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Blazing Saddles [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures; a Mel Brooks film; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger; story by Andrew Bergman; produced by Michael Hertzberg; directed by Mel Brooks; a Crossbow production.

Mel Brooks' Blazing saddles (other title)
Bergman, Andrew, (screenwriter.). Brooks, Mel, 1926- (screenwriter, actor, director, musical director.). Furth, George, 1932-2008 (actor.). Hertzberg, Michael, (producer.). Hillerman, John, (actor.). Huddleston, David, 1930-2016 (actor.). Kahn, Madeline, (actor.). Karras, Alex, (actor.). Korman, Harvey, 1927-2008 (actor.). Laine, Frankie, 1913-2007 (musical director.). Little, Cleavon, (actor.). Morris, John, 1926- (conductor, musical director.). Pickens, Slim, (actor.). Pryor, Richard, (screenwriter.). Starrett, Jack, 1936-1989 (Added Author). Steinberg, Norman, (screenwriter.). Uger, Alan, (screenwriter.). Wilder, Gene, 1935- (actor.). Cleavon Little (Bart), Gene Wilder (Jim), Slim Pickens (Taggart), David Huddleston (Olson Johnson), Liam Dunn (Rev. Johnson), Alex Karras (Mongo), John Hillerman (Howard Johnson), George Furth (Van Johnson), Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. (Gabby Johnson), Mel Brooks (Governor Lepetomane), Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr), Madeline Kahn (Lili Von Shtupp). (Cast).

Summary:

Never give a saga an even break! Blazing Saddles is an iconoclastic, not-politically-correct parody; one of the 1970s most successful and popular films. Every clichéd element from every Western ever made is turned upside down and inside out, while retaining all the familiar caricatures--eh, characters--of the genre: a dance-hall girl, a gunslinger, a sheriff, and a town full of pure folk. Mel Brooks redefined film comedy, and proved that even sophomoric, scatological humor could be used to ridicule prejudice, injustice, and apathy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790731487
  • ISBN: 0790757354
  • ISBN: 9780790731483
  • ISBN: 9780790757353
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (93 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Thirtieth anniversary special edition
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video

Content descriptions

With Note:
Special features: Commentary by Mel Brooks; Back in the saddle (29 min.); Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (4 min.); TV pilot Black Bart (25 min.); Additional scenes (10 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:
Credits -- Workin' on the rail road -- Quicksand -- Hedley Lamarr -- Church meeting -- Governor -- New sheriff -- Rock Ridge welcome -- Message to the Governor -- Waco Kid -- Beanfest -- Mongo goes boom! -- Where's Froggy? -- Lili Von Shtupp -- I'm tired -- Wet sauerkraut in her hands -- Snoopin' around -- Equal opportunity employer -- "Where are all the white women at?" -- Fake Rock Ridge -- Do the voodoo you do -- Exact change -- Showtime? -- "I work for Mel Brooks!" -- Happy ending -- End Credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; film editors, John C. Howard, Danford Greene ; choreography by Alan Johnson ; music composed and conducted by John Morris ; original songs "I'm Tired", "The French Mistake" and "The Ballad of Rock Ridge" music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, "Blazing Saddles" music by John Morris, lyrics by Mel Brooks, sung by Frankie Laine.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cleavon Little (Bart), Gene Wilder (Jim), Slim Pickens (Taggart), David Huddleston (Olson Johnson), Liam Dunn (Rev. Johnson), Alex Karras (Mongo), John Hillerman (Howard Johnson), George Furth (Van Johnson), Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. (Gabby Johnson), Mel Brooks (Governor Lepetomane), Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr), Madeline Kahn (Lili Von Shtupp).
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Rated R.
System Details Note:
Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital mono (Español); widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.40:1.
Language Note:
In English, Français, or Español with optional subtitles in English, Français, or Español; closed-captioned.

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Feature films.

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