

Blazing Saddles
1974 · Movie · 1h 33m · R
WesternComedy
"...or never give a saga an even break!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
73/100
Key crew
- Andrew BergmanScreenplay
- Norman SteinbergScreenplay
- Mel BrooksDirector
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Richard PryorScreenplay
- Mel BrooksScreenplay
- 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
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Themes
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