Spaceballs (1987)
| Release Date | 24 June 1987 |
| Budget | $23,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $38,000,000 |
| Tagline | May The Farce Be With You |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Imperial County, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Parody/Spoof, Sci-Fi Comedy, Absurd Comedy |
| Mood | Just for Laughs, Other Dimensions |
| Themes | Space Wars, Robots and Androids, Unlikely Heroes |
| Tones | Campy, Deliberate, Easygoing, Goofy, Madcap, Satirical, Talky |
| Tags | Chase, Conflict, Damsel In Distress, Good Vs Evil, Kidnap, Princess, Rescue, Role Switching, Space Exploration |
Spaceballs is a 1987 American science fiction parody film co-written by, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks. It also features John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Bill Pullman, and the voice of Joan Rivers.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lorene Yarnell Jansson
Dot Matrix
Sal Viscuso
Radio Operator
Ronny Graham
Minister
Leslie Bevis
Commanderette Zircon
Jeff MacGregor
Snotty
Henry Kaiser
Magnetic Beam Operator
Denise Gallup
Charlene
Dian Gallup
Marlene
Gail Barle
Waitress
Robert Prescott
Sand Cruiser Driver
Tom Dreesen
Megamaid Guard
Rudy De Luca
Vinnie
Tony Griffin
Prison Guard
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
Ed Gale
Dink
Antonio Hoyos
Dink
Arturo Gil
Dink
John Kennedy Hayden
Dink
Dee Booher
Bearded Lady
Johnny Silver
Caddy
Camille Hagen
Woman in Diner
Terence Marsh
Spaceball drum beater
Thomas Meehan
King Roland's aide
Julie Pitkanen
Self-Destruct Voice
Cary Stratton
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Dick Warlock
Vulcan Pinch Guard
Director
Writer
Thomas Meehan
Ronny Graham
Producer
Ezra Swerdlow
co-producer
Original Music
John Morris
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Cinematographer
Nick McLean
Editor
Conrad Buff IV
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Casting Director
David Rubin
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Bill Shepard
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Production Designer
Terence Marsh
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Art Director
Harold Michelson
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Set Decorator
John Franco Jr.
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Costume Designer
Donfeld
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Makeup Department
Ken Diaz
makeup artist
Melanie Levitt
makeup artist
Ben Nye Jr.
makeup designer
Dione Taylor
hair stylist
Elaina P. Schulman
hair stylist
Production Manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mitchell Bock
second assistant director
Carol D. Bonnefil
additional second assistant director
Dan Kolsrud
assistant director
Art Department
Camille Abbott
illustrator
Jerry Gadette
stand-by painter
Arthur Gelb
property illustrator
Peter J. Kelly
set designer
Bill King
assistant property master
Guy A. MacLaury
general foreman
William S. Maxwell III
leadman
Richard McKenzie
set designer
Dennis J. Parrish
property master
James J. Pickering
drapery man
Ken Reed
construction foreman
Jacques Valin
set designer
Dianne Wager
assistant art director
Steve Willis
propmaker foreman
S. Bruce Wineinger
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape
sound effects editor
Michael John Bateman
supervising dialogue editor
Richard Beggs
re-recording mixer
David Franklin Bergad
assistant sound editor
Bob Bowman
assistant sound editor
Sue Breitrose
assistant sound editor
Scott Chandler
assistant sound editor
Don Coufal
production sound mixer
Ken Fischer
sound effects editor
Ernie Fosselius
sound effects editor
Ronald Jacobs
sound effects editor
Glad Pickering
dialogue editor
Gary Rydstrom
sound designer
Paige Sartorius
assistant sound editor
George Simpson
dialogue editor
David Slusser
assistant sound editor
Jim Stuebe
production sound mixer
Gary Summers
re-recording mixer
Randy Thom
sound designer, re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Jeff Wexler
production sound mixer
Pamela Jule Yuen
assistant sound editor
Jim Borgardt
adr editor
Special Effects
Peter Albiez
special effects supervisor
Rick Lazzarini
Barf ear animatronics
Richard Ratliff
special effects
Trevor Cripps
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Richard Alexander
effects technician: Apogee, Inc.
Percy Angress
special visual effects producer: Apogee, Inc.
David Beasley
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Mat Beck
motion control camera operator: Apogee, Inc.
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
optical camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Craig Boyajian
visual effects coordinator
Stephen David Brooks
motion control camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Rae Burkland
model department special design: Apogee, Inc.
Glenn Campbell
motion control camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Clint Colver
effects animation supervisor: Apogee, Inc.
Stephen Dane
visual effects art director: Apogee, Inc.
Peter Donen
visual effects supervisor
Dennis Dorney
optical camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Roger Dorney
optical supervisor: Apogee, Inc.
Syd Dutton
matte painting effects
John Eaves
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Jonathan Erland
visual effects matte technician: Apogee, Inc.
Cory Faucher
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Richard Gilligan
optical camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Ron Goldstein
effects technician: Apogee, Inc.
Mark Gredell
motion control camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Peter Gruskoff
visual effects production assistant
Rhonda C. Gunner
video and graphic displays: Video Image
David R. Hardberger
motion control camera operator: Apogee, Inc.
Richard E. Hollander
video and graphic displays: Video Image
Robert Jason
chief set lighting technician: Apogee, Inc.
Paul D. Johnson
motion control programmer: Apogee, Inc.
Grant McCune
chief model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Susan McGuire
effects production publicist: Apogee, Inc.
Gregory L. McMurry
video and graphic displays: Video Image
Alvah J. Miller
motion control electronics engineer: Apogee, Inc.
Debbi Nikkel
chief production auditor: Apogee, Inc.
Tom Pahk
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Jerry Pooler
optical camera operator: Apogee, Inc.
Ron Robinson
motion control camera assistant: Apogee, Inc.
Christopher S. Ross
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Jay Roth
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Suzie Schneider
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Robert Shepherd
executive in charge of production: Apogee, Inc.
John R. Shourt
animation illustrator: Apogee, Inc.
William Shourt
effects technician: Apogee, Inc.
Douglas Smith
motion control camera operator: Apogee, Inc.
David Sosalla
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
Smokey Stover
model maker: Apogee, Inc.
John E. Sullivan
motion control camera operator: Apogee, Inc.
Bill Taylor
matte painting effects
Ron Thornton
model department special design: Apogee, Inc.
Don Trumbull
visual effects engineer: Apogee, Inc.
Michael Van Himbergen
production coordinator: Apogee, Inc.
John C. Wash
video and graphic displays: Video Image
Harry Weinmann
animation illustrator: Apogee, Inc.
Joseph Yanuzzi
assistant editor: Apogee, Inc.
Charles Bailey
creature shop manager: ILM
David Cornelius
motion control technician
Dave Johnson
dancing alien puppeteer: ILM
Sam Longoria
visual effects machinist: Apogee Inc.
Michael Douglas Middleton
visual effects still photographer
Mark Setrakian
dancing alien animatronics: ILM
Eben Stromquist
dancing alien supervisor: ILM
Joseph Thomas
animation cameraman
Lauren Vogt
dancing alien sculptor: ILM
Stunts
Dick Warlock
stunt coordinator
Mike Washlake
stunts
Jack West
stunts
Steven Burnett
stunts
Bob K. Cummings
stunts
Dane Farwell
stunt double: Bill Pullman
Denney Pierce
stunts
Jesse Wayne
stunt double: for Mel Brooks, stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen E. Bridge
camera operator
Michael A Chavez
first assistant camera
Lindsay P. Hill
video playback operator
Gerald A. King
second grip
George Llerena
second assistant camera
Steve McLean
first assistant camera
Michael D. O'Shea
camera operator
Víctor Pérez
assistant lighting technician
Peter Sorel
still photographer
Bruce D. Spellman
second grip
Tom Stern
chief lighting technician
Bill Young
key grip
Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: special art
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bruce Ericksen
wardrobe supervisor: men
Charmaine Nash Simmons
wardrobe supervisor: women
Editorial Department
Debra Goldfield
assistant editor
Jay Ignaszewski
associate editor
Nicholas C. Smith
additional editor
Clarinda Wong
assistant editor
Music Department
Eugene Marks
music editor
Norman B. Schwartz
vocal effects supervisor
Armin Steiner
scoring mixer
Michael Lloyd
music arranger, song producer
Transportation Department
Chet Brooks
transportation captain
Jim Chesney
transportation coordinator
William Hogue
driver
Other Crew
James Caverly
production assistant
Joanne Wetzel Caverly
production assistant
Mary Courtney
production coordinator
Nyna Cravens
assistant: Mr. Candy
Karen D'Arc
assistant: Mr. Meehan & Mr. Graham
Ann Fisher
assistant: Mr. Meehan & Mr. Graham
Anthony Goldschmidt
title designer
Alison Harstedt
accountant
Daren Hicks
assistant: Ezra Swerdlow
Saul Kahan
publicist
K. Lenna Katich
production controller
Michael John Meehan
location manager
Ramon Pahoyo
craft service
Julie Pitkanen
script supervisor
Charles J.D. Schlissel
production assistant
Laurie Stuebe
accountant
Leah Zappy
assistant: Mr. Brooks
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
helicopter pilot
Thanks
Bob Greenberg
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
Gerald B. Greenberg
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
Production Company
Brooksfilms
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MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
United International Pictures (UIP)
Esselte Video
FS Film Oy
MGM Home Entertainment
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
TV3
Special Effects
Apogee Productions
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Illusion Arts
Video Image
Available Light Productions
Miscellaneous
Bureau of Land Management
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
Calico Company
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
Goody Products
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
this picture made under the jurisdiction of
La-La Land Records
score album released by
Lark Luggage Company
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
Lynn Stalmaster & Associates
casting by
Pacific Title
opticals
Panavision
Panaflex camera and lenses by
Sprocket Systems
post-production sound systems
Winnebago Industries
the producer wishes to give special thanks to
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