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Spaceballs

Mel Brooks, 1987

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Spaceballs: The Book
R.L. Stine, 1987

NOVELIZATION

Spaceballs: The Book is a movie novelization written by R.L. Stine in 1987 and based on the movie Spaceballs, directed by Mel Brooks in 1987. The movie features Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and others.

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“The movie is better than the book”

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RATING

7.1

/ 10

Movie Poster: Spaceballs (Mel Brooks, 1987)

6.6

/ 10

Book Cover: Spaceballs: The Book (R.L. Stine, 1987)

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Storyline

Planet Spaceball, led by the incompetent President Skroob, has squandered all of its fresh air. Skroob schemes to force King Roland of the neighboring planet Druidia to give them the code to the shield that protects Druidia, allowing them to steal all their air, by kidnapping his daughter Princess Vespa on the day of her arranged marriage to the narcoleptic Prince Valium.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Spaceballs, the 1987 movie by Mel Brooks

Year

1987

Minutes

96

Movie Rate

7.10

Source: IMDb

Movie

Spaceballs

Country: USA

Year: 1987

Length: 1h36m

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Cover of Spaceballs: The Book, the 1987 book by R.L. Stine

Year

1987

Pages

122

Book Rate

6.60

S: Goodreads

Book

Spaceballs: The Book

Country: USA

First published in: 1987

Length: 122 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Cover of Spaceballs: The Book, the 1987 book by R.L. Stine

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