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Release Date:
7 February 1974 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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2 nominations
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Hey! The sheriff is a ni... BONG!!!!
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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 |
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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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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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Runtime:
93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Finland:K-12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
UK:12A (re-rating: 2008) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Norway:16 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12
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The role of Bart was intended for Richard Pryor, but due to the controversial nature of Pryor's stand-up routines of the day and his background, Mel Brooks couldn't secure financing for the project with Pryor in that role. So Pryor was made a co-writer of the script, and Cleavon Little played Bart. Pryor later got to star in a different western comedy - Adiós Amigo (1976).
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Factual errors: When Bart comes to town and everyone is pointing guns at him, they all have Winchester 1892 and 1894 rifles. The movie takes place in 1874. They should be using 1873 Winchester rifles.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)
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Blazing Saddles
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Remember the days when humanity could laugh at itself? Blazing Saddles is a film that takes us all back to a more innocent era. An era where PC was just a couple of letters stuck together. I'll get this out of the way first: To all of you pc commies out there... the racism in this film is there to MAKE THE WHITE PEOPLE THE BUTT OF THE JOKES!!!! There is not a single person of color in this film who plays a negative character. The rednecks are what this film is really making fun of. I think most people realize this (hence the 7.7), but there are still a few who don't.
This is such a funny film. From the opening scene along the railroad tracks to the shot of Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little riding off into the sunset in a limo, the film provides an endless stream of laughs. Every time a person views this film, they can notice something truly hilarious that they may have missed the last time. Mel Brooks doesn't always hit the mark with his comedy, but this film was by far his best effort.
Cleavon Little and Harvey Korman give the best performances in my opinion. I think Cleavon Little stole every scene in every film I saw him in. He died way too young, and I wish he could have acted in more films. Korman's Hedley Lamar character is a real hoot. By the end of my most stressful days at work, I often find myself talking to everyone in his voice. So evil, and so calculating! He and Slim Pickens played off each other flawlessly.
Good luck catching an un-edited version of this classic anywhere but on the DVD. Forget about any kind of an effective remake, either. Not in this day and age.
Don't miss this film! 10 of 10 stars.
So sayeth the Hound.