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TIL George Lucas not only gave his blessing to make Spaceballs, he also handed the movie over to his effects company, Industrial Light and Magic, to provide the space effects and postproduction. (www.cbr.com)

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Spaceballs has gradually gained a cult following in recent years, but what opinion did Star Wars' creator George Lucas have on the movie's release?

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[–] Laage@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Another cool fact about Spaceballs is that while George Lucas gave his blessing to Mel Brooks, it was on condition that there would be no merchandising for it as Lucas was worried it would compete with sales of Star Wars merchandise and possibly devalue it.
Brooks agreed, but added a scene in Spaceballs where Yogurt hawks merchandise.