Why did 'Spaceballs' gain a following amongst younger people?
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DragoonKain — 10 years ago(January 30, 2016 09:54 PM)
It was kind of like a gateway drug to Mel Brooks comedies if you were a kid in the 80s.
I was 7 when Spaceballs came out and remember seeing commercials for it and, being a fan of Star Wars, wanting to see it but missed it in theaters. When it came out on video, kids in school would quote all the different lines and I just had to see it. I finally got to see it when I was 8 years old and thought it was the funniest movie I had ever seen. I don't think I was the only kid who that. From there I discovered all of Mel Brooks other films: History of World, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Producers and moved onto Monty Python and other naughty comedies. So yes, it left a deep impression on me. I watched that movie dozens of times. I own it on VHS and DVD and at one point could have probably quoted the whole movie (like Star Wars).
I guess if you were born in the 90s or 2000s you wouldn't "get it". But if you were born in the late 70s or early 80s Spaceballs truly was the star wars of comedies, and not just because it was a spoof of star wars. -
residentevil6901 — 9 years ago(April 14, 2016 01:42 PM)
I was 14 when this came out, I really didn't care for it, thought it was kind of funny but more dumb then anything. Even today I watch it and feel the same way about it. Lol kind of funny, I felt the opposite of everybody I guess.
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Hendry_William_French — 9 years ago(April 22, 2016 08:09 AM)
Spaceballs is basically a space fairy tale as well as being a comedy. I first saw this movie when I was around 7 and it was the perfect kids movie in retrospect because it covers to many themes including action, romance & sci-fi. Just stuff that's easy to get into for a young viewer (as well as an older one).
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CognacJacquet — 9 years ago(August 23, 2016 09:46 AM)
I think it's like Grease - I think I was 8 or 9 when I went through my "must rent it every weekend" phase which lasted about a year or so, and I just didn't pay attention to what I didn't understand. I was shocked years later when I finally clued in.
I was almost 12 when Spaceballs hit theaters - I thought it was stupid but funny. i was old enough/pop cultured enough to get most of the references. When it was released on HBO (or whichever premium cable channel) my father recorded it. My 3 year old brother thought it was hysterical and watched it on almost a daily basis. He had no frame of reference whatsoever - Mel Brooks just knows humor and how to play it.