I suspect this is probably well known, but something I just read today that the escape pod shot used several times in Spaceballs is actually unused footage shot for Star Wars.
I know there was a bit of talk about the escape pod shot earlier in the thread so thought perhaps this might be worth sharing.
I’ve never heard this before and I’m not sure I believe it. The escape pod shot in ANH is well-known as being the first shot completed, and nothing about the Spaceballs design resembles anything else in Star Wars.
I thought the first completed shot was a Death Star turret firing? Your point stands regardless, of course.