Blazing Saddles (1974)
Never give a saga an even break!
Starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens
Directed by Mel Brooks
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 Lemar 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.
Runtime: 93 min.
Rating: 7.3
Languages: ,Deutsch,English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Western
Keywords: gun,saloon,governor,marching band,western,spoof,railroad,interrupted hanging,cowboy,western town,western spoof,ceremony,frontier town,saloon girl,movie reality crossover,nietzsche,coot,self-referential,female singer,anarchic comedy
Cast
Sheriff Bart
Jim
Taggart
Hedley Lamarr
Lili Von Shtüpp
Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Lyle
Mongo
Olson Johnson
Rev. Johnson
Howard Johnson
Van Johnson
Gabby Johnson
Harriett Johnson
Dr. Sam Johnson
Charlie
Miss Stein
Gum Chewer
Buddy Bizarre
Himself
Cutthroat #1
Young Bart
Boris
Churchgoer
Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)