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Overview
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 (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Famous Friends Say Farewell To Korman (From WENN. 6 June 2008, 12:21 AM, PDT)
Comic Actor Korman Dies (From WENN. 30 May 2008, 1:12 AM, PDT)
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Political Correctness Is A Terrible Thing moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Aug. 2 | 10:15 PM | CMTV | |||
| Sun. Aug. 3 | 7:15 PM | CMTV | more |
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 |
Additional Details
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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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
93 minCountry:
USAColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A (re-rating: 2008) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Finland:K-11 (cinema release) (1975) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Filming Locations:
Backlot, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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The voices for the drunk that Lili Von Shtupp kicks off the stage and the German Soldier that joins her later in the show are both provided by 'Mel Brooks (I)' . moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Toward the end of the film, when the fight spills onto the other set, at one point, it spills into the street. Participants in the scene are seen running out of the studio and around the street corner. As the shot pulls back to follow Hedly looking for a cab, the runners can be seen in the background, slowing to a walk, apparently thinking they are no longer visible. Once they realize they are still in the shot, they begin to run again. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Lyle: Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degree. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen.
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Camptown Races moreFAQ
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No doubt pseudo-intellectuals ( Ie People who only think they`re clever ) will claim that BLAZING SADDLES deconstructs the traditional western by pointing out how fundamentally racist the genre is . I`ve no idea how much truth there is in that because I was too busy laughing at what was happening on screen . Yeah the N word figures a lot but let`s not forget one of the screenwriters is a famous black stand up comedian and that everyone be they black , white or Jewish are targets for the outrageous events in this movie so I fail to see what`s racist about it . It is of course politically incorrect but hands up anyone who`s seen a politically correct comedy that made them laugh ?
I won`t bother to go into any detail as to how funny BLAZING SADDLES is except to say I remember seeing it years ago and watched it again at the weekend . Unlike a great number of movies I have fond memories of this is one film that didn`t disappoint me after a long absence