The read
A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 73/100. Scores higher than 95% of the 148 1970s western movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic73/100
2,151 audience votes
Key crew
- Mel BrooksDirector
- Andrew BergmanScreenplay
- Mel BrooksScreenplay
- Norman SteinbergScreenplay
- Richard PryorScreenplay
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Alan UgerScreenplay
Cast
- Cleavon LittleBart
- Gene WilderJim
- Slim PickensTaggart
- Harvey KormanHedley Lamarr
- Madeline KahnLili Von Shtupp
- Mel BrooksGovernor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
- Burton GilliamLyle
- Alex KarrasMongo
- David HuddlestonOlson Johnson
- Liam DunnRev. Johnson
- John HillermanHoward Johnson
- George FurthVan Johnson
Stills
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Themes
governorsaloongunmusicalsatireparodyalcoholismmarching bandbreaking the fourth wallspoofracismrailroad
The Best Movies of 1974
Blazing Saddles is #17 of 58
