This week we investigate Mel Brooks' "Spaceballs" (1987) with Griffin Newman (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, The George Lucas Talk Show, The Tick), and search for the scene at its center.

This is a podcast about movies, and the scenes that make them special. Usually on our show, we explore a film we love, a new release, or ask our guests to bring a movie they can’t wait to talk about. But this week, and throughout the summer, we’re devoting our show to 20th Century Fox’s Alien Franchise.

• Intro (00:00-01:19)
• Spaceballs? (01:19-03:06)
• Introducing Griffin Newman (03:06-03:30)
• What we talk about when we talk about Spaceballs (03:30-54:23)
• A brief and incomplete history of Spaceballs (54:23-01:26:06)
• Griffin and Adam's Scene (01:26:06-01:36:08)
• Dom's Scene (01:36:08-01:42:23)
• Closing Thoughts (01:42:23-01:58:16)
• Griffin the Lunchbox! (01:58:16-02:06:19)
• Outro (02:06:19-02:08:41)

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References:

• Spaceballs: The Documentary
• Spaceballs (1987) - In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan Interview
• Behind the Scenes Mel Brooks Star Wars Spoof Movie
• Mel Brooks in the AV Club
• John Hurt in the AV Club
• Bill Pullman in The Hollywood Reporter

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