National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Released in 1987, Spaceballs arrived as Mel Brooks turned his comic eye toward the science-fiction blockbusters that dominated the era. Riffing affectionately on the space epics audiences knew by heart, the film blended broad parody, sight gags, and wordplay into a spoof that has only grown in stature over the decades. It became a touchstone of home-video comedy, quoted and rediscovered by successive generations who treasure its irreverent sense of humor.

This cell captures Yogurt, the wise and playful figure at the heart of the film's warmest running joke. Owning a physical frame from that moment connects you directly to the original 35mm print—a tangible sliver of light that once ran through a projector, now preserved as your own piece of the film.