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Jun 24, 1987 · Spaceballs: Directed by Mel Brooks. With Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman. A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
- Mel Brooks
- 386
- 3 min
John Candy as Barf, Lone Starr's "mawg" (half-man, half-dog) sidekick. He is a parody of Chewbacca. Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa, the spoiled princess of Planet Druidia. She is a parody of Princess Leia. Joan Rivers as the voice of Dot Matrix, Princess Vespa's droid of honor and guardian.
- $22.7 million
- June 24, 1987
- Mel Brooks
- John Morris
John Candy performed this gag on the spot. Spaceballs marked the fourth time that John Candy worked with Rick Moranis, the actor who portrayed Dark Helmet . First, they both became regular cast members in SCTV .
Room service. Barf : [Spaceball 1 roars by them, in a plaid colouration of speed] Aah! Barf : What the hell was that? Lone Starr : Spaceball 1. Barf : They've gone to plaid! Princess Vespa : Now listen you... Lone Starr : You listen. On this ship, you're to refer to me as 'idiot', not 'you captain'. I mean, you know what I mean.
Candy continued making films tirelessly, including the film Armed and Dangerous (1986) where he and Eugene Levy play characters who become security guards. 1987 was an especially good year to Candy, giving him two classic roles: Barf the Mawg in the Mel Brooks comedy Spaceballs (1987) and the bumbling salesman Del Griffith alongside Steve ...
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John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work in Hollywood films. Candy first rose to national prominence in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its SCTV sketch comedy series .
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