Film · Comedy, Western
Blazing Saddles (1974)
...or never give a saga an even break!
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
- Director
- Mel Brooks
- Writers
- Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg, Richard Pryor
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 7, 1974
Cast
Cleavon LittleBart
Gene WilderJim
Slim PickensTaggart
Harvey KormanHedley Lamarr
Madeline KahnLili Von Shtupp
Mel BrooksWilliam Le Petomane / Indian Chief
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
Charles McGregorCharlie
Robyn HiltonMiss Stein
Don MegowanGum Chewer
Dom DeLuiseBuddy Bizarre
Count BasieCount Basie
