEVER watch this movie with me I will monologue the ENTIRE thing word for word". 😅 Mog - John Candy - rip King - Dick Van Patten - rip Dot - Joanna Rivers - rip
I saw this movie at the drive iñ when I was a kid. The thing I always remembered, is the Bon Jovi song in the beginning Raise your Hands 🎉 Barf is dancing to it! ❤
BTW...the castle was fashioned from the stunning Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Walt Disney borrowed its look too.😃 I've been there and it's breathtakingly beautiful.💗
Going there myself in May. I was stationed in Germany in the 80‘s while in the USAF. Lived at a Gasthaus and was the only American in my village. What a great time,,So now I‘m taking my wife there for her 1st trip overseas. Should be an adventure! Prost!
I always giggled that Dark Helmet wears a tie. I don't know why that cracks me up so much. The creature coming out of the man's chest in the truck stop is a reference to the first Alien movie starring Sigourney Weaver. The beach scene with the two apes is a reference to the first Planet of the Apes movie starring Charlton Heston.
God Bless to you both from My mom and I in So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 love your channel! ❤️❤️👏 This movie is a favorite of my parents!! It’s so damn funny! lol 😂 “You went over my helmet!” “Comb the desert!” “We ain’t found shit!” lol 😂 “I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!” lol 😂 😂😂😂 Yep I’ve seen the movie many times! lol 😂 Bill Pullman is wonderful in this movie too! He also played the dad on Casper! Another movie you should check out!! Mel Brooks is definitely beyond hilarious 😂 Love to all reading this from wherever you are tuning in from! ❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Most recognize Pullman from Independence Day. I'm happy to see others mentioned! So underrated. My first movie with him was an old, old one from 1988, I think. The Serpent and the Rainbow
It is crazy. Yeah Joan Rivers is Dot and Bill Pullman plays the Han Solo type. Daphne zuniga is princess Vespa. Also Mel Brooks is not only the director but he plays yogurt and a few other people. He also directed and starred in young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder
The reference re: metamorphosis (when he gave the command to Kafka for the ship to change into the maid with the vacuum cleaner) - is a nod to Metamorphosis - a novella written by Franz Kafka. I loved your reaction to this hilarious movie. While "The Birdcage" (starring Robin Williams) is not a spoof, it's so much fun and more of a "farce" - which is usually a show, play or movie with absurd situations. For some reason, watching Spaceballs made me think of the Birdcage❣
Facts:
Mel Brooks went to George Lucas and told him the idea for the movie. He loved it, and said they could use all the Star Wars sets and props, but only on one condition, they could not sell any merchandise. That is the reason for the scene in Yogurt's cave. And the randomly placed product placements.
Also, said he could not dress "Lone Star" as Han Solo, so he dressed him as Indiana Jones.
I still want a Yogurt doll
I found bumper stickers on Amazon that say, " I Love Uranus" with the heart. Funny AF. I want Spaceballs toilet paper now..lol.
Indy lol classic 😆
@@josearroyo8008 flamethrower
Not only that, Lucas had Industrial Light And Magic do the special effects for the movie as well.
The Dink Dink song at 19:47 is from the 1957 movie Bridge On The River Kwai starring a young Sir Alec Guiness
Rick Moranis is such an awesome actor. It was so sad when his wife dies unexpectedly. He retired from acting in his prime to take care of his kids.
John Candy recommended Rick because they worked together on SCTV.
He did continue doing voice acting roles he just didn’t take any live roles.
His wife didn't die unexpectedly. She had breast cancer.
Rick Moranis came up with the idea of playing with the action figures.
Rick gave us many great characters, and we gotta commend him on focusing on family. While we'd all love to see him back in action, none of us would want that to be detrimental to him or his family.
The Princess was played by Daphne Zuniga. She was on the 1990s TV series Melrose Place.
The black guy in the desert who says " We ain't found sh*t" was played by Tim Russ who would later play Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
I found that out a couple of weeks ago in a short featuring Tim Russ.....I thought it was pretty cool!
It´s so funny, I didn´t rewatch Spaceballs for so long nad didn´t realize it till a few years back...such a revelation
NGL, the “Comb the desert!”scene is one of the funniest gags in movie history.
Also, the “Dink Dink” March was a WWII song called “Colonel Bogey March”, which was whistled in the classic WWII movie “Bridge Over The River Kwai”. It was also used as a British propaganda parody during WWII called “Hitler Has Only Got One Ball”, notably used in the Amazon series “The Man In The High Castle”.
“Hitler has only got one ball
Göring has two but very small
Himmler has something similar
But poor old Goebbles has no balls at all”
@@ZacCostilla As another note - Alec Guiness (who they know played Obi Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy) also starred in that movie.
You need to watch the original two "Alien" and "Aliens" films. The first Alien film is scifi horror. Then they changed it up and made the sequel an action film! Both are fantastic films!
Looks like no one told them to that movie first. Or the original Planet of the Apes films
And stop there! There was no Alien 3 ever made!😃 (Just a warning..)
@@paulcochran1721 Exactly. It stops at 2. If you see a third movie, it's a bootleg.
Especially since John Hurt came back to reprise the role of Kane for Spaceballs.
My favorite part is when so many jokes went completely unnoticed by these two because they're too young to get the references.
I haven’t enjoyed this movie as much as I did tonight. I laughed so hard!
I'm surprised they didn't get the Alien reference
don't forget Perri- Air the reference to Perrier bottled water
I'm so old I hadn't realized young people today wouldn't get the Dot Matrix joke, because dot matrix printers haven't existed in ages. 😂
@@torontomame My wife bought a car this week, the finance manager was grumbling about how hard it is to buy parts and ribbons for their dot matrix. 2024 vehicle & 1970's technology. Thing is, the printer was probably 30 years older than yhe finance office😂
6:42
"Is That John Candy?"
Good catch, Jay
That was indeed John Candy as Barf
The movies you missed: Planet of the Apes (1968) and Alien (1979). This is such an great movie, and so very quotable. Mel Brooks is really a genius when it comes to spoofs and comedy. So happy you both enjoyed it and had some good laughs!
I think the ring at the very start is a reference to Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon.
And the guy the alien came out of was the actor from the Alien movie who played the character that happened, thus the 'not again' comment.
@@korimiller379 That's no random guy from Alien, that's the great British actor John Hurt! He even got to play the War Doctor for the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who in a long and storied career. :)
@@simonatkinson1107Almost no one ever catches that.
@@ubit397 It’s another brilliant 80’s movie.
Those little guys in the robes that rescued them in the desert were a parody of the Star Wars creatures called Jawas. And it wasn't any Disney song they were whistling. That song's called "Colonel Bogey March", and it was written in 1914 by a British Army Lieutenant. It's been used in movies again and again over the years, mostly war or military movies. But the kids in "The Breakfast Club" did whistle it together in the library.
The singing frog Jay mentioned was Michigan Frog from Looney Tunes. & Amber is correct: them landing on the beach was from Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston (60's movie series)
35:26 - LOL, that guy said, "Oh no, not again", because he was the actor in the Sci-Fi classic, "Alien", in that famed scene when the alien burst out of his chest. Spaceballs spoofed just about every single Sci-Fi space film that every came out in those days, LOL.
His name is John Hurt.
@@stephengrenleski1972 - Yeah, I know. 😉
The diner scene at the end is spoofing the movie Alien. Also, the merchandising part is funnier when you know that when Mel Brooks asked permission from the Star Wars people to make the movie they agreed as long as he didn't sell merchandise!
I think han solos spaceship is in the parking lot at the dinner
You should definitely check out Alien
The Diner scene is also a Warner Bros cartoon skit with a frog that sings the same song, and Heavy Metal-ish.
and John Hurt was the same actor from Alien who had the chestburster.
The song playing on the jukebox is Van Halen - "Good Enough" from the 5150 album, BTW. BANGER of a tune.
6:05 "Raise Your Hands" by Bon Jovi from the Slippery When Wet album.
It’s my Industrial Strength Hairdryer! AND I CANT LIVE WITHOUT IT!!!!!!
21:39 - This actor (holding the pick) is Tim Russ who played one of the best Vulcan's in the Star Trek universe. He was on the show, "Star Trek Voyager" in the mid 90s to early 2000s.
Rick Moranis was one of the funniest villains Dark Helmet was comedy gold in this Star Wars Parody
Also in honey I shrunk the kids
They also saw him as the neighbor in Ghost Busters
Smoke if you got 'em.
Mel Brooks played The President and Yogurt, and his accent was more Jewish/Yiddish than Brooklyn which is why they used jokes like the Swartz and Drewish Princess.
The president is Mel Brooks he was also in Blazing Saddles which he directed as he did this one.
Also Mel Brooks is Yogurt
"How aerodynamic is a Winnebago?" Greatest question ever asked.
Now you see that evil will always win, because good is dumb
The diner scene at the end with the guy laying on the table and the alien popping out of his chest is a spoof of the Alien horror movies. The guy that was in this scene is John Hurt and he is reprising his roll from the original Alien movie from 1979 where this same thing happened, hence the line "Oh no. Not again."
Also, I don't know if ya'll know this, but Mel Brooks didn't just direct this movie, but he also played as President Skroob and Yogurt.
"She was last seen passing Jupiter 2!"
That's a reference to "Lost in Space". The ship on that show was the Jupiter 2.
About all the "Branding." When the first "Star Wars" movie was being made, Mark Hamil overheard the talks of merchandising based on the movie. So, he got it put into his contract that he got one of anything made with "Star Wars" on it. He did not realize, "they were going to be making Darth Vader Electric Toothbrushes." For years, he had crates of stuff delivered to his house on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. He even got stuff that was not sold in the United States.
The voice of Dot Matrix was done by Joan Rivers who is probably the best female stand up comedian of all time. Her career spanned 57 years. She worked until her death in 2014 age 81
She was, and still is, an absolute legend.
Till they took her out after coming for the Obamas, allegedly
@@lisainthecold4287”Michael…uh… Michelle…”
I loved her name, but I'm guessing a lot of younger viewers haven't heard the term "dot matrix printer." It's interesting seeing the pop culture references that have passed from use.
Yeah, she conviently died from a routine procedure after she outed Obama as a queer and his "wife" a man.
The scene where they are fast forwarding the movie to see where they went and it shows them right at that moment on the screen is my favorite part.
May The Schwartz Be With You!
One of the funniest and craziest Star Wars Parody movies ever made!
"What's the matter, Sanders? Chicken?"
"Prepare ship (Voice cracks) Prepare Ship For Ludicrous Speed!"
😂
"Comb the desert!"
"Did you find anything!?"
"We ain't found shit!" Lol!😂
You referenced "who's on first" in this and he didn't know the reference. Perfect opportunity to react to it in the future!
Seeing the pop up just literally made me smile. The next Mel Brooks that is an absolute classic is History of the World Part I, you will love it
Omg! Absolutely love History of the World!
Tried to watch the Hulu sequel and couldn't get past the second scene...
@@lawrencejoy2256 agreed. It was awful. The movie was hilarious.
@@lawrencejoy2256 I didn’t even give it a try. No reason to tarnish the legacy of the original
Tbh, I think a lot of it would go by them-you can’t take anything literally in that movie and have to listen to everything because you would miss so much not paying attention.
Rick Moranis as Darth Helmut stole every scene in this movie. He was so funny. Director Mel Brooks played the president. Was quite surprised Amber and Jay that you didn't recognize him. Daphne Zuniga played the princess. She was an underrated 80's/90's actress who shot to short lived fame when she was cast in the 90's cult show "Melrose Place" which starred Heather Locklear.
Make Jay watch the "Who's on First" skit. A classic every sports fan should know.
Agreed. Just what I was thinking. Jay would love it.
@@mecoda21And we wanna see that! 😂
Not just sports fans. Anyone who's any fan of comedy should know Who's on First!!
Just in case, it's performed by Abbott and Costello a great comedy team!
Every comedy fan, too.
"Whos on first" is an Abbott and Costello bit. Its a classic, if he hasnt seen it he should. Its on UA-cam
Barf - "I'm a Mog, half man half dog. I'm my own best friend". Always loved that line lol. Mel Brooks (Yogurt) has made so many good movies as you've already seen a couple I believe. Try History Of The World which is another great one of his.
Fun fact: the black Spaceball who "ain't found shit" was played by Tim Russ. AKA Mr Tuvok from ST: Voyager.
" why does the black guy have the pick"
@@SergioArellano-yd7ik you just answered your own question!
The doll scene was completely improvised by Rick Moranis.
helmet: "did you see anything?"
sandurz: "no,sir. i didnt see you playing with your dolls again" 😂😂
Fun fact, in the scene where Dark Helmet is playing with his dolls, Rick Moranis improvised the dialogue.
And if you didn't know, Lone Star is an amalgamation of Luke and Han, hence why he's a pilot like Han but is trained by Yogurt like Luke and Yoda.
Lone Star's outfit was inspired by Indiana Jones if I remember correctly
The guy that said "oh no not again" as an alien burst from his chest was the same actor who did the chest burst seen in the original Alien movie. 😅
I was just going to say that…and that they need to do Alien. Ripley is such an amazing character.
John Hurt I believe..just guessing
@lifewuzonceezr Yep. Wonderful actor (R.I.P.). Amber and Jay saw him him in the Harry Potter movies, as Mr Ollivander, the wand specialist.
@@lifewuzonceezr yes the actor was John Hurt who also played the War Doctor in Doctor Who. He has since passed away.
@@torontomame jaw drop .thanks
Valium (diazepam) is a commonly prescribed sedative. So yes, frequent yawning would be a side effect
I saw this in the theaters when it was first released, and it's my favorite Mel Brooks movie!
"Dot Matrix" was a style of printer in use when this movie was released. She was played by Lorene Yarnell, of the mime act Shields and Yarnell. Joan Rivers supplied the voice.
"Oh no! Not again!" was a reference to the movie Alien, when the creature burst out of a man's chest--and yes, the man in Alien was played by John Hurt, the same actor in the diner.
The dancing alien creature was an homage to a dancing cartoon frog, Michigan J. Frog (original appearance in the cartoon short, One Froggy Evening)
May The Schwartz Be With You! 😁😉
And don't forget all the "beaming" Star Trek jokes! lol
Which franchise should they watch first? Alien or Planet of the Apes - in both franchises I mean the original movies and the more recent ones, get the full experience for both
I literally only got that Reboot reference just now...
TF!? save me jeebus...
Mel Brooks He’s from Brooklyn New York. He plays President Skroob and Yogurt and he’s the Director.
John Hurt was the guy in the diner. That is a spoof of the movie Alien, which also co-starred John Hurt. The creature from Alien that came out of his stomach was a spoof of Michigan J. Frog from the Warner Brothers cartoon One Froggy Evening. Once you Watch Planet of the Apes, you will appreciate that spoof too.
I have always loved, "You fools! You captured their stunt doubles!"
Thank you for recalling this point Amber. The famous who's on first sketch was originally performed in Vaudeville then later for television and w/the USO for the troops by the legendary Abbott and Costello.
Lou Costello: " Who's on first?" Bud Abbott: "No 'Who's' on second, 'What' is on 1st" & so on...I highly encourage you both to find a recording of that
Jay especially, as a baseball fan, can get into that.
17:42 - That's an old Abbott & Costello comedy routine waaay back in 1938. I wasn't born yet myself, but when I grew up decades later, they used to always show this comedy sketch on TV a lot.
The Diner scene was a spoof of the 1979 scifi horror Alien. They used the same actor, John Hurt to reprise the chest burster scene. And Jay, you were on the money with the frog, because the creature spoofs the frog from a classic Looney Toons bit, in case you didn't know the movie was made by Warner Brothers, the home of Looney Tunes. The final scene was spoofing the final scene from the 1968 Planet of the Apes. So much going on with this movie! Mel Brooks is awesome, and has no problem going over the top!
Hey I was right without looking it up!
Note that John Hurt holds the record for most on screen deaths.
@@regould221 neat fact
I am so glad you did this one! It truly is one of the funniest parody movies ever! Mel Brooks is a comic genius!
-when Brooks pitched the idea to George Lucas to get his permission, Lucas absolutely loved it and gave him his blessing. Provided they did no merchandising
-Rick Moranis is another great comedic actor! In fact, the scene where Dark Helmet is playing with his dolls was completely improvised by him. Sadly his wife passed away from cancer and he retired from acting to be a full time dad for his kids
-as others have pointed out, the diner scene is another spoof of Alien. In fact, it’s the same actor John Hurt who gets the alien explode from his stomach. The fact that the alien sings like Michigan J Frog from Looney Tunes makes it even funnier!
The movie reference you didn't get was "Alien" (where that thing comes out of the guy's stomach). They used the same actor from the original movie!
The Twins at about 9:30 are Dian and Denise Gallup. They were the "Doublemint Twins" for a long time. Wrigley's Doublemint gum had always featured twins in their ads. They were parodying themselves therefore, hence why he says "Chew your gum" to them.
I remember seeing this in the theater when I was a kid. The Mr. Video scene is brilliant, and all the gags and puns are All on point! Thanks you guys for reacting to a classic, love your content, keep killin it!
This was the first movie I saw twice in the theater, once with each parent and they both loved it too, especially my dad. "Keep firing, a**holes!"
We love you guys, this movie is amazing btw!
Mel Brooks is a genius when doing these movies
The actress playing Princess Vespa is Daphne Zuniga. She made tons of minor movies in the 80s & 90s. She got big on tv shows Melrose Place with Heather Thomas and One Tree Hill. But I remember first seeing her play Helen Hunt’s little sister in The Quarterback Princess.
That was Heather Locklear. A lot of people in the 80s got them confused
MY favorite part is the rewind video scene so funny.
19:50
Actually, Amber, that tune is a whistled tune that was originally used in "The Bridge On The River Kwai" which starred Sir Alec Guinness, Obi-Wan Kenobi from the original Star Wars Trilogy
History of the World Part 1 and Young Frankenstein should be put on your list for comedies.
17:41 The old skit you’re referring to, Amber, is “Who’s On First?,” which was made famous by the comedy duo Abbott & Costello, who were two of the biggest stars in the world in the 1940s and early 1950s. They usually did the routine on radio, but one of their many films does have it, the 1945 film THE NAUGHTY NINETIES. I also recommend their earlier films BUCK PRIVATES (1941), IN THE NAVY (1941), RIDE ‘EM COWBOY (1942), and IN SOCIETY (1944). You’ll really enjoy them! Great silly fun!
Love this movie, always makes me laugh. Voice of the Female robot Called Dot is comedian Joan Rivers R.I.P. Joan. Yes the dog like character is The Great John Candy. The guy with him is the actor Bill Pullman who played the president in Independence Day movie. Actually guys I still have VHS movies and a player that still works. Amber the who's on first sketch was Abbott and Costello.
The alien that came out of that guys chest in the diner its a Alien movie reference, the first one, that actor was the actual actor fromt the Alien movie John Hurt. Check the first Alien out and you'll get that reference guys. The vadar landed in the head, its a reference to planet of the apes movie.
You beat me to the explanations 😅
@@428lonewolf Got to be quick lol. 😂
Also the joke in the diner is suppose to be lame, but if you like Dad jokes it's suppose to be funny due to the word play on the planet Pluto and Mickey's dog Pluto.
@@514chicks Yeah exactly.
15:00-15:04/ The actress playing the princess is Daphne Zuniga. She was in the 80's flick THE FLY 2 with Eric Stoltz. She was even a regular on the original MELROSE PLACE back in the 90's. I believe she appeared on ONE TREE HILL, as well. ❤
Rick Moranis was a well known character actor when this came out. You saw him in Ghostbusters as the nerdy neighbor. You would also enjoy him in Parenthood whuch costars Steve Martin as well as a while slew of well known actirs at the time. You both would enjoy it. Bill Pullman is the actor who played Lone Star. He was the original fiance in Sleepless in Seattle. Thanks for the movie!
I love Parenthood - I think they would really enjoy reacting to that movie. So many big names before they were big!
Bill Pullman was also in WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, another good rom-com.
He was fantastic in SCTV along with John and many others. His most famous character was probably Bob of Bob & Doug McKenzie.
Other Rick Moran's movies include, Honey I shrank the kids, Honey I blew up the kids, and Amber also referenced Little Shop of Horrors, which is the one with the plant
Bill Pullman was the President in Independence Day.
29:16 - Amber "You're not taking the Schwartz serious"
GODDAMN, I never laughed so hard! I freakin' love you guys!
Might have already been mentioned, but a couple of the references you might have missed. "Prince Valium" is a joke on an old newspaper comic called "Prince Valiant" and the drug valium. And the alien that came out of the guy is a reference to the movie "Alien". Watch "Alien" if you want the ultimate sci-fi horror film.
Well also it was a common thing back in the day to say that a woman was "sleeping with Prince Valium" as at the time valium was prescribed to women a lot more than men.
I still remember watching this at the theater with my friends. The video scene killed us because people always talk about how fast a movie got released onto videocassette real quick.
When you watch it as a kid it has much more of a nostalgic effect. Same with growing up with Star Wars and other great films.
15:00 - That's actress Daphne Zuniga. She as on that popular 90s TV show, Melrose Place. She also starred in the sequel to The Fly in 1989.
This is One of my top 5 favorite movies! My Mom and I quoted this to one another from the time we saw it in theaters to her death. She’s gone to plaid now…I can hear her laughing from here. Thanks for reviewing this one. ❤❤❤✌🏻👩🏻🦰👍🏻. Mel Brooks is the very best! And the short , short version of the wedding, I did at my wedding to much laughter. 😊
Did you have a stand-in guy you could shove away, too? 😂
My father's cousin was Vinny the Gangster with Pizza the Hut. His name is Rudy De Luca and he also help Mel Brooks write a few movies. I love spaceballs
You need to keep up the Mel Brooks movies! “Young Frankenstein”, “High Anxiety”, “The Producers”, “To Be or Not to Be”(with his wife Anne Bancroft).
My favorite movie of all time
Hilarious...Mel Brooks and Rick Moranis are ridiculously funny. Stupendous parody of several sci-fi movies, but mainly Star Wars!! ❤
The diner scene spoofed Alien. The same actor played the part in both movies, which is why he said not again. The song was from Michigan J Frog in the Warner Brothers classic cartoon.
The little critter coming out of the guy's stomach was an Aliens reference - you'll have to watch Alien and Aliens (the sequel) for a scary October movie this year...:)
Bill Pullman, the actor who plays Lone Starr, is in a really funny movie called "Ruthless People" (1986), which also stars Bette Midler, and Danny Devito, Judge Reinhold (of Beverly Hills Cop), and Helen Slater.
Pullman also stars in these other great titles: "Lake Placid", "Independence Day", "The Serpent and the Rainbow", "Titan A.E." (voice).
As someone else mentioned,the diner scene towards the end is spoofing the movie Alien. The guy that had the alien pop out of his chest was the actor in the movie Alien, which is why he said "Not again." And I find that to be the funnies scene in the movie! Also, the scene where Dark Helmet and company landed on the beach and the monkey guy rode up is spoofing Planet of the Apes. I love this movie and I can literally recite it verbatim from beginning to end. So glad you got around to this one.
5:12 I still envisage Dot Matrix meeting C-3PO being something like this
Dot: Hubbana-hubbana-hubbana! Who is THAT fine piece of metal?
Haven't thought up the right line for C-3PO yet but am mostly thinking he'd be flustered by her sudden attention, something along the lines of 'Madam, I must protest....'
I am fluent in over six million forms of communications but I'm afraid I don't know what " Hubba Hubba" means
A few of the movie reverences in this, that you need to watch are the Aliens movies, the Planet of the Apes movies, and of course the Star Trek movies (and show!). Both of them are great series, but make sure you start from the beginning.
Mel Brooks played the evil commander and also Yogurt. Some other great comedies by him are: The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety and History of the World: part 1.
"A few of the movie reverences in this, that you need to watch"
You mean should have watched **prior** to watching this movie,
And that is why Yogurt comes by his Brooklyn accent honestly and legitimately. As a native Brooklynite myself, I can swear it is so.
If you guys really like spoof movies, please review "Hot Shots", "Hot Shots Part Deux", & National Lampoon's: Loaded Weapon". You both will love it
the opening scene of loaded weapon is hilarious😂😂
First of all thanks so much for all your reactions, and for all your hard work. Your videos always show how much effort you put in. Now just FYI: the last scene that you saw where the creature came out of the guys chest? That was from the movie Alien (the first one). And the guy that it happened to in Spaceballs, his name is John Hurt, he is the guy that it happened to an Alien also. There are so many references to great sci-fi movies. Mel Brooks is the master of these kind of spoof movies. He makes them so well so tongue-in-cheek, so sarcastic, and so hilariously funny. Now you’ve got to review his movie Robin Hood: Men In Tights (guess what that’s a spoof of? LOL!). It is really very funny. Thanks again for all your hard work. I’ve been a subscriber of yours since I first saw your reaction a year ago! 😊👍🙏
One of my favorite childhood movies. Mel Brooks makes the absolute silliest movies.
Also, I forgot to mention that the last scene where the Spaceballs come out of mega maids nose is actually from the original movie called Planet of the Apes in which an astronaut gets lost in space and land on a planet, where the apes rule and human beings are basically caged animals. The last scene of that movie is the human astronaut, played brilliantly by Charlton Heston, Rides on the beach and comes to what used to be the Statue of Liberty, and he realizes that he is on the earth just in a different reality. That’s a fantastic movie too.
You might want to edit your comment because they haven’t seen planet of the apes yet and you just spoiled it for them. So if they read the comments you just told them the plot line
At the end when you were confused, was a spoof on Alien (the little guy popping out of the guys chest), and the head landing on the beach was a spoof on Planet of the Apps. All great movies (originals that is...). Never saw a Mel Brooks movie I did not LMAO at.
I'm shocked that J doesn't know Who's on First (it's Abbott and Costello)!! You need to show it to him.
A few things about the movie:
Lonestar is dressed like Indiana Jones
Yes, Valium is a tranquilizer hence the Prince being so sleepy.
And J is right, there was a frog on Looney Toons that did the top hat a and cane song and dance.
Once you watch the Alien movies and the Planet of the Apes movies, you'll get the references.
i was seeing before commenting if someone did already about the references thay Jay and Amber miss!! also Alien and the sequel Aliens are incredible and a must watch!!
Michigan J Frog
The funny part about Lonestar: George Lucas had a few conditions for Mel to make this movie. One is they couldn't have the main character look like Han Solo. So they made him look like Indiana Jones instead....
George also said they couldn't do merchandise (other than home video releases), hence all the jokes about merch...
35:12 That part was a reference to the first Alien movie when John Hurt's character Kane, got his chest busted open by a Chestbuster. Mel Brooks hired him to do that same iconic moment on this movie but with the added "Oh no, not again!" line at the end.
I would recommend two movies by Alex Proyas. “The Crow” is a fantastic film (though it sadly took the life of its lead actor (Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee)). It’s a supernatural revenge film, basically. Dark and gritty. “Dark City” is a dark science fiction film which is so damned good - it is criminally underrated.
Also, I would recommend an OLD movie with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn called “Charade.” So good.
Oh, I’d also recommend “Labyrinth,” which is a fantasy film with David Bowie in it and a young Jennifer Connelly. Puppets and puppeteers by Jim Henson’s workshop.
If you REALLY want to push the envelope, you should watch “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Meatloaf…
Also, regarding the alien bursting out of that guy’s chest, you should watch “Alien.”
Crow also had a great soundtrack! Such a shame about Brandon Lee 😢💔 I also Love Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
I think the space station "Space Stop 5" Is a Thunderbirds reference as Thunderbird 5 was their space station and yes there is a Millennium Falcon look alike parked on the right side of it.
When Lone Stars' Winnebago appears the song does sound a little bit like Radar Rider by Riggs from the opening of the movie Heavy Metal, in which John Candy voices 3/4 characters depending how you count Dan and Den.
And for all you youngsters who grew up with Inkjets and Laser printers: a Dot Matrix was type of printer that was common form the 1970's-90's and is still used in some places for multi page forms.
When you are up for a good scary movie again, you need to watch Alien.
17:41 Abbott and Costello did the who’s on first joke
One of my go to movies when I need a laugh. Can never go wrong with Mel Brooks. Jay, you have to take a few minutes and watch the Who’s on First routine by Abbott and Costello. You can’t be a sports fan, and not know this routine!
At the truck stop diner, the alien creature singing "Hello My Honey..." is from the Warner Brothers cartoon called One Froggy Evening.
Keep the Mel Brooks coming!!! Check out Young Frankenstein for sure!!!😂👍
YES!!!!! This was one of the earliest movies I remember watching, I've seen it dozens of times and it's ALWAYS hilarious..... Only got better as I got older and started getting some of the references to other movies I didn't know.
I love this movie!!
Did you all recognize Bill Pullman who was in Sleepless in Seattle? Also the dancing thing was from Alien with Sigourney Weaver.
YES!!! been wating for this, i freaking love spaceball so much I come with a warning" NEVER watch this movie with me I will monologue the ENTIRE thing word for word". 😅
Mog - John Candy - rip
King - Dick Van Patten - rip
Dot - Joanna Rivers - rip
I saw this movie at the drive iñ when I was a kid. The thing I always remembered, is the Bon Jovi song in the beginning Raise your Hands 🎉 Barf is dancing to it! ❤
BTW...the castle was fashioned from the stunning Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Walt Disney borrowed its look too.😃 I've been there and it's breathtakingly beautiful.💗
Going there myself in May. I was stationed in Germany in the 80‘s while in the USAF. Lived at a Gasthaus and was the only American in my village. What a great time,,So now I‘m taking my wife there for her 1st trip overseas. Should be an adventure! Prost!
I thought so! Thanks for confirming it.
I always giggled that Dark Helmet wears a tie.
I don't know why that cracks me up so much.
The creature coming out of the man's chest in the truck stop is a reference to the first Alien movie starring Sigourney Weaver.
The beach scene with the two apes is a reference to the first Planet of the Apes movie starring Charlton Heston.
God Bless to you both from My mom and I in So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 love your channel! ❤️❤️👏 This movie is a favorite of my parents!! It’s so damn funny! lol 😂
“You went over my helmet!”
“Comb the desert!”
“We ain’t found shit!” lol 😂
“I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!” lol 😂 😂😂😂
Yep I’ve seen the movie many times! lol 😂 Bill Pullman is wonderful in this movie too! He also played the dad on Casper! Another movie you should check out!! Mel Brooks is definitely beyond hilarious 😂
Love to all reading this from wherever you are tuning in from! ❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Most recognize Pullman from Independence Day. I'm happy to see others mentioned! So underrated. My first movie with him was an old, old one from 1988, I think. The Serpent and the Rainbow
@@rowanmayfair9249 Yes he really has incredible range for sure! :) Drama, comedy, action. Not easy to find an actor that can do all those! :)
My grandfather had a ace comb in the 50s and 60s I don't know they've been going on for years
It is crazy. Yeah Joan Rivers is Dot and Bill Pullman plays the Han Solo type. Daphne zuniga is princess Vespa. Also Mel Brooks is not only the director but he plays yogurt and a few other people. He also directed and starred in young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder
Brooks didn't actually appear
in "Young Frankenstein".
The reference re: metamorphosis (when he gave the command to Kafka for the ship to change into the maid with the vacuum cleaner) - is a nod to Metamorphosis - a novella written by Franz Kafka. I loved your reaction to this hilarious movie. While "The Birdcage" (starring Robin Williams) is not a spoof, it's so much fun and more of a "farce" - which is usually a show, play or movie with absurd situations. For some reason, watching Spaceballs made me think of the Birdcage❣