37 Years Later, Star Wars Cult Parody Gets a Sequel That Fans Already Hate
Do we really need another sequel to a cult classic?
There are endless arguments about which of Mel Brooks' comedies is the best, but ask those who spent their youth in video stores and rentals and you will probably get the answer – Spaceballs, which was released in 1987.
Spaceballs is The Cult Space Comedy of The 80s
And at the time, many did not even know that the movie was a parody of George Lucas' Star Wars saga – Spaceballs was funny in its own right. Now, the comedy is still exciting to watch, especially thanks to John Candy, Rick Moranis and Bill Pullman in their best years.
In Spaceballs, Brooks acted as producer, screenwriter, director and even took on one of the lead roles. The target of the satire was not only the trilogy of George Lucas, but also other space dramas – for example, John Hurt had to experience the appearance of the Alien from his stomach again.
In addition to excellent appearances of Darth Vader, Han Solo, C-3PO, and even Chewbacca, Brooks' cult comedy illustrates what is probably the only time in film history that a broken wedding actually leads to something good.
In Spaceballs, Princess Vespa, having escaped her parents' forced fiancé, races toward her destiny to find true love and experience an exciting space adventure, filmed in the best traditions of early and mid-eighties science fiction.
Fans Are Not Happy About Spaceballs Sequel News
And now the cult comedy is getting a sequel – it will be directed by Mel Brooks and Josh Gad, plot details are still unknown, but the project is already in development.
However, fans of the original are not thrilled about the prospect.
“Did any of you see the abomination that was an attempt at a Spaceballs animated series? I couldn't even finish watching the pilot! I have almost zero hope of a sequel being passable, even if it gets made,” Reddit user Unobtanium_Alloy wrote.
Another Spaceballs Project Flopped Hard
Spaceballs: The Animated Series was released in 2008 and consisted of one season of 15 episodes.
It is not surprising that the show lasted only one year – it received mostly negative reviews from both critics and viewers, and its rating on IMDb is only 4.2/10, even though the creator of the project was the same person who directed the original movie – Mel Brooks.