Why did they choose a Winnebago to represent Eagle 5?
I've always wondered as to why Mel Brooks chose to represent Lone Starr's ship Eagle 5 from Spaceballs as a 1986 Winnebago and not some other vehicle.
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This could be a nod to the fact, that the Millenium Falcon was a piece of junk. So Mel Brooks made his own version of a piece of junk.
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What happened to the Spaceballs Winnebago?
After McCune passed away in 2010, the model went for a convention tour along with some of his other works. The " Spaceballs" Eagle 5 Winnebago model is said to have been auctioned already in June 2017 with a final sale price of $28,800, a price good enough to buy a 1:1 scale Winnebago.What is the Winnebago called in Spaceballs?
While Han Solo and Chewbacca are inextricably associated with their lovable \u201cpiece of junk\u201d\u2014Star Wars' Millennium Falcon\u2014the winged Winnebago known as Eagle 5 was the grungy space RV that Spaceballs fans will always remember.What is the name of the spaceship RV in Spaceballs?
Eagle 5 is the 1986 Winnebago Chieftain 33 that Lone Starr and Barf travel in, using it as a flying spacecraft (with space engines and wings attached). They use it to rescue Princess Vespa.RV COMPARISON Eagle vs Montana High Country Full Time RV'ing Fifth Wheels by Jayco \u0026 Keystone RV
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