Spaceballs

1987 film directed by Mel Brooks
Movie film Q498442
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Spaceballs is a movie in the genres of science fiction comedy, adventure film, parody film, science fiction film, and comedy film.[1][2]

It was influenced by Star Wars.[3].

Spaceballs

Summary

Spaceballs is a film[1]. Spaceballs ranks in the top 0.52% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,171 views/month, #487 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spaceballs was influenced by Star Wars[3].
  • Spaceballs's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Spaceballs's director is recorded as Mel Brooks[5].
  • Spaceballs's screenwriter is recorded as Mel Brooks[6].
  • Spaceballs's screenwriter is recorded as Ronny Graham[7].
  • Spaceballs's screenwriter is recorded as Thomas Meehan[8].
  • Spaceballs's composer is recorded as Mel Brooks[9].
  • Spaceballs's composer is recorded as John Morris[10].
  • Spaceballs's genre is recorded as science fiction comedy[11].
  • Spaceballs's genre is recorded as adventure film[12].
  • Spaceballs's genre is recorded as parody film[13].
  • Spaceballs's genre is recorded as science fiction film[14].
  • Spaceballs's genre is recorded as comedy film[15].
  • Spaceballs's logo image is recorded as Spaceballs title.jpg[16].
  • Spaceballs's followed by is recorded as Spaceballs 2[17].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Bill Pullman[18].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as John Candy[19].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Rick Moranis[20].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Daphne Zuniga[21].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Dick Van Patten[22].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Joan Rivers[23].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Mel Brooks[24].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Jim J. Bullock[25].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Bubba Smith[26].
  • Spaceballs's cast member is recorded as Dom DeLuise[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mel Brooks[28] and Ezra Swerdlow[29]. Spaceballs's director is recorded as Mel Brooks[5]. Screenwriters include Mel Brooks[6], Ronny Graham[7], and Thomas Meehan[8]. Cast members include Bill Pullman[18], John Candy[19], Rick Moranis[20], Daphne Zuniga[21], Dick Van Patten[22], and Joan Rivers[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +1987-06-26T00:00:00Z[30], +1987-12-25T00:00:00Z[31], and +1987-10-29T00:00:00Z[32]. Spaceballs's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include science fiction comedy[11], adventure film[12], parody film[13], science fiction film[14], and comedy film[15].

Subject and Themes

Spaceballs's main subject is recorded as extraterrestrial life[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[35], 52%[36], and 46/100[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Spaceballs's followed by is recorded as Spaceballs 2[17].

Why It Matters

Spaceballs ranks in the top 0.52% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,171 views/month, #487 of 94,065).[2] Spaceballs has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Spaceballs is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [3] . CBR. Retrieved . cbr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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