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Production Year: 1974 - Comedy - Director: Mel Brooks - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. more

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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,...
more...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 ever made.





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Review of Blazing Saddles (Special Edition) by christianfilmcritic

Advantages: Hilarious
Disadvantages: None

...politically incorrect, I absolutely adore Blazing Saddles. For me it is a prime example of what Mel Brooks does best, and that is to make you laugh, laugh some more and then laugh till it hurts. Although some people may be offended by the use of the N word and the stereotyping of African Americans, if you look deeper you will notice that Brooks balances this out with the stereotyping of the white towns folk. For anyone who enjoys what many would class ... Read review

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Review of Blazing Saddles (Special Edition) by Carrie13

Advantages: You wont stop smiling for weeks....
Disadvantages: Needs bloopers

I've seen this film so many times its unbelieveable and i still love it just as much as the first time i ever saw it! The DVD comprises of 2 documentaries one of which is about Madeline Kahn the female lead character in the film. A pilot episode of what was going to be the Tv series called 'Black Bart', It also features a trailer for the film and a commentary by Mel Brooks, plus some additional scenes, mainly stuff that was taken out of the ... Read review

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