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  • Blazing Saddles (1974) First Time Watching Movie Reaction Review and Commentary for JL. Many realizations about the genius of Mel Brooks' comedy and Cleavon Little's all-time coolness were had. Extraordinarily Ordinary Media 2022.
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  • @joshuamcdowell1460
    @joshuamcdowell1460 Před 2 lety +173

    I love how Mel Brooks always fights ignorance by putting ignorance on full display and mocking it on every level.

    • @jonfox4022
      @jonfox4022 Před 11 měsíci +15

      Unfortunately a good bit of people miss the point and take his work as ignorant.

    • @Sif3r
      @Sif3r Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@jonfox4022 I think you mean the bad bit of people miss the point. The type who take offence at things that isn't offensive to them.

    • @jonfox4022
      @jonfox4022 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Pretty much yes. What I meant by "good bit" is a lot of people.@@Sif3r

    • @Sif3r
      @Sif3r Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@jonfox4022 I know, I was simply using the same humour as the movie 😉

  • @taun856
    @taun856 Před 2 lety +548

    One of my favorite things I ever read about this movie, was that during pre-production Mel Brooks ran across John Wayne in the studio and showed him the script. Mel asked John Wayne if he would like to make a cameo in the movie. Wayne flipped through the script, laid it back down and said "No. I can't really see myself in a movie like this. But if you make it, I'll be the first SOB in line to see it!"

    • @Rodshark75
      @Rodshark75 Před 2 lety +26

      He didn't ask him to have a cameo at first, he originally wanted him for Taggart.

    • @johnmagill7714
      @johnmagill7714 Před 2 lety +67

      And he was the first in line to see it to, true to his word. Mel Brooks said you could hear him laughing louder than everyone else. Later he told MB your crazy but my god that sure was funny.

    • @taun856
      @taun856 Před 2 lety +8

      @@johnmagill7714 I'd never heard that part of it! Thanks!

    • @logann7942
      @logann7942 Před 2 lety +39

      Hey cool story. I once saw Mel Brooks on a talk show where he said there was originally another line after Lilly Von Schtupp turns off the light. She says “Is it true what they say about the way you people are ‘gifted?’ Oh it’s true, it’s true…” and then Bart was supposed to say, “I hate to disappoint you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm.”

    • @Dr.Spatula
      @Dr.Spatula Před 2 lety +5

      @@Rodshark75 Wasn't he asked to play Black Bart's partner as a traditional hard nosed western character. When he turned it down they rewrote the part for Gene

  • @garyhall2770
    @garyhall2770 Před 2 lety +56

    Fun fact. The cowboy in the red shirt and black vest really had a problem saying the N-word to Cleavon. Cleavon told him it was ok because they were acting and knew he didn't mean it.

  • @ryanwight9116
    @ryanwight9116 Před 2 lety +279

    What’s funny is in a somewhat recent interview Mel Brooks was told by a reporter that “there was no way Blazing Saddles could be made today.” Which is true. Mel responded “we couldn’t make it back then but we did anyway.”
    Another funny tidbit, Blazing Saddles was the first movie to have farting in it.

    • @MarkCucchiara
      @MarkCucchiara Před 2 lety +20

      It's called s satire. Some people today don't get it and take it literally.

    • @Rodshark75
      @Rodshark75 Před 2 lety +5

      @@MarkCucchiara I think the biggest problem that the movie would face today is the racist assholes in power and with the money would feel attacked and triggered by it.

    • @shinobi-no-bueno
      @shinobi-no-bueno Před 2 lety +3

      @@Rodshark75 like who?

    • @Dr.Spatula
      @Dr.Spatula Před 2 lety +13

      When he said they couldn't make it back then he wasn't lying. When they finished production executives told him to take out all the racial slurs. He kindly obliged and then changed literally nothing

    • @kristensadana8097
      @kristensadana8097 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/jzMFoNZeZm0/video.html This video is a brilliant break-down of this statement. I learned so much. Blazing Saddles literally changed the landscape of Westerns so, No, it couldn't be made today because it already deconstructed what Westerns represented, rendering them irrelevant. Has nothing to do with people being "offended."

  • @donaldjohnson1148
    @donaldjohnson1148 Před 2 lety +290

    "Hey, where da white women at?" Kills me every single time see it.
    Genius and Masterpiece aren't enough in describing this film. One of the greatest films ever to show the ridiculousness and buffoonery of racism.

    • @Raggmopp-xl7yf
      @Raggmopp-xl7yf Před 2 lety +7

      That really is the best line in the whole movie!

    • @magich8ball
      @magich8ball Před 2 lety +7

      My favorite part is Brooks as the Indian chief

    • @Don-ii4vm
      @Don-ii4vm Před 2 lety +6

      Donald Johnson is right.
      Can I get a "Reverend"?

    • @michaelwoodward3329
      @michaelwoodward3329 Před 2 lety +5

      Not gonna lie, that's probably my favorite line in the whole movie. And quite possibly any movie. Lol

    • @karensheline5183
      @karensheline5183 Před 2 lety +3

      Me too! Fav line of all time!

  • @cgeorge5749
    @cgeorge5749 Před 2 lety +29

    "Excuse me while I whip this out". Greatest line in cinema.

  • @plaid13
    @plaid13 Před 2 lety +316

    The best way to fight racism is to mock it with stuff like this. Point out to people how stupid it is. Now far too many people think you fight racism with more racism and all that does is make everything worse.
    This movie is a classic everyone should see.

    • @knoahbody69
      @knoahbody69 Před 2 lety +12

      Yeah, if you re read Huck Finn, everyone that uses "the word" is either stupid or pretending to be stupid.

    • @andrewmoss3681
      @andrewmoss3681 Před rokem +7

      Best way to fight all ignorance & bigotry. Life of Brian being another great example of mocking the idiots. But even funnier in that case as the dunces complains & protests about the film not only confirmed every point Python were making, but gave the film global advertising for free! The bigots do make me chuckle with their stupidity 🤣

    • @mochrie
      @mochrie Před rokem

      100%

    • @jerryhenderson3542
      @jerryhenderson3542 Před rokem +2

      They should show it in schools, at least high schools, and perhaps, colleges and universities...

    • @plaid13
      @plaid13 Před rokem

      @@jerryhenderson3542 Yeah i agree 100%

  • @rapierlw
    @rapierlw Před 2 lety +156

    "This movie is so wonderfully ignorant."
    That is the best description of this movie that I've ever heard.

    • @EOMReacts
      @EOMReacts  Před 2 lety +15

      Spot on.

    • @Wishbone1977
      @Wishbone1977 Před 2 lety +23

      This may just be nitpicking at semantics, but this movie is _anything_ but ignorant. It is 100% aware of _what_ it is doing, _how_ it is doing it, and _why_ it is doing it. This movie is painting for the viewer the ignorance, stupidity and evil of racism with a big big brush. And being tremendously funny while doing it.

    • @BDRmongoose
      @BDRmongoose Před 2 lety +3

      @@Wishbone1977 I don't think it's semantics, and I agree with what you said wholeheartedly.

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před 2 lety +9

      @@Wishbone1977 the reason I call the movie wonderfully ignorant is because it is showing you the ignorance of racism but in a brilliant way. Y’all are focusing to much on the word ignorant to even notice the context I’m using it in.

    • @Wishbone1977
      @Wishbone1977 Před 2 lety +9

      @@J_EOMReacts That's why I said I might be nitpicking at semantics. I very much agree with your sentiment, I just disagreed with your phrasing ;-)

  • @edp5886
    @edp5886 Před 2 lety +231

    I love how they showcase the ignorance of racism and stereotypes so well in this movie.

    • @TheLanceUppercut
      @TheLanceUppercut Před 2 lety +24

      This is how you fight racism and ignorance. Not by silencing it, but by shining a spotlight on it and showing everyone how stupid it is.

    • @sparkysjoint1616
      @sparkysjoint1616 Před 2 lety +11

      @@TheLanceUppercut What I find so strange is people on both sides of the political isle miss that point.

    • @TheLanceUppercut
      @TheLanceUppercut Před 2 lety +12

      @@sparkysjoint1616 Because it's a point that requires critical thinking, and the loudest voices on either side of the political line don't do critical thinking. Surface-level outrage sells better

    • @lanmandragoran8337
      @lanmandragoran8337 Před 2 lety +3

      @@TheLanceUppercut This, right here. The people out there screaming for either side are the only people really missing the entire fucking point.

    • @OzWatcher
      @OzWatcher Před 2 lety +10

      I love the fact that they didn't make the mistake of showing the racist people as *evil*, but instead showed them as *stupid*. The old woman character is the perfect example of that.

  • @WilliamScavengerFish
    @WilliamScavengerFish Před rokem +4

    Bart's laugh after Jim refers to the townsfolk as morons wasn't in the script, but was totally genuine.

  • @stephanginther9051
    @stephanginther9051 Před 2 lety +37

    Mel Brooks calls out prejudges by parodying and mocking it. This was not the first movie where he did that, his first being 'The Producers.' When asked why he'd go so far he said, 'It is important, necessary even, to mock Evil. People like Hitler gain most of their power from fear and it is hard to truly fear something while laughing at it. So not only _should_ we make fun of monsters like him, we must.'

  • @MarkFaust
    @MarkFaust Před rokem +9

    It is a real shame movies like this will never be made again in our lifetimes. A movie that can get you thinking and laughing all at once is gold.

  • @IrkenExile
    @IrkenExile Před rokem +4

    Fun fact: that guy in the sweater standing on the street corner when Hedley was hailing a cab was just a random guy who was walking by the day they filmed that. He just stood there, wondering what the hell was going on when everyone went running out of the studio.

  • @daveberg3911
    @daveberg3911 Před 2 lety +56

    Can you think of a single movie that attacked racism by using racism so artfully? Pure genius!

    • @gj62
      @gj62 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Tropic thunder

  • @logann7942
    @logann7942 Před 2 lety +56

    “I didn’t know this was a Tarantino movie.” Dude you just made me laugh so hard I almost passed out.

  • @Billinois78
    @Billinois78 Před 2 lety +8

    "Shut the f*** up" hahahaha
    Man, it's very obvious that your dog loves you, the way he watches you. The sun rises and sets off of you.

  • @TheNeonRabbit
    @TheNeonRabbit Před 2 lety +134

    Mongo was Alex Karras, who started off as a pro wrestler and afterwards played for 12 seasons with the Detroit lions. In the 80s he played Emmanuel Lewis' adoptive father on "Webster".

    • @SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
      @SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman Před 2 lety +4

      @Brad1980 Porkys is definitely a movie everyone should watch

    • @jeanine6328
      @jeanine6328 Před 2 lety +2

      I did not know that! I’m 50, I shoulda known.

    • @The_Rad_Dad3
      @The_Rad_Dad3 Před 2 lety +2

      I never pieced that together. And I’m full of useless knowledge

    • @magich8ball
      @magich8ball Před 2 lety +4

      Also, Richard Pryor wrote the script parts for Mongo.

    • @Shaqafoose
      @Shaqafoose Před 2 lety

      Iowa Hawkeye

  • @BigGator5
    @BigGator5 Před 2 lety +194

    Insanely brilliant comedy that everyone needs to watch at least once.
    Fun Fact: When Mel Brooks advertised in the show business trade papers for a "Frankie Laine-type" voice to sing the film's title song, he was hoping for a good imitator. Instead, Frankie Laine himself showed up at Brooks' office two days later, ready to do the job, but nobody told him the movie was a parody. Apparently, Laine did not take offense at the deception considering he reportedly was pleased with the film upon seeing it on release.
    Bonus Fact: When the film was first screened for Warner Brothers executives, almost none of them laughed, and the movie looked to be a disaster that the studio would not release. However, Mel Brooks quickly set up a subsequent screening for the studio's employees. When these regular folks laughed uproariously throughout the movie, Warner Brothers finally agreed to take a chance on releasing it.

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před 2 lety +8

      Once again these facts were brought to you by Gator 🐊

    • @BigGator5
      @BigGator5 Před 2 lety +3

      JL ...You're most welcome. 😎

    • @Trenchcoat3
      @Trenchcoat3 Před 2 lety +5

      And thus the lizard people learned to test their human movies with real humans

    • @melrauko
      @melrauko Před 2 lety +1

      This sequence was confusing to me when I first saw it. I think it really gets better the more one is into theatre and production.

    • @ronweber1402
      @ronweber1402 Před 2 lety +8

      Again proof that studio executives need to be kept as far away from the creative process as possible.

  • @emmapeelfan
    @emmapeelfan Před 2 lety +11

    Random trivia: when Hedley was molesting that statue, it was a statue of Lady Justice. So he was, in effect, screwing justice.

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před 2 lety +2

      I didn’t catch that. That’s a nice little touch

  • @vincentdarrah
    @vincentdarrah Před 2 lety +38

    what i love about this movie is how he used all the negative racial stereotypes in such a way he was actually rebuking racism, and using humor made them all seem totally ridiculous

  • @jamesmoore4003
    @jamesmoore4003 Před 2 lety +11

    “Scuse me while I whip this out…..AAAHHH!!” Funniest line in the whole movie 😂 😂 😂

  • @midlifecrisis2988
    @midlifecrisis2988 Před 2 lety +59

    you say, "They couldn't make that movie today," but Mel Brooks once quipped in reply , "We couldn't make that movie in 1974, but we did it anyway" One important thing to note, when any character expresses bigotry, he or she is portrayed as the penultimate idiot, and the characters that are open minded and egalitarian are portrayed as the heroes.

    • @oregonchick76
      @oregonchick76 Před 2 lety

      One thing that people rarely comment on is that the (racist and small-minded) townsfolk are apparently completely inbred: Everyone has the last name of Johnson.

  • @PaulAJacksonMusic
    @PaulAJacksonMusic Před 2 lety +8

    "Somebody's got to go back and get a shit load of dimes".... cracks me up every time I see that

  • @noheroespublishing1907
    @noheroespublishing1907 Před rokem +6

    The fact that Mel Brooks then went on to produce 'The Elephant Man" and insisted to remain uncredited because he felt that his reputation for comedy would ruin the film's dramatic nature is always an amazing fact to contemplate.

  • @beardedgeek973
    @beardedgeek973 Před 2 lety +18

    One thing that always gets me is that the reason the toll booth works (besides the stupidity) is that Bart writes on it that it's the governor's idea. And Taggert won't piss off his boss' boss, so they have to get the dimes...

  • @satyricon451
    @satyricon451 Před 2 lety +13

    “Just a man and a horse being hung out there.” It took me a lotta years to get that joke.

  • @davidpost428
    @davidpost428 Před 2 lety +54

    The movie that parodies prejudice. Really unexpected over-the-top humor that had us all rolling.

  • @daletolmich6459
    @daletolmich6459 Před rokem +12

    'This movie is so wonderfully ignorant' is the Greatest sentence ever uttered to describe this flick... You Rock Brother.

    • @daletolmich6459
      @daletolmich6459 Před rokem +1

      I've watched this movie a million times... With some super cool people... Thank You .. For reminding why I love watching great movies with super cool people. 🤘

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před rokem

      I’m glad you enjoyed

  • @ArZeeRP
    @ArZeeRP Před 2 lety +6

    "Speak to me o' toothless one" got me real good.

  • @jeanine6328
    @jeanine6328 Před 2 lety +11

    I respect any human that’s loves their pets. It tells a lot about their character, never trust anyone that doesn’t like animals.

  • @chasefreak
    @chasefreak Před 2 lety +52

    A great line that Richard Pryor had written into the film was cut for unknown reasons. The part where (Madeline Kahn) says "OH it's true! It's True!" Clevon Little says, "Pardon me ma'am, you're sucking on my arm!" Pryor and Wilder eventually did hook up for Silverstreak, Stir Crazy & Hear no evil, see no evil

    • @TarossBlackburn
      @TarossBlackburn Před 2 lety

      @VHS - Video History Shows "Why is she saying "Ship ship ship?"

  • @lowellupchurch1609
    @lowellupchurch1609 Před 2 lety +35

    In the special features on the DVD Mel Brooks spoke about when writing this or figuring out how to direct something so...."off color"....he went to a mentor or someone with experience in this type of undertaking and he asked "How do I approach this?" And the person told him "If youre gonna walk up to the bell, you might as well ring it." That has since been in my mind whenever I am unsure of how to approach something. Dont pitter patter, just get atter

    • @EOMReacts
      @EOMReacts  Před 2 lety +7

      That’s absolutely fantastic advice.

  • @toolatehello3345
    @toolatehello3345 Před 2 lety +11

    Everyone forgets , but Richard Prier wrote a lot of the scenes in Blazing Saddles and was due to play the Sheriff but was prevented by the producers due to his drug problems.

  • @The_Rad_Dad3
    @The_Rad_Dad3 Před 2 lety +66

    Harvey Korman, the actor who played Hedley Lamar, was brilliant along with Tim Conway. Watch “the dentist” and you won’t regret it

    • @acescher9011
      @acescher9011 Před 2 lety +5

      That is pretty good, but the elephant story is better I think

    • @Dr.Spatula
      @Dr.Spatula Před 2 lety

      Or watch The Carol Burnett Show

    • @Dmarcoot
      @Dmarcoot Před 2 lety +1

      We lost him too soon

    • @joshhuskins5363
      @joshhuskins5363 Před 2 lety +2

      Good God the dentist admit was literally a killer skit. I thought I was gonna die of laughing.

  • @Raggmopp-xl7yf
    @Raggmopp-xl7yf Před 2 lety +7

    When people tell Mel Brooks he could never make a movie like that today, he reportedly said, "You couldn't make it back then either!"

    • @rnw2739
      @rnw2739 Před rokem

      Yeah but it did come out and have a Premier and appear in cinemas throughout the world without a load of fascists protesting or attacking Mel and his production team or end Brooks' career.... that WOULD all happen if it came out today.

  • @Cosmo-Kramer
    @Cosmo-Kramer Před 2 lety +82

    Great reaction! Next from the genius mind of Mel Brooks, you've got to watch, *"Young Frankenstein".* I consider it, as do most film critics, to be Mel's greatest movie.

    • @MarcosElMalo2
      @MarcosElMalo2 Před 2 lety +5

      100% this. There’s also The Producers, his first movie and Gene Wilder’s first big role.

    • @knoahbody69
      @knoahbody69 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MarcosElMalo2 The Producers has similar problems...in fact that's the plot of the movie...and the musical.

    • @iDuckman
      @iDuckman Před 2 lety +3

      YF is perhaps his greatest. But it pre-supposes knowledge of the Frankenstein myth and preferably of the earlier films, of which it is a parody, for greatest enjoyment.
      Blazing Saddles has callbacks to Western memes, but you need to know none of that to get the full impact.

    • @scotsbillhicks
      @scotsbillhicks Před 2 lety

      +1 better yet, some unsung genius at BBC2 has some sort of celebration, and managed to screen james Whale’s Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein back to back. Whichever order you do it, try it.

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Před rokem

      I personally prefer Blazing Saddles, but Young Frankenstein is a good spoopy season laugh.

  • @stevenwalker5343
    @stevenwalker5343 Před 2 lety +27

    Mel Brooks showed the stupidity and absurdity of racism; making fun of it and those that are racist by showing their ignorance. You said it brother.

    • @satyricon451
      @satyricon451 Před 2 lety

      “You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… morons.”

  • @coreymason7017
    @coreymason7017 Před 2 lety +47

    Apparently the actor playing taggart was super uncomfortable saying the racial slurs and had to be convinced by the actors and writers that it was okay. He did it even though he still didn’t like it.
    I love how much the movie shows just how stupid bigotry truly ia

    • @adamthaxton3157
      @adamthaxton3157 Před 2 lety

      That is correct, Slim Pickens had to do several takes because he had trouble forcing himself to be a racist asshole.

    • @knoahbody69
      @knoahbody69 Před 2 lety +1

      There's an interview with him somewhere on youtube.

    • @TarossBlackburn
      @TarossBlackburn Před 2 lety +3

      Clevon told him that he knew it was just the script. If he ever had the idea that he actually meant it, there would be fists.

    • @iDuckman
      @iDuckman Před 2 lety +6

      That actor was the legendary *Slim Pickens,* one of the great Western character actors.

    • @Powerranger-le4up
      @Powerranger-le4up Před 2 lety +5

      You’re thinking of the guy who played Lyle, Burton Gilliam. However, it is true that the white actors were very uncomfortable with saying the n word. It was Slim Pickens’ idea to have his character get hit by a shovel.

  • @vincegamer
    @vincegamer Před 2 lety +7

    Clevon Little wasn't in a lot of film but he was a successful Broadway star so the singing was all him

  • @TheEMFB
    @TheEMFB Před 2 lety +92

    An absolute masterpiece. And "wonderfully ignorant" is the perfect description, sir. More Mel Brooks please! Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men In Tights are both brilliant! Hug your dogs! ☝️❤️

    • @EOMReacts
      @EOMReacts  Před 2 lety +23

      Those two are the onto other Mel Brooks movies he’s seen, but there’s definitely a few more coming. Young Frankenstein will probably be the next one.

    • @nathanpatten3697
      @nathanpatten3697 Před 2 lety +2

      You gotta watch The Producers man, either version, or both!

    • @TheEMFB
      @TheEMFB Před 2 lety +1

      @@EOMReacts ooohh I haven't seen that one in a long time!

    • @lizardkingof1968
      @lizardkingof1968 Před 2 lety +9

      Don't forget History of the World pt 1. Another Brooks masterpiece

    • @EOMReacts
      @EOMReacts  Před 2 lety +2

      @@lizardkingof1968 Definitely plan on it.

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 Před 2 lety +53

    “Hey boys, look what I have here.”
    “Hey where’s the white women at?”
    Funniest line ever.
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @bluebear1985
    @bluebear1985 Před 2 lety +17

    In the scene where Bart (Cleavon Little) is riding toward Rock Ridge, the band you see playing is led by Count Basie, a legendary jazz musician and bandleader from way back when. Here he's playing a portion of his song "April in Paris".

  • @sidneyvandykeii3169
    @sidneyvandykeii3169 Před 2 lety +46

    Blazing Saddles is a classic. It shows exactly how stupid racism actually is. This is the EXACT message delivered by Dave Chappelle in his Clayton Bigsby sketch. Mel Brooks was ahead of his time.

    • @I_like_turtles_67
      @I_like_turtles_67 Před 2 lety +3

      Dave made fun of everybody. Just like Mel Brooks. Which is why I love both.

    • @shalashaska68
      @shalashaska68 Před rokem +2

      Fun fact: Dave Chappelle was cast by Mel Brookes In Men in Tights!

  • @jamesbaker7166
    @jamesbaker7166 Před 2 lety +5

    Saw this when it came out in 74 when I was only 12,busted a gut laughing so hard!!!I went back to see it a couple of more times...CLASSIC MEL BROOKS

  • @peterblood50
    @peterblood50 Před 2 lety +26

    I think "the little bastard shot me in the ass." is the funniest line in the movie. Gene Wilder delivered it perfectly. Oh yeah and "Where da white women at?" That one is a killer. Oh yeah and...well you get the idea. The obvious choice is "Young Frankenstein"
    (Your dog loves you.)

    • @satyricon451
      @satyricon451 Před 2 lety +5

      “…but we DON'T WANT THE IRISH.” That line killed me lol. Demonstrates the texture and development of American racism

    • @tonylaca7087
      @tonylaca7087 Před 2 lety +3

      Don't forget SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO BACK AND GET A SHITLOAD OF DIMES

    • @joescott8877
      @joescott8877 Před rokem +1

      Gene Wilder had one of the most perfectly honed senses of comic timing ever. "A man drink like that, he is going to die!" (PERFECT Pause) "...When?"

  • @jeffreygerfen2784
    @jeffreygerfen2784 Před 2 lety +8

    Mongo is played by Alex Karras, he was a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions in the late fifties and early 60’s. He played in the All-Star NFL games four times.

  • @TheGenieLover
    @TheGenieLover Před rokem +5

    It wasn't just Mel Brooks that was ahead of his time. In too many ways, we have went backwards since then.

  • @9ZERO6
    @9ZERO6 Před 2 lety +5

    The level at which this movie roasts racists is amazing. The joke was 100% on those with racist beliefs.

  • @dalehammers4425
    @dalehammers4425 Před 2 lety +5

    I love that you grasp that the ignorance is on purpose, he always went out of his way to show the ridiculous hypocrisy of Hollywood.

  • @bigsarge8795
    @bigsarge8795 Před 2 lety +4

    "Excuse me while i whip this out... "
    *SCREAMS*
    😂😂😂

  • @brycehiigel235
    @brycehiigel235 Před 2 lety +16

    Another Mel Brooks movie you need to watch is “Young Frankenstein” with Gene Wilder. He played the Waco Kid

  • @edwarddavis6827
    @edwarddavis6827 Před rokem +5

    It’s all about the GUCCI bag! That’s the film right there-pure class pure genius

  • @ryanritchey2498
    @ryanritchey2498 Před 2 lety +5

    You could never make this movie today, actors would look at the script and say "this is Blazing Saddles this is already a movie".

  • @donnafrey1404
    @donnafrey1404 Před 2 lety +13

    Richard Pryor was one of the script writers for this movie, and Pryor's favorite character was Mongo. Pryor wrote all Mongo's lines.

  • @GKinslayer
    @GKinslayer Před 2 lety +5

    Neat fact - remember after the old lady said "Up yours ..." and Gene is talking to Clevon? The comment he made - "You know..... morons" was improvised in the moment as was Clevon's response.

  • @avatar80239
    @avatar80239 Před 2 lety +25

    If you love Mel Brooks, then you need to watch "History of the World, Part 1". It covered a lot more stereotypes and ignorance throughout history.

  • @philipmason9537
    @philipmason9537 Před 2 lety +17

    Another film in a similar vein to Blazing Saddles ( that couldn’t be made today) is AIRPLANE from 1980; it’s consistently voted to be in the top ten funniest films ever !

  • @iamlrrr8282
    @iamlrrr8282 Před 2 lety +6

    This script, as well as the movies he has acted in, shows that he was a legend, a legend that was taken away too early.

  • @GS-Das
    @GS-Das Před 2 lety +25

    Richard Pryor co-wrote it with Mel and was supposed to play the lead role. The studio wouldn’t let Pryor do it I because of his drug problems. Worked out because Clevon Little was so great.

    • @rebeccabailey527
      @rebeccabailey527 Před 2 lety +5

      It's also worth noting Gene wilder wasn't the first pick for the Waco kid, the first guy turned out to be an actual drunk and was unable to remember any of his lines. The next day Gene wilder was the Waco kid.

    • @jcarlovitch
      @jcarlovitch Před 2 lety +3

      Poor Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger never get any credit for being writers of this movie.

    • @joescott8877
      @joescott8877 Před rokem

      Pryor would have been outstanding in the role. Hysterical. I can't imagine anyone other than Clevon, though.

  • @richdiana3663
    @richdiana3663 Před 2 lety +6

    Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor together, a comedy team made in heaven.

  • @Big_Bag_of_Pus
    @Big_Bag_of_Pus Před 2 lety +15

    It always makes me happy to see Count Basie in this film.

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 2 lety +1

      Me too. As a teenager I was on a flight to Rochester, New York from LaGuardia. It was just me and the entire Count Basie orchestra! It was a small commuter jet so I was sitting close to Count Basie. I recognized him because my folks played his music quite a bit. I said hello to him and told him how much I loved his music and got a big smile from him. I also got his autograph.....a wonderful memory. He had a beautiful smile.

    • @Big_Bag_of_Pus
      @Big_Bag_of_Pus Před 2 lety +1

      @@gailwebb9619 Now *that's* a cool story.

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 2 lety

      @@Big_Bag_of_Pus it was so wonderful to meet and talk with him. He was very gracious and friendly. My parents were a little jealous that I got to me him!

    • @elizabethmuhleisen357
      @elizabethmuhleisen357 Před 2 lety +3

      Although it’s sad that in all the reactions to this movie I’ve seen, none of the reactors seem to know of Count Basie.
      I had the good fortune to see Mr Basie and his orchestra in the late 70s.

  • @danjohnson2986
    @danjohnson2986 Před 2 lety +6

    Dom DeLuise only has that small part at the end and I still laugh hysterically. Performers: “yesssss”
    Dom: “sounds like steam escaping”. I’m chuckling to myself just typing it. Nice react.

  • @chandie5298
    @chandie5298 Před 2 lety +18

    10:19 The actual fact is that the film is specifically anti-racist.
    Think about it for a moment... the hero of the film is the most intelligent, skilled, talented person (the only one on par with him is Gene Wilder's character) is black and all the characters who are racist are shown to be dumb and backwards.

    • @kirkdarling4120
      @kirkdarling4120 Před 2 lety +3

      Interestingly, the old Jack Benny television show was the same way. The black butler Rochester was the only character on the show who wasn't a fool. Even Jack Benny himself played an idiot. Certainly, Benny was aware of what he was doing...Eddie Anderson playing Rochester was the only regular black person on television at the time.

    • @knoahbody69
      @knoahbody69 Před 2 lety

      @@kirkdarling4120 Jack Benny was the crappy violin player?

    • @kirkdarling4120
      @kirkdarling4120 Před 2 lety +2

      @@knoahbody69 Yes. At one point, the entire "Jack Benny Show" production toured the South. The stopped at one hotel where they were told that Eddie Anderson could not stay because he was black. Jack Benny's response was to move the entire production to a black hotel.

  • @roninronreacts1870
    @roninronreacts1870 Před 2 lety +6

    This movie has so many top jokes, it is amazing. The handcart and quicksand section towards the beginning just sets you up for what you are in store for lol.

  • @iKvetch558
    @iKvetch558 Před 2 lety +5

    "The man himself...eyes cocked like a pistol!" 6:20
    My first time reaction to that joke...
    "Hey man, are you called 'Alec B'? Cause that 'cocked like a pistol' line got me dead...from laughter!"
    What...too soon? ✌😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✌

  • @TheWackokid1974
    @TheWackokid1974 Před 2 lety +4

    Gene Wilder commented that this movie smacked racism in the face with a shovel, and drew blood.

  • @zzzroxyzzz
    @zzzroxyzzz Před 2 lety +27

    My dad introduced me to this movie REAL early in my life, it taught me some pretty valuable things before my brain could be filled with other things. A much more recent movie that Mel Brooks himself said everyone needs to see is jojo rabbit, you will laugh your ass off, it's another brilliant take on ignorance.

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před 2 lety +4

      I know that’s on my list and I’m looking forward to watching that

    • @MsPurji313
      @MsPurji313 Před 2 lety

      Jojo Rabbit is so good!!!

  • @jesseslack2089
    @jesseslack2089 Před 2 lety +2

    Most underrated line of the movie...."Need any help?"..."Oh, all I can get!"

  • @Krix6426
    @Krix6426 Před 2 lety +8

    The joke was funny, but your dog struggling in the blanket made me laugh. Good stuff.

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před 2 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣 that is a everyday struggle with him

  • @PriceFamPrime
    @PriceFamPrime Před 2 lety +4

    "Speak to me, oh Toothless One." I'm stealing that. Great reaction!

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před 2 lety +3

      Lol I appreciate that and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I stole it from my uncle 🤣🤣

  • @thetallestdwarf7041
    @thetallestdwarf7041 Před rokem +3

    "They told me you was hung!" "And they were right"

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 Před 2 lety +7

    "Everybody says, 'You couldn't make that movie today.' We couldn't make that movie _then,_ but we did it anyway!" -- Mel Brooks

  • @vincegamer
    @vincegamer Před 2 lety +5

    the band was Count Basie's orchestra. Basie is considered by many to be the greatest band leader of all time. check his work out

  • @carlchapman4053
    @carlchapman4053 Před 2 lety +3

    "When??" is one of the best lines I have ever heard in my life.

  • @phoenixfire124
    @phoenixfire124 Před 2 lety +19

    I heard somewhere that Pryor wrote the white characters and Brooks wrote the black. I'm not sure how true it is, but I like the idea since matches the idea of the film.
    On a side note, I'd recommend "JoJo Rabbit". It does similar things as far as comedy goes. But it's more updated.

  • @rickward460
    @rickward460 Před rokem +6

    From a Country Boy to a "Dazzling Urbanite"... Spread the love Brother 🇺🇸😎

  • @terpdx
    @terpdx Před 2 lety +6

    "Yeah...you can't say that."
    That about sums up the whole movie!

  • @josephkruse3402
    @josephkruse3402 Před 2 lety +3

    That dog though! Making me miss my beagle that would roll himself up in blankets and stare at me.

  • @Big_Bag_of_Pus
    @Big_Bag_of_Pus Před 2 lety +3

    "You shifty ______, they said you was hung!"
    "And they was right!"

  • @J4ME5_
    @J4ME5_ Před 2 lety +7

    Oh man, good times

  • @larryhunter7368
    @larryhunter7368 Před 2 lety +3

    ‘Excellence of Ignorance’, may be the best description I’ve ever heard.

  • @Coonazz791
    @Coonazz791 Před 2 lety +16

    It’s honestly a shame that movies like this couldn’t be made today. It’s literally an anti-racist movie. But because ppl are so overly sensitive today, many miss that’s what it is. It’s what real comedy used to be, make you laugh at the ignorance of others while at the same time showing where you can forgive ppl that learn to get passed their ignorance.
    Fun Fact: The part of Sheriff Bart was originally written for Richard Pryor.

    • @josephtingley654
      @josephtingley654 Před 2 lety +2

      Just like you couldn't make shows like All in the Family or The Jefferson's, which are also anti-racism shows.

    • @Coonazz791
      @Coonazz791 Před 2 lety +2

      @@josephtingley654 hell, you probably couldn’t make shows like “The Fresh Prince of Bel-air” or “Family Matter” today.

    • @deanna9808
      @deanna9808 Před 2 lety

      @@Coonazz791 you know there is a new Fresh Prince right?

    • @Coonazz791
      @Coonazz791 Před 2 lety +2

      @@deanna9808 no, but it’ll likely be a totally different show and will be crap just like all the other reboots.

    • @deanna9808
      @deanna9808 Před 2 lety

      @@Coonazz791 Fairly miserable outlook.
      And the reboot has actually had consistently good praise for how it tackles things.

  • @nunyabusiness3710
    @nunyabusiness3710 Před 2 lety +6

    The racists in this movie were all made to look like fools. This movie offended everybody, which is what makes it one of the greatest movies of all time.

  • @troubleondemand7703
    @troubleondemand7703 Před 2 lety +3

    A lot of folks don't notice/know it, but that band he passes in the desert is being led by the late, great jazz legend Count Basie!

  • @nanreet
    @nanreet Před rokem +4

    This movie stands the test of time. It was then and now the best movie to highlight the ignorance of the time and that exists today. AND, you have the cutest dog.

    • @J_EOMReacts
      @J_EOMReacts Před rokem

      Thank you for showing my baby love

  • @jamesstrickland517
    @jamesstrickland517 Před 2 lety +6

    my second favorite Cleavon Little movie is Vanishing Point made in 1971 he plays a blind disc jockey and is truly a gifted actor.

  • @bugvswindshield
    @bugvswindshield Před 2 lety +6

    One of the best documentary's ever made.

  • @NavyVet4955
    @NavyVet4955 Před 2 lety +5

    I can’t recall how many times I’ve watched this movie, every time is just as funny as the first time. Mel is a genius writer and director, couple that with the great Richard Pryor co-writing this and a great cast I hope this movie will be appreciated by many generations to come for its message.

  • @rybock
    @rybock Před 2 lety +5

    "Who punches horses?"
    Mel Brooks worked as a writer for Sid Caesar, the star of one of the first sketch comedy shows on TV. Supposedly, Caesar and his wife were riding horses in Central Park when her horse bucked and threw her off. Sid, as the story goes, got off of his horse, and gave her horse a right hook... which inspired that joke in the movie.

  • @thefatman2780
    @thefatman2780 Před 2 lety +9

    SETTIN EM UP & KNOCKIN EM DOWN.
    ANOTHER MUST SEE CLASSIC.

  • @christopherconard2831
    @christopherconard2831 Před 2 lety +4

    The reason you recognize some of the scenes from cartoons is that Brooks started working with Warner Brothers doing their cartoons like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and The Roadrunner. He recycled many of the same jokes (Very well) into live action.

  • @johnmaxwell1238
    @johnmaxwell1238 Před 2 lety +3

    Mel Brooks once commented that you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today, but you couldn't make it in 1974 either.

  • @Geth-Who
    @Geth-Who Před 2 lety +3

    'Who the fuck punches horses?!'
    [Northeast England intensifies]

  • @richellewatts1562
    @richellewatts1562 Před rokem +2

    This is one of those movies I know damn near every word. And no Mel Brooks collection would be complete without History of the World Part 1. It is a must see (if you can find it) with Gregory Hines, Madeline Kahn and, of course, Mel Brooks himself. Great reaction as always! Love y'all 💜💜💜

  • @rybock
    @rybock Před 2 lety +2

    Mel Brooks once said one of his favorite cut jokes was the scene where Bart is asked "is it twoo what dey say about bwack men? It's twoo! It's twoo!" The line that was cut was where he said "Lady, you're sucking on my arm."

  • @monorail4252
    @monorail4252 Před 2 lety +4

    The producers is another excellent satire movie we need more of.

  • @dutchkreutzer6909
    @dutchkreutzer6909 Před 2 lety +6

    So glad you appreciated this movie. You good people.

  • @conniegaylord5206
    @conniegaylord5206 Před 2 lety +3

    During the sixties and seventies we could still laugh at our selves good and bad. We have lost it along the way.

  • @cooperjackson614
    @cooperjackson614 Před rokem +1

    "Baby please, I'm not from Havana" is my go to "No" line. "Sir would you like to try a sample of our cheese?" Baby please, I'm not from Havana".

  • @Spthomas47
    @Spthomas47 Před rokem +7

    This movie almost broke my parents up.
    My dad couldn't stop laughing in the theater and my mom was a lot more than a little embarrassed hahaha
    ✌🏽🤘🏼

    • @joescott8877
      @joescott8877 Před rokem +1

      Sounds like it only broke your dad up. Ba-dum-dum!

    • @Spthomas47
      @Spthomas47 Před rokem +1

      @@joescott8877 *keshhh*
      I appreciate you.

    • @redpillfreedom6692
      @redpillfreedom6692 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Why was your mom embarrassed?

    • @Spthomas47
      @Spthomas47 Před 9 měsíci

      @@redpillfreedom6692 she said he was falling out of his seat from laugh attacks.
      For me? I don't know why that would be embarrassing.