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Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

★ 7,2 /10 (2,176 Votes)
1974 EN 93 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

07/02/1974

Votes

2,176

Popularity

6.4

...or never give a saga an even break!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

93 min

Budget

$2,600,000

Revenue

$119,500,000

Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Bart

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Jim

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Taggart

Harvey Korman

Harvey Korman

Hedley Lamarr

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Lili Von Shtupp

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

William Le Petomane / Indian Chief

Burton Gilliam

Burton Gilliam

Lyle

Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Mongo

David Huddleston

David Huddleston

Olson Johnson

Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Rev. Johnson

John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Howard Johnson

George Furth

George Furth

Van Johnson

Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

Gabby Johnson

Carol Arthur

Carol Arthur

Harriett Johnson

Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Dr. Sam Johnson

Charles McGregor

Charles McGregor

Charlie

Robyn Hilton

Robyn Hilton

Miss Stein

Don Megowan

Don Megowan

Gum Chewer

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Buddy Bizarre

Count Basie

Count Basie

Count Basie

John Alderson

John Alderson

Gum Chewer (uncredited)

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David Armstrong

Pressman (uncredited)

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Denny Arnold

Townsman (uncredited)

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Benjie Bancroft

Townsman (uncredited)

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Herman Boden

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Jimmie Booth

Desperado (uncredited)

Alex Brown

Alex Brown

RR Worker (uncredited)

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Jerry Brown

Stage Driver (uncredited)

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Eldon Burke

Desperado (uncredited)

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David Cadiente

Mexican (uncredited)

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Patrick Campbell

MC at Show (uncredited)

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Bart Carroll

Dancer (uncredited)

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Bill Catching

Outlaw (uncredited)

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Donald Chaffin

Townsman (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jack R. Clinton

Official (uncredited)

Aneta Corsaut

Aneta Corsaut

Tourist Mother (uncredited)

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Dick Crockett

Townsman (uncredited)

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George Dockstader

Politician (uncredited)

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Randy Doney

Dancer (uncredited)

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Ken DuMain

Townsman (uncredited)

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Hobert Durham Jr.

Railroad Worker (uncredited)

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Stewart East

Pressman (uncredited)

Kenny Endoso

Kenny Endoso

Indian (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Fred Fisher

Townsman (uncredited)

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Bob Folkerson

Townsman (uncredited)

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Abel Franco

Mexican Bandit (uncredited)

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Ben Frommer

Convict (uncredited)

John Furlong

John Furlong

Tourist Man (uncredited)

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Laura Gile

Townswoman (uncredited)

Seamon Glass

Seamon Glass

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Cecil Gold

Dancer (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Outlaw (uncredited)

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Francine Henderson

Townswoman (uncredited)

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George Hickman

Townsman (uncredited)

George Holmes

George Holmes

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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Kal Isaacs

Railroad Worker (uncredited)

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Kathryn Janssen

Commissary Customer (uncredited)

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Rosemary Johnston

Townswoman (uncredited)

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M.J. Kane

Leopold (uncredited)

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Ron Kinwald

Townsman (uncredited)

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Cashier (uncredited)

Patrick Labyorteaux

Patrick Labyorteaux

Henry (uncredited)

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Jack Lilley

Overseer (uncredited)

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Craig Littler

Tex (uncredited)

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Cutthroat (uncredited)

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Bert Madrid

Convict in Line (uncredited)

Ralph Manza

Ralph Manza

Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)

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Jimmy Martinez

Scared Mexican Man (uncredited)

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Bert May

German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

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Fred McDougall

Desperado (uncredited)

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Bill McIntosh

Desperado (uncredited)

Clyde McLeod

Clyde McLeod

Townsman (uncredited)

Troy Melton

Troy Melton

Member of the Press (uncredited)

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Ira Miller

Baker Man (uncredited)

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Jessamine Milner

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

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Richard Monahan

Dancer (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Outlaw (uncredited)

Beans Morocco

Beans Morocco

Townsman (uncredited)

Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Outlaw (uncredited)

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Daniel Nunez

Mexican (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Monty O'Grady

Townsman (uncredited)

Harvey Parry

Harvey Parry

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins

Desperado (uncredited)

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Tom Pittman

Official (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Townsman (uncredited)

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Booty Reed

Railroad Worker (uncredited)

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Tony Regan

Pressman (uncredited)

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Danny 'Big Black' Rey

Bart's Father (uncredited)

Robert Ridgely

Robert Ridgely

Boris (uncredited)

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Rodney Allen Rippy

Bart (age 5) (uncredited)

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Al Roberts

Townsman (uncredited)

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Arnold Roberts

Townsman (uncredited)

Hank Robinson

Hank Robinson

Townsman (uncredited)

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Victor Romito

Arabian (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Townsman (uncredited)

Darrell Sandeen

Darrell Sandeen

KKK Man (uncredited)

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Danny Sands

Desperado (uncredited)

George Sawaya

George Sawaya

Townsman (uncredited)

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Fred Scheiwiller

Outlaw (uncredited)

David Sharpe

David Sharpe

Man in Suit (uncredited)

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June Smaney

Townswoman (uncredited)

Eddie Smith

Eddie Smith

RR Worker (uncredited)

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Roy Smith

Dancer (uncredited)

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Paul Stader

Desperado (uncredited)

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Tom Steele

Townsman Who Falls from Chair (uncredited)

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Tim Sullivan

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jerry Summers

Desperado (uncredited)

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Jim Taylor

Dancer (uncredited)

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George Tracy

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jerry Trent

Dancer (uncredited)

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Frankie Van

Fighter (uncredited)

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Al Ward

Man at Pond (uncredited)

Dick Warlock

Dick Warlock

Townsman (uncredited)

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Janice Whitby

Tour Guide (uncredited)

Joe Yrigoyen

Joe Yrigoyen

Townsman (uncredited)

Bill Zuckert

Bill Zuckert

Official (uncredited)

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GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

⭐ 10

I'm married to a Millennial and that presents difficulties that are unique to her generation. Especially unique since I am Gen-X and there is that whole rejection of labels thing and her generation is obsessed with labels. And the not understanding satire or dark humor thing that plagues that generation. And, of course, the fact that my generation kind of raised ourselves and hers, well, I have to explain things like why you don't mix coloreds and whites when you do laundry. Anyway, getting her and her besties to sit down and watch anything older than 4 years is an uphill battle... again a …

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-02-10

⭐ 7

I grew up watching the "Friday Western" each week on the television so am a bit steeped in the genre to which this takes an entertaining, and loving, swipe. "Hedley Lamarr" (Harvey Korman) is out to trash his own town so he can buy up the land cheaply for his railroad. What better way to drive folks away than to appoint an African-American sheriff? The shrewd "Bart" (Cleavon Little) knows full well that he has precisely no support from his community - not the sharpest tools in the box - so he signs up the mean "Waco Kid" (Gene Wilder) as his deputy. A gunslinger of ill-repute, he and his boss …

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r96sk

r96sk

2025-07-16

⭐ 8

<em>'Blazing Saddles'</em> is fairly funny. The good intentions of this 1974 satire is clear to see, naturally it can come across as a bit on the nose at times but it does lead to some amusement. Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder give good performances; always nice to see the latter. Harvey Korman is the one I probably found most amusing, for example the Hedy Lamarr running gag gave me a minor chuckle each time. In fact, that scene with him and Robert Ridgely (credit to him, also) is probably the one I'll remember most from this; that and the quicksand part. Both of those aforementioned bits …

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