What does George Lucas think of Spaceballs?

According to Mel Brooks, George Lucas loved this movie, and wrote him a letter after its premiere, saying he thought he was going to bust something from laughing so hard. Lucas also told Brooks had he not chosen to parody Star Wars, this movie would have succeeded as a great adventure movie.

What did George Lucas think of rogue one?

I will take that conversation to my grave. His opinion means the world to me.” While Lucas’ specific thoughts on Rogue One are unknown, it can be assumed that the film’s visual and narrative originality and the way it seamlessly tied into Star Wars won him over.

Did George Lucas approve Space Balls?

Brooks secured Lucas’ permission before making the movie, and Lucas gave it the greenlight with one condition: Brooks couldn’t merchandise Spaceballs, because his action figures would look too similar to the authentic Star Wars ones. According to JoBlo, Brooks said that Lucas “was so complimentary about [Spaceballs].

Who made Space Balls?

Mel Brooks

Spaceballs
Directed by	Mel Brooks
Written by	Mel Brooks Ronny Graham Thomas Meehan
Produced by	Mel Brooks
Starring	Mel Brooks John Candy Rick Moranis Bill Pullman Daphne Zuniga Dick Van Patten George Wyner Joan Rivers

Whats George Lucas doing now?

‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas has largely retired from filmmaking since he sold his Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 for $4.1 billion in stock and cash. Lucas is now focused on philanthropy: his charitable family foundation has more than $1 billion in assets.

Did Mel Brooks get sued for Spaceballs?

Brooks told “Entertainment Weekly” “I was afraid to get sued by Lucas. I sent him the script and he said, ‘it’s fine.” Brooks did reveal that there was one condition to doing SPACEBALLS and that had to do with merchandising: “I wasn’t allowed to do any merchandising… I wasn’t allowed to do that.