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Blazing Saddles
1974
A hilarious, madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention, BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its head at every turn. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, 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 bid to .. Read more
| Starring | Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn |
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| Director | Mel Brooks |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Blazing Saddles
A hilarious, madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention, BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its head at every turn. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, 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 bid 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, working from an hilarious script-- written, by among others, Richard Pryor—makes two memorable appearances as both the sleazy governor and a Yiddish-speaking Sioux Indian chief, while Madeline Kahn does a side-splitting Marlene Dietrich imitation as the town floozy/entertainer. Featuring fabulous comic turns by Alex Karras, Slim Pickens, and the aforementioned Little, Brooks, Korman, and Wilder, BLAZING SADDLES is one of the raunchiest, funniest, and most beloved spoofs ever made.
| Starring | Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Madeline Kahn, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. |
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| Director | Mel Brooks |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 29 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 29 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 29 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 29 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 Wild Westerns |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1974 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 24 Nov 2010 To Rent: DVD: 19 Jul 2004 Blu-ray: 26 Mar 2006 HD DVD: not available HD DVD: 26 Mar 2007 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
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Wild Western parody in which the action eventually shifts to the Warner backlot, after which the actors repair to Grauman's Chinese Theater to find out what happened at the end of the story. At least as many misses as hits, and all aimed squarely at film
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Blazing Saddles
This film is as funny now as when it was first released. Its politically incorrectness sends itself up wonderfully, and pokes fun at American society. It ... read more »
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- 23 Oct 2003 at 22:07
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I rented this film on the advise of a friend but I got to say this was not my cup of tea. I guess maybe my sense of humour just didn't gel with this film as... read more »
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laugh! laugh! i nearly bought a roond!!!
quailtee not seen this in years ans wanted to watch in blu-ray, a classic not to be missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you'll not be disappointed unless you've no ... read more »
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Funniest film ever
Without a doubt the funniest film ever! Hilarious in every sense, takes the mickey out of everythin from racism to hedy lamarr suing the producers! Can't ... read more »
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Brooks planning Blazing Saddles musical
- 16 Mar 2010
Mel Brooks is hoping to follow the success of stage adaptations of movies Young Frankenstein and The Producers by turning cult 1974 film Blazing Saddles into a new musical. The moviemaker has reportedly written two songs for the show and is currently working on a third. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Brooks said, "If I did it, I wouldn't rush to New York with it because the Times (newspaper) would say, 'Oh dear, oh dear, another movie converted and transmogrified into a musical...... Read more
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A hilarious, madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention, BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its head at every turn. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is appointed the first black sheriff of the all-white Rock Ridge by the evil Hedley ...
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A hilarious, madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention, BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its head at every turn. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is appointed the first black sheriff of the all-white Rock Ridge by the evil Hedley ...
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Blazing Saddles
A hilarious, madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention, BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its head at every turn. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is appointed the first black sheriff of the all-white Rock Ridge by the evil Hedley ...
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