Blazing Saddles

Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Box Office: $119,500,000
1974

Times Seen:
Tim: 3

Summary: In an effort to vacate the residents of a small town so he can build a railroad through it, the attorney general hires a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) to anger the white townspeople and motivate them to leave. The new sheriff makes friends with a local drunk who happens to be the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder). The two discover the plot to destroy the town and decide to fight back.

Review:

Tim: Blazing Saddles is one of the funniest movies of all time. It is a brilliant spoof of nearly every type of Western. Mel Brooks hits all the right comedic notes in this classic film.

The comedy in the movie is so quick and at every possible turn that if you blink, you will miss a good laugh. Brooks creates a memorable, laugh-out-loud, witty comedy. It is not your normally vulgar comedy, but funny in a balanced way between intelligent comedy and the strategic placement of an "Oh sh&%!" here and there.

It is interesting to see the comedic talents of director Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor, who worked on the screenplay for the film. They create so many memorable and funny lines that it would be pointless and impossible to list them all here. You need to watch the movie and pay attention for all of them.

Blazing Saddles is a classic comedy that you simply need to see. Watch carefully for the end of the film as it descends into utter madness. If you haven't seen this movie, you are missing out and need to remedy this problem immediately.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 8



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