All the hype about Star Wars: The Force Awakens inspired to rewatch Spaceballs. More specifically, I was inspired by a great mashup trailer that we posted about a month ago. It had been a few years since I last saw the movie, but it was just as hilarious as I remembered. There are so many great things in that movie that I had completely forgotten about. I’m glad that I watched it again. If you haven’t seen it in awhile yourself, I suggest you throw it on for some good laughs. I thought this would be just as good a time as any to do a fun facts list for the movie, and below you’ll find ten interesting things that you may or may not already know about it. One thing is for sure, I seriously miss seeing Rick Moranis in movies. That guy was hilarious. I wish he was still acting.

The scene where Dark Helmet, played by Moranis, is playing with his dolls was not in the script. Director Mel Brooks came up with the idea on the set, and Moranis ended up improvising the entire scene.