After Spaceballs
Spaceballs wasn’t Mel Brooks’ biggest hit — Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein had far better returns — but it soon developed a devoted fanbase.
It inspired Spaceballs: The Series, an adult animated show, and also inspires countless people who see Brooks out in public to shout, “May the Schwartz be with you!” a beloved line from the film, as Brooks recounts in All About Me!
Meanwhile, Max Brooks, whose tenth birthday party inspired Spaceballs, went on to create his own sci-fi masterpiece. His 2006 novel book World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, was the basis for the terrific 2013 Brad Pitt film World War Z.
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