Yellow light sabers have been seen in "Star Wars" properties most recently as the color of Rey's light saber in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker". If you look closely, you will see that the coloring book for "Spaceballs: The Coloring Book" is actually a "Transformers" coloring book.
This is a reference to the Doublemint television commercials featuring twins.
In the scenes on the desert planet, musical references were made to Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), both Sir David Lean movies with Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-wan Kenobi) in prominent roles. The voice of the self destruct countdown is that of Screenplay Supervisor Julie Pitkanen. Pullman used the call-sign Eagle 1 in his role as President Thomas J. Whitmore in Independence Day (1996). Dot's face was somewhat inspired by Joan Rivers, who had already been contracted to provide the voice. When initiating the metamorphosis of Spaceball One into the giant maid, Dark Helmet leans towards Colonel Sandurz and asks "Ready, Kafka?" Brooks said he was extremely flattered by Lucas' compliments and support. In the "Star Wars" properties the villains usually use red light sabers while the Jedi usually use green and blue. Bill Pullman appeared in The Accidental Tourist (1988), directed by Star Wars co-writer Lawrence Kasdan. The Spaceballs coloring book has a picture of Optimus Prime on it and the spaceship transforming into a colossal maid is similar to an Autobot or Decepticon transformation.
The blasters used by the Spaceball stormtroopers are actually Calico M100 carbines with a scope attached. In North American, the term "W.A.S.P." Spaceballs: the Flame Thrower, anyone?
Most of the instant cassette tapes are Mel Brooks' movies. A nod to Juan Rico, the main character of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel "Starship Troopers". This was the company headed by John Dykstra that split off from Industrial Light & Magic in 1978 when Lucasfilm moved to Marin County. Rick Moranis suggested John Candy for the role of Barf.
[[HilariousInHindsight Star Wars ''Star Wars'' itself is only up to Episode 8.]]9. They're out in stores before the movie is finished. The song that the Dinks sing in the desert is the "Colonel Bogey March", which has been used in countless movies and television series, most famously The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). 3 To see whether "Instant Cassettes" ever took off Spaceballs showed us that in 1987 there was a new breakthrough in home video entertainment with "Instant Cassettes" - video tapes of your favorite movies available before the movie was even finished (and before it …
When Dark Helmet asks how many assholes they have on-board, only one person on the bridge doesn't stand and raise his hand. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers WILHELM SCREAM: When Barf holds up the curved tubes, deflecting the shots of four of the bad guys back at them, the fourth one screams a Wilhelm as he is shot in the rear. Rick Lazzarini, the Creature FX Designer who made John Candy's animatronic ears, also played Pizza the Hut and one of the apes in the Planet of the Apes (1968) parody. In the movie there is a scene which Dark Helmet is seen playing with dolls of Lone Starr, Princess Vespa, Barf, Dot Matrix and himself.
... Spaceballs / Instant Cassettes - Duration: 2:13. But some cast members won't be returning such as John Candy, Joan Rivers, and Dick Van Patten, who have sadly died, and it is uncertain if Rick Moranis will return as Dark Helmet. The movie helped fulfill a longtime wish of Mel Brooks: in his high school yearbook, he said his ambition was to become President.
Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part I (1981) ended with a joke suggesting the sequel will feature a segment "Jews in Space". This is a pun, as "putz" in Hebrew and Yiddish is slang for penis. The table Princess Vespa is strapped to while being threatened with a nose job is a type of bed normally used in a chiropractors office.