Part 2 - Several predictive easter eggs to businessman Elon Musk's companies such as Tesla & SpaceX may be shown in 1987 Mel Brooks parody Spaceballs. The movie is cited as an influence on the naming of the Plaid premium brand for Tesla's electric road cars, based on the scene where Lord Helmet orders the faux empire starship to jump to warp speed to pursue hero Lonestar & Princess Vespa. However, there may be some references that defy a linear sequence of events.
- YOU ARE HERE - One way to tell the near present (2026) (when Elon Musk's companies became a hot topic) may be described in Spaceballs is to look at the cast. Rick Moranis (Lord Helmet) also played sidekick Louis in the Ghostbusters ('84+) films. Future President Donald Trump cameos in a music video for Ghostbusters 2 ("On Our Own" by Bobby Brown) in 1989. He was elected to his first term in 2016 and his second, in 2024.
- CARS IN SPACE - The first production car launched into Earth orbit occurred in 2018 when a Tesla Roadster went up on the top of a Falcon heavy rocket. I thought this may be hinted at in Spaceballs in some sceens between & 12 minutes 52 seconds & 24 minutes when Princess Vespa's Mercedes space car "The Honeymoon Cruise" is shown.
- The Tesla Diner which opened in Hollywood in 2025 may be alluded to in Spaceballs near the ending when Loanestar stops in at Gus's Galaxy Grill. John Hurt Cameos in this segment. An American space shuttle and the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars can be seen parked at this Space Diner.
