Daring, provocative, and laugh-out-loud funny, Blazing Saddles is a gleefully vulgar spoof of Westerns that marks a high point in Mel Brooks' storied career. Read critic reviews
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Daring, provocative, and laugh-out-loud funny, Blazing Saddles is a gleefully vulgar spoof of Westerns that marks a high point in Mel Brooks' storied career. Read critic reviews
In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Western
Original Language: English
Director: Mel Brooks
Producer: Michael Hertzberg
Writer: Andrew Bergman, Andrew Bergman, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, Alan Uger
Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
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