Also, in one scene from Mel Brooks ' Spaceballs, Princess Vespa also appears to have the hairstyle, but reveals that she is actually wearing a large pair of headphones.

Mel Brooks is also an admirer and parodied several of Lean's films in his sci-fi spoof Spaceballs.

Helmet is the commander of the Spaceballs ' " Imperious Forces " ( a parody of the Imperial Forces in Star Wars, as well as the Imperious Leader from Battlestar Galactica ).

He enjoys playing with Spaceballs dolls, taking special pleasure in acting out a scenario in which he seduces Princess Vespa, but is embarrassed when anyone notices his playing.

Their name is likely a portmanteau of space and the slang term for testicles, as the Spaceballs cover their nether regions with their hands ( as if Dark Helmet was threatening any one of them ) repeatedly during the film.

" Spaceballs " is also used as an expletive during the film, much as " balls " would be used.

The Spaceballs ' weapon of conquest, Spaceball One, is a powerful spaceship and the equivalent of the Death Star in the movie, although in appearance it much more closely resembles an Imperial Star Destroyer.

The Spaceballs ' attitude toward others is expressed by the ship's large bumper sticker: " We brake for nobody.

In spite of this, Spaceballs is one of Brooks ' most popular films, and maintains a strong following.

The line was used by Brooks thrice more: in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, when King Richard kisses Maid Marian ; in Spaceballs when President Skroob is in bed with the twins ( modified to " It's good to be the president "); and in the stage musical The Producers, as a lyric in the song " The King of Broadway ".

* Starbucks is also a currency in Spaceballs: The Animated Series.

Daphne Eurydice Zuniga ( born October 28, 1962 ) is an American actress known for her roles as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap Melrose Place, as Victoria Davis on The CW teen drama One Tree Hill, and as Princess Vespa in Spaceballs.

* In the movie by Mel Brooks, Spaceballs, Lone Starr tries to use it on a henchman, initially unsuccessfully, but the henchman points out Lone Starr's mistakes, and is used again, successfully this time.

This scene is parodied in the animated comedy Madagascar, the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs, the Kevin Smith film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and in two episodes of The Simpsons — one where Homer is an astronaut (" Deep Space Homer "), and another where Troy McClure appears in a Planet of the Apes musical dates Marge's sister Selma to revive his career and quell the rumors about his sexual fetish with fish (" A Fish Called Selma ").

Vader's spoof, Dark Helmet in the movie Spaceballs ( 1987 ), is depicted as being very short in stature.

* Pizza The Hutt, a character in the film Spaceballs, is a parody of the Hutts which appear in Star Wars.

Additional videos featuring the Rally Monkey show her edited into popular films and TV shows such as Gilligan's Island, Shrek, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Brady Bunch Movie, Signs, Jurassic Park, The Price is Right, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Scream, Dumb and Dumber, National Lampoon's Vacation, Night at the Museum, The Natural, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Spaceballs, Poltergeist, Borat, The Sandlot, Psycho, Jaws and The Ring.

* In Spaceballs ( 1987 ), Spaceball 1 uses a tractor beam-referred to as a " magnetic beam " in the film-to intercept Princess Vespa's Mercedes space cruiser.

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

* Captain Lone Starr, a main protagonist in the 1987 Mel Brooks film Spaceballs

Doohan himself briefly reprised the role for a gag cameo in the action comedy Loaded Weapon 1, while parodies of Scotty or his accent appear in such media as World of Warcraft ( 2004 ), Spaceballs ( 1987 ), Goof Troop, Beavis and Butt-head, and All That.

In 1987, Denise and Dian Gallup spoofed their roles as the Doublemint Twins in cameo roles in the Mel Brooks film, Spaceballs.

* Spaceballs ( 1987 ) ( voice only )-Pizza the Hutt

In 1987 she sang the song " My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own " in a duet with Jeffrey Osborne for the soundtrack to the movie Spaceballs.

Also, she was reprising the role as the voice of Princess Vespa in the animated spin-off of the 1987 cult classic Spaceballs called Spaceballs: The Animated Series in 2008.

She was also a lead in the 1987 film Spaceballs, the 1988 film Last Rites, the 1989 films Gross Anatomy ( with Matthew Modine ), and The Fly II ( with Eric Stoltz ) and Staying Together ( with Sean Astin ).

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

* Dinks, group of munchkin-like characters in red robes in the 1987 movie Spaceballs

* Spaceballs ( 1987 ) as Captain of the Guards

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

* Spaceballs, a 1987 science fiction spoof film directed by and starring Mel Brooks

He also starred in the 1984 comedy film Bachelor Party as Cole Whittier, and appeared in the 1987 Mel Brooks hit comedy Spaceballs in a cameo as the Sand Cruiser Driver.

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

On film, Yarnell played Dot Matrix in the 1987 Mel Brooks movie Spaceballs.

Yarnell appeared in the 1987 Mel Brooks movie Spaceballs as the body of the robot Dot Matrix.

* Spaceballs ( 1987 )

Some of his other noteworthy roles include the pilled-up narcoleptic Prince Valium in the 1987 Mel Brooks movie Spaceballs and the " Not-Quite-Out-of-the-Closet " character in the date montage at the beginning of 2001's Kissing Jessica Stein.

* Characters who express awareness that they are in a work of fiction ( e. g. Stranger Than Fiction, The Great Good Thing, Puckoon, Spaceballs, the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, Illuminatus !, Uso Justo, 1 / 0.

He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle Buck.

While continuing to play supporting roles in films like Spaceballs, Candy was awarded the opportunity to headline or co-star in such comedy films as Volunteers ; Planes, Trains and Automobiles ; Brewster's Millions ; The Great Outdoors ; Armed and Dangerous ; Who's Harry Crumb ?, Summer Rental, and Uncle Buck.

Acting in several comedy films, in particular three Mel Brooks films High Anxiety, History of the World: Part 1 and Spaceballs, he starred in the comedy films The Hollywood Knights and Up the Creek.