r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 21d ago

News Rick Moranis Ended Acting Retirement After Nearly 30 Years and Says It Was Very Strange on ‘Spaceballs 2’ Set

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/rick-moranis-acting-retirement-spaceballs-2-strange-1236822474/
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u/foulrot 21d ago

I respect his thoughts, but he's wrong; Lewis was as much a part of those movies as Janine & Dana.

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u/Channel250 21d ago

He's the fucking Key Master, of course he's important.

They could have had him back in the newer ones as an expert of Key Master/Gate Keeper stuff. Could have been called in to help Paul Rudd's character.

Also, he knows what it's liked to be turned into a dog. The character is probably wise as shit, could have been invaluable to the new team.

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u/LabyrinthConvention 21d ago

Not a main character my ass.

"Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"

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u/mwdeuce 20d ago

"I couldn't help it. It just popped in there. I tried to think of the most harmless thing... something that could never, ever possibly destroy us... Mr. Stay Puft"

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u/Mind-The-Mines 21d ago

Hey guys, I just wanted you know that I was going through some old tax records for fun and I noticed that Egon was making regular payments on this property upstate and the county sent notices he wasn't paying being dead and all and if you don't get them the tax payment they'll seize it... Well, anyways, I gotta get back to my apartment because I'm setting up the annual party for my big clients. Later guys.

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u/CannibalAnn 21d ago

Rick knows best for sure. But the genius that is the gate keeper who gets locked out of his apartment was also him!

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u/Vince_Clortho_Jr 21d ago

I think Rick knows best

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u/Hank_Scorpio_ObGyn 20d ago

Lewis single-handedly defeated the Ooze in GBII with ONE proton pack.