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* GlassesPull: Of a kind. Dark Helmet pulls the mask down over his face whenever he wants to be scary and dramatic, and pops it up when he starts expressing exasperation or confusion. Or when he realizes he can't breathe in that thing.
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* GagNose: One of the tactics the Spaceballs use to get King Roland to give up the password to Druidia's air lock is to reverse Princess Vespa's nose job. Vespa screams in terror and faints when the Spaceballs' plastic surgeon shows a picture of the massive, bumpy, hooked nose she used to have. [[spoiler: [[SeriousBusiness Roland is so horrified he immediately gives up the code.]]]]
* GlassesPull: Of a kind. Dark Helmet pullsthe his mask down over his face whenever he wants to be scary and dramatic, and pops it up when he starts expressing exasperation or confusion. Or when he realizes he can't breathe in that thing.
* GlassesPull: Of a kind. Dark Helmet pulls
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Princess Vespa (Creator/DaphneZuniga) -- the bold, bossy and beautiful heir to the throne of planet Druidia -- is fleeing her intended marriage to the painfully dull Prince Valium (Jim J. Bullock), the only eligible bachelor prince in her region of space. Unfortunately, Vespa and her robot servant Dot Matrix (performed by Lorene Yarnell[[note]]of Shields and Yarnell[[/note]]; voiced by Creator/JoanRivers) acquire the attention of the Spaceballs, a group of spacefaring evildoers -- led by Dark Helmet (Creator/RickMoranis) and President Skroob (Mel Brooks) -- who plan to seize Vespa and hold her hostage in exchange for access to Druidia's oxygen (in order [[PlanetLooters to drain it away and use it to replenish their homeworld's own thinning atmosphere]]).
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Princess Vespa (Creator/DaphneZuniga) -- the bold, bossy and beautiful heir to the throne of planet Druidia -- is fleeing her intended marriage to the painfully dull Prince Valium (Jim J. Bullock), (Creator/JimJBullock), the only eligible bachelor prince in her region of space. Unfortunately, Vespa and her robot servant Dot Matrix (performed by Lorene Yarnell[[note]]of Shields and Yarnell[[/note]]; voiced by Creator/JoanRivers) acquire the attention of the Spaceballs, a group of spacefaring evildoers -- led by Dark Helmet (Creator/RickMoranis) and President Skroob (Mel Brooks) -- who plan to seize Vespa and hold her hostage in exchange for access to Druidia's oxygen (in order [[PlanetLooters to drain it away and use it to replenish their homeworld's own thinning atmosphere]]).
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** "Vespa" means "wasp" in Italian. A petulant or easily irritated person, especially a woman, may be described as "waspish." Also an acronym for "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant" (which is rather ironic, since Vespa is a parody of JewishAmericanPrincess stereotypes).
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** "Vespa" means "wasp" in Italian. A petulant or easily irritated person, especially a woman, may be described as "waspish." Also an acronym for "White Anglo-Saxon Protestant" (which is rather ironic, since Vespa is a parody of JewishAmericanPrincess stereotypes).[[note]]Funny she doesn't look Druish![[/note]]
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* BubblyWaitress: Lone Star and Barf meet a Bubbly Waitress at a space-diner towards the end of the film. She cheerfully takes their order, and absently chews bubble gum while Creator/JohnHurt [[ShoutOut starts convulsing and spasming at the end of the bar]].
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* BubblyWaitress: Lone Star Starr and Barf meet a Bubbly Waitress at a space-diner towards the end of the film. She cheerfully takes their order, and absently chews bubble gum while Creator/JohnHurt [[ShoutOut starts convulsing and spasming at the end of the bar]].
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* FlippingTheBird: Done by Barf to the guards at the prison to get their attention (so he and Lone Star can beat them up).
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* FlippingTheBird: Done by Barf to the guards at the prison to get their attention (so he and Lone Star Starr can beat them up).
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** During the fight between Lone Star and Dark Helmet, Helmet swings his Schwartz sword back and hits a member of the movie crew.
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** During the fight between Lone Star Starr and Dark Helmet, Helmet swings his Schwartz sword back and hits a member of the movie crew.
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* OutlandishDeviceSetting: Lone Star has just put his Space Winnebago into "hyperactive" in a bid to escape the eponymous Spaceballs. Dark Helmet orders pursuit. Col. Sanders tells them to prepare for light speed. Helmet says that light speed is too slow, and they're going to have to take the ship to '''''Ludicrous Speed'''''. The ship passes Lone Star and keeps going.
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* OutlandishDeviceSetting: Lone Star Starr has just put his Space Winnebago into "hyperactive" in a bid to escape the eponymous Spaceballs. Dark Helmet orders pursuit. Col. Sanders tells them to prepare for light speed. Helmet says that light speed is too slow, and they're going to have to take the ship to '''''Ludicrous Speed'''''. The ship passes Lone Star Starr and keeps going.
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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: The climactic wedding where Lone Star interferes JustInTime to prevent Vespa from marrying Prince Valium.
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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: The climactic wedding where Lone Star Starr interferes JustInTime to prevent Vespa from marrying Prince Valium.
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* StandardEstablishingSpaceshipShot: Parodied; ''Spaceball One'' is so long that its establishing shot lasts several minutes as the ship slowly flies across the screen.
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* StandardEstablishingSpaceshipShot: Parodied; ''Spaceball One'' is so long that its establishing shot lasts several minutes over a minute and a half as the ship slowly flies across the screen.
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* WeddingFinale: The movie ends with what was to be the wedding of Princess Vespa and Prince Valium, until [[spoiler:Prince Lone Star arrives, declares his parentage, pushes Prince Valium aside, and gets "the short, short version" of the wedding: "Do you?" "Yes!" "Do you?" "Yes!" "Kiss her, you're married."]]
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* WeddingFinale: The movie ends with what was to be the wedding of Princess Vespa and Prince Valium, until [[spoiler:Prince Lone Star Starr arrives, declares his parentage, pushes Prince Valium aside, and gets "the short, short version" of the wedding: "Do you?" "Yes!" "Do you?" "Yes!" "Kiss her, you're married."]]
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* AtArmsLength: Lone Starr holds Dark Helmet back by the helmet during their Schwartz fight, leaving Helmet to ineffectually flail at the air with his laser sword.
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* AtArmsLength: Lone Starr holds Dark Helmet back by the helmet during their Schwartz fight, leaving Helmet to ineffectually flail at the air.
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-->'''Sandurz:''' ''Spaceball One'' has now become... ''[drum roll]''' ... the Mega-Maid!
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-->'''Sandurz:''' ''Spaceball One'' has now become... ''[drum roll]''' ... the roll]'' ... Mega-Maid!
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* DrumRollPlease: Sandurz pauses in mid-sentence for this.
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* DrumRollPlease: Colonel Sandurz pauses in mid-sentence for this.this. Provided by an ''actual'' Spaceball drummer on-ship.
-->'''Sandurz:''' ''Spaceball One'' has now become... ''[drum roll]''' ... the Mega-Maid!
-->'''Sandurz:''' ''Spaceball One'' has now become... ''[drum roll]''' ... the Mega-Maid!
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* AsideComment: The characters have no qualms addressing the audience directly.
** Notably, Dark Helmet's "Everybody got that?" after an infodump.
** Barf's remark, "Funny, she doesn't look Druish." is done looking straight at the camera.
* AsideGlance: Frequent too, the movie often lacking a fourth wall. Notably, Commanderette Zircon knowingly glances at the camera after catching sight of President Skroob's junk during her video call in the toilet.
** Notably, Dark Helmet's "Everybody got that?" after an infodump.
** Barf's remark, "Funny, she doesn't look Druish." is done looking straight at the camera.
* AsideGlance: Frequent too, the movie often lacking a fourth wall. Notably, Commanderette Zircon knowingly glances at the camera after catching sight of President Skroob's junk during her video call in the toilet.
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* AttackReflector:
** Barf the Mawg rips a bundle of U-shaped pipes off a bulkhead at the Spaceball prison and uses them to deflect a number of Spaceball troopers' blaster shots back at them.
** Lone Starr use an ordinary mirror to reflect Dark Helmet's Schwartz-powered GroinAttack.
** Barf the Mawg rips a bundle of U-shaped pipes off a bulkhead at the Spaceball prison and uses them to deflect a number of Spaceball troopers' blaster shots back at them.
** Lone Starr use an ordinary mirror to reflect Dark Helmet's Schwartz-powered GroinAttack.
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* PlankGag: Lone Starr gets slapped in the face a couple times by Barf's tail while the Mawg is turning around in the cockpit of the Winnebago.
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* MisaimedMarketing: InUniverse:
** "Spaceballs: The Toilet Paper"
** KillItWithFire: "Spaceballs [[BorschtBelt dah]] '''[[BorschtBelt FLAMETHROWAH!!]]'''"
--->'''Yogurt:''' The kids love this one!
** "Spaceballs: The Toilet Paper"
** KillItWithFire: "Spaceballs [[BorschtBelt dah]] '''[[BorschtBelt FLAMETHROWAH!!]]'''"
--->'''Yogurt:''' The kids love this one!
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-->[[DeathGlare "Where did you get that?"]]
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-->'''Dark Helmet:''' [to Sandurz] Who is he?\\
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-->'''Dark Helmet:''' [to Sandurz] ''[to Sandurz]'' Who is he?\\
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--> '''Lone Starr:''' I wonder, will we ever see each other again?
--> '''Yogurt:''' Who knows? God willing, we'll all meet again in ''Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money''.
--> '''Yogurt:''' Who knows? God willing, we'll all meet again in ''Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money''.
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'''Yogurt:''' Who knows? God willing, we'll all meet again in ''Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money''.
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-->'''Lone Starr:''' A million?! That's unfair!
-->'''Pizza the Hutt:''' Unfair to the pay''or'', but not to the pay''ee''. And you're gonna pay ''it'', or else.
-->'''Pizza the Hutt:''' Unfair to the pay''or'', but not to the pay''ee''. And you're gonna pay ''it'', or else.
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-->'''Lone Starr:''' A million?! That's unfair!
-->'''Pizzaunfair!\\
'''Pizza the Hutt:''' Unfair to the pay''or'', but not to the pay''ee''. And you're gonna pay ''it'', or else.
-->'''Pizza
'''Pizza the Hutt:''' Unfair to the pay''or'', but not to the pay''ee''. And you're gonna pay ''it'', or else.
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-->'''Dark Helmet:''' How can there be a cassette of Spaceballs: The Movie? We're still in the middle of making it!!!
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-->'''Dark Helmet:''' How can there be a cassette of Spaceballs: ''Spaceballs: The Movie? Movie''? We're still in the middle of making it!!!
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-->'''Spaceball officer:''' You ''idiot''! These are not them! You captured their stunt doubles!
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-->'''Spaceball officer:''' Officer:''' You ''idiot''! These are not them! You captured their stunt doubles!
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---> '''Dot:''' OK, we all know Prince Valium is a pill...
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-->'''Radar operator:''' I'm having trouble with the radar, sir.\\
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'''Radar operator:''' I've lost the bleeps, I've lost the sweeps, and I've lost the creeps.\\
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'''Radar operator:''' Operator:''' I've lost the bleeps, I've lost the sweeps, and I've lost the creeps.\\
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'''Radar operator:''' You know, the bleeps... ''[makes bleeping sounds]'' The sweeps... ''[shakes his jowls]'' And the creeps. ''[makes more beeping noises]''\\
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'''Radar operator:''' Operator:''' You know, the bleeps... ''[makes bleeping sounds]'' The sweeps... ''[shakes his jowls]'' And the creeps. ''[makes more beeping noises]''\\
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* LastMomentTogether: Lampshaded for laughs when Lone Starr and Yogurt part, contemplating whether or not there will a sequel.
--> '''Lone Starr:''' I wonder, will we ever see each other again?
--> '''Yogurt:''' Who knows? God willing, we'll all meet again in ''Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money''.
--> '''Lone Starr:''' I wonder, will we ever see each other again?
--> '''Yogurt:''' Who knows? God willing, we'll all meet again in ''Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money''.
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** [[Film/{{Alien}} John Hurt]] plays a patron in "Gus's Galaxy Grill" who had [[ChestBurster the special.]] [[AsideGlance He even says]] "OhNoNotAgain"
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** [[Film/{{Alien}} John Hurt]] Creator/JohnHurt plays a patron in "Gus's Galaxy Grill" who had [[ChestBurster the special.]] [[AsideGlance ]] [[Film/{{Alien}} He even says]] "OhNoNotAgain"
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-->'''Kane:''' [[HereWeGoAgain Oh no. Not again]].
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-->'''Kane:''' [[HereWeGoAgain [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no. Not again]].
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* DeathByCameo: Creator/JohnHurt reprises his death from ''Film/{{Alien}}''. Only this time, his chestburster infestation is implied to be a result of ordering and eating "The Special" at the café where Lone Starr and Barf went after saving Druidia.
-->'''Kane:''' [[HereWeGoAgain Oh no. Not again]].
-->'''Kane:''' [[HereWeGoAgain Oh no. Not again]].
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* WeddingFinale: The movie ends with what was to be the wedding of Princess Vespa and Prince Valium, until [[spoiler:Prince Lone Star arrives, declares his parentage, pushes Prince Valium aside, and gets "the short, short version" of the wedding: "Do you?" "Yes!" "Do you?" "Yes!" "Kiss her, you're married."]]
* WeMeetAgain: Mocked when Lone Starr says to Dark Helmet:
-->'''Lone Starr:''' Helmet! At last we meet, for the first time, for the last time.\\
''[whispers to self, repeating the line]'' Yep!
-->'''Lone Starr:''' Helmet! At last we meet, for the first time, for the last time.\\
''[whispers to self, repeating the line]'' Yep!
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* WeMeetAgain: Mocked when Lone Starr says to Dark Helmet:
-->'''Lone Starr:''' Helmet! At last we meet, for the first time, for the last time.\\
''[whispers to self, repeating the line]'' Yep!
-->'''Lone Starr:''' Helmet! At last we meet, for the first time, for the last time.\\
''[whispers to self, repeating the line]'' Yep!
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* UnconventionalFoodUsage: To avoid getting detected by Dark Helmet, Lone Starr decides to jam the Spaceballs' radar... by launching a massive jar of raspberry jam that crashes into the radar's dish, blotting it out instantly. [[DontExplainTheJoke He literally jammed the radar, geddit]]?
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* UnconventionalFoodUsage: To avoid getting detected by Dark Helmet, Lone Starr decides to jam the Spaceballs' radar... by launching a massive jar of raspberry jam that crashes into the radar's dish, blotting it out instantly. [[DontExplainTheJoke He literally jammed the radar, geddit]]?radar.]]
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** President Skroob's name is a SdrawkcabName of director and actor Creator/MelBrooks' last name.
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** President Skroob's name is a SdrawkcabName an anagram of director and actor Creator/MelBrooks' last name.
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* TooFastToStop: Going suddenly from LudicrousSpeed to a dead stop is too dangerous courtesy of Newton's First Law (as Dark Helmet learns), and just flying that fast causes ''Spaceball One'' to overshoot the Winnebago.
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* TooFastToStop: Going suddenly from LudicrousSpeed to a dead stop is too dangerous courtesy of Newton's First Law (as Dark Helmet learns), and just flying that fast causes ''Spaceball One'' to overshoot the Winnebago.Winnebago as well as [[AmusingInjuries causing Dark Helmet to crash right into a computer console]] [[FantasyHelmetEnforcement because he refused to wear a seatbelt during the maneuver]].
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* XenomorphXerox: After experiencing severe stomach upset from ordering the Space Special at Gus' Galaxy Grill, an alien bursts forth from John Hurt's stomach, puts on a cane and top hat, and begins singing and dancing "The Michigan Rag" from ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening''. Hurt groans "Not again!" at the sight of this.
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* XenomorphXerox: After experiencing severe stomach upset from ordering the Space Special at Gus' Galaxy Grill, an alien bursts forth from John Hurt's stomach, puts on a cane and top hat, and begins singing and dancing "The Michigan Rag" "Hello, My Baby" from ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening''. Hurt groans "Not again!" at the sight of this.
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* MobDebt: Lone Starr and Barf owe a hundred thousand space bucks to space gangster Pizza the Hutt for unspecified reasons. He calls them to say that he's moving up his deadline to tomorrow, and adds on so many "late charges" that they now owe him a million space bucks.
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* MobDebt: Lone Starr and Barf owe a hundred thousand space bucks to space gangster Pizza the Hutt for unspecified reasons. He calls them to say that [[MovingTheGoalposts he's moving up his deadline to tomorrow, and adds on so many "late charges" that they now owe him a million space bucks.]]
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* MotionParallax: The ships have a "LudicrousSpeed" mode that causes them to travel so fast, that motion parallax gets plaid.
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* MotionParallax: The ships have a "LudicrousSpeed" mode that causes them to travel so fast, that motion parallax gets becomes plaid.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: While practicing his new Schwartz skills, Lone Starr ends up dropping a giant statue on Barf's foot after losing his concentration, resulting in said foot being squashed like a pancake. He gets better.
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* {{Novelization}}: By Creator/RLStine. Yes. [[Literature/{{Goosebumps}} THAT]] R.L. Stine.
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* EcocidalAntagonist: The titular Spaceballs, having squandered their planet's oxygen supply, seek to steal the oxygen from the planet Druidia. To do this, they plan to kidnap Princess Vespa for ransom to gain access to the shield covering the entire planet and use Mega Maid to vacuum up its oxygen, also stealing a mountain's snow and several trees in the process.
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** The can of Perri-Air that Skroob uses turns out to have a second pun beyond the obvious ProductPlacement gag. The stylized "P" on the can also resembles a "D," and Skroob brings the can up to his nose. He's sniffing his Derri-Air ("derrière," which is French for "rear end").
*** Better yet, this is apparently a bilingual pun, as the Hebrew letter for "P" resembles an uppercase "D" in the Roman alphabet. One of the creators of ''Creator/{{Discord}}'', who is also Jewish, pulled a similar gag with the font for their original logo.
** When the heroes start praising Yogurt, as 'Yogurt the wise!" and "Yogurt the incredible." Yogurt shows modesty and says "I'm just ''plain Yogurt''." Plain yogurt is yogurt served without any additional flavors.
*** Better yet, this is apparently a bilingual pun, as the Hebrew letter for "P" resembles an uppercase "D" in the Roman alphabet. One of the creators of ''Creator/{{Discord}}'', who is also Jewish, pulled a similar gag with the font for their original logo.
** When the heroes start praising Yogurt, as 'Yogurt the wise!" and "Yogurt the incredible." Yogurt shows modesty and says "I'm just ''plain Yogurt''." Plain yogurt is yogurt served without any additional flavors.
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** The can of Perri-Air that Skroob uses turns out to have a second pun beyond the obvious ProductPlacement gag. The stylized "P" on the can also resembles a "D," and Skroob brings the can up to his nose. He's sniffing his Derri-Air ("derrière," which is French for "rear end").
***end"). Better yet, this is apparently a bilingual pun, as the Hebrew letter for "P" resembles an uppercase "D" in the Roman alphabet. One (One of the creators of ''Creator/{{Discord}}'', who is also Jewish, pulled a similar gag with the font for their original logo.
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** When the heroes start praising Yogurt, as'Yogurt "Yogurt the wise!" and "Yogurt the incredible." Yogurt shows modesty and says "I'm just ''plain Yogurt''." Plain yogurt is yogurt served without any additional flavors.
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** When the heroes start praising Yogurt, as
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Natter commented-out (and in defiance of a moderation notice, to boot), is still natter.
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%% Except that "father's brother's nephew's cousin" just makes it a DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: One's father's brother's nephew is either oneself or one's brother, and once that's stripped away, you're left with "your cousin's former roommate."
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%% Except the film makes clear that Druidia has a shield surrounding the planet - Dark Helmet mentions it at the end of the first scene, the Spaceballs want the code to open it, and as seen when Princess Vespa's spacecraft leaves & when Spaceball One starts sucking the air out, there is a hatch in it to allow entry & exit.
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