Trailer Spaceballs 2: Not the Quest for More Money

[Valetudo]

Boner pills for the force?

 

[Ryujin]

Boner pills for the force?

Careful of the trademarks! That's "Der Schwartz"!

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

But also a lot of parodies of that material. That ground's a lot more well-trodden than it was back then.

Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base is pretty darn funny. And that Adam Driver was involved, that really brought it over the top.

 

[Umbran]

Maybe if I ever see anybody say anything good about the show that isn't just a dig at Star Trek I might check it out.
But that's never happened.

I mean, that may depend on what you call a "dig". I love Trek. I also think the Orville is awesome, and I don't insult Trek in saying that.

For the record, the original Spaceballs had some good skits but was pretty terrible as an actual movie IMO.

So, I don't know if Brooks has ever made what we'd call a "good movie".
Funny? Pointed with commentary? Sure.
But it ain't high cinema, that's for sure.

After season 1 they blend the humour with some quite serious topics incredibly well, in the spirit of some of the best Trek.

After season 1? With respect, "About a Girl" is Season 1, Episode 3.

 

[Umbran]

Given the ages of the cast, I expect a bunch of geriatric jokes. One in particular, involving Light Sabers, immediately comes to mind.

I have to wonder what they do if Mel doesn't quite make it to see it come to the screen...

 

[Stalker0]

I have to wonder what they do if Mel doesn't quite make it to see it come to the screen...

agreed, you are really rolling the dice on that one.

 

[Ryujin]

After season 1? With respect, "About a Girl" is Season 1, Episode 3.

To be more specific, they dropped the toilet humour, for the most part. I was also glad to see the "Could you open this jar of pickles for me?" go the way of the Dodo.

 

[Kannik]

The further away the History of the World TV series people are from this the better. I hope it’s good.

One of the things that made Spaceballs: The Original work was that it had it's own humour and was doing its own thing while riffing on Star Wars/Trek/Aliens/etc, rather than trying to be some outright parody or by simply mocking those sci-fi series. If they come at it from that direction again, and have good writers to back it up, then it could well work again! (And if not, well.... )

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

FWIW:

While Brooks is involved in the movie, he is not actually the driving creative force. Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez and Josh Gad wrote the script, while Josh Greenbaum (Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Strays) is directing. Gad called the script “the funniest and best thing” he’s ever worked on in a 2024 Instagram post.

 

[Vael]

I'm impressed to see Pullman and Moranis back ... but I'll admit to being nervous. I doubt the sequel can be good, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.