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72% Critic Match
Blazing Saddles
“...or never give a saga an even break!”
7.2 / 10• 1974• 1h 33m•R• English
WesternComedy
Storyline
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Cast & Crew
Cleavon Little
Bart
Lead
Gene Wilder
Jim
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
Mel Brooks
Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
Lyle
Alex Karras
Mongo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mel Brooks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blazing Saddles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
