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"On this ship you're to refer to me as 'idiot,' not 'you Captain.' I mean... you know what I mean."

Lone Starr[src]

Lone Starr was the captain of the Winnebago, Eagle 5. He and his co-pilot, Barf, were hired by Roland, King of the Druids, to rescue his daughter, Princess Vespa from the Spaceballs. While being pursued, he was trained by Yogurt to use the power known as the Schwartz, which he used to defeat the Spaceballs.

Biography[]

Following his birth, he was found outside a monastery in the Ford Galaxy, bearing a necklace that – unbeknownst to him, but knownst to us – identified him as a certified prince.[1]

While flying in the Eagle 5 with his friend Barf, Lone Starr received a call from Pizza the Hutt demanding 1,000,000 spacebucks. Soon afterward, King Roland of Planet Druidia asked Lone Starr to rescue his daughter, Princess Vespa, from Dark Helmet. Lone Starr and Barf agreed to do so in exchange for 1,000,000 spacebucks.[1]

Once Lone Starr got into position, he and Barf jammed Spaceball I's radar with a giant jar of raspberry jam, then Barf helped Vespa and Dot Matrix board the Eagle 5. Fighting ensued within Starr's ship with Lone Starr poking fun about how she was a Druish Princess and Vespa playing that stereotype perfectly. They then entered Hyperactive with Dark Helmet using "Ludicrous Speed" in an attempt to catch up.[1]

The Eagle 5 crash-landed on the Moon of Vega, leaving Lone Starr, Vespa, Barf, and Dot to try and survive the harsh desert land. Lone Starr and Vespa softened up towards each other during the cold night while talking about love. The next day, Lone Starr received training in The Schwartz from Yogurt. After Dark Helmet kidnapped Vespa, Yogurt gave Lone Starr the Schwartz-ring in order to help save Druidia, and a fortune cookie to open later.[1]

Lone Starr and Barf traveled to Planet Spaceball and freed Vespa and Dot from Prison Ball 28. Then, when the heroes witnessed Dark Helmet using the Mega Maid to suck all the air off Planet Druidia, Lone Starr used the Schwartz to switch Mega Maid's vacuum from "suck" to "blow", blowing all the air back onto the planet. He proceeded to infiltrate Spaceball I in search of a way to destroy the ship.[1]

Once Lone Starr entered the room containing Spaceball I's self-destruct button, Dark Helmet dueled him to keep him from pressing it. During the fight, Helmet tricked Lone Starr into giving him his ring. However, Yogurt appeared to Lone Starr and told him that the Schwartz was actually in him and the ring was merely from a Cracker Jack box. As Helmet prepared to blast Lone Starr's "two best friends" (not the ones in his Winnebago), Starr grabbed a mirror and reflected the beam into Helmet, sending him crashing into the self-destruct button. He and the other heroes escaped Spaceball I mere seconds before it exploded.[1]

Back on the Eagle 5, Lone Starr and Barf received news that Pizza the Hutt had eaten himself to death, meaning that they no longer owed him any money. Upon returning Vespa to Druidia, Lone Starr declined the 1,000,000 Spacebucks, instead taking only 232 to cover lunch, gas, and tolls. He and Barf stopped at Space Stop 5 to eat at Gus's Galaxy Grill. However, they quickly left after witnessing an alien burst from a patron's stomach and perform a song and dance.[1]

He and Barf opened the fortune cookie after getting gas for the Eagle 5, which revealed a message from Yogurt. Yogurt informed Lone Starr that the mysterious pendant around his neck was a birth certificate that identified his parents as a king and queen, proclaiming him a prince. Yogurt provided them with a can of Liquid Schwartz to allow the pair to speed back to Druidia. There, Lone Starr interrupted Princess Vespa's vows to Prince Valium in order to reveal that he was a prince. He proposed to her, she accepted, and the couple were quickly pronounced man and wife[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Lone Starr is portrayed in the film by Bill Pullman and by Rino Romano in the animated series. He is a parody of the Star Wars characters Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.

Trivia[]

  • Lone Starr wears a fedora during his first scene, just like Indiana Jones. Indy shares both an actor (Harrison Ford) and a creator (George Lucas) with Han Solo.
  • Dark Helmet claims to be Lone Starr's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate. When Lone Starr asks, "What does that make us?" Helmet answers, "Absolutely nothing, which is what you are about to become!" However, if you listen closely, it sounds possible that Helmet claimed to be Lone Starr's former roommate, since Lone Starr's father's brother's nephew's cousin could actually be Lone Starr.
  • Bill Pullman was the third choice for Lone Starr, behind Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.
  • Lone Starr's rank on the 5-Man Band would be the Hero, due to being the protagonist of the Spaceballs series.
  • Lone Starr was said to have been born in the Ford Galaxy. The Ford Galaxie is a car; an American muscle car, produced in the 70s.
    • Additionally, Ford is the last name of the actor who plays Han Solo, Harrison Ford.

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