mk09 t1_j1t4kkm wrote
This is in Spaceballs! The Dinks sing the tune as they walk through the desert.
Mel Brooks has never missed an opportunity to mock Nazis.
jam3s2001 t1_j1tcft6 wrote
I had to look it up, because I wasn't 100% sure, but apparently the Dink Dinks are parodying A Bridge on the River Kwai. I'm not super familiar with the history, just a bit of a Spaceballs fan.
el_grort t1_j1tzb3s wrote
Colonel Bogey March is quite common tbf, but it is widely associated and recognised with Bridge over the River Kwai.
theduncan t1_j1u25rn wrote
In fact they wanted to use the song in the film, but they knew they wouldn't get it past the ratings/censorship board, so they didn't have the words.
ash_274 t1_j1wg7b2 wrote
He was an army engineer at the Battle of the Bulge. 78 years ago this week Nazis were shooting at him. I'd hold a grudge for that, alone; let alone the racial issue on top of that
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