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Blazing Saddles

Year:

1974

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Comedy | Western

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Mel Brooks

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1974-02-07

Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $2,600,000

Gross: $119,500,000 (USA) Rentals $47,800,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Patrick Labyorteaux

Bert Madrid

Rodney Allen Rippy

Blazing Saddles

Cleavon Little

Bart

Gene Wilder

Jim

Slim Pickens

Taggart

Harvey Korman

Hedley Lamarr

Madeline Kahn

Lili Von Shtupp

Mel Brooks

Governor William J. Lepetomane

Burton Gilliam

Lyle

Alex Karras

Mongo

David Huddleston

Olson Johnson

Liam Dunn

Rev. Johnson

John Hillerman

Howard Johnson

George Furth

Van Johnson

Jack Starrett

Gabby Johnson

Carol Arthur

Harriett Johnson

Richard Collier

Dr. Sam Johnson

Charles McGregor

Charlie

Robyn Hilton

Miss Stein

Don Megowan

Saloon Patron on Stage with Lili

Dom DeLuise

Buddy Bizarre

Count Basie

Himself

Karl Lukas

Cutthroat #1 (as Karl Lucas)

Billy Akins

Townsman (uncredited)

John Alderson

Gum Chewer (uncredited)

Don Ames

Townsman (uncredited)

Tom Anfinsen

German Soldier (uncredited)

David Armstrong

Pressman (uncredited)

Anne Bancroft

Congregation Extra (uncredited)

Herman Boden

Cowboy (uncredited)

Nick Borgani

Townsman (uncredited)

Alex Brown

RR Worker (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

Stage Driver (uncredited)

Eldon Burke

Desperado (uncredited)

David Cadiente

Mexican (uncredited)

Patrick Campbell

MC at Show (uncredited)

Bill Catching

Outlaw #1 (uncredited)

Ray Chabeau

German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

Donald Chaffin

Townsman (uncredited)

Aneta Corsaut

Tourist Mother (uncredited)

Dick Crockett

Townsman #2 (uncredited)

Alfred DeSio

German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

George Dockstader

Politician (uncredited)

Ross Dollarhyde

Desperado (uncredited)

Hobert Durham Jr.

Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Stewart East

Pressman (uncredited)

Kenny Endoso

Indian (uncredited)

Elly Enriquez

Mexican (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Sheriff (uncredited)

Abel Franco

Mexican Bandit (uncredited)

Ben Frommer

Convict (uncredited)

John Furlong

Tourist Man (uncredited)

Rick Garcia

Mexican Bandit (uncredited)

Seamon Glass

Cowboy (uncredited)

Cecil Gold

Dancer (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Outlaw #4 (uncredited)

Robert Hitchcock

Funkie (uncredited)

Kal Isaacs

Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Rosemary Johnston

Townswoman (uncredited)

Madge Journeay

Townswoman (uncredited)

M.J. Kane

Leopold (uncredited)

Sally Kirkland

Cashier (uncredited)

Almeteer LaFrance

Bart's Mother (uncredited)

Tex Lambert

KKK Member (uncredited)

Jack Lilley

Overseer (uncredited)

Craig Littler

Tex (uncredited)

Jay Loft-Lyn

RR Worker (uncredited)

Ralph Manza

Man in Commissary Playing Hitler

Jimmy Martinez

Scared Mexican Man (uncredited)

Bert May

German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

Fred McDougall

Desperado (uncredited)

Rod McGaughy

Desperado (uncredited)

Bill McIntosh

Desperado (uncredited)

Clyde McLeod

Townsman (uncredited)

Troy Melton

Member of the Press (uncredited)

Ira Miller

Baker Man (uncredited)

Jessamine Milner

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Richard Monahan

Dancer (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Outlaw #3 (uncredited)

Beans Morocco

Townsman (uncredited)

Hal Needham

Outlaw (uncredited)

Daniel Núñez

Mexican (uncredited)

Harvey Parry

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Perkins

Desperado (uncredited)

Alan Peterson

German Soldier Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Pittman

Official (uncredited)

Booty Reed

Railroad Worker (uncredited)

Tony Regan

Pressman (uncredited)

Danny 'Big Black' Rey

Bart's Father (uncredited)

Robert Ridgely

Boris (uncredited)

Hank Robinson

Townsman (uncredited)

Wally Rose

Desperado (uncredited)

Darrell Sandeen

KKK Man (uncredited)

Danny Sands

Desperado (uncredited)

George Sawaya

Townsman (uncredited)

Fred Scheiwiller

Outlaw #2 (uncredited)

Marrietta Schmidt

Woman in Ladies Room (uncredited)

David Sharpe

Man in Suit (uncredited)

Eddie Smith

RR Worker (uncredited)

Tom Steele

Townsman Who Falls from Chair (uncredited)

Tim Sullivan

Dancer (uncredited)

Jerry Summers

Desperado (uncredited)

Lisa Summers

Manicurist (uncredited)

Jim Taylor

Dancer (uncredited)

George Tracy

Townsman (uncredited)

Jerry Trent

Dancer (uncredited)

Frankie Van

Fighter (uncredited)

Richard Vitagliano

Anal Johnson (uncredited)

Al Ward

Man at Pond (uncredited)

Janice Whitby

Tour Guide (uncredited)

Pinocchio Roy Wilson

Dancer (uncredited)

Joe Yrigoyen

Townsman #3 (uncredited)

Bill Zuckert

Official (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Mel Brooks: In the outlaw recruitment line, smiling and wearing an aviator's costume.

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In the scene where Hedley's men ride through the fake town, there is a quick cut to Lilly Von Schtupp singing a drinking song with the German soldiers. They are singing the same song that Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder were singing with Kenneth Mars in The Producers.

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Madeline Kahn started working on the movie the day after being fired from the role of Agnes Gooch in Mame (1974). Lucille Ball believed that Kahn got herself fired (by deliberately acting poorly) so that she could take the role of Lili Von Shtupp in this film, but still get paid for the Gooch role in "Mame", which by her contract wouldn't have happened if she'd merely quit.

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Goofs

After Bart and Charlie have "sunken" into the quicksand and off the bottom of the screen, the light on the backdrop can be seen to fluctuate, indicating a large reflector that was not properly secured.

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When the cowboys ride into the fake town, the buildings are simply facades. After Jim fires the gun and sets off the dynamite. The townspeople run in to "finish them off", the buildings are real.

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When Bart and Charlie exit the chain gang scene on the handcar to check out the quicksand up ahead, they are singing "Camptown Ladies" in Bb. The next shot shows them continuing to pump away on the handcar but the key has sharpened to C.

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Quotes

Hedley Lamarr: Meeting adjourned. Oh, I am sorry, sir, I didn't mean to overstep my bounds. You say that.

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Lyle: Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degree. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen.

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Lili Von Shtupp: Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome. C'mon in.

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