Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1974-02-07) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $119,616,663 |
| Screen: | Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman |
| Productions: | Crossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | , Deutsch, English |
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Casts
- 68091: Cleavon Little - Bart
- 3460: Gene Wilder - Jim
- 14253: Slim Pickens - Taggart
- 13640: Harvey Korman - Hedley Lamarr
- 29803: Madeline Kahn - Lili Von Shtupp
- 14639: Mel Brooks - Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
- 133952: Burton Gilliam - Lyle
Crews
- 14639: Mel Brooks - Director - Directing
- 67675: Michael Hertzberg - Producer - Production
- 41550: Andrew Bergman - Screenplay - Writing
- 14431: Joseph F. Biroc - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9797: Danford B. Greene - Editor - Editing
- 41550: Andrew Bergman - Story - Writing
- 14639: Mel Brooks - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
GenerationofSwine
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I'm married to a Millennial and that presents difficulties that are unique to her generation. Especially unique since I am Gen-X and there is that whole rejection of labels thing and her generation is obsessed with labels. And the not understanding satire or dark humor thing that pla ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I grew up watching the "Friday Western" each week on the television so am a bit steeped in the genre to which this takes an entertaining, and loving, swipe. "Hedley Lamarr" (Harvey Korman) is out to trash his own town so he can buy up the land cheaply for his railroad. What better wa ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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<em>'Blazing Saddles'</em> is fairly funny. The good intentions of this 1974 satire is clear to see, naturally it can come across as a bit on the nose at times but it does lead to some amusement. Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder give good performances; always nice to see the latter. H ....
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