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DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 13, 2000
• R2: 19 Jul 2004
Budget USD 2,600,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 33 minutes
Country USA
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Other Titles
• Blazing Saddles
• Black Bart (1974)
• Is' was, Sheriff? (1974)
• Der Wilde wilde Westen (1974)
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Genre: Western, Comedy, Spoof, Satire, Outlaws, Drugs, Gay/Lesbian, Slapstick, Political, Scams And Cons
Tagline: Never give a saga an even break!
Plot: A hilarious, madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention, BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its ear at every turn. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is appointed the first black sheriff of the all-white Rock Ridge by the evil Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman) in a plot to chase the townspeople from their homes. The naive Sheriff Bart soon realizes from the less-than-cheery welcome that the townspeople (who all seem to be named Johnson) aren't prepared for a black sheriff and that he was never meant to succeed at all. Enlisting the sensitive town drunk (Gene Wilder), formerly the Waco Kid, Bart embarks on a plan to help save Rock Ridge. A scathing spoof that deals with racism, sexism, and bodily functions, BLAZING SADDLES offers a contrast between picture and words that is shocking, subversive, and hysterical. Director Mel Brooks makes two memorable appearances as both the sleazy governor and a Yiddish-speaking Sioux Indian chief, while Madeline Kahn does a sidesplitting Marlene Dietrich imitation as the town floozy-entertainer. Featuring fabulous comic turns also by Alex Karras, Slim Pickens, and the aformentioned Little, Brooks, Korman, and Wilder, BLAZING SADDLES is one of the raunchiest, funniest, and lovable films
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| Directed by |
Mel Brooks
Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Spaceballs |
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| Mel Brooks
The Producers, The Nude Bomb, Get Smart |
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| Cast |
Gene Wilder
Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Bonnie and Clyde |
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Young Frankenstein, What's Up, Doc?, Silent Movie | | |
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John Morris
Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, The Elephant Man |
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