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Blazing Saddles (1974) -- To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Overview

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Director:
Mel Brooks
Writers:
Mel Brooks (screenplay) &
Norman Steinberg (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 February 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western more
Tagline:
Never give a saga an even break!
Plot:
To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
An All-Time Classic more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 106:00 PMAMC   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Bart (USA) (working title)
Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA) (poster title)
Tex X (USA) (original script title)
The Purple Sage (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Yiddish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Finland:K-12 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A (re-rating: 2008) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

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Trivia:
Production began with Gig Young as the Waco Kid. On the first day of shooting, the scene where the drunk Waco Kid hangs from a bunk asking if Bart is black, Young revealed that he really was indeed drunk (he had had an alcohol problem for years) and proceeded to undergo a physical collapse on set. Brooks shut down production for a day and Gene Wilder flew cross country to take over the role. Young later sued Warner Bros. for breach of contract. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Mongo punches the horse, some equipment is briefly visible at the bottom right of screen. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lyle: Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degree. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Spaceballs (1987) more
Soundtrack:
The French Mistake more

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51 out of 59 people found the following comment useful:-
An All-Time Classic, 29 March 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

Whenever I look at this film I laugh so hard that somtimes tears come to my eyes. Brooks manages to do with this film what Young Frankenstien did to classic horror films. The thing that really works is all the in jokes laced throughout the film. This shows that the cast and crew were really having fun in writing and producing this film. But the main credit should go to the late Cleavon Little. He was perfect as Bart. He took the role when many thought it should have gone to Richard Pryor (who was a co-writer on the film). However, I think Pryor might have been a little too over the top for the role. Little played it more low key and not as militant as Pryor might have.

Also, this film was rated R when it was first released back in 1974. Today it probably would get either a P.G. or, at most, a P.G.-13 rating.

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