Blazing Saddles (1974)

  • R
  • 02/07/1974 (US)
  • Western, Comedy
  • 1h 33m

...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.

Andrew Bergman

Screenplay, Story

Norman Steinberg

Screenplay

Mel Brooks

Director, Screenplay

Richard Pryor

Screenplay

Alan Uger

Screenplay

Cast

Cleavon Little's headshot

Cleavon Little

Bart
Gene Wilder's headshot

Gene Wilder

Jim
Slim Pickens's headshot

Slim Pickens

Taggart
Harvey Korman's headshot

Harvey Korman

Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn's headshot

Madeline Kahn

Lili Von Shtupp
Mel Brooks's headshot

Mel Brooks

Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam's headshot

Burton Gilliam

Lyle
Alex Karras's headshot

Alex Karras

Mongo

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