In the "comb the desert" scene, the actor who says. "We ain't found shit" was Tim Russ, who went on to have a great career including Tuvok in Star Trek, as well as other small roles in the Star Trek franchise.

Goddamn, I've never realized that Skroob is an anagram of Brooks. You always find something new to discover with these comedies. It took me ages to realize what the joke in Top Secret was about Nick's name.

Glad you got the Max Headroom character. I have not seen any others that react to this movie get that reference

I used to watch this all the time when I was younger, to the point of it getting stale, so it warms my heart that there's still humour in it that I'm only now appreciating, such as the Kafka reference.

The guy who yells "We aint found shit!" is Tim Russ, the actor who played Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager

A fun little detail is the George Lucas said that Brooks couldn't make Lonestar character look like Han Solo. So he made him to look like Indiana Jones. Just the layer of dad jokes this movie is packed with is quite amazing.

It IS Joan Rivers.

The guy in the diner was John Hurt, who played that same character in Aliens. That, and the whole joke about the merchandise was because Mel Brooks went to George Lucas to get permission to spoof and the deal was yes, but no merchandise can be sold. So, unfortunately, no official merchandise was ever made for the movie. You should watching Mel Brooks' History of the World Part 1 next. :)

ILM, George Lucas' special effects company, helped in post production. The escape pod scene even used footage from A New Hope. And all of the previous movies that Mel Brooks directed can be seen in Mr. Rental.

Love the 4th wall breaks in this, and when the film goes meta while watching itself.

I never pieced it together that Skroob was an anagram for Brooks...😳.

I was 11 years old when this came out and saw it at the cinema, I had no idea it was a 16, so not sure how I got in there, but since then it has been one of my favourite comedies, so quotable and silly. I have lost count how many times I have seen it over the years.

I was not too cool for this one when it came out in theatres. I love Star Wars, and I had seen and loved Brooks's Blazing Saddles and Silent Movie. So I dragged my dad with me to see it and we both loved it. His favourite joke was 'You said that three dunes ago.', while mine was and still is the line 'I'm my own best friend.'. By the way, the 'rebel bass' quip was great, wish I'd thought of it myself.

The guy who said we ain't found shit is Tuvok from voyager.

Didn't you notice when they got into Yogurt's lair the four of them kind of resemble Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and Lion?

The original Star Wars landspeeder effect was actually done with a mirror (and then touched up a little to make it less obvious). Yep, that was Dick Van Patten from "Eight is Enough". And did you get the Michigan J. Frog reference? If not you need to see "One Froggy Evening".

"Spaceballs": Mel Brooks took the "Weird Al" Yankovic approach, roping in the target to do heavy lifting in exchange for NOT merchandising memorabilia. Not a bad choice for a rollicking great time.;)

I've wanted to be Lord Helmet for Halloween for so many years. Coffee cup included

Ahh what a classic. A little dated but still fun. It's funny about the merchandise in the movie because I believe one of the reasons this even got made was on the promise that zero merchandise would be released. And I don't believe we ever got anything outside of the movie released in various formats. You should check out Robin Hood Men In Tights. Another fantastic Mel Brooks parody.

Love that you are branching out into films now! Keep them coming! 🤩

Joan Rivers was indeed the voice of the robot, but she was not the person who wore the costume. During the getaway scene with the princess, she even gave the famous Joan Rivers "can we talk" line.

And yes....it really was Joan Rivers who did the voice.

I believe that chapter 11 is a reference to one of the common types of bankruptcy. You can guess the joke from there :)

I didn’t get a lot of the jokes until I was older and had seen Alien, Battlestar Galactica (the original) and Buck Rogers. I think this was more timely, even 4 years after the last Star Wars movie because of VHS. I was still watching Star Wars weekly when this came out.

Fun fact the millenium falcon is parked in the diner parking lot because george lucas loved the script and asked if industrial light and magic could help with the movie

I am soooooooo happy!! Thank you Neil!

In all these years (I first saw this in the theater) and after at least a dozen viewings, I never put it together that Skroob was Brooks with the letters rearranged.

That is Joan Rivers. Back in the 80's one could drive around all weekend on $5 in gasoline!

I love how the movie is peppered with merchandise you'll never be able to buy 🤣

I never noticed it before, but when Colonel Sandurz says "she's gone from suck to blow", over Dark Helmet's head there's a sign that says "Area 5". I wonder if that's a play on the infamous Area 51?

yes, ludicrous speed and model s plaid from tesla are references to this movie.

"Prince Vallum is a pill" Took me till just now at 23 to get that joke lol.

So the dude who did the chest burster at 22:20 is thee same actor who did it _in_ _Alien._ That's why he said "Not again"

You commented on the planet of Druidia being named solely for the "Just what we needed, a druish princess" joke. I have said for years that the only reason Brooks named the 3rd in command Colonel Sandurz on the bad guys' side was so he could make the "Whatsamatta Colonel Sandurz, chicken?" joke.

Thanks for pointing out the Brooks anagram. I actually never noticed that.

Tesla / Elon did take some inspiration from this move. The ludicrous speed thing and also the Flamethrower merch. Elon made that for a joke after they said it was their best seller in this movie.

This film was funnier when I was 10, but it's still a dusty gem and highly quotable. I like the cast they got for it too. John Hurt just reprising his Alien role, Joan Rivers, etc.

In case no one mentioned it. Its a very brief scene and if you blink you could miss it but if you look hard enough but you may see a familiar looking ship parked outside the space diner scene.

"We ain't found shit!" was Tuvok btw

next up "History of the World, Part I" ? to get closer to comleating Brooks? edit: I would Have suggested Man in tides. But I don't know what robin Hood films you watched. Especially "Prince of Thieves" from 1991

Oh a fellow Canuck! And one around my age! No matter how many things I see them in, they will always be Bob McKenzie and Johhny LaRue. Awesome that you are experiencing this movie... I love Mel Brooks. Hey... if you are looking for some good Canadian movies for October/Halloween, you should check out Fido (Zombie comedy), and Pontypool (Canadian movie adaptation of a Canadian book set in Ontario. Can't get more Canadian than that! Awesome movie though).

the merchandising bit was a gag because they never did any official merchandising from this film

Star Wars came out a month after I was born so I wouldn't been 10 when this came out. I don't think I saw it until years later though.

Yes, the king was the dad on 8 is Enough.

if you look on the parking lot of the space cafe you can see a YT-1300 light freighter (millennium falcon)

This was a very funny movie. Young Frankenstein; a Mel Brooke's classic.

What's funny is that Star Wars will use almost the same shield gate in Rogue One!

best star wars episode ever! no kidding!!

Yes that’s Joan Rivers

The police academy guy is Michael Winslow, does great impressions of old British Rock songs using his mouth.

This movie never gets old to me, I just love it! And yes, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is a big fan of it, too. That's why some Tesla's have got a "Ludicrous mode" for very fast accelaration, and there are "Plaid" versions of the Model S and Model X with 0-60mph accelaration time of 2 seconds or even less.

How many people "corrected" Neil when he said Frankenstein the "wrong" way. It's like a knee jerk reaction for me and I can't help myself.

My kind of comedy, just a hotchpotch of fun!! . 🇬🇧

if you haven't seen it, watch streets of fire w/ Rick Moranis

''WE AIN'T FOUND SH!T!'' 😂👍 Oh, Mel Brooks: You are a treasure for sure! Hey @Neil : When is reaction to Episode 2 of *Agents of SHIELD* coming up on KZfaq?

yes, that was joan rivers

I can't believe you missed it all this time, so it was great watching this.

It was Joan Rivers' voice.

I love Dark Helmet's necktie.

Dad Jokes: The Movie! This one marks the beginning of the decline in quality of Mel Brooks movies, in my opinion. Still a fun flick, though.

@6:10 that's Dom DeLuise as Pizza the Hutt.

Saw you reacting to Expanse, then visited this for a good chuckle :) I appreciate your Powell's t-shirt, but couldn't make out the books on your shelves. If you like smart comedy and are at least OK with graphic novels, give "The Big Book of Barry Ween" a try!!

industrial light and magic did the special effects

did anyone notice that Vespa's stunt double was Hitler in drag

It WAS Joan Rivers

JEDI WAS RELEASED IN 86 1 YEAR BEFORE THIS

I'm really interested in when you'll get to the reaction

Yeah tesla did get it from spaceballs

The Pizza the Hut costume was disgusting, the actor who had to be in it could only be in it for so long because it was so hot inside it, and at one point, someone claimed to see smoke coming out of it. The first actor did a couple of takes, but then couldn't stand the heat of it, so another person had to get in it to finish filming the scenes.

If you like good parodies you should check out "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1", too ... :)

YOU hadn't seen this... Unfollowed... 😆 The Pizza the Hut costume was...almost deadly. 2 people played the role due to the heat generated to keep the cheese melting...it was dangerous.

I think the timing of this movie being a few years after the wrap of Star Wars was definitely by design. Previous Mel Brooks movies, and movie parodies in general, were meant to be more timeless to avoid being dated and the jokes tied to what would be forgotten pop culture. Yes, most had the odd joke here and there that were, but the bulk of the humour in things like Blazing Saddles or Airplane! don't need a specific knowledge of another work to be funny. The humour in Young Frankenstein even works without a ton of knowledge of the original work too, plus given the age of it it's not time specific here today/forgotten tomorrow pop culture. That is why I feel Spaceballs is really the negative turning point for Mel Brooks and parody movies in general; it started the bulk of the cheap, pop culture referencing, instantly dated parodies that killed the genre.

It is indeed Joan Rivers. Dot is my least favorite character in the film.