When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Cast
Mel Brooks
President Skroob / Yogurt
John Candy
Barf
Rick Moranis
Dark Helmet
Bill Pullman
Lone Starr
Daphne Zuniga
Princess Vespa
Dick Van Patten
King Roland
George Wyner
Colonel Sandurz
Michael Winslow
Radar Technician
Joan Rivers
Dot Matrix (voice)
Lorene Yarnell Jansson
Dot Matrix
John Hurt
John Hurt
Sal Viscuso
Radio Operator
Ronny Graham
Minister
Jim J. Bullock
Prince Valium
Leslie Bevis
Commanderette Zircon
Jim Jackman
Major Asshole
Mike Pniewski
Laser Gunner
Sandy Helberg
Dr. Schlotkin
Stephen Tobolowsky
Captain of the Guard
Jeff MacGregor
Snotty
Henry Kaiser
Magnetic Beam Operator
Denise Gallup
Charlene
Dian Gallup
Marlene
Gail Barle
Waitress
Dey Young
Waitress
Rhonda Shear
Woman in Diner
Robert Prescott
Sand Cruiser Driver
Jack Riley
TV Newsman
Tom Dreesen
Megamaid Guard
Rudy De Luca
Vinnie
Tony Griffin
Prison Guard
Rick Ducommun
Prison Guard
Ken Olfson
Head Usher
Bryan O'Byrne
Organist
Wayne Wilson
Trucker in Cap
Ira Miller
Short Order Cook
Earl Finn
Guard with Captain
Mitchell Bock
Video Operator
Tommy Swerdlow
Troop Leader
Tim Russ
Trooper
Ed Gale
Dink
Antonio Hoyos
Dink
Felix Silla
Dink
Arturo Gil
Dink
Tony Cox
Dink
John Kennedy Hayden
Dink
Dee Booher
Bearded Lady
Johnny Silver
Caddy
Brenda Strong
Nurse
Dom DeLuise
Pizza the Hutt (voice)
Robert Buckingham
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Corey Burton
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Dan Cotter
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Brent Dunsford
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Phil Hartman
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Conrad Hurtt
Guard (uncredited)
Rick Lazzarini
Pizza the Hutt / Ape #2 (uncredited)
Tress MacNeille
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry Maren
Dink (uncredited)
Terence Marsh
Spaceball Drum Beater (uncredited)
Steve McLean
Movie Crew Member (uncredited)
Sam L. Nickens
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Paragon
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Rob Paulsen
Spaceball with Comb / Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Julie Pitkanen
Self-Destruct Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Pollock
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Meehan
King Roland's Aide (uncredited)
George Sasaki
Transporter Technician (uncredited)
Crew
Mel Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Thomas Meehan
Screenplay
Ronny Graham
Screenplay
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Clarinda Wong
Assistant Editor
Debra Goldfield
Assistant Editor
Nicholas C. Smith
Additional Editing
Nick McLean
Director of Photography
Mitchell Bock
Second Assistant Director
Dan Kolsrud
Assistant Director
Mary Courtney
Production Coordinator
Ezra Swerdlow
Co-Producer
Terence Marsh
Production Design
Michael D. O'Shea
Camera Operator
Steve Bridge
Camera Operator
Michael A. Chavez
First Assistant Camera
Steve McLean
First Assistant Camera
George Llerena
Second Assistant Camera
Bill Shepard
Casting
David Rubin
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Charmaine Nash Simmons
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bruce Ericksen
Wardrobe Supervisor
Donfeld
Costume Design
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Designer
Ken Diaz
Makeup Artist
Melanie Levitt
Makeup Artist
Dianne Wager
Assistant Art Director
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer
Randy Thom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Fischer
Sound Effects Editor
Ernie Fosselius
Sound Effects Editor
Ronald Jacobs
Sound Effects Editor
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Wexler
Production Sound Mixer
Don Coufal
Production Sound Mixer
Jim Stuebe
Production Sound Mixer
Armin Steiner
Scoring Mixer
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Tom Johnson
Foley Recordist
Tom Stern
Chief Lighting Technician
Peter Albiez
Special Effects Supervisor
John J. Hawkins
Special Effects
Richard Ratliff
Special Effects
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Boyajian
Visual Effects Coordinator
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
Jeff Pescetto
Songs
Michael John Bateman
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Glad Pickering
Dialogue Editor
Ronald Sinclair
Dialogue Editor
George Simpson
Dialogue Editor
John Franco Jr.
Set Decoration
Peter Kelly
Set Designer
Richard McKenzie
Set Designer
Jacques Valin
Set Designer
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Michael John Meehan
Location Manager
Mike Washlake
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Dane Farwell
Stunt Double
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Camille Abbott
Production Illustrator
Jay Ignaszewski
Associate Editor
Bill Young
Key Grip
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
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