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Blazing Saddles (1974)
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Vulgar, crude, and occasionally scandalous in its racial humor, this hilarious bad-taste spoof of Westerns, co-written by
Richard Pryor
, features
Cleavon Little
as the first black sheriff of a stunned town scheduled for demolition by an encroaching railroad. Little and co-star
Gene Wilder
have great chemistry, and the delightful supporting cast includes
Harvey Korman
,
Slim Pickens
, and
Madeline Kahn
as a chanteuse modelled on
Marlene Dietrich
. As in
Young Frankenstein
(1974),
Silent Movie
(1976), and
High Anxiety
(1977), director/writer
Mel Brooks
gives a burlesque spin to a classic Hollywood movie genre; in his own manic, Borscht Belt way, Brooks was a central player in revising classic genres in light of Seventies values and attitudes, an effort most often associated with such directors as
Robert Altman
and
Peter Bogdanovich
. Some of this film's sequences, notably a gaseous bean dinner around a campfire, have become comedy classics. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Cast
David Huddleston
Olson Johnson
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
Alex Karras
Mongo
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Cleavon Little
Bart
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Mel Brooks
Governor Lepetomane
Mel Brooks
Indian Chief
Gene Wilder
Jim, the Waco Kid
Production Crew
Alan Johnson
Choreography
Joseph Biroc
Cinematographer
John Morris
Composer (Music Score)
Thomas S. Dawson
Costume Designer
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume Designer
Mel Brooks
Director
Andrew Horvitch
Editor
C. Timothy O'Meara
Editor
Danford B. Greene
Editor
John C. Howard
Editor
Alan Uger
First Assistant Director
Terry Miles
Makeup
Frankie Laine
Musical Performer
Michael Hertzberg
Producer
Peter W. Wooley
Producer
Peter W. Wooley
Production Designer
Andrew Bergman
Screen Story
Alan Uger
Screenwriter
Andrew Bergman
Screenwriter
Mel Brooks
Screenwriter
Norman Steinberg
Screenwriter
Richard Pryor
Screenwriter
Morrie Hoffman
Set Designer
John Morris
Songwriter
Mel Brooks
Songwriter
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1974
Runtime: 105
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Western
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