Spaceballs Movie Review

Starring: John Candy, Dick Van Patten, Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks

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"This movie is a Mel Brooks movie, so you know it has to be funny. It is a parody of sci-fi movies. Its main story line is a parody of the first Star Wars movie released, though it has elements of others in it. Bill Pullman plays Lone Star, who has to rescue Princess Vespa. She is about to be married to Prince Valium, but she runs off to escape the marriage. Her father hires Lone Star to bring him back. It is easier than it seems. He crosses swords with the evil Dark Helmut, played by Rick Moranis, and runs into the awful Pizza the Hut. He flies around in his magical Winnebago, using the power of "the Schwartz" taught to him by the mysterical figure, Yogurt. And eventually he gets the girl."
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Parody movie? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - blonde
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - animal
Hair color - other weird color

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) very short/crewcut
Body type - skinny (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average Intelligence
Physical condition - healthy but a geeky weakling
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Spaceship setting: - really, really giant spaceship/station - futuristic human warship
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - unfriendly aliens - big overbuilt futuristic city
Planet outside our solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles - exploding spaceships - exotic spaceships

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