Review of Spaceballs (1987) by Ollie E — 08 Jul 2011

Brilliant spoof of Star Wars, very funny and very clever.

This review of Spaceballs (1987) was written by Ollie E on 08 Jul 2011.

Spaceballs has generally received positive reviews.

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