Spaceballs On Blu-Ray: 25 Years Later, The Schwartz Is Still Strong In Mel Brooks' Star Wars Spoof

A long time ago in a culture far removed from this one — 1987 to be exact — cinematic satirist Mel Brooks took on box-office game changer George Lucas' Star Wars franchise and didn't end up in the Hollywood equivalent of a Sarlacc Pit. Substituting the Schwartz for the Force,  Yogurt for Yoda and Pizza The Hutt for Jabba, Brooks gave us Spaceballs and made us laugh harder (intentionally) than Jar Jar Binks ever did. To celebrate the movie's 25th anniversary, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has released a commemorative Blu-Ray edition that mostly does justice to this comedy gem. more »