To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Spaceballs, Bill Pullman spoke to THR about Mel Brooks’ classic spoof and revealed that he hadn’t seen Star Wars prior to making the film, nor did he watch it to prepare for the Han Solo parody role of Lone Starr.
The actor stated “I missed it the first time around. I just needed Mel to tell me what was going on. I didn’t need to see Star Wars to know what the whole thing was.”
Pullman also discussed how back in the day, filmmakers thought that blue screen could damage the eyes, saying: “They had a belief back in those days that the blue screen was bad for your eyes. I can’t remember if it was Mel or the assistant directors who heard this, but they would call cut and everyone would put on their sunglasses.”
It is known that Mel Brooks is interested in making the long-rumoured sequel to the beloved Spaceballs – which does make sense considering the huge critical and commercial reception of the new Star Wars trilogy – and recently MGM has also shown interest in the project.
Let us know below in the comments if you would like to see a Spaceballs sequel, hopefully titled The Search for More Money…
Originally published June 26, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
