Spaceballs

Summary

Spaceballs is a film^[1]. Spaceballs ranks in the top 0.52% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,404 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 was directed by Mel Brooks^[5].
• Mel Brooks wrote the screenplay for Spaceballs^[6].
• Ronny Graham wrote the screenplay for Spaceballs^[7].
• Thomas Meehan wrote the screenplay for Spaceballs^[8].
• Spaceballs's composer is recorded as Mel Brooks^[9].
• Spaceballs's composer is recorded as John Morris^[10].
• Spaceballs's genre is science fiction comedy^[11].
• Spaceballs's genre is adventure film^[12].
• Spaceballs's genre is parody film^[13].
• Spaceballs's genre is science fiction film^[14].
• Spaceballs's genre is comedy film^[15].
• Spaceballs was followed by Spaceballs 2^[16].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Bill Pullman^[17].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was John Candy^[18].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Rick Moranis^[19].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Daphne Zuniga^[20].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Dick Van Patten^[21].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Joan Rivers^[22].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Mel Brooks^[23].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Jim J. Bullock^[24].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Bubba Smith^[25].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Dom DeLuise^[26].
• A cast member of Spaceballs was Michael Winslow^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mel Brooks^[28] and Ezra Swerdlow^[29]. Spaceballs was directed by Mel Brooks^[5]. Screenwriters include Mel Brooks^[6], Ronny Graham^[7], and Thomas Meehan^[8]. Cast members include Bill Pullman^[17], John Candy^[18], Rick Moranis^[19], Daphne Zuniga^[20], Dick Van Patten^[21], and Joan Rivers^[22].

Publication

Publication dates include June 26, 1987^[30], December 25, 1987^[31], and October 29, 1987^[32]. The original language of Spaceballs was 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 extraterrestrial life^[34].

Reception

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

Adaptations and Inspiration

Spaceballs was followed by Spaceballs 2^[16].

Why It Matters

Spaceballs ranks in the top 0.52% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,404 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]