This is a GREAT movie. But then again, I am thirteen year old girl who wTched with a bunch of guy friends who have sick, slighlty perverted minds ..
Spaceballs
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Common Sense says
Goofy parody mocks the Star Wars series.
Themes in this movie include: revenge
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Spaceballs was written by Paul Trandahl
Parents need to know that this spoofy comedy is up to its Dark Helmet in off-color jokes, sexual innuendo, and potty humor. When you're not giggling, you might cringe at the kind of humor it inspires in your tweens ... but, then again, they've probably seen a lot iffier stuff than this.
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More on Spaceballs
What’s the Story?
When spoiled Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) is kidnapped by President Srkoob's (Mel Brooks) evil regime, it's up to scruffy hero Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his faithful companion Barf (John Candy) to rescue her.
Is It Any Good?
Brooks's Star Wars parody isn't particularly sophisticated, but older kids and teens should have fun with the goofy humor -- like most Brooks fare, SPACEBALLS revels in crude, sometimes infantile gags. For example: When the Darth Vader-inspired character, Dark Helmet, first appears, he approaches the camera, breathing heavily through his face-obscuring mask. Suddenly he flips up the front of the mask to reveal a nerdy-looking Rick Moranis, who exclaims, "I can't breathe in this thing!"
One of the great virtues of Brooks' masterwork, Young Frankenstein, was its beautiful re-creation of the look of the horror films of the 1930s, which added punch to all the ensuing silliness. Here, you don't really get the impression of watching a Star Wars movie gone mad: Many of the cheap-ish looking sets wouldn't look out of place on an episode of Saturday Night Live. Nevertheless, there are moments when the movie shines. Excessive merchandising is taken to task in a very funny scene in which Yogurt (Brooks again) hawks everything from Spaceballs the toilet paper to Spaceballs the flame thrower ("the kids love this one!"). And the movie's most memorable gag pays tribute to both the Alien series and the classic Chuck Jones cartoon "One Froggy Evening." Another good bit manages to work in a re-creation of the famous conclusion of Planet of the Apes.
Movie Details
Studio: MGM/UA, Director: Mel Brooks
Run time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release: 6/26/1987, DVD release: 5/3/2005
MPAA Rating: PG for raunchy humor and comic violence
Run time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release: 6/26/1987, DVD release: 5/3/2005
MPAA Rating: PG for raunchy humor and comic violence
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
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This was hilarous but somewhat racist, off color, suggestive, and not that great for young kids.
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Um.....
Wow this movie is pure sexual. its all about that! i suggest you dont let your kid watch this until hes eleven or twelve
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Ha, Ha, Ha
I am a big Star Wars fan, so that helped me get alot of the jokes. I thought it was really funny because of jokes like, "they combed the desert" where they actually used a comb to comb the desert. As a 7 year old, I thought there were too many bad words in it.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
good for older kids and grownups
spaceballs is one of the funnyest movies ive ever seen it`s only funny if youv`e seen starwars it does have a few bad words in it but it`s still a really good movie if i were you you i would wach it.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
great movie a lot of swearing and sexual jokes
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
may the swauts be with you!!
I love this movie but there is alot of sweareing and a sick part but still its really good!
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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REALLY FUNNY "STAR WARS" PARODY!
This movie is so funny, but not the most appropriate. They even had PG-13 when it was made, so it should definitely be PG-13 for two reasons: 1. swear words and expletives are repeated throughout the film. Two, a lot of disturbing sex references are included.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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Parents should note that the PG rating is circa 1987 standards. I was surprised when I heard the word a**hole multiple times within the first 10 minutes of the movie. Parents should know that because of the innuendo and language (this IS Mel Brooks, after all...) that the movie is certainly not for younger fans wanting to see a spoof of the Star Wars series. I would recommend DVRing the edited version on Comedy Central as opposed to letting pre-teen kids watch the original on DVD.
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I rate this title on for age 3 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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you gotta see it
3rd best movie ever
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Classic Brooks comedy, but some sexual innuendo . . .
I first saw this film when I was about 10 and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!! It is a clever parody of sci-fi movies, mainly the Star Wars series, and I have to say the humour was mostly in fine form. The only reasons I wouldnt show it to a 9 year old is sexuality and language. The words "sh*t" "b*tch "son of a b*tch "ass" "assh*le" are used INXS, and at one point Dark Helmet mutters "f*ck". Throughout the movie, many of the gags rely on touchy sexual subjects such as losing your virginity and fellatio. Apart from that, it is a great movie, and a must see for every comedy fan over 9 years old!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
Know your kid...
Being one of my husbands favorite movies, of course my son was going to see it. I cringed a little at the sexual stuff like the comments about her virginity, but all in all it seemed to go over his head and he loved it. However, the tv version is much cleaner, and we let him watch that several times... where the dvd version which I popped in in the car on a long trip, had me cringing because I did not realize how much worse it was than what he had already seen on comedy central.
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I rate this title pause for age 12 and give it
not good for under 13
it may be funny but the language is not good
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I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
O My Gosh
This should never be allowed to be PG. Just like Marley and Me I totally thought it would be fine. It had the sayings s**t, a*s, a**hole, and many more within the first five minutes. It also showed guys holding their nuts, and someone being shot their. I could nt believe how bad this was. Never allow someone under 13 to see this movie. This should have been rated Pg-13. PG's are getting sooooo much worse.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
...the 3rd best comedy movie i've ever seen.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
haha funny parody, but watch w/ the kids..
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
must read
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
10+?
this is a pg-13 movie, it shouldnt be pg. it says the f-word first off, and two of those gets an r rating! also, it ways the s-word like 20 times, with lots of sex. this movie ha strong language for a pg-13. but it is HILARIOUS!!! but i would suggest 14+
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Good movie
Pretty good movie.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
A freking Hillarius movie
This is a must see for star wars fans
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