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Movie

Blazing Saddles

1974R1h 33m7.2 / 10

...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.

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Synopsis

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.

More about Blazing Saddles

Cast

Cleavon LittleBart
Gene WilderJim
Slim PickensTaggart
Harvey KormanHedley Lamarr
Madeline KahnLili Von Shtupp
Mel BrooksGovernor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton GilliamLyle
Alex KarrasMongo

Credits

Directed by
Mel Brooks
Written by
Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg, Alan Uger, Andrew Bergman

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$2.6M
Box office
$119.5M

Production

  • Crossbow ProductionsUnited States
  • Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States

Themes

anachronisticanarchic comedybreaking the fourth wallceremonycootcowboyfartingfrontier town