Finally, the entire hilarious scene, and from the studio itself, no less! Indisputably one of the best instances of breaking the fourth wall ever.

@GothGF-ArcaneBunny

Жыл бұрын

the best one

@alekesam

10 ай бұрын

Easily.

@malahammer

9 ай бұрын

they didn't just break it....they smashed it

@austinhanvey4288

4 ай бұрын

I had to briefly break myself from work to find this part lol

@Nephalem2002

Ай бұрын

I think this is the last scene they shot xD

Such a simple idea of switching it to a live feed and they played it masterfully. Mel Brooks is a genius for coming up with that. It's one of my favorite scenes.

@dplouro

2 ай бұрын

No, no, no. Instant cassette, remember? 😂😂

@atasker7432

2 ай бұрын

Mel Brooks is a MAD genius!

@paulmichaelfreedman8334

Ай бұрын

Forget my children, this scene will be the last thing I ever think of when I die 😂

One of the greatest parody movie of all time. Mel Brooks genius of comedy and cinema.

@tenderprecious

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely The Best 🤗🙌

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

2 жыл бұрын

Inspired from Science Fictions like Star Wars, Allien & Predator

@002o

Жыл бұрын

@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 Allien & Predator..really?

@drewski1535

Жыл бұрын

I still refer to this as the Star Wars movie 🤣🤣🤣

@joshuaingram571

2 ай бұрын

In Heaven there will be an entire building complex of Mel's films with countless actors.

One of the best fourth wall breaks from a movie in general.

@charlespetersonjr1994

Жыл бұрын

It's not one of the best, it IS the best

I like how we're seeing Dark Helmet's regret on Ludicrus Speed

@pennyrobinson4266

Жыл бұрын

Right after we saw this in the theatre, I was pregnant and tired and jokingly asked my husband to do the dishes as he was on his way out the door to golf. We didn’t have a dishwasher. He turned around, walked over to the microwave, beeped a couple buttons and said, “Setting it to Ludicrous Wash…Now.” Still makes me laugh all these years later!

@williamsmith4414

Жыл бұрын

@@pennyrobinson4266 Very funny indeed

@sha11235

29 күн бұрын

Wouldn't you love to see them looking at what happens to Skroob when he tried beaming?

@williamsmith4414

29 күн бұрын

@@sha11235 haha, that would be good

@bezoticallyyours83

13 күн бұрын

​@@pennyrobinson4266 😂

Best fourth wall break ever! And it even advances the story!

@moffant4916

Ай бұрын

SpaceBalls the flamethrower, the kids love these. Was good too. I love this movie

@maryjane-ez8db

26 күн бұрын

what about cutting the camera guy with lighsaber later in the movie? or catching the stunt-dublers?

Prepare to fast forward Preparing to fast forward. Such good writing.

@theunknowncommenter725

Жыл бұрын

What are you preparing? You're always preparing. Just fast forward.

@marioiacolucci

11 ай бұрын

Too funny

@Human_Charles_Lee_Ray_1973

2 ай бұрын

@@theunknowncommenter725 no, you fool, they told us to fast forward the movie, so we’re fast forwarding it.

@frederickdefeo3768

Ай бұрын

Anyone else find this to be a little slice of Nostradamus? Movies out before they’re finished. Think about it: Trailers these days basically give you most of the movie, and then they’re on streaming even before they’re in the theater.

@tubes-lut

Ай бұрын

@@frederickdefeo3768 in the theatre now?

Helmet: "When does this happen in the movie?" Sanders: "Now, you're looking at now sir, everything that happens now is happening now" Helmet: "What happened to then?" Sanders: "Passed it" Helmet: "When?" Sanders: "Just now. We're in now now" Helmet: "Go back to then." Sanders: "When?" Helmet: "Now!" Sanders: "No, I can't!" Helmet: "Why?" Sanders: "We missed it!" Helmet: "When?" Sanders: "Just now!" Helmet: "When will there be now?" Sanders: "Soon!" best part of the movie

@ThatOneMusicianFromGnB

5 ай бұрын

Helmet: "How soon?"

@woodysmith2681

2 ай бұрын

And all the while, Who's on first?

@Human_Charles_Lee_Ray_1973

2 ай бұрын

@@ThatOneMusicianFromGnB soon they will be be our prisoners.

@rouvendaniel9121

2 ай бұрын

The german Synchro is funny. Back to then is translatet with back to the future. Zurück in die Zukunft! But for me it is one of the bester Moviedialouges ever.

@victorhernandez8723

2 ай бұрын

Classic writing!

I love how all of the VHS tapes that are facing out are all Mel Brooks films!!!! There's a whole shelf of Rocky films too - 1 through 14! 🤣🤣🤣

@davoise

10 ай бұрын

There's a gag later on where they announce a review of Rocky 5000. Maybe Dark Helmet was just a fan of the classics?

@Human_Charles_Lee_Ray_1973

2 ай бұрын

There’s also Friday the 13th on that shelf.

@AustinLCampbell

2 ай бұрын

@@Human_Charles_Lee_Ray_1973 Good catch! I didn't even pick up on that until you picked it out!

@sha11235

Ай бұрын

That was the joke.

@SansoHumar

25 күн бұрын

But there’s 5000 of them now??!!!

Probably one of the most creative live action movie 4th wall breaks ever

1:21 The look on Rick Moranis's face kills.

@maxp3141

Ай бұрын

I feel like Rick Moranis just always kills. “When will then be now? - Soon!” Is probably my all time favorite exchange in movie history.

Sanders: Instant cassettes. They're out in stores before the movie is finished. Sanders predicting bootlegging before it became mainstream.

@Drakesonone

Ай бұрын

Now it instantly blue ray….. wait instantly stream movies. Hmmm

@mattbartley2843

2 күн бұрын

Moichandising, where the really money is made!

If you notice the video cassettes are for other Mel Brookes movies

@malahammer

9 ай бұрын

Apart from Rocky 1 to Rocky 14

@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control

6 ай бұрын

How wild would it have been if Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Dracula Dead & Loving It were on that shelf?

@ffreed

2 ай бұрын

@@Stand_By_For_Mind_ControlSoon.

@sha11235

2 ай бұрын

I knew this long ago. Probably a way to introduce new audiences to his work up till then.

@sha11235

Ай бұрын

@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control Watching those films and Life Stinks I did think of this scene.

This scene was meta even for Mel Brooks.

I miss these kind of movies.

@gregmeyer1805

26 күн бұрын

To this day whenever my family and I want to fast forward through commercials one of us always belts out, "prepare to fast forward!"

I love how the villain is portrayed here: Small man who tries to compensate with a much too big piece of clothing equipment. Always nervous and worried that someone may find out that he is actually mildly dumb. Not up to date with current developments and dependent on others to explain things and make suggestions without rubbing that in...

One of my favorite movie scenes of all time; a brilliant, funny, self-promoting, post-modernist idea. I'm a writer, and often when I'm in the midst of creative blues, I wish to myself I could fast-forward to get to the finished piece right away :)

That dialog is the Mel brooks version of Who’s on first !! Brilliant !!!

@Smoove_J

11 күн бұрын

Yes indeed. He must’ve heard that bit a million times.

I love that you can see the corporal smiling as lord helmet has his little freak out

0:53 I have cover of the VHS on my 4K Blu ray copy of Spaceballs! I love that movie!

The Power of NOW so well explained in this short.

CLASSIC. The Spinners song, Spaceballs that they play during the countdown is classic too. This is prob one of my fave scenes.

@gregmeyer1805

26 күн бұрын

Spaceballs! Watch out! I had no idea it was The Spinners that sang the theme song. Glorious.

A master example of the philosophical concept of 'Now"

Mel Brooks movies are the greatest.

George Wyner is killing it with his dialogue.

One of the greatest gags of all time. Note how he's always got his coffee when watching radar. Everybody knows that! I also love the "who, what, where, when" reference. So many subtle things beyond the obvious 4th wall break!

@sha11235

Ай бұрын

The coffee this time wasn't too hot.

@RRaptor86

Ай бұрын

Come on! Everyone knows Lord Helmet has his Mr. Coffee while he’s watching the Mr. Radar… right to the Mr. Rental.

Mel Brooks no limits to comedy. This include spoilers in his own movie.

One of the greatest comedies of all time! So many legends, including the great Rick Moranis, one of the classiest Hollywood actors ever.

I am today years old when I realized all the Rocky sequels on the bottom shelf.

A full masterclass for screenwriters wrapped up in just two minutes.

May the fourth wall be with you! Great scene.

As a philosophy phd studying the concept of time I think back on watching this scene often. I was thinking about it way longer than anyone else I was watching the movie with at like age 10. I guess I never stopped thinking about it. When is now? I still cannot say.

@OldieWan

11 ай бұрын

Now is now. Your now was 2 months ago, which is then. When is now? I can not say until the next person comes along.

@SethHixie

9 ай бұрын

Welcome to Now Gentlemen. Oops, you just missed it. Sorry.

@BURGERLAND369

7 ай бұрын

@@SethHixie If now is then, which then am I now?

@Human_Charles_Lee_Ray_1973

2 ай бұрын

These replies are making my brain hurt, it’s funny, keep it going.

@queterian1526

2 ай бұрын

@@BURGERLAND369 due to enthropy there must be a tiny lag between the material base of consciousness entering now and sending the information about that to recollection. Therefore although you definitly was in the now, you cannot truly fully realize it due to ping issues.

One of my favorite scenes

I'm fan of Starwars, but I love the movie. I think "The Last Jedi" made "an easter egg" for this movie in the scene where the shield is shut down during a few seconds.

This scene is absolutely brilliant and my favorite scene in the movie.

And then Sandurz added Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Dracula: Dead and loving it to his collection.

@sha11235

2 ай бұрын

And Life Stinks.

Freaking love this movie 🍿, sooooooo funny 😁

@righthandstep5

Ай бұрын

Me too

Can we all go back to Then not very happy with Now

Dark Helmet: Before you die there is something you should know about us, Lone Starr. Lone Starr: What? Dark Helmet: I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate. Lone Starr: What's that make us? Dark Helmet: Absolutely nothing! Which is what you are about to become. Prepare to die!

and were still at now, meaning why are we still watching them, Now! cus we love erm all still now

This movie is a timeless classic.

This is my favorite movie of all time. Ive probably watched it over 200 times.

@TomFooleryTheAustere

Ай бұрын

It was the only movie I had on tape as a kid, so it was lucky that I had a copy of my favourite movie and like you, have watched it a hundred times. Dialogue almost fully memorized haha.

This movie is a true classic, plain and simple.

I laugh even knowing each scene of this movie! One of the best! Robin Hood Men in Tights is another Favorite.

They nailed the reality of time in that one ..

An incredible. comedy parody movie. Love it from my childhood. Oh, and this episode in an absolute brilliance. The episode that I remembered most brightly.

Still, I think, one of the funniest bits ever.

"No no no, go past this. Past this part... In fact, never play this again."

WHOOOOOOO!? **helmet shuts**

One of the best movies, ever.

Oh boy - sometimes I really miss this kind of innocent and silly humor so mich nowerdays...

I love this movie.

honestly the best part about this part is colonel sandurz thought process at 0:11

I love this movie!!

I have been collecting the VHS versions of the Mel Brooks films with the cases matching the ones in this scene. I found all except Blazing Saddles. I think they made up a sleeve box for it in this movie. I can only find it looking like that in a black clamshell case.

@christinae30

5 ай бұрын

A noble quest! 👏

This is pure genius

Can't believe I missed the Colonel Sandurz joke all this time. Or I forgot. Lol.

My favorite scene in the movie.

Mel Brooks totally called it. This was a joke in 1987; it's everyday life in 2024.

I absolutely love this scene, it's hilarious. 😂

Great movie. I know more about space balls than I do star wars.

Greatest movie line ever... When will then be now? Soon.... Well maybe... What's your vector Victor, Roger Over, over Done....

I watch this scene at least once a year since the 90s and laugh to tears every single time 😂

this was just brillant writing

I always wondered how they managed to film this in 1987. Some kind of superimposing? It's impressive.

@user-kc2fu8iw3v

Жыл бұрын

probably just connected the camera output to a tv while also recording it.

@Swiftbow

Жыл бұрын

@@user-kc2fu8iw3v Ah, yeah. I feel dumb that I never thought of that.

@bigboi6022

Жыл бұрын

@@user-kc2fu8iw3v a 2nd camera. its 1987 so this was shot on film. If you look close you can tell the perspective is a little different. On the TV, the gap between Rick Moranis and Michael Winslow is larger than the film cameras perspective and on the other side the gap between George Wymer and Winslow is smaller suggesting the television camera is just off to the right of the film camera (from our perspective as viewers).

@memerminecraft585

11 ай бұрын

@@bigboi6022 Oh yeah, never would've noticed that

@AradSP

9 ай бұрын

​@@bigboi6022 Also note the coffee cup. On the TV he has it, but not in "now"

Rivals Who’s on First. Excellent!!!!

These are the classics. 😂

This is the most Mel Brooks joke a Mel Brookes joke could be.

Where!?, WHEN!?, WHOOOO!?

I watched this movie last night!! Its as funny as it was the first time I saw it in 1987 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

They absolutely demolished the 4th wall here

How on earth could they keep a straight face during the making of this scene 🤣

This was literally me as a kid trying to follow on with the X-Men story arcs

@bezoticallyyours83

13 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@bezoticallyyours83

13 күн бұрын

Or worse, Kingdom Hearts

It’s an infinite loop of them viewing the screen.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL 😸🤘OF A CLASSIC

Mel Brooks was a master of breaking the 4th wall.

This entire "when?... now?..." dialogue seems oddly simmilar to one of George Carlin's skits about time.

This scene was one of my first exposures to meta humor. It couldn't have been a better one. Extra props to Mel Brooks for the Abbot & Costello humor :)

Sir we’ve identified their location!!

I need a MR. RENTAL in my room.

So much better then Star Wars today.

Used to be parody. Now it's the only true Star Wars

My four favorite Mel Brooks movies, in no particular order: Silent Movie (probably my favorite, criminally underrated) Blazing Saddles Spaceballs History of the World Part One

Filming this part must have been so much fun. 😂

This One right here is My Favourite Mel Brooks Film 😊😂🤣😂😂😂

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

2 жыл бұрын

I wish Spaceballs goes air to TCM this month about a Spoof Movies

My favorite scene.

0:27 Ah, so ”To be or not to be” is indeed part of the series, even though Mel Brooks didn’t direct it. Nice!

This and the Hulk Hogan scene from Gremlins 2 are the best fourth wall breaks ever

they've gone to plaid!

@Human_Charles_Lee_Ray_1973

2 ай бұрын

May the Schwartz be with you.

That was actually deep and awesome

Such a good "who's on first" joke but with time travel instead of bases. Genius.

I’ll melt with you. C and F.

Legit best scene

One of the best fourth wall scenes😂😂😂

0:05 I love that movie. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Seriously.. those toilet noises at 0:15 never stop to bother me :P *SO* darn awesome. Sorry, no Mr. Radar comments here :P

1:23 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Magic movies ❤️

I'm surrounded by a$$holes lol

@SubduedRadical

Жыл бұрын

The one scene I actually liked better in the "censored for TV version": "How many Morons we got on this ship?" [everyone stands up] "Yo ho!" "I'm surrounded by Morons!" For some reason, I always found that version funnier - and bonus points, cleaner for a wider audience range. Also the beeping when they're combing the desert instead of the guy actually cussing, because it fit the vibe of the scene and that one actor who did the sound effects.

Sequel? Yess