The FUNNIEST Movie You've NEVER SEEN!! *Blazing Saddles* Reaction
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Hey guys! Excuse the thumbnail LOL but I finally watched Blazing Saddles for the first time and LEMME TELL YA... I WAS SURPRISED... It was actually hilarious and by the end of the film I loved how it ended up and how all those dumb people became accepting (yay!)
the acting was great, writing, story and comedy was as well - I'm really surprised I've never seen it before actually since I've heard some of the jokes before!!
I hope you guys enjoy, have a great day!! :)
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The FUNNIEST Movie You've NEVER SEEN!! Blazing Saddles Reaction
#blazingsaddles #reaction #commentary - Zábava
This and "Young Frankenstein" are the absolute pinnacle of Mel Brooks' film career. They're firing on all cylinders.
For me, the same can be said about "Spaceballs".
When I think of YF, "Would you like to have a roll in the hay? It's FUN!" always comes to mind. With Blazing Saddles, it's always "Work, work, work! WORK, work, work!"
Yeah, totally agree. While he did lots of funny films after those two, nothing ever topped them (plus The Producers, also great).
Yeah, she needs to see Young Frankenstein and The Producers!
Truth. Young Frankenstein is a classic
Brooks not only breaks the fourth wall with the ending, he demolishes it.
i like saying he broke the fifth sixth and seventh walls during that ending hahaha
And yet he strictly followed the formula of classic western movies. They rode off into the sunset. Except in a Caddilac.
I mean it was the only wall left after he smashed the other three during that huge brawl.
A cast of dozens of famous actors and a youngster who knew none of them.
They couldn't reuse the sets after this movie, because Brooks broke the fourth wall and Korman chewed all the rest of the scenery.
Madeline Kahn was such a gem. Amazing actress and singer. She was so talented and funny.
Yes, she actually could've had a career as a professional singer.
@@ffjsb she deliberately sung off key in this role
I highly recommend watching her sing "Not Getting Married Today".
Madeline Kahn's remarkable vocal abilities are prominently showcased on the Original Broadway Cast (Audio) Recording of the musical *On the Twentieth Century,* in which she played the leading role of Lily Garland.
And she was just so damn tired. Tired of pwaying the game. Ain't it a cwying shame.
I once sent a letter to Gene Wilder, late in his life. He was incredibly kind. He wrote back about Gilda and just seemed so surprised that people still loved his characters. He and Gilda will be missed, but at least we have these amazing roles. May He and his love rest in peace
One of my absolute favorite comedies. Never fails to make me laugh even though I know every line by heart. The scene with Clevon Little threatening himself might be the funniest scene in movie history. His delivery and facial expression is just perfect
Do what he say, do what he saaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
@@chriswhinery925 Isn't somebody going to help that poor man?
I love this reaction. "I wish comedy could be more like the past where everything goes and you can say anything offensive."
2 seconds later: "Somebody slap the shit out of that man!"
LOL
Fun fact: The shovel to the head was Slim Pickens' idea. He refused to accept the role unless his character experienced some kind of repercussion for the racism and language, so they came up with Little's character hitting him with the shovel."Oh, I GOT to!"
I also heard that Mel Brooks had a black comedian to write the lines of the White's and he did the lines of the Blacks. That way he didn't want to write racist lines of the whites and and becomes the perspective of how it is heard from blacks when White's did that.
Making fun of, insulting, or even openly threatening white people = not only acceptable but great
Doing the same of other races = disgusting and evil
This is how the brainwashing has worked.
@@kevinerose by 'black comedian' do you mean Richard Pryor?
@@carn9507 Yeah that was him, right? I forgot his name for a moment.
As others have and will say, the "Morons" bit was improvised. That's Cleavon Little's real reaction to that line.
I hope Gene Wilder didn't really believe us people of the land are all morons.
@@billolsen4360 he said farmers were morons. Seems like a pretty accurate description
@@robertdigby4504 No Gene didn't say farmers, Robert Digby. What elevated level of sophistication have you attained, Robert Digby, that entitles you to call farmers morons?
@@billolsen4360 common sense. And if you relisten to it he said these are simple towns people and farmers. You know, morons
@@NiclasLoof Don't need your therapist because I'm not the one degrading people I don't even know with pejorative labels, Niclas Lööf. But at least you're to be congratulated for coming to Robert Digby's defense, like the bosom buddy you must be. And by the way, congrats on the two umlauts...must be a sign of the upper middle class!
Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr is an an absolute comedic masterpiece. The over the top delivery, the timing, everything is fantastic about his performance.
Dude chewed up every scene he was in, and it was glorious.
Even though Tim Conway overshadows him in many ways, Korman's performances on the Carol Burnett show are still top-notch! Sometimes I run across that show. Almost always it is worth a look. If someone were to ask me for an example of a classic "Variety Show from the 70's or early 80's" I would put the Carol Burnett show as #2, compared to only the original Gong Show. I can't think of another show more various than the Gong Show.
Mel Brooks wanted a "Frankie Laine" style singer for the theme song. To his surprise, Frankie Laine himself offered his services.
Laine was famous for "Mule Train" and "Rawhide".
Brooks signed him immediately - and made sure nobody told Laine it was a comedy. He didn't find out until he was invited to the first pre-release screening.
You mean "He rode a blazing saddle" didn't sound a little weird to him?
Some day I gotta hear his "Mule Train" as for many years now the only thing like it I've heard is Spike Jones' "Chinese Mule Train", LOL!
I wonder if this didn't inspire Brooks' later choices of intro music too. A lot of those scores for his affectionate parody movies, like the ones for "Spaceballs" and "Men in Tights", really sound like they could be used as the opening themes for an actual, completely serious movie and still work just as well
From Frankie Lane has said about it, he was quite willing to help out Mel Brooks. He admits that Mel Brookes never told him it was a comedy, but Frankie Lane often chuckles and points out since when did Mel Brooks _ever_ produce anything that wasn't a comedy. Frankie Lane was all-in on this, and he realized a reason he "wasn't told" was a safety measure in case things went south.
@@gryffen9608 to be fair Brooks did produce The Elephant Man, but that was years in the future.
Back in high school in the 80s, I was in the band. We had a ballgame in a town where a known klansman had just run for mayor. When we got to the game, one of the black guys in the band stepped off the bus and yelled "Hey! Where the white women at?"
Everybody cracked up. Band parents, band director, everybody! 🤣
Edit: forgot to mention the guy lost the election 😁
Great
😝
OMG! That is tremendous!!!
Now that dude had stones!
Ahhh that edit. I love a happy ending! lol
Mel Brooks went to Richard Pryor, who was also a writer, and asked about the use of That Word. Pryor said something like "triple it" because that was what was done. The guy playing Taggart was so upset at some of his lines using That Word that he almost had a breakdown. The Black cast members comforted him and told him it was OK because it was all playacting.
Exactly, they knew that it was the character saying those lines because they were in the script, not the actor himself saying those things to his cast mates.
Richard Pryor co-wrote this movie.
@@cirrustate8674 Yeah, that's what I said
@@paulwagner688 you were vague enough that others could take it as Mel simply asked Richard about it, if they didn't already know Richard was one of the writers.
@@Jessica_Roth Ugh. That is one of Richard's worst movies. Not because of him, though. He was fine in that. So was Christopher Reeve. But the movie itself just... ugh.
"Where the white women at?" is a top ten of all time comedy line for me. Thank you for including it here... got my usual crack up over it. lol
Totally. It's genius. It's up there with "well, you did say Jehovah".
Vicky: “I have never seen a movie where that word is used more.”
So, you haven’t seen Django Unchained.
Or anything with Samuel L. Jackson really.
Django Unchained borrowed a good amount from Blazing Saddles.
I've lived in Texas since 1977, but the only people I've ever heard using the infamous "n-word" except in films were black.
@@stefanlaskowski6660 With the hard "r"?
Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, comedy royalty.
The line that always gets me is the when John Hillerman as the official greeter of the new Sheriff says, " It is my priviledge to extend a laurel, and hearty handshake..." which, if you were old enough, you knew was a joke about famous early movie comedians, Laurel & Hardy !!! In the theater, that line nearly had soda pop coming out my nostrils !!!
It saddens me that most people don't get that anymore.
"The same kind of ladies man/person in power"
Mel knows what's funny, and the buffoonery of people in power is always funny. The whole movie is an indictment of greed and racism through mockery.
As for his lady co-stars... Mel definitely has a type and the more of his movies you watch the more you will pick up on it 😳
He was married for decades to Anne Bancroft (The Graduate).... so...
It's good to be King.
Reminds me of Julie Andrews and her silly husband Blake Edwards. (Pink Panther series with Peter Sellers.)
@@garyarnett1220 Mel just knew how to cast the best actors for the roles.
like Frau Blucher?
*__*
"Young Frankenstein" should be next, directed by Brooks and starring Gene Wilder. Madeline Khan has a supporting role in it. I think Brooks' best film is "High Anxiety", a spoof of Alfred Hitchcock films.
And you still need to re-post your "Airplane!" reaction, I miss it.
I'd put Blazing Saddles 3rd behind Young Frankenstein and History of the Word. High Anxiety is great, too. Though it's *really* dated in terms of production design and dialog. Almost 60's era, so not quite as "silly" as these other films. But still funny.
Of Brooks’ films, High Anxiety is my least favorite, BUT…
the scene with the glass coffee table is perhaps my favorite bit from ANY Brooks film. I almost cried from laughing.
Let's hope that film doesn't use the dreaded N word! The N word is pure evil. Or so we have been taught. America is so screwed. We are scared of words.
And "Silent Movie" is also bizarre. It had Mel Brooks and Marty Feldman. The entire movie was done with 20s style dialogue cards. The only exception was a single vocalized "Non!" from Marcel Marceau... a famous mime. Who does that? 🤷♂ Mel Brooks 👍
"High Anxiety" is a great Brooks film...but you kind of need to have seen all the Hitchcock films to really get all the gags in it.
The actor who played the director of the dance number at the Hollywood studio was Dom DeLuise, who was the voice of Pizza the Hut in Spaceballs.
"What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is going on here?" The Wide World of Sports was an extremely popular ABC Saturday sports program that introduced Americans to sports from around the world.
"Laurel and Hardy handshake..." Laurel and Hardy had been a popular comedy duo in the 1930s-50s.
"Mongo! Santa Maria!" Mongo Santamaria had been a popular Cuban percussionist.
"Hedley Lamarr" was a riff on "Hedy Lamarr" who was a popular actress of the 40s...and also a brilliant theoretical physicist who developed military communication cryptology algorithms that are still in use today.
Fun reaction!
Harvey Korman was a master of sketch comedy. He starred in a comedy sketch show, called "The Carol Burnett show", which is worth checking out. I think there is a working version of a hand cart, in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. They work pretty much like you'd expect, and they are easier to operate, than you'd likely think. As far as I can tell, you're the first reactor to this film, that actually guessed Bart's plan to recreate the town. I do like your editing. It seems to be a good balance. It gets very compressed at times, but it doesn't feel too chopped up. The rest of the cuts keep the flow going pretty good. I suppose, my preference is normally slightly longer cuts, but I was still able to follow what was going along. Important bases were covered, and no one scene lingered for too long. You made the hard decisions, but still kept it an enjoyable watch.
Gene WIlder is always a fun watch. It might be worth it, to check out Silver Streak, which is a light mystery film.
Harvey Korman also played several roles in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special
He's one of the parts, that made the show tolerable. Any of the clips that cut away from the improvised growling and screaming helped. They were still a bit odd & surreal bits. They serve to make things more familiar, though, since younglings of the time were pretty familiar with variety entertainment shows in the evening. Korman was even in some of those evening shows, occasionally, along with Tim Conway, etc.
Loved the Carol Burnett show. i remember my mom watching that as a kid. Was funny as hell watching Tim Conway start to adlib shit halfway through a sketch just to see if he could get Korman to laugh.
This was my second Mel Brooks movie after Young Frankenstein. I remember when my dad showed it to me for the first time, we both laughed so hard! Glad to see your reaction here!
starring and written by gene wilder and directed by mel brooks....young Frankenstein...a spoof of the original Frankenstein....for october??
History of the World, too. Brooks as the piss boy/King of France is great.
@@rafaelrosario5331 Both were because a deal between Wilder and Brooks, Wilder would play the role in this movie only if Brooks would sign on as director for Young Frankenstein.
I think the reason this movie is still accepted to this day is that, although the humor is very crass, it's crass with the intention of pointing out ignorance. There are very few writers or comedians these days that are willing to take on this level of edge for fear of being ostracized by the modern audience. Bill Burr is one of them, but even he is pretty tame compared to Mel Brooks in terms of vernacular.
The intentionality of the comedy is always essential. Some passive-aggressive folks like to claim "just joking" after they throw around insults but they very much mean to provoke someone. Actual comedy such as what Mel Brooks did actively works to *DO* something with such things--you clearly see that the racists are the butts of the jokes.
@@acereporter73 exactly.
@@acereporter73 Well said.
Burr and Chappelle are up there with this type of comedy
Chappelle pushes the envelope pretty hard, though
I was so glad that she got it. I’ve seen some people just not able to deal with some of the jokes in this movie but she never got too hung up on anything. She understood.
I saw this a lot of times before I noticed when Mongo is crushing a dozen or so men behind the piano, one person is upside down. There's a pair of boots poking up among everybody else.
Mel Brookes was was questioned and was told they wouldn't allow a movie like Blazing Saddles to be made in todays world. Mel said, I was told we couldn't make a movie like that in 1974, so I did. 😂😂😂
I don't know if this was picked up on with the full watch, or if any of the comments say so but here's an awesome bit of trivia! The premiere took place in the Chinese Theater in California. In the "let's go finish the movie" scene, the cut is there because the two main actors actually walked into the theater in costume on premiere night while the audience watched for the first time! They broke the 4th Wall so hard, that they ACTUALLY SHOWED UP IRL in the theater 🤣🤣🤣
Edgy comedy is still being made today, but I do believe a major studio wouldn't back this today. But it's a classic
i guess trying to make white people look racist is only edgy for so long.. but idk, im not a hipster, so who knows
Mel Brooks once made a comment along the lines of “The studio wouldn’t back us then, either [if they knew ahead of time where we’d go with it], but we went and did it anyway!”
Everyone who says that Blazing Saddles couldn't be made today is correct, but not for the reason they think. Here's the real reason it couldn't be done now: czcams.com/video/jzMFoNZeZm0/video.html
@@longfootbuddy You white people sure have it rough. Is there some way we can bring your plight to the attention of the public?
"They're villains, but they respect the toll."
Hell, even The Joker won't tangle with the IRS
I get that reference.
Thank you for taking this as it was meant to be... a COMEDY. Yes, it was satire. But there were also a lot of subtleties in the performances within the satire and I'm glad you noticed that. I've seen so many reactions to this movie and this has to be one of my favorites so far.
I was pretty fond of the one where the reviewer made an early decision to bleep all uses of "nigger" with a fart sound, not realizing that a major farting scene was coming up....
@@margretrosenberg420 😂😂I don't think I've seen that one, but that would be hilarious.
@@bradpriebe9218 You can find it here: czcams.com/video/IldOYWEXAeA/video.html
I have a suggestion for a movie that I'm sure you have never seen, The Rocky Horor Picture Show from 1975. It is still in limited release and is the longest running movie ever, even after 47 years. It is a cult classic and some of the real fans have seen it thousands of times, they also dress as their favorite character which means they have to show up at the theatre in raincoats or over coats. You have to watch the movie to understand. It is a comedy/horror/musical, and everyone needs to see it at least once.
Have you seen its pseudo-sequel, 'Shock Treatment'?
@@triffid0hunter Yes, but didn't measure up to the original.
Most overrated movie of all time? 🤔 Possibly.
Definitely one of my favorite films of all time. Been to so many live shows I can't put a number on it (all in character). Richard O'Brien is a very talented (though slightly sick and twisted) comedy genius.
One of the, if not THE, most absurd major motion picture ever made. I love it so much.
I think Airplane! beats it out for absurdity.
The heavy satire on racism is not lost though. Brooks and Pryor knew what they were doing.
Your reaction to The French Mistake fourth wall break was hilarious! I think it's a testiment to how brilliant Dom DeLuise was in that scene. He was so committed to the bit that you can't help but get invested in the scene to the point you legit forgot we were still in Blazing Saddles! 🤣🤣 Glad you loved this! IMO the best satire movie of all time.
Dom's real-life wife, actress Carol Arthur, played Harriett Johnson who's speech is so loud that it "floors" everyone.
One of my favorite comedies is "The Cheap Detective" starring Peter Falk ("Columbo") doing his best Humphrey Bogart impression. You should watch at least "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon" first though as this is a spoof.
Since you loved "Spaceballs" and this movie, there's a Mel Brooks movie I HIGHLY recommend if you haven't seen it yet!!! It's one of his best ones yet (besides this and "Spaceballs", of course)!!! That movie is... *drumroll* "Young Frankenstein"! YES, the ever funny parody of the all-time classic Universal Monster movie classic, "Frankenstein"! Lots of memorable moments there, as well as classic lines and jokes, all brought together by a phenomenal cast (Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Peter Boyle, and so on)! I cannot praise it enough! Check it out if you haven't seen it before! You'll love it!
Don't forget "Men In Tights" and "History of the World". I hear they're finally gonna do Part 2
@@paulwagner688 Very funny, but also fair point on those recommendations. Not to mention "Silent Movie" and "The Producers".
@@EntertainmentFan11 Great recommendations. Those three are fantastic. Young Frankenstein is even funnier if you saw the original black & white movies that it's parodying.
@@JohnPyrich True enough.
I second that.
My 2 favorite Mel Brooks movies are Young Frankenstein (w/Gene Wilder) and Robin Hood: Men In Tights.
Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamar) was a regular on the Carol Burnett show back in the day. He did some of the most hilarious skits ever with Tim Conway. They're definitely worth checking out.
A movie that COULD NOT be made today. It IS a classic. Side story: The actor Dom Deluise has a cameo near the end of the movie (he's the director of the chorus line). I once stayed at a B&B that was ran by the lady who used to manage the Fox Theatre in St. Louis. She had great stories of the famous people who did shows at the theatre. Said that Dom was the greatest of them all. A true wonderful human being. Would wonder downstairs in the morning to help the staff fix breakfast...and joked and laughed with everyone. Thanks for the good review of this classic film.
Ah it’s always fun to see someone discovering this crazy satire… you should check out Brook’s other films too, he’s one of the cinema greats! The funny thing about getting away with this kind of stuff, it’s said it couldn’t be made today and that’s true, however Brooks counters that argument because he also said “it couldn’t be made in the 70s either.”
Your reaction to the cowboys shooting in the theater reminded me of Tombstone, a serious western. A juggler flees when one cowboy starts shooting at his juggling pins.
I don't know if this stuff really happened, but it seems to be a standard trope in good and bad westerns that cowboys get rowdy like that during live performances.
I love how this film illustrates how stupid racists are.
One of the co-writers of the screenplay was Richard Pryor.
"History of the World Part One" is Brooks' funniest movie
Glad you enjoyed this. One of my favorite Mel Brooks' movies. If you want an old comedy with a great cast (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Natalie Wood) and a huge pie-fight (I think it has the record for largest pie-fight on film), I highly suggest "The Great Race" from 1965.
My favorite film of all tiime!
What a beautiful reaction! I LOVED that you noticed how great Harvey Korman was. You burst out laughing at many of my favorite jokes so it was particularly gratifying for me! Mel Brooks made two movies the same year, both classics: Blazing Saddles came out in the beginning of the year.....and Young Frankenstein came out in December. That is ALSO great, and ALSO stars Gene Wilder and includes once again the great Madeline Kahn. I'm sure you'll be reacting to that one next!!!!! Those are the two most essential Mel Brooks films!
Next to Monty Python, Mel Brooks films are my equal favourites. And yes, it was another era - a lot of 'other' films from that time are pretty much banned for good now.
I liked your take on this immensely - you followed the as it should be taken, and viewed the 'bad' words as standard for the time and proof of stupidity! 👍
For an added layer to Madeline Kahn's performance here, check out the 1939 western Destry Rides Again starring Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich - the character of Lili Von Shtupp and Kahn's performance (especially during the musical number) is a direct reference to Dietrich's performance in that film.
"Gentlemen, affairs of state must take precedence over affairs of state."
such a subtle line, one of my favourates
"I like it when you can make fun of anyone or anything." Yeah, that got tested immediately.
Never seen? Hah! I saw this multiple times, in the theater, when it first came out!
Harvey Korman was a fantastic actor and a regular on the Carol Burnett show. He also played the lead villain in the TV comedy Lidsville.
In an interview many years later they asked Brooks could you make Blazing Saddles today? His answer was “ what do you mean we couldn’t make it back then! But we still did.
“Excuse me while I whip this out.”
Unfortunately that part like some other funniest ones were missing.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"
Seeing a few reactions of this film, I find it interesting to see who censors the film clips and who doesn't in their edits.
19:35 What a "delivery!!" That's Harvey Korman. He was on the Carol Burnett Show in the 70's and 80's. He was nearly fired once for not only being disagreeable, but also for frequently forgetting his lines. Once the near firing happened, he was almost always paired with Time Conway, who not only also stole the spotlight, but he would crack up Harvey, who couldn't deliver his lines because he was laughing so hard. Look up "Carol Burnett, Elephant story uncensored" and be prepared to laugh and laugh and laugh.
Hedly Lamar was played by Harvery Korman, one of the comedy greats from the sixties to the eighties. i first got to know him as a regular player on the sketch/variety "The Carol Burnett Show", along with the hilarious lady herself, and Tim Conway, and Vicky Lawrence.
One of my favorite comedies of all time!
Glad you enjoyed this (I mean, who wouldn't lol), but there's another movie from Mel Brooks with Gene Wilder from the same era that you HAVE to check out, Young Frankenstein!! You're gonna love it! All shot in black and white as a homage to the old movies from a bigone era, and what might be my favorite Gene Wilder role!
Memorable film, heavily quotable, well-rounded cast, spot-on humor... Love it!
This movie really kicks racism in the balls. I love it.
Mel Brooks was actually speaking Yiddish as the Chief. Deep deep satire and commentary with that bit.
My mother pointed out Brooks’ use of Yiddish to me in the movies at the time. She was nearly in tears with laughter!
4:03
Boris the hangman, doing a Boris Karloff impression while dressing and acting like The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Genius character creating. What else would you expect from a MBrooks film.........
Then there's Gabby Johnson........."Rehderick"
Saw this movie when it came out with my parents, I was 13.
Next day I was yelling "Rehderick" in every class when the teacher complimented one of us for a correct answer.
One of my teachers finally LOL getting what I was doing. Guess she finally saw the movie that week too.
The Johnsons: Howard Johnson (spoofs the ice cream entrepreneur), Olsen Johnson (Olsen and Johnson were a real-life vaudeville comic team), Van Johnson ( a nod to real-life movie star Van Johnson), Dr. Samuel Johnson (a Dr. Samuel Johnson was a real-life poet and playwright), Harriet Johnson (Harriet C. Johnson was an African-American suffragist), Anal Johnson the bartender (I won't touch that name except to say that "johnson" can be slang for you-know-what body part) and last, but not least, Gabby Johnson (a parody of character actor Gabby Hayes).
If you like this and Spaceballs, The Producers (1968 AND 2005 versions) and Robin Hood: Men In Tights are must watch. Men In Tights is a lot less politically incorrect, but it's the 90s. The 2005 version of The Producers is really underrated and gets pretty raunchy for a PG-13 movie. It's also a musical and shot like a Broadway play, so it's wildly different than anything else Mel Brooks ever did, but still hilarious.
Hopefully starting with the '68 version of The Producers for maximum surprise.
@@brads2362 I 100% agree. Gene Wilder is in the original. You can't miss that. I just enjoy the 2005 version, too, because it's even more socially aware and raunchy. The 1968 version has all the hippie stuff you'd expect, which is great, but I think some of the over the top jokes land well in the 2005 version because it's shot like a stage play, which is supposed to be that way. I actually prefer the scenes with Roger DeBris, the Broadway director, and his "common law assistant," better in the newer version. It's a bit more on the nose with humour. And besides Elf, it's the one performance of Will Ferrell's that I don't mind. He's supposed to be goofy, odd and bipolar, and he plays that role well. I also find the one liners in the newer version land a bit better. Mostly it's Nathan Lane carrying the movie, and I have no problem with that. A gay man trying to seduce little old ladies for their money? Comedy gold! I love that guy. I'm straight, but some of those gay guys are cool and hilarious. That's why I watch Queer Eye. Plus, I need all the help I can get.
The 2005 version is far harder to react to, for obvious reasons.
@@kitsuneneko2567 Why? Because it’s a musical?
@@christhornycroft3686 yes. Copyright hell.
One of my favorite bits of trivia is when Burt Gilliam ('Lyle', the guy in the red shirt & big teeth) kept blowing his line when filming one of his scenes with Cleavon Little, because he was uncomfortable saying *that* racial slur (especially to Cleavon, who he considered a friend). Cleavon had to take him aside & assure him that he took no offense to Burt saying it because he knew it was just acting ("If I thought you would say those words to me in any other situation we'd go to fist city, but this is all fun. Don't worry about it.")
Another favorite bit of trivia: 13:35 "You know...morons" wasn't scripted. Cleavon's reaction was genuine.
This was, actually, one of Burton Gilliam's first films (he had a bit part before this in "Paper Moon", as a hotel desk clerk).
Also: 22:40 That's the late great Harvey Korman. He won 4 Emmys for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, & his career spanned over 40 years before passing away in 2008.
I saw this movie as a kid in the 70's. I did not understand most of the "serious" stuff, I just laughed at silly kid stuff. Now as an adult, I see Mel Brook's actually is a genius.
Harvey Korman was a legend. He also was phenomenal on the Carol Burnett show. Some of his sketches with Tim Conway are infamously funny.
Especially the dentist skit. Conway had him laughing so hard he legit wet himself
Historically, the impact of this movie was the was perfect. Though the "official" problems of racism had effectively been settled via the civil rights movement of the '60s and final defeat of the racists to Nixon in 72, tensions were still high. This movie by playing on all stereotypes for good or bad helped diffuse them. No one was safe and even the N word itself is just a word. What you mean by saying it is what makes the diff. In Spanish it is spelled the same and pronounced almost the same, referring to the same group of people but no negative connotation.
I saw this movie when I was just a kid. We had gotten our first VCR, early 80's, I was maybe 11 and my sister was 8. My mother had heard this was a comedy, so it was the first movie we rented... ohhh she did NOT expect this ! But we LOVED it, we would replay the fart scene over and over until we couldn't even breathe from laughing. I mean on the floor literally rolling back and forth.
But the real meaning of the movie was obvious even to me at the time, I remember saying to my mom that those people in the town were stupid cause they didn't like the color of his skin. Like the All in the Family sitcom, a subtle and scathing indictment of racism, but unlike the shit made nowadays, it was not slammed in your face. Mel Brooks is an absolute master of his craft.
I live close to Warner Brothers studio and just walked by the other night right where everyone ran out into the street and always have to say the line “Drive me off this picture” on that corner where Hedley catches the cab. And I’ll be riding my bike right by Mann’s Chinese Theater tomorrow. One of the great comedies of all time.
Harvey Korman, who plays the Attorney General Heddy Lamar, was a regular on the CBS television comedy variety series "The Carol Burnett Show" during the 70's and was notorious for breaking character and laughing on the filmed before a live audience show...I can only imagine how many takes some of his shots took...lol The name of his character was a play on the name of a classic Hollywood starlet...Hedley Lamar, hence the running gag about him correcting his name and the governor's joke about it being 1874 so he could sue her. Hedley was very smart and was an engineer that helped the Allied cause during the 2nd World War and was responsible for developing some of the radio frequency technology that led to the invention of Bluetooth. She wasn't happy about the use of her name and threatened to sue the production but that didn't deter Brooks. Tim Conway made it his mission on Carol's show to make Harvey laugh...one of the most infamous examples was a skit in a dentist's office with Harvey as the patient and Tim as the dentist.
"Where the white women at?" is the funniest line in movie history.
Oh boy....I'm predicting this movie will make her laugh, but also may make her cringe lmao
The Black Sheriff originally was supposed to be acted by Richard Pryor but no matter how much Mel Brooks begged Warner Bros they said no,but if you check the writing credits you’ll see Richard Pryor was one of the writers
The director shown when the fight seen spilled into the rest of the movie lot was portrayed by Dom DeLuise. He was the real life husband of the woman who portrayed Harriet Van Johnson (The woman who yelled out her note to the governor), Carol Arthur. One of their sons is Peter DeLuise. He is a director and was one of the cast members of the TV show 21 Jump Street. Him and Johnny Depp had a cameo in the movie in which their characters from the show were killed in a shootout. Dom passed away in 2009 and Carol in 2020..
Vicki, Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka) was in several Mel Brooks movies and even co-wrote with Mel probably their best work Young Frankenstein a movie I find funnier than this one and would highly recommend watching.
It is a satire. Richard Pryor was one of the writers. Very fun film.
Richard and Gene did a few comedies together too like Hear no evil See no Evil.
Vicki, Jim (Gene Wilder), Madeline Kahn (Lili Von Shtupp), Mel Brooks (Governor). Two words, Young Frankstein!
I'm 52 years old and I grew up on movies like this. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
"Man, they said you was hung!"
"And they was RIGHT!!!"
😂😂😂😂😂😂
My two favorite films by Mel:
Young Frankenstein for more Gene Wilder (and my favorite comedy ever)
History of the World Pt1 for more Harvey Korman
Both for more Madeline Kahn.
😆 i like your comment of the "Horses are so Confused."(the scene where brawl burst thru the wall of the musical rehearsal)😆 Dom Deluise was very very funny. R.I.P🙏🏾 to him.
Something I love about Brooks is the characters he plays. They are always powerful and charming (President Scroob, The Governor, Van Helsing) and yet still comes off as fun, without overshadowing anyone else. There are a lot of vanity projects out there, with one person writing and directing and acting in the movie, where they end up making themselves out as some kind of superhero. Mel Brooks isn't just a good director but a great actor too, to support the story without making it all about him.
One of the greatest lines in movie history - "Hey, where're the white women at?!?"
Seriously, a great film, written and performed by black and white artists, liberals almost all of them. It goes without saying it couldn't be made today, in our again of sensibilities more fragile than fine porcelain.
I had a store in NYC and was friends with the Homeless guys who were around. I would give this one guy, $20 to yell, "Whea da white women at!?" and it was worth it to see the reactions of upper class women, clutch their purses and walk away really fast. Oh, we had some good times alright.
Mel Brooks has openly said they "couldn't make it" back then either, and they did anyway. I'm not so sure sensibilities are more fragile now; I think it's just that people can speak out more openly about the harm some kinds of jokes can cause. And I think that's a good thing - understanding your audience better produces better comedy in the long run.
@@rhonafenwick5643 Right , but no one questions how this could even be an issue at all, then or now? Intent has to be there in order for something to be "Racist" or "Offensive" .It was obviously showing the stupidity of racism in a silly way. Brooks does the same thing with Nazis in many films and plays.
Somebody go back and get a whole sh*tload of dimes!
Talk about meta and breaking the fourth wall, I love that Gene Wilder’s character is holding movie popcorn at the end when he is talking to Clevon Little.
For more Harvey Korman you should check out some of the skits he did with Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett Show, of the 1970's. Tim is a legend for rehearsing his lines before the show aired before a live audience, then going off script during the show. Both of them played off each other so well, they couldn't keep from laughing at each other, especially since Tim was the one that always had Harvey laughing.
Thank you for sharing your reaction to this movie. It is special to me in part because it is the last one I saw in the theater with my grandfather before his passing. It very effectively links racism to stupidity. You would be doing yourself and us a favor to also react to "Young Frankenstein."
Just go ahead and throw Young Frankenstein on the schedule. It’s Mel Brooks and also feels more your vibe, especially since you loved this one.
Appreciate your enthusiastic enjoyment. I watched the movie in 1974 when it came out, own it and watch it over and over. Especially since every Saturday I watched westerns growing up.
I've probably watched 20 different reactions to this movie, and not a single one has appreciated the legendary Count Basie Orchestra set up in the desert.
April in Paris!!!
Madeline Kahn was a national treasure.
My favorite performance of hers was in What’s Up, Doc? “I am not A Eunice Burns, I am THE Eunice Burns!”
@@rustybarrel516 ... OMG... WHAT'S UP DOC? Maybe the funniest movie ever made... certainly it competes for that title (with Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Airplane!)
@@mckeldin1961 I agree. And it includes a couple of other Blazing Saddles cast members - John Hillerman (President of the welcoming committee) and Liam Dunn (minister), as well as a young Randy Quaid.
I am shocked you have not seen this yet. I thought it was mandatory for reaction channels to watch this within the first 6 months. 😆
Mel Brooks, being indigenous, while speaking Jidish is classic! 😂
Besides the Governor, Mel also played one of the guys lined up in Hedley's villains (he was dressed like a movie director, with a hat,) as well as the Indian Chief. Notice that he was the only one who spoke, and did so with a strong Eastern European accent, and he was speaking Yiddish, which is an Eastern European Jewish language, spoken in the US by Jewish immigrants from Europe. There were several Jewish "inside jokes" throughout the movie.
Glad you liked this one. Now you have to see "Young Frankenstein." You will not be disappointed :)
I have seen this movie more than 10 times over the years and I still laugh my butt off every time. It could never be made in these politically correct times but that goodness it still exists. You have to see Young Frankenstein, it's another classic by Mel Brooks.
Watch some interviews with Brooks.
He's stated that it couldn't be made then either, he did it anyways.
@@MikeS-ur2ql Brooks has always been straight out of fucks to give.
The Producers is great too
The crack about the Irish refers to real history. For a long time there was significant prejudice against Irish immigrants.
Fun Fact: when Mongo first comes to town, a Mexican exclaims "Mongo! Santa Maria!! Mongo Santamaria was a popular Afro-Cuban band leader in the 50s and 60s.
Since I haven't seen it mentioned yet, let me recommend History of the World Part 1 (there is no Part 2). It has the same kind of absurd humor that this does, and featured many of the same actors.
The executioner guy comes back as himself in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Brilliant.
Love this movie one of the best reactions I’ve ever seen obviously just had fun with it
"The funniest movie you've never seen"? Uh...this is a wildly famous movie that many people have seen.
The script was written by Andrew Bergman, was titled 'Tex X' and was originally to be directed by Alan Arkin, but when that fell through it was offered to Mel. Mel then showed it to Norman Steinberg and asked if he thought it was funny. Norman thought it was great, so, along with Andrew Bergman, Alan Unger (who did not stay to the end), and with Mel adding Richard Pryor to the writers, Norman and the others re-wrote the script with input from Mel Brooks.
"Excuse me whole I whip this out." Classic 🤣
19:36 Yes way... When you have a background in theatrical arts and experience doing live comedy and improv on stages, its nothing to memorize a 30 second monologue. Harvey Korman was great on the Carol Burnett show.
Saw this movie as a kid and despised it. Watched it again at 46 this year and just keep laughing my ass of every time. These started popping up when I was trying to explain stuff I recalled about it to my 17 year old son. He loved it too when we finally watched it. Mel Brooks's talent is amazing, and the actors he got were just icons and the best of their abilities. You're absolutely right about how the 70s humor was in a great league of it's own. Sure would welcome that back more now than ever.
Love to see someone from this generation laughing at this hilarious film! How so many people "don't get it" blows my mind!
The bad guy in this was a regular on the Carol Burnett Show. If you watch bloopers from the show, Tim Conway used to completely destroy Harvy Korman (bad guy in this) as often as he could. Korman would try to keep a straight face, but eventually, he would be laughing so hard he struggled to say his lines. It's hillarious.