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Blazing Saddles Description: In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
FIRST TIME WATCHING Blazing Saddles (1974) | Movie Reaction
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yeah that guy Gene Wilder has been in a lot of good shit. He was Willy Wonka in the 70s version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
btw they call that guy Headly LeMar because there was a real woman named Heady LeMarr. She was definitely not a racist, did a lot to support our war effort against the Nazis. In fact, not only was she a famous Hollywood actress, but she invented "spread spectrum radio", which helped the war effort. You should look her up! đ She ended up suing these guys for apparently making references to her and she won lol.
Now you have to react to "Airplane!", Airplane 2, the Naked Gun movies, the Hot Shot movies, etc. đ
Watching it a second time is recommended after you read a bit about its history. Understanding that Brooks used comedy (including no holds barred racism) to expose racist society and its ignorance is the genius of Mel Brooks. One scene that speaks volumes is when he encounters Count Basie outside of town. The Count was an award winning big band director, but his band was outside of town while the trash horn band welcomed the Sheriff. Little nuances like this make the movie more of a social statement about the incredible stupidity in racism.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Someone asked Mel Brooks why he put Nazis in all his movies. He said humor is a great way to defeat evil.
Yes!! He was a comedic geniusâŠâŠ in addition I believe Richard Pryor co-wrote Blazing Saddles.
Close ... Richard invented Mongo and wrote Mongo's scenes
@@michaelstefanik5918 It was also Pryorâs idea to use the n word in order to allow the audience to sympathize with Bart.
in my opinion Cleavon Little in this movie is the best comedic performance of all time. absolutely perfect timing and delivery.
So true!!
Well Cleavon is great but " best comedic performance of all time"
Come on dude.
Really doesn't compare to some of Eddie Murphy's stuff, or Jim Carrey at his best or Sacha Baron Cohen or Ben Stiller.
Cleavon did a great job but he was not a natural comedic genius actor like the guys above.
Actually Hedy Lamar stole this Movie! .... That's Hedley!
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Yeah Harvey Korman was the best in the film
Never a character more self-assuredly able to keep doing his thing right through the centre of all the adversity, and bring people with him. It's lovely.
Randolph Scott was a western actor from the 1940 and 50's. Most always the hero who wore the 'white hat' type.
He was probably in some of those westerns your Grandpa was watching.
Randolph Scott was an actor in all those westerns your grandpop watched. A lariat is a lasso.
"Man, they said you was HUNG!" "And they was RIGHT!" So many great lines.
Mel Brooks is a damn comedy genius. You need to check out his other hits Spaceballs, Robin Hood - Men in Tights, Dracula Dead and Loving It, Young Frankenstein etc. His movies including Blazing Saddles are brilliant to watch over and over and I still find jokes that I haven't spotted in the previous 50 watches. So good! And of course special shout out to Richard Pryor adding his writing magic to this movie too.
Also History OF The World pt 1
and 2
TOMBSTONE is a must watch! Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer give great performances!
Sioux, yeah, yeah!
This wasn't a Western. It was a Mel Brooks film. He has his own brand of humor that belongs in a category all its own. He's 96 and still acting, though the last movie he produced was in 2005. He has a TV production just released on Hulu, The History of the World Part II.
Disagree - IMHO it's a Mel Brooks **and** a Western. There's a brawl, a guy singing a song, and the hero rides off into the sunset after saving the day. In my book that's a Western : ).
Count Basie a legend in the Jazz community.
"The Good The Bad & The Ugly", part of a trilogy, is one to watch.
I would recommend you watch Tombstone next. You would love it and it would probably get you into more true western movies from the past.
Oh, Hell Yes! .... Best Western Ever! ....Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday is worth the price of admission .... But every Actor in this is great! The Heroes and the Bad Guys!
Yes
Greatest collection of mustaches ever filmed.
Tombstone is fantastic. Personally I also dug the Magnificent Seven remake. Great flick, that.
Mel Brooks did this movie and Richard Prior helped write some of the lines. Mel Brooks did Young Frankenstein, Space Balls, Robinhood men in tights, The Producers, Dracula Dead and Loving it. All hilarious movies!
Why does everyone forget History of the World Part I?!?! lol
@@beyonderbill3409 thatâs why he made that sequel before all others. Itâs the most unappreciated
Heâs also the actor playing the governor and the chief
And he made a TV show...
@BeyonderBill , I dont know but Mel is making a sequel as we speak.
Mel Brooks, who wrote all the songs, the story and directed it, played the GOV and the Indian Chief who said Woof they are darker than us, did this as a slap in the face of racism and it was a smash hit at the box office.
Mel Brooks is a genius. This movie in particular has such a strong message that goes hand in hand with the comedy that is just done absolutely beautifully.
Dude itâs Gene wilderâŠ. Willy wonka⊠u gotta watch him in young Frankenstein
One of the greatest satires of all time! Had an absolute blast watching your reaction Fam. Keep up the quality content. And yeah, I rewatch this all the time, at least once a year lol.
If you want to start westerns though, I think you should start with Tombstone (1993). It's a "modern western" and IMO the best gateway movie to more Westerns.
Also, Silverado, starring Danny Glover, Scott Glen, Kevin Costner, Kevin Klein, Brian Denny. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are awesome in Silver Streak and Stir Crazy.
Camptown Races is a song written in 1850.
Gucci was founded in 1921.
Randolph Scott was the star of many westerns back in the day. I'm sure your Grandfather watched a few.
I'm constantly amazed by the number of Black Folk who react to this Movie who don't recognize Count Basie ( Playing "April in Paris" ) or know who Jessie Owens is! .... But I loved your Reaction and not censoring "those" words .... It's the Whole point of the Film! P.S. if you want to see a Great Movie tonight on TCM "The Blues Brothers" Some great Comedy, Music and the biggest car chase ever!
You should definitely watch Unforgiven, and Tombstone, because I know youâll love them.
THANK YOU! You are the first reactor that got the fact that it wasn't just a car, but that the heroes rode off into the Sunset..... In a CADILLAC!
You seemed to go into this expecting to see a Western, but instead you got slapped by a brilliant satire by Mel Brooks. Great reaction to a great film.
Welcome to one of the greatest comedies, and social commentaries, ever made.
Young Frankenstein came out the same year with Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn. Other Mel Brooks movies I would recommend are The Producers, High Anxiety, History of the movie part 1, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood Men in Tights.
1. Mel Brooks played the Governor, the Indian Chief and one of the thug roundup.
2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground.
3. The preacher/Liam Dunn also plays in Young "Frankenstein" as Mr. Hilltop. Madeline Kahn also had a smallish role in it.
4. Imagine how much fun this was to make.đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
5. The line, "You know morons" was ad lib by Wilder. Little's reaction was real.
6. The guy that was supposed to play Jim showed up the first day drunk so he was let go.
Wilder agreed to do this movie for Mel Brooks only if Mel would direct Young Frankenstein for him.
7. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Bart but he was going through his addictions at the time and they thought it wouldn't be a good idea. However, he did some of the writing.
8. Jim still has his popcorn from the theater.
Movie suggestion "Young Frankenstein" with Gene Wilder
Hedley Lamarr trying to scam his way into the movie at the student rate just fucking kills me, every time. "Pain in the ass..."
Not a scam; students can be any age.
@@jb888888888 I imagine students of Hedley's age weren't common to the audiences of 1974.
@@sdhartley74 True dat. I doubt any students were 147 years old.
Camptown Races is a song written by Stephen Foster (who also wrote Oh! Susanna) in 1850. Richard Pryor was a co-writer of this film, and was given approval power over the "n-word." When Cleavon Little and his "coworkers" start singing at the beginning, the joke is that they are singing a song that was written by Cole Porter who wrote Broadway musicals in the 1930s and they are singing in a do-wop style from the 1950's. The movie takes place in the "1874." No, there was no Gucci back then - it was founded in 1921. Harvey Korman's name, "Hedley Lamar" is a reference to "Heddy Lamar" who was an actress, and was a brilliant inventor who co-invented a radio guidance device during World War II - that's why Mel Brooks (the Gov) says, "don't worrry this is 1874, you can sue her." The fact that many of the townspeople were named Johnson and that one of them was Howard Johnson was a reference to the once ubiquitous Howard Johson's hotels and restaurants that have since gone defunct. Count Basie's (pronounced 'bay-see',) whose band appears in the desert, was one of the greatest swing bands that ever existed (the greatest imho.) The man giving the speech greeting Sheriff Bart, says he's going to give him a "laurel, and hearty handshake" is a reference to the great comedy duo "Laurel and Hardy." Mongo was played by Alex Karras who was a pro-bowl defensive tackle in the NFL who played 12 years for the Detroit Lions. Randolph Scott was a famous actor in westerns. When the "villains" are lining up to work for Hedley Lamar, the Mexican guys who say, "we don't need no stinking badges," is a line from the movie 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" starring Humprey Bogart ( czcams.com/video/4OcM23Hbs5U/video.html - see at the 20 second mark.) Madeline Kahn's brilliant performance is a take off on Maliene Detrich who was a German actress who had a kind of a Barbara Walters problem with the letter "R" ( czcams.com/video/ANqGm-MiqQs/video.html )
Not only did I go with my family to see this at the drive-in at the tender age of 12, and laughed so hard no sound came out, but Iâve seen it many many time since then, including an unofficial âquote-a-longâ presentation on the big screen a few years back! Itâs so layered and so funny and skewers prejudice so brilliantly, that repeat viewing is REQUIRED!!! Plus, the older you get, and the more older movies you watch, the more you get the jokes. Mel Brooks is a legend, and still going strong at 185 years old. Jk, heâs like 96 (97 in June).
Count Basie was an absolute legend. I adore his music. He worked with so many other legends of the music industry.
As for why there are cows everywhere, including indoors, is an industry in-joke. Movie extras were often thought of and referred to as "cattle" by filmmakers. So Brooks took a bunch of scenes where he'd need extras, and just put cows there instead. Such an underrated joke in this movie. My other favorite joke was cut. There is the scene where Lily Von Shtupt says "it's true, it's true it's true." was originally supposed to have Bart say immediately after "baby...you're sucking on my arm." The censors made them cut it. But man, brilliant joke.
it's also hilarious when you see the back of the buildings in the fake rock-ridge. Because that's the same set, you just don't get to see that side usually lol
"The Sheriff is near!" is the best response to when someone is yelling something impolite and the woman or the kid near you asks, "What did he say?"
Mel Brooks makes the most hilarious comedies! So excited that History of the World Part 2 is coming to Hulu.
The thing with the horse falling down is very deliberate. There are horses that are specially trained to perform that stunt. It's also not an accident that the stunt is done in mud, so the horses have softer ground to land on.
The more you know!
I love watching reaction videos of Blazing Saddles just to see how folks from today react to the various gags. The one bit nobody seems to notice is the "laurel, and hearty handshake". Laurel and Hardy being a popular comedy duo that were active from the 1920's to the 1950's. To be fair, it does kind of get lost amongst the plethora of better gags in that scene.
The character Tagert was the one played by Slim Pickens. I heard in an interview years ago that he picked out that name when he worked as a rodeo clown. When he announced his plans he was told that âThere would be slim pickens â at that job.
This movie is eminently rewatchable. I've seen it dozens of times since I was a teen (I'm now in my early 50s). Your reaction was hilarious.
"CAT BALLOU" with a young JANE FONDA & LEE MARVIN is a comedy western that's good to watch.
This movie came out in 1974. "Camptown Race Track" has been around a lot longer than that; I _think_ there's a reference to it in one of Mark Twain's books.
They used stunt horses, so yes, the horse was supposed to "slip" and fall. And no, it was not injured, any more than the horse that Mongo "knocked out" was injured or the old woman in the bonnet was really being punched in the belly.
The governor was played by Mel Brooks, as was the Indian Chief (who speaks Yiddish), and one of the WWI era German soldiers. In westerns, Jews were frequently cast to play Indians because Jews were perceived to be more swarthy. Mel Brooks is Jewish, so he had to get a jab in at that as well.
That was the Count Basie Orchestra performing as Sherrif Bart rides out to take his new post in Rock Ridge. The Count Basie Orchestra is an iconic jazz band; they've won 18 Grammys. At the time this was filmed it was difficult for black bands to get gigs in the western U.S., so of course Mel Brooks found a way to make it happen.
Jim, the Waco Kid, was played by Gene Wilder. You probably recognize him from his role as Willie Wonka.
Randolph Scott was an extremely popular leading man in movies. His career ran from 1928 through 1962.
Yes, I own a DVD of _Blazing Saddles_ and I re-watch it every once in a while when I need a good laugh. It's no good watching it when it's shown on television because they have to bleep so much of it. They even bleep the farting scene, where they cover the farts with horses neighing, which makes the movements of the men eating beans look like some kind of ridiculous slow motion dance.
The greatest satire of all time. Nothing else touches it. The Producers is second, but this is untouchable. Whenever someone is being comically racist, I always call them Blazing Saddles villains. And I completely understand you hating westerns. I grew up in a very conservative family who loved westerns and I know the history of cowboys. They weren't all good people. Blazing Saddles is really the more accurate depiction. We're talking about southern white guys from rural areas. What do we think they thought about things like race and gender? PS - Randolph Scott was a famous actor from the 50s and 60s who did a lot of western movies. So it was an in-joke at the time. It's the penis jokes that always get me. "They said you was hung!" "Is it true how they say you people are gifted?"
Hmm. I think Team America: World police is a closer second than The Producers for greatest satire. I have a love/hate relationship with 1990s/2000s action movies, but Team America satirizes the genre almost as perfectly as Blazing Saddles satirizes Westerns.
@@niziggz but itâs a different kind of satire. Thereâs social satire and then thereâs just pop culture satire. World Police is the latter. Nothing wrong with that, though.
I think "The Producers" is a Straigh up Comedy. But one of the funniest of all time. I saw it when it was released and when that guy started singing "It's Springtime for Hitler" I had an Asthma Attack!
This was the first fart scene in any movie, and the studio wanted Mel Brooks to mute the audio. In response, Mel Brooks turned the audio all the way up
Im dying having him think its a legit western đ Mel Brooks gold lols. Gene Wilder = original Willy Wonka!
Iâm 71 years old. I Saw Blazing Saddles when it was released in 1974 and all of Brooks movies before and since except The 12 Chairs. Hereâs a list of Brooksâ movies you should watch: The Producers, which was a movie long before he made it into a Broadway musical, Young Frankenstein (also from 1974), High Anxiety, Silent Movie, Robin Hood-Men In Tights, Space Balls, History of the World. Probably some I forgot.
Mel Brooks is an absolute comedy genius. You need to have watched a lot of movies made as far back as the early 1930âs to get all the references/jokes that went right over your head. The line âBadges? We donât need no stinking badges!â was lifted verbatim from Treasure of the Sierra Madre which was released in 1948.
Mel Brooks, now 97 years old, served in the U.S Army during WWII. He was in the Battle of the Bulge. Burton Gilliam who played Mr Taggartâs assistant Lyle, (âTell them I said Ow!â) now age 84, is the only other cast member still living as far as I can tell. The late Slim Pickens who played Taggart, was a long time actor who was also a real cowboy and rodeo star who played many different rolls, serious and comedic, during his career. He was famous for riding the atomic bomb in Dr Strangelove from 1964. Brooks chose him for the role for his acting abilities and he could really ride and shoot. The entire cast was a whoâs who of television and movie stars of the day. I urge you and all your viewers to read the bios of all the cast.
Randolph Scott were one of those western movie legendary actors.
I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS WATCHING YOU REACT TO THIS MOVIE!!! I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE REACTED TO ANY OTHER MEL BROOKS FILMS BUT YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN AND SPACEBALLS ARE TWO THAT ARE JUST AS FUNNY AS THIS ONE!!
Young Frankenstein is so funny.
@@spf4yt The story goes that Young Frankenstein was a script that Gene Wilder was working on and when Mel Brooks asked him to do Blazing Saddles, he agreed, with the condition that Mel would also make Young Frankenstein!!
When the best decisions ever made!!
Fun reaction. You made me smile a lot. It's definitely a western, but a western satire. Mel Brooks (and his writing partner on this, Richard Pryor), are two of the brilliant minds of comedy, and very unfiltered. I love them both. Gucci was not around in the 1800s; however, they have been around for over 100 years, as of a few years ago. Anyway, all the best to you. More Mel Brooks!!
"Mongo only pawn in game of life" đ€Łđ
Fun facts: Mongo was actually a football linebacker; at the time, he was the famous equivalent to Tom Brady in our time
âHedleyâ Lamar was an actress in the 60âs/70âs who would sue any studio who didnât say her name right
Waco the Kid was played by Gene Wilder, the guy who was Willy Wonka
Also, at 30:49 the âactorâ who plays Hitler say that âIâll be finished after the bunker sceneâ iykyk
They lose me after the bunker scene
He could have been done shooting his parts for the day
I finally had to look up Randolph Scott myself. Apparently he was a very popular western movie actor.
This movie is actually really important in the history of film. It actually killed the Western genre for several decades. Prior to, westerns were the king of Hollywood.
Thereâs a ton of trivia about this movie.
The guy who played Mongo was a NFL star who later played the dad in a sitcom called Webster. He was one of âAmericaâs dadsâ in the heyday of sitcoms.
Hedy Lamarr was a beautiful German actress who immigrated to US in the 30s. She was brilliant as well as brilliant and contributed to the development of WiFi. Howard Hughes the aviator provided her with a laboratory and equipment. Google her. Lily von Stupp is Madelyn Kahn' s character. Stupp (it's pronounced shtoop) means to screw in some German slang. Randolph Scott was a Western movie star in the 50s.
Like your grandfather my dad also was always watching westerns. Mostly they weren't my cup of tea, but there are a few iconic westerns I'd recommend just because of their influence on cinema and some of them are referenced or spoofed in other movie genres. One I would recommend to everyone that's interested in movies is "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly". It's a spaghetti western starring Clint Eastwood and that particular genre is my favorite genre of western. Clint Eastwood stars in many spaghetti westerns and any of them are good picks. "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is another good one with Clint. "Unforgiven" is another that just happens to have Clint and also stars Morgan Freeman. "The Magnificent Seven" is another great movie and is a western version of a popular samurai movie that was itself made in a western tradition. It has a brilliant cast of A-list movie stars and is well worth your time. Another good one is "The Wild Bunch" and takes place in a time when the old west was in its dying days and horses and buggies were losing their place to automobiles and airplanes. It also has a stellar cast of Hollywood icons and is worth a look. You'll notice Clint Eastwood stars in a metric buttload of my recommendations and that's due to the fact that he cut his teeth acting in a popular American western TV series, "Rawhide", as as such became a sought after actor to star in westerns (in the 1960s especially). There's a trilogy that he's in starting with "A Fistful of Dollars" that would be worth a watch if you find yourself really enjoying the genre.
Randolph Scott was an actor from the 20's through the 60's best known for his leading rolls in westerns
Sheriff Bart the coolest character ever on the big screen in my opinion, thanks!
This is one of those movies that is so classic, that it could not be made today!
1:58 - I always love it when people go into this movie not knowing what to expect, but man, this guy has set himself UP!
2:14 - He blew past the 'Mel Brooks Film' title card and didn't even blink. đđđ My cheeks hurt.
2:28 - This guy is just goin' through the credits talking about how proud his gramps would be that he's finally watching a w\Western, I'm just sitting here grinning at the metaness of the fact that Frankie Lane, the man who sang the theme song, ALSO thought he was working for a serious Western when he recorded it. Mel Brooks asked for 'a Frankie Lane-like voice' to sing the song, the REAL Frankie Lane showed up, recoded the song in one take, and didn't learn the movie was a parody until he saw the movie at the premier.
4:05 - Camptown Races is an OLD song, first published in 1850, in fact. It would have been a contemporary hit when this movie is set.
6:58 - La-PET-oh-main. The character is named after an infamous French comedian who was known for his musical flatulence. The character is also portrayed by the movie's director, Mel Brooks. Brooks is a satirical genius responsible for decades of fabulous movie parodies, including Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, and History of the World: Part 1 (the last of which is getting a sequel series on Hulu). He's notorious for writing himself into his movies.
9:00 - Count Basie was a famous band leader. He cameoed as himself in this scene.
11:22 - THAT is Gene Wilder. Legendary comedic actor. You probably know him from his most popular role, Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He agreed to be a part of this movie on the condition that Brooks listen to a pitch he had for a movie. More on that later.
13:30 - Believe it or not, at the time of production, THIS was considered the most offensive scene in the movie. You see, for about 40 years, movies in Hollywood unofficially had to adhere to a strict set of moral guidelines called 'The Hayes Code.' The Code set stringent limitations on the levels of sex, profanity, and violence in movies. Even bodily functions like flatulence were restricted or outright banned by the Hayes Code. Now even though the Code had been abandoned several years prior, some filmmakers still used it as guidelines for their productions. Now Mel Brooks loves nothing more than to use his movies to call out bullshit, and although the biggest bullshit he's calling out in this movie is racism and bigotry, he also wanted to call out rampant prudishness, so he put THIS SCENE into the movie. Out of everything in this film, it was THIS that the studio demanded he cut. Brooks gave them a great big 'SCREW YOU' and left it in. Thus, this movie is the FIRST American film to include farts.
16:00 - You just laughed over the most hilarious line in the movie.
18:20 - This is Madeline Kahn, legendary comedienne. She was one f Mel Brooks' favorite actresses. Her role of Lilly Von Schtup is a direct parody of legendary femme fatale Marlena Dietrich.
18:39 - A bit of a deep cut even at the time. Bismark, as well as being a key figure in German history, was also a brand of pickled herring that was commonly available at the time.
23:14 - Randolf Scott was a famous Western movie star of the time. From one angle he's saying 'If I was a famous actor, you'd do it.' From another angle, he's saying 'If I were white, you'd do it.'
27:56 - Oh, GREAT! You jinxed it!! Incidentally, that's actually what a faulty detonator sounds like.
32:20 - If you look carefully in the background here, you can see posters that still have the movie's original title, 'Black Bart.'
Okay, so now that you've seen Blazing Saddles, you should look into more Mel Brooks movies. They're all hilarious. I suggest you watch Young Frankenstein next. It's the movie Gene Wilder pitched to Brooks as repayment for doing this movie.
Of course, if you want to see a REAL Western, I'd recommend a few of the classics. 'The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly', of course. 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence' is great.
Disguised as a western this film exposed the idiocy of racism in a way that just about anybody could handle.
Nothing can get you out of a funk like the sound of a pure and heartfelt laugh.
When the audience laughs more at the reviewer than the movie...you have a rare talent.
Yours is beautiful.â€đ
I was LOL when you went in to this expecting a western. OMGosh, Major, you gave me a good laugh. So glad you enjoyed the movie. Couldn't be made today.
If you are looking for westerns, maybe Unforgiven, True Grit, Tombstone, Silverado, Dances With Wolves, or go for a John Wayne movie consider Rio Bravo, True Grit, The Cowboys, El Dorado, or Big Jake (because it has a Dog). A belated Happy New Year to you and your family. May it be filled with health, laughter, peace, and some adventure.
As you can tell, this isn't actually a "Western". It is a comedy (parody) using the setting of a Western.
I always love watching people react to this movie! What many younger reactors don't realize is that this movie was considered "edgy"/"pushing the envelope"/inappropriate even in the 70s! (all the N-bombs & such)
Whenever someone says, "You can't make that movie TODAY!", I always respond with, "Well, you couldn't make it in 1974 EITHER! But Mel Brooks did.".
For the record, the guy covered in white foam was essentially taking a "shower". (in the old west, cowboys would come into town & pay a place to use a "booth" to get wet, lather themselves from head to toe, & rinse off to get clean)
Yes, the horse falling was unscripted. (they used practical effects/ takes back then) I think they used the scene to avoid risking the horse again, and the 'take' was fine since you could clearly see that the horse was unhurt.
The Governor (& Indian Chief) was he Director Mel Brooks.
Comedic Actor Gene Wilder played the Cisco Kid. (Who also did Young Frankenstien with Mel Brooks)
23:39 -- Randolph Scott was a fine actor and had been in countless westerns..
Gene Wilder, The Waco Kid, was also Willie Wonka in that movie. Maybe that is where you remember him from. Also, he was in Young Frankenstein, another Mel Brooks production.
I am so glad that you enjoyed this film, and your reaction was brilliant. Can you imagine them trying to make this film today? It was a miracle that they managed to make and get it released in the seventies.
Randolph Scott was the hero in over 20 Westerns. Confusing Hedley Lamar with Hedy Lamarr was a running joke. Hedy Lamarr was a famous movie actress and genius. She developed multichannel wave transmission in WW2, which is the basis of our cell phones. She sued Mel Brooks for using her name without permission.
3:10 To Yuma is incredible, highly recommend. Ben Foster is incredible in that movie.
Ben Foster is underrated.
Both Versions of "3:10 to Yuma" are Great...... Glenn Ford in the Orignal and Christian Bale in the Remake.......
For a western, I recommend The Quick and the Dead, starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio. I will sit down and watch it whenever it's on, no matter if I come in on the middle of it or towards the end.
Randolph Scott was a famous actor known for his westerns. Count Basie was a Big Band leader back in the 1930s.
Would I watch this movie again?
I have watched this movie so many times, I can recite every line by every character by heart! đ€Ł
Greatest comedy of all time!!
The thing about Westerns is that they used to be considered wholesome family entertainment. The cowboy was the virtuous, all-American, kid-friendly superhero of The Boomer generation. *And there was a lot of bull$hit in them.* Particularly a lot of erasure of POC and demonization of Native Americans. This movie *called out* Hollywood for the decades of whitewashing this genre was guilty of.
Hollywood still makes Westerns, but nowhere near as much, and they are now considered a dark, gritty, adult genre. Less mythic heroic figures and more "It really used to suck and you should be thankful you didn't live back then"
I suggest "The Outlaw Josey Wales." They rode off into the sunset, in the Caddie.
The actor who played the Waco Kid was Gene Wilder. He also played in a movie with Richard Pryor clled Silver Streak. Pryor played blind while Wilder deaf. Comedy ensues.
You're mixing up "Silver Streak" with "See No Evil, Hear No Evil." Both are very funny Pryor/Wilder movies. Also "Stir Crazy."
Wilder also co-starred with Harrison Ford in "The Frisco Kid," another good Western comedy (but not as zany as "Blazing Saddles").
This was a movie designed to make fun of westerns, and is a true classic. Another one you might like is "Maverick" starring Mel Gibson and Jodi Foster. It also is a western setting/comedy and is a lot of fun.
The movie is supposed to be set in 1874. Gucci wasn't founded until 1921.
The band in the desert is a real band and the leader is Count "base E". He was very popular during the big band era and was active from the 1920s to the 1980s.
The guy that played mongo! Is Alex Karras, he was a four-time pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions! He's in the college and pro football Hall of Fame. He was a wrestler, sportscaster and actor.
I'll throw my hat in the ring for Unforgiven as a western you want to see. Clint Eastwood (king of the spaghetti western) starred in, produced, and directed this modern western masterpiece. It won 4 Academy Awards and critical acclaim. It is a FABULOUS movie.
Mongo (Alex Karras) played for the Detroit Lions. Came close to winning a Heisman. He was one the first NFL players to sue the league for head trauma sustained during his career.
I watched many reactors seeing this movie the first time... It's hilarious every time
There are two kinds of people in the world. People who consider Blazing Saddles one of the funniest movies ever made, and people who are wrong.
The Outlaw Josey Wales with Clint Eastwood is one of the best Westerns ever made!
Youâre going to see it in the comments, but highly recommend Unforgiven, and Tombstone. Theyâre both westerns, but very different in their tone and story.
Unforgiven is a real downer, though. I prefer his Pale Rider.
This is a classic. I love how Mel Brooks makes fun of racism, and shows how stupid it is. This movie was made when people were not offended by everything. People could laugh at themselves and others. You should check out some other Mel Brooks movies.
Mel Brooks is a comedic genius!! He co-wrote, directed & starred in this. He also was the governor & the Indian chief. He did Young Frankenstein & many other. He makes fun of EVERYONE! Randolph Scott was an old western film actor. Alex Karras (who played Mongo) was a pro football player. This is my favorite Mel Brooks film. I have watched this many, many times. You want a true western, watch TOMBSTONE.
23:50 -- Mel Brooks played three roles in this. The governor, the Indian chief, and that smiling aviator. I can't think of any more.....oh, he was the voice of the German guy during Lili's song.
OK after all these years watching this, I finally found the humor in the door sign at 5:30. A procuror is a prosecuter. A procurer as spelled on the door is "person who obtains a woman as a prostitute for another person".
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Blazing Saddles is more of a western than most westerns! Glad you liked it.
Two comedic westerns that are entertaining are "support your local sheriff" and "support your local gunfighter"
Randolph Scott was a major actor of Western movies during the 1940s to 1962. A lariat is a cowboy's rope.
I never liked westerns - but the new 3: 10 TO YUMA with Christian Bale (Batman) and Russel Crowe (Gladiator) is 11/10 for me - amazing movie yet doesn't have any of the 'old western' negative tropes that may have turned you off when you were younger. Its neweer (early 200s) so its got modern production ability
"Tombstone", "Silverado" and "The Quick and the Dead" are westerns you might like. They had all-star casts. P.S. Randolph Scott was an American actor and heartthrob. He did over 60 westerns. His was (reportedly) the face they used for the logo of the (Oakland, now Las Vegas) Raiders!!
One of the funniest movies of all time. Mel Brooks is a comedy genius and itâs hardly ever overtly crass or lewd but itâs still damn hilarious.
There are NO other westerns like this one; Mel Brooks is one of a kind. One of the most subversive movies ever made, Aand one of the funniest. Rewatch it: you'll laugh even more the second time, because you'll catch stuff you missed the first time.
LOL! This is like no other western movie in the world. This is the best "spoof class" movies of all time.
That's a Brahma Bull. One of the largest breeds.
Randolph Scott was a very prolific western actor from around 1930 through 1962, when he retired. He starred in over 60 westerns. He died in 1987.
This was the best reaction I've seen to this movie yet.
There are lots of jokes in this movie that people in the 1970s would get, but today lots of people don't get it.
Another comedy western that's pretty good and no one seems to have reacted to: Cat Ballou starring Jane Fonda in her earliest starring role.
I love this silly movie. Mel Brooks is a comedy genius. He usually has parts in all his films - he played the Governor and the Indian Chief in this one.
My favorite non-comedy Western is 'Silverado (1985)'
â Instead of 'Randolph Scott' he should've said "You'd do it for John Wayne!"
Another good comedy western is...
"A Million Ways to Die in the West"
...by the guy who made Family Guy.
Also, there is the Clint Eastwood Trilogy:
1: A Fistful of Dollars
2: For a Few Dollars More
3: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
YOUNG GUNS!! It's such cool 80s . Nobody reacts to that but the Young Guns movies were huge!
OMG, this movie is so effing funny. It's deliciously over the top - NOT PC at all, but so stinking funny.
Politically or not, I consider giving both middle fingers to racism to be a very correct thing to do in general.
"Good, Bad and the Ugly" and "Unforgiven" are great, great movies.
In my opinion Blazing Saddles is Mel Brooks masterpiece. It is not only hilariously funny and crumbles every wall into tiny little pieces, but it is also a cinematic milestone by showing up the stupidity of racism.