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Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Brooks appears in two supporting roles: Governor William J. Le Petomane, and a Yiddish-speaking Native American chief; he also dubs lines for one of…
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Damn, WHAT a film. I'm surprised this hasn't been banned, at all. I'm not entirely sure why the left hasn't gone completely raving mad at this one. And we all know comedy is perhaps one of the first things the left went after. This is probably one of the best satirical films ever made. And I say that because it pokes big fun at some of the things we haven't been allowed to poke fun at for years. Most namely how Amer…More
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This week my Bonnie Bride brought home a copy of *Blazing Saddles* (1974) to watch as, it surns out, she had never seen it. She new about the film, and that there are frequent references to the film via the very quotable Mongo – “Mongo only pawn in game of life”. This is also a film that frequently comes up in discussion within some of my social circles, and is often noted that this film could not be made today due…More
Hello Movies & TV Shows community Few comedy films would get censored if they were ever made in another decade, but for me, Blazing Saddles (1974) could never be one of those, because of its sheer exposure to American History and the way "ignorant farmers" as the movie call them are portrayed a message is sent, and we get the pure message from the movie: This was never right and Mel Brooks is here to point at it and…More
Where do I start writing about this movie? The movie is a western. That is, it has western elements, but it mixes thousands of different elements from other species. Well, it's a black comedy western. source And its creator seems to be having a lot of fun. How could he not with all these heroes at his disposal: - an african american sheriff (Cleavon Little) named Bart Black, dressed always in the latest cowboy fashi…More
Short review! Blazing Saddles , the Mel Brooks classic that parodies and satirizes race relations and westerns, was on tv tonight and there is a lot to like in it. And there’s also some real problematic stuff too. I’m not talking about the n-word or how it was used. Richard Prior had a hand in the writing of this film and he knew what he was wanting to address with its use, this isn’t a Quentin Tarantino film after…More
Hoo boy, this one is going to be like asking to be killed by an internet hate mob. But whatever, I didn't value my peace and quiet anyway. Today's review is of Mel Brooks's classic film, Blazing Saddles . Things to Get Out of the Way First This movie is rated R. If you remember my Hot Fuzz review, you know that I generally avoid R-rated movies, and why. That said, I apply a degree of leniency for films that were giv…More