Q 01/05

Spaceballs was released in which year?

A) 1983

B) 1985

C) 1987

D) 1989

Answer · why

C) 1987

MGM/UA put it out on 24 June, a decade after the first Star Wars.

Q 02/05

Which studio released Spaceballs in June 1987?

A) Paramount

B) Universal

C) 20th Century Fox

D) MGM/UA

Answer · why

D) MGM/UA

Its 2027 sequel comes from Amazon MGM Studios.

Q 03/05

Which two roles does Mel Brooks play in Spaceballs?

A) Dark Helmet and Yogurt

B) King Roland and Skroob

C) President Skroob and Yogurt

D) Pizza the Hutt and Yogurt

Answer · why

C) President Skroob and Yogurt

Yogurt breaks the fourth wall to flog Spaceballs merchandise: the flamethrower, the lunchbox, the toilet paper.

Q 04/05

Who plays the hero, Lone Starr?

A) Michael Keaton

B) Bill Paxton

C) Kurt Russell

D) Bill Pullman

Answer · why

D) Bill Pullman

Brooks had tried and failed to sign Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks; he spotted Pullman in a play.

Q 05/05

Which big-name actors did Mel Brooks unsuccessfully try to sign for Spaceballs?

A) Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill

B) Kevin Costner and Michael J. Fox

C) Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks

D) Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd

Answer · why

C) Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks

Bill Pullman got the part instead after Brooks and Anne Bancroft saw him on stage.