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Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist [4] [5] Western black 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. [6] The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder.
- February 7, 1974
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Mel Brooks spills the secrets you never knew about his classic comedy “Blazing Saddles.”. WireImage. 1. James Earl Jones was originally going to play the sheriff, Black Bart (the role that ...
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- The film had several titles. When Brooks was first approached about the film by CMA executive David Begelman the treatment by Richard Zanuck and David Brown was known as Tex X. The movie would then be changed to Black Bart before finally being called Blazing Saddles.
- Hedy Lamarr sued because of Hedley Lamarr. Actress Hedy Lamarr wasn’t happy with the character’s name similarity and sued Mel Brooks over the use of her name.
- First time farts. According to the movie’s DVD commentary, Blazing Saddles marks the first time a fart recording had been used in cinema. Mel Brooks came up with the idea after noticing that cowboys in westerns were always consuming lots of black coffee and baked beans.
- Governor LePetomane was named after a “flatulence artist.” The character of Governor LePetomane was named after 19th century French performer, Joseph Pujol, whose stage name was “Le Pétomane.”
- Blazing Saddles could have starred Richard Pryor. Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were frequent collaborators over the year, having co-starred in four films together between 1976 and 1991 (Silver Streak; Stir Crazy; See No Evil, Hear No Evil; and Another You).
- It was originally going to be titled Tex X: An Homage to Malcolm X. Other rejected titles include Black Bart and The Purple Sage. Brooks struggled to find a better name after he signed on to direct.
- John Wayne politely declined an offer to appear in Blazing Saddles. As Brooks was really hoping to include the Western genre’s most recognizable star in Blazing Saddles, he asked John Wayne to read the script.
- Blazing Saddles was the first movie to incorporate audible flatulence. “Blazing Saddles, for me, was a film that truly broke ground. It also broke wind … and maybe that’s why it broke ground,” Brooks once said.
Mar 20, 2024 · Blazing Saddles, the Mel Brooks masterpiece released 50 years ago this year, is widely considered one of the funniest movies of all time.But it wasn’t easy to make. A 1974 Western satire about a Black sheriff named Black Bart (Cleavon Little) appointed to save a town with the help of the drunken gunslinger the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder), the film ridicules Western tropes and racial bigotry ...
Jul 15, 2022 · Together with retired samurai Jimbo (Samuel L. Jackson), Hank embarks on a journey to become a true samurai and defend the town from the evil feline Ika Chu (Ricky Gervais). 96-year-old Brooks,...
Feb 7, 2024 · True, it is a comedy where a horse gets cold-cocked, a Native American chief (one of three characters played by Brooks) speaks Yiddish and Count Basie’s orchestra makes an appearance on the ...
