Movie List
Blazing Saddles
Warner Bros. (1974)
Comedy, Family, Western
93 mins
R (Restricted)
Cleavon LittleBart
Gene WilderJim
Slim PickensTaggart
Harvey KormanHedley Lamarr
Madeline KahnLili Von Shtüpp
Mel BrooksGovernor Lepetomane
Burton GilliamLyle
Alex KarrasMongo
David HuddlestonOlson Johnson
Liam DunnRev. Johnson
John HillermanHoward Johnson
George FurthVan Johnson
Jack StarrettGabby Johnson
Carol ArthurHarriett Johnson
Richard CollierDr. Sam Johnson
Director Mel Brooks
Producer Michael Hertzberg
Writer Mel Brooks
Norman Steinberg
Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc
MusicianJohn Mor
Blazing Saddles (1974) is a satirical Western comedy directed by Mel Brooks that mocks racism and Hollywood stereotypes. It follows Bart, a Black railroad worker appointed sheriff of an all-white, prejudiced town by a corrupt politician aiming to create chaos, destroy the town, and steal land for a new railroad.