Blazing Saddles
"...or never give a saga an even break!"
WesternComedy
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
🎬 DirectorMel Brooks
📅 Release1974-02-07
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish, Yiddish, German
🏢 StudioCrossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
🗳 Votes2,077
🔥 Popularity5
💰 Budget$2,600,000
💵 Revenue$119,500,000
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🎭 Cast
Cleavon Little
Bart
Gene Wilder
Jim
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
Mel Brooks
Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
Lyle
Alex Karras
Mongo
David Huddleston
Olson Johnson
Liam Dunn
Rev. Johnson
John Hillerman
Howard Johnson
George Furth
Van Johnson
Jack Starrett
Gabby Johnson
Carol Arthur
Harriett Johnson
Richard Collier
Dr. Sam Johnson
🎥 Crew
Producer
Michael Hertzberg
Editor
Danford B. Greene
Editor
John C. Howard
Screenplay
Andrew Bergman
Screenplay
Norman Steinberg
Director
Mel Brooks
Director of Photography
Joseph F. Biroc
Original Music Composer
John Morris
Story
Andrew Bergman
Screenplay
Richard Pryor
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🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
I'm married to a Millennial and that presents difficulties that are unique to her generation. Especially unique since I am Gen-X and there is that whole rejection of labels thing and her generation is obsessed with labels. And the not understanding satire or dark humor thing that plagues that generation. And, of course, the fact that my generation kind of raised ourselves and hers, well, I have to…
I grew up watching the "Friday Western" each week on the television so am a bit steeped in the genre to which this takes an entertaining, and loving, swipe. "Hedley Lamarr" (Harvey Korman) is out to trash his own town so he can buy up the land cheaply for his railroad. What better way to drive folks away than to appoint an African-American sheriff? The shrewd "Bart" (Cleavon Little) knows full wel…
<em>'Blazing Saddles'</em> is fairly funny. The good intentions of this 1974 satire is clear to see, naturally it can come across as a bit on the nose at times but it does lead to some amusement. Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder give good performances; always nice to see the latter. Harvey Korman is the one I probably found most amusing, for example the Hedy Lamarr running gag gave me a minor chuck…
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