Spaceballs (1987)
Plot summary
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Starring: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Joan Rivers
Dark Helmet plots to steal the combination to Planet Druidia's airshield to save Planet Spaceball. He kidnaps Princess Vespa of Druidia and only Captain Lone Starr and Barf can save her.
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Other mistake: As Dark Helmet says his line "Everybody knows that!", watch the crewman in white to Helmet's right. He starts to cover his crotch a beat too soon.
Movie NutDark Helmet: Before you die there is something you should know about us, Lone Star.
Lone Starr: What?
Dark Helmet: I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.
Lone Starr: What's that make us?
Dark Helmet: Absolutely nothing! Which is what you are about to become.
Trivia: President Skroob's name is an anagram of Mel Brooks' last name.
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Answer: Its a reference to how the stars streak around the ships in "Star Wars". "Ludicrous speed" had to have a ludicrous color. It is also referencing 2001: A Space Odyssey, where this "tartan" effect occurs when Dave is in the pod towards the end of the film.
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