Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974
1h 33m
7.2

7.2/10

2,053 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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 Lamarr 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.

Status: Released

Budget: $2,600,000

Revenue: $119,500,000

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date February 7, 1974
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0071230
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Cast

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

Governor William J. 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

Key Crew

Michael Hertzberg
Producer
Andrew Bergman
Screenplay
Norman Steinberg
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
Director
Richard Pryor
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
Screenplay
Alan Uger
Screenplay