Blazing Saddles (1974) 7.7
To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Director:Mel Brooks |
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Blazing Saddles (1974) 7.7
To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. Director:Mel Brooks |
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| Cleavon Little | ... | ||
| Gene Wilder | ... | ||
| Slim Pickens | ... | ||
| Harvey Korman | ... | ||
| Madeline Kahn | ... | ||
| Mel Brooks | ... |
Governor William J. Lepetomane /
Indian Chief
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Burton Gilliam | ... | |
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| David Huddleston | ... | ||
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Liam Dunn | ... | |
| John Hillerman | ... | ||
| George Furth | ... | ||
| Jack Starrett | ... |
Gabby Johnson
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Richard Collier | ... | |
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
I can only imagine the laughter in the room when Brooks and Pryor combined their heads to create this one. A Jew making fun of Jews, a Black making fun of Blacks, two Western Americans making fun of the West, movie makers making fun of the movies. The childish fart-level humor and utter cornball gags keep you rolling of the floor unable to breathe. This movie doesn't pretend to be anything more than cornball humor, but it's the all-time best at that. Let's not pretend to be intelligent adults, let's just watch this gem and laugh our heads off like the kids we are inside. Downsides are the overuse of swear words, which were funny in the early 70's because of their shock value during those censored times, but today are just annoying and unnecessary. Another annoying scene is the sexual perversion when Hedley makes love to the statue, though it's funny that the creep gets horny over the thought of money, it creeps me out. But the strength of the movie is its originality for its day, long before the Zuckors. The jokes come so fast and so unexpectedly that you can watch this movie many times before you catch them all.