On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are using the Schwartz, rescuing a princess, and taking down the biggest small baddie in the galaxy in the 1987 film from Mel Brooks, Spaceballs.
Dark Helmet is on an unstoppable rampage in his quest to steal all of that delicious air from Planet Druidia. There’s only one space bandit who can stop him and rescue the beautiful Princess Vespa in the process. That man is Lone Starr.
Oh, and his trusty dog-man companion/probably sometimes the actual brains of the outfit, Barf. Can’t leave home without him!
Faced with nearly insurmountable odds, our intrepid pair of heroes learn what it takes to become true space-wizards (or whatever the hell Jedi actually are). It’s the Hero’s Journey here, folks! We’ve got definite story beats to make along the way to saving the world. There’s also the matter of a massive debt to paid off, so they can’t go in unprepared.
But Dark Helmet is no pushover. He’s going to make the mission as difficult as possible. There will be a battle the likes of which this or any other galaxy has ever seen. It’s going to be one heck of a hilarious ride.
(Recorded on February 2, 2022)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - IMDb
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - IMDb
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - IMDb
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) - IMDb