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#39
My Rating:
6
Seen It:
Yes
#39
My Rating:
6
Seen It:
Yes
USA / English
| Mel Brooks | Gov. William J. LePetomaine/ Indian chief |
| Madeline Kahn | Lili von Shtupp |
| Alex Karras | Mongo |
| Harvey Korman | Hedley Lamarr |
| Cleavon Little | Bart the Sheriff |
| Slim Pickens | Taggart |
| Gene Wilder | Jim |
| David Huddleston | Olson Johnson |
| Liam Dunn | Reverend Johnson |
| John Hillerman | Howard Johnson |
| George Furth | Van Johnson |
| Jack Starrett | Gabby Johnson |
| Richard Collier | Dr. Sam Johnson |
| Carol DeLuise | Harriett Johnson (as Carol Arthur) |
| Dom DeLuise | Buddy Bizarre |
| Burton Gilliam | |
| Robyn Hilton | |
| Charles McGregor | Charlie |
| Karl Lukas |
| Director | Mel Brooks |
| Producer | Michael Hertzberg |
| Writer | Mel Brooks; Norman Steinberg; Andrew Bergman; Richard Pryor |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| User Credit 1 | Danford B. Greene; John C. Howard |
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Features
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Notes
Also Known As:Black Bart (USA) (working title)
Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA) (poster title)
Tex X (USA) (original script title)
The Purple Sage (USA) (working title)
Trivia: The TV release has several extra scenes that weren't in the theatrical release.
- When Sheriff Bart is trying to capture Mongo, after he delivers the "CandyGram for Mongo", it then shows a "draw on the dummy sheriff" game that fires a cannon at Mongo.
- A scene where Bart convinces Mongo to go diving down a well for Spanish Doubloons and Bart stops pumping air to the diving suit because it's time for his lunch break.
- Escaping from the "bad guy queue", Jim and Bart encounter a Baptism ceremony.
- Governor Le Petomane rides into the fake Rock Ridge in a stagecoach and tries to talk to the fake people.
Goofs: Factual errors: When the "bad guys" are about to shoot Bart, whom they have just learned is the new sheriff, they are all on horseback and aiming their handguns at Bart. All of the firearms visible are Colt 1873 Single Action Army revolvers. The mistake is that none of the weapons are cocked. Any single action revolver will only fire after the hammer has been moved completely to the rear. None of the guns in question have been cocked - the hammers are all down. Pulling the trigger will not fire the weapon in that state. There is no threat there. (more)
Quotes:
[first lines]
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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Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations (more)