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- Set in the American old west of 1874
- Nominated for three academy awards in 1975
- Starring Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens, Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman and Dom DeLouise
- Directed by Mel Brooks
- Release date: February 7, 1974
- Budget: $2.6 million
- Written by Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg and Al Uger
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Blazing Saddles is Mel Brooks' satiric take on the Western genre about a black sheriff of an old west town who must help the townsfolk fight off a group of thugs. The film was a smash hit and is generally considered to be one of the funniest movies of all time - even landing at #6 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest movies.
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Cast
- Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart
- Gene Wilder as Jim, aka "The Waco Kid"
- Mel Brooks as Gov. William J. Le Petomane
- Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp
- Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr
- Slim Pickens as Taggart
- Dom DeLuise as Buddy Bizarre
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Blazing Saddles Questions
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Which movie is better, Blazing Saddles or Spaceballs? 4 AnswersGosh, I don't think there's any question "Blazing Saddles" is a "better" movie. Which is funnier might be a toss-up for modern audiences, but, other than the ch... read more
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Blazing Saddles Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
- IMDb: Blazing Saddles Message Board
- Rotten Tomatoes: Blazing Saddles Forum
- Brookslyn.com: A Mel Brooks Fan Site
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