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?
Spaceballs has generally received positive reviews.
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Spaceballs was released in 1987 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 707 reviews, giving Spaceballs (1987) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 69%.
With a score of 69%, Spaceballs is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Innerspace, The Stepfather and Hamburger Hill.
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