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" I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films. "

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" Well, you know, 'Spaceballs' is a weird combination, because it's a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it's crazy and out-there and making fun of and taking apart sci-fi, 'Star Wars', and 'Star Trek'. "

" There's an army story in me, and I think there's a WWII Brooks film somewhere. "

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