More Star Wars insider info---- a Space Balls connection




Space Balls connection to the Star Wars Universe:

·      The princess is placed on table like Frankenstein, and later Lucas uses that type of table to show the transition of Anakin into Darth Vader in the prequels.
·      Six dwarfs, ala Jawas, sing like the seven dwarfs of Disney, and several decades later Disney buys the Star Wars universe.
·      There is a diner scene in Space Balls and later there is diner sequence in the prequels by George Lucas.
·      Lucas gave Mel Brooks permission to make the parody, but he was not allowed to make action figures nor related merchandise.
·      Mel Brooks had not made a movie in six years when Space Balls came out in 1997.
·      Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise turned down the lead role of the hero.

·      Post production for the movie was done at Skywalker Ranch.


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