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Release Date:
7 February 1974 (USA)
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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
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2 nominations
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(69 articles)
This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: December 15, 2009
(From Rope Of Silicon. 15 December 2009, 2:44 AM, PST)
Review: 'The Mel Brooks Collection' on Blu-ray
(From Comicmix. 14 December 2009, 1:33 PM, PST)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 15 December 2009, 2:44 AM, PST)
Review: 'The Mel Brooks Collection' on Blu-ray
(From Comicmix. 14 December 2009, 1:33 PM, PST)
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The Film That Made Brooks A Star
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cleavon Little | ... | Bart | |
| Gene Wilder | ... | Jim | |
| Slim Pickens | ... | Taggart | |
| Harvey Korman | ... | Hedley Lamarr | |
| Madeline Kahn | ... | Lili Von Shtupp | |
| Mel Brooks | ... | Governor William J. Lepetomane / 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 (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) | |
| Carol Arthur | ... | Harriett Johnson | |
| Richard Collier | ... | Dr. Sam Johnson |
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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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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
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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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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The Indian Chief played by Mel Brooks speaks Yiddish. He says: "Blacks!" "Let them go!" "Have you ever seen in your life?"
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When the camera is panning past the bikers who are waiting to apply for the army to take down Rock Ridge, the one on the left moves the handlebars a little too high and you can see that they aren't actually connected to anything. This is not a revealing mistake, but a deliberate sight gag which showed the two "biker cowboys" who have chopper handlebars connected to not to a motorcycle, but to their holster belts, which was obviously shown on purpose as part of the gag, and which was just one of many sight gags seen while the camera pans down the line.
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Soundtrack:
The French Mistake
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Mel Brooks made several very popular and memorable films in the '70s but I doubt any was more popular than this one. Made just several years after the morals' code had been lifted in Hollywood, it was able to provide humor in a new and shocking way. People could fart, swear, have old ladies use the n- word, men could punch horses in the face, make fun of any religion, creed, race or whatever was there to make fun of ...in other words, no holds barred when it came to trying to get a laugh. Nothing was sacred at this time in Hollywood history and few capitalized on this as well as Brooks, especially with this film.
The film doesn't have much shock value anymore but it's still fun to watch and probably always will be, thanks to the outrageous characterizations in here.
On the negative side, especially if don't know Brooks does whatever he can to get a laugh and isn't all that political, this film might be too politically-correct with its reverse racism, bias against religion and overly crude situations.
But - a big but - there are so many funny lines in here, so many funny scenes you never forget and never fail to laugh no matter how many times you see it (the campfire scene alone has made men cry in laughter for 30 years) that you can overlook about anything in here.
In summary, a true "classic" guaranteed to entertain for many more years to come.