Spaceballs

Spaceballs is a 1987 science fiction parody film written, directed, and starring Mel Brooks. It was released on June 24, 1987, and earned only modest returns, but it has gone on to become a cult classic on video. Its plot and characters contain numerous parodies of elements from Star Wars and other popular films. The script was written by Mel Brooks in only six months, and was approved by George Lucas, as he was a big fan of Brooks' previous films[1]. Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic was also involved in the special visual effects for the film.

In September 2004, a sequel to Spaceballs entitled Spaceballs 2 was announced in an interview with Mel Brooks (this was hinted in Spaceballs when the character Yogurt said "God willing, we'll all meet in Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money"[2]). Brooks said he hoped to have the sequel come out some time around the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It was later planned to be turned into an animated television show[3]. On September 21, 2006, Mel Brooks announced that he was indeed developing an animated TV series based on Spaceballs, set to debut on cable network G4 in the Fall of 2007 [4]. The series would begin with a one-hour pilot, followed by an initial batch of 13 episodes of Spaceballs: The TV Series.

Segments Alluded To

 * Robot Gag Gift