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WesternComedy

Blazing Saddles

- ...or never give a saga an even break!

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.

Release Date : 1974-02-07

Language :GermanEnglishYiddish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Crossbow ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Black BartTex X

Cast

Cleavon Little

Character Name : Bart

Original Name : Cleavon Little

Gender : Male

Gene Wilder

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Gene Wilder

Gender : Male

Slim Pickens

Character Name : Taggart

Original Name : Slim Pickens

Gender : Male

Harvey Korman

Character Name : Hedley Lamarr

Original Name : Harvey Korman

Gender : Male

Madeline Kahn

Character Name : Lili Von Shtupp

Original Name : Madeline Kahn

Gender : Female

Mel Brooks

Character Name : Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief

Original Name : Mel Brooks

Gender : Male

Burton Gilliam

Character Name : Lyle

Original Name : Burton Gilliam

Gender : Male

Alex Karras

Character Name : Mongo

Original Name : Alex Karras

Gender : Male

David Huddleston

Character Name : Olson Johnson

Original Name : David Huddleston

Gender : Male

Liam Dunn

Character Name : Rev. Johnson

Original Name : Liam Dunn

Gender : Male

John Hillerman

Character Name : Howard Johnson

Original Name : John Hillerman

Gender : Male

George Furth

Character Name : Van Johnson

Original Name : George Furth

Gender : Male

Jack Starrett

Character Name : Gabby Johnson

Original Name : Jack Starrett

Gender : Male

Carol Arthur

Character Name : Harriett Johnson

Original Name : Carol Arthur

Gender : Female

Richard Collier

Character Name : Dr. Sam Johnson

Original Name : Richard Collier

Gender : Male

Charles McGregor

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Charles McGregor

Gender : Male

Robyn Hilton

Character Name : Miss Stein

Original Name : Robyn Hilton

Gender : Female

Don Megowan

Character Name : Gum Chewer

Original Name : Don Megowan

Gender : Male

Dom DeLuise

Character Name : Buddy Bizarre

Original Name : Dom DeLuise

Gender : Male

Count Basie

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Count Basie

Gender : Male

John Alderson

Character Name : Gum Chewer (uncredited)

Original Name : John Alderson

Gender : Male

Don Ames

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Ames

Gender : Male

Tom Anfinsen

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Anfinsen

Gender : Male

David Armstrong

Character Name : Pressman (uncredited)

Original Name : David Armstrong

Gender : Male

Denny Arnold

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Denny Arnold

Gender : Male

Benjie Bancroft

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Benjie Bancroft

Gender : Male

Herman Boden

Character Name : Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Boden

Gender : Male

Jimmie Booth

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Booth

Gender : Male

Alex Brown

Character Name : RR Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Brown

Gender : Male

Jerry Brown

Character Name : Stage Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Brown

Gender : Male

Loren Brown

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Loren Brown

Gender : Male

Eldon Burke

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Eldon Burke

Gender : Male

Stephen Burnette

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Burnette

Gender : Male

David Cadiente

Character Name : Mexican (uncredited)

Original Name : David Cadiente

Gender : Male

Patrick Campbell

Character Name : MC at Show (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Campbell

Gender : Male

Bart Carroll

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bart Carroll

Gender : Male

Bill Catching

Character Name : Outlaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Catching

Gender : Male

Ray Chabeau

Character Name : German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Chabeau

Gender : Male

Donald Chaffin

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Chaffin

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Jack R. Clinton

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack R. Clinton

Gender : Male

Aneta Corsaut

Character Name : Tourist Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Aneta Corsaut

Gender : Female

Dick Crockett

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Crockett

Gender : Male

George Dockstader

Character Name : Politician (uncredited)

Original Name : George Dockstader

Gender : Male

Ross Dollarhide

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Ross Dollarhide

Gender : Male

Randy Doney

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Randy Doney

Gender : Male

Alphonso DuBois

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Alphonso DuBois

Gender : Male

Ken DuMain

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ken DuMain

Gender : Male

Hobert Durham Jr.

Character Name : Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Hobert Durham Jr.

Gender : Male

Stewart East

Character Name : Pressman (uncredited)

Original Name : Stewart East

Gender : Male

Daniel Elam

Character Name : Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Elam

Gender : Male

Kenny Endoso

Character Name : Indian (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenny Endoso

Gender : Male

Elly Enriquez

Character Name : Mexican (uncredited)

Original Name : Elly Enriquez

Gender : Male

Richard Farnsworth

Character Name : Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Farnsworth

Gender : Male

Fred Fisher

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Fisher

Gender : Male

Bob Folkerson

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Folkerson

Gender : Male

Abel Franco

Character Name : Mexican Bandit (uncredited)

Original Name : Abel Franco

Gender : Male

Ben Frommer

Character Name : Convict (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Frommer

Gender : Male

John Furlong

Character Name : Tourist Man (uncredited)

Original Name : John Furlong

Gender : Male

Rick Garcia

Character Name : Mexican Bandit (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Garcia

Gender : Male

Laura Gile

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Laura Gile

Gender : Male

Seamon Glass

Character Name : Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Seamon Glass

Gender : Male

Betty Jeanne Glennie

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Jeanne Glennie

Gender : Male

Cecil Gold

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cecil Gold

Gender : Male

Chuck Hayward

Character Name : Outlaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hayward

Gender : Male

Bud Hazlett

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Hazlett

Gender : Male

Francine Henderson

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Francine Henderson

Gender : Male

George Hickman

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Hickman

Gender : Male

George Holmes

Character Name : Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : George Holmes

Gender : Male

Kal Isaacs

Character Name : Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Kal Isaacs

Gender : Male

Kathryn Janssen

Character Name : Commissary Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathryn Janssen

Gender : Female

Rosemary Johnston

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosemary Johnston

Gender : Female

Madge Journeay

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Madge Journeay

Gender : Male

M.J. Kane

Character Name : Leopold (uncredited)

Original Name : M.J. Kane

Gender : Male

Ron Kinwald

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Kinwald

Gender : Male

Sally Kirkland

Character Name : Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Sally Kirkland

Gender : Female

Patrick Labyorteaux

Character Name : Henry (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Labyorteaux

Gender : Male

Richard LaMarr

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard LaMarr

Gender : Male

Tex Lambert

Character Name : KKK Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Lambert

Gender : Male

Jack Lilley

Character Name : Overseer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Lilley

Gender : Male

Craig Littler

Character Name : Tex (uncredited)

Original Name : Craig Littler

Gender : Male

Jay Loft-Lynn

Character Name : RR Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Loft-Lynn

Gender : Male

Karl Lukas

Character Name : Cutthroat (uncredited)

Original Name : Karl Lukas

Gender : Male

Bert Madrid

Character Name : Convict in Line (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Madrid

Gender : Male

Ralph Manza

Character Name : Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Manza

Gender : Male

Jimmy Martinez

Character Name : Scared Mexican Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Martinez

Gender : Male

Bert May

Character Name : German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert May

Gender : Male

Fred McDougall

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred McDougall

Gender : Male

Rod McGaughy

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Rod McGaughy

Gender : Male

Bill McIntosh

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill McIntosh

Gender : Male

Clyde McLeod

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Clyde McLeod

Gender : Male

Troy Melton

Character Name : Member of the Press (uncredited)

Original Name : Troy Melton

Gender : Male

Ira Miller

Character Name : Baker Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Ira Miller

Gender : Male

Jessamine Milner

Character Name : Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jessamine Milner

Gender : Male

Richard Monahan

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Monahan

Gender : Male

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Character Name : Outlaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Gender : Male

Beans Morocco

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Beans Morocco

Gender : Male

Hal Needham

Character Name : Outlaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Needham

Gender : Male

Daniel Nunez

Character Name : Mexican (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Nunez

Gender : Male

Monty O'Grady

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Monty O'Grady

Gender : Male

Harvey Parry

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Parry

Gender : Male

Jack Perkins

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Perkins

Gender : Male

Alan Peterson

Character Name : German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Peterson

Gender : Male

Tom Pittman

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Pittman

Gender : Male

Anthony Redondo

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Redondo

Gender : Male

Booty Reed

Character Name : Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Booty Reed

Gender : Male

Tony Regan

Character Name : Pressman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Regan

Gender : Male

Danny 'Big Black' Rey

Character Name : Bart's Father (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny 'Big Black' Rey

Gender : Male

Robert Ridgely

Character Name : Boris (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Ridgely

Gender : Male

Rodney Allen Rippy

Character Name : Bart (age 5) (uncredited)

Original Name : Rodney Allen Rippy

Gender : Male

Al Roberts

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Roberts

Gender : Male

Arnold Roberts

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Arnold Roberts

Gender : Male

Hank Robinson

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Robinson

Gender : Male

Victor Romito

Character Name : Arabian (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Romito

Gender : Male

Clark Ross

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Clark Ross

Gender : Male

Darrell Sandeen

Character Name : KKK Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Darrell Sandeen

Gender : Male

Danny Sands

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Sands

Gender : Male

George Sawaya

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sawaya

Gender : Male

Fred Scheiwiller

Character Name : Outlaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Scheiwiller

Gender : Male

David Sharpe

Character Name : Man in Suit (uncredited)

Original Name : David Sharpe

Gender : Male

June Smaney

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : June Smaney

Gender : Female

Eddie Smith

Character Name : RR Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Smith

Gender : Male

Roy Smith

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Smith

Gender : Male

Paul Stader

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Stader

Gender : Male

Tom Steele

Character Name : Townsman Who Falls from Chair (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Steele

Gender : Male

Tim Sullivan

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Sullivan

Gender : Male

Jerry Summers

Character Name : Desperado (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Summers

Gender : Male

Jim Taylor

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Taylor

Gender : Male

George Tracy

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Tracy

Gender : Male

Jerry Trent

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Trent

Gender : Male

Frankie Van

Character Name : Fighter (uncredited)

Original Name : Frankie Van

Gender : Male

Richard Vitagliano

Character Name : Anal Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Vitagliano

Gender : Male

Al Ward

Character Name : Man at Pond (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Ward

Gender : Male

Dick Warlock

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Warlock

Gender : Male

Janice Whitby

Character Name : Tour Guide (uncredited)

Original Name : Janice Whitby

Gender : Female

Joe Yrigoyen

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Yrigoyen

Gender : Male

Bill Zuckert

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Zuckert

Gender : Male

Reviews

G

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

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 explain things like why you don't mix coloreds and whites when you do laundry. Anyway, getting her and her besties to sit down and watch anything older than 4 years is an uphill battle... again a uniquely Millennial thing. This is odd to me since I was born after this came out, and, honestly, love a lot of movies even decades older than me.... it's the new ones I don't like. So I begged, and I pleaded, and I finally got them to watch Blazing Saddles, on the basis that I actually forced my wife (at gun point, and knife point) to watch Young Frankenstein and she loved it. Blazing Saddles lasted about 10 minutes before they got upset by the racism. But they she and her best friend and her boyfriend sat it out anyway, and by the end of the movie they were throwing a fit about racism as if I sat them down to watch Birth of a Nation. Mel Brooks somehow went way over their heads... ... I'm not exactly sure that has ever happened before... ever, in all the History of the World, I'm pretty sure that has never, ever, happened before. So I found myself with an angry wife and two very angry friends all pretty much accusing me of being William Luther Pierce. Still not sure what happened there. Something went horribly wrong. This movie kind of mocks racism doesn't it? it turns it into a joke so people can't take it seriously any longer and makes the viewer think that anyone who wears a white robe is an idiot. An absolute moron. And yet their collective reaction kind of assumed the opposite. So, anyway, I slept on the couch for a while as I slowly talked her down and explained that, no, in fact this movie was AGAINST racism. That Mel Brooks is far from a racist. That, in fact, it supports equality. But I'm still very confused. I still don't know how that happened.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-10

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 well that he has precisely no support from his community - not the sharpest tools in the box - so he signs up the mean "Waco Kid" (Gene Wilder) as his deputy. A gunslinger of ill-repute, he and his boss gradually convince the sheepish townsfolk that they can fight back against the scheming "Lamarr" and maybe even foil his not so cunning plan. My personal favourite scene has to be the wonderful imitation of Marlene Dietrich by Madeline Kahn singing "I'm Tired", but there are loads of other skits of everything from "High Noon" to "Chisum" with Slim Pickens and David Huddleston providing some genuine western credentials to the proceedings. Auteur Mel Brooks pops up once or twice, in differing guises, to add a bit of additional comedy to his already quite daft storyline that is respectful of cowboy movies but also quite potently critical of their stereotyping characters, their repetitive storylines and usually, their entirely predictable conclusions. This mixes all of that up with Little and Wilder gelling well, presenting us with a genuinely laugh out loud, occasionally slap-stick, critique of one hundred years of a theme of cinema that has probably not really evolved that much since 1874!