Blazing Saddles
...or never give a saga an even break!
7.2(2,114) 1974-02-07 93 minWesternComedy
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.
ProducerMichael Hertzberg
ScreenplayAndrew Bergman
ScreenplayNorman Steinberg
DirectorMel Brooks
Original Music ComposerJohn Morris
ScreenplayRichard Pryor
ScreenplayMel Brooks
ScreenplayAlan Uger
Cast & characters
Cleavon Little
as Bart
Gene Wilder
as Jim
Slim Pickens
as Taggart
Harvey Korman
as Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
as Lili Von Shtupp
Mel Brooks
as Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
as Lyle
Alex Karras
as Mongo
David Huddleston
as Olson Johnson
Liam Dunn
as Rev. Johnson
John Hillerman
as Howard Johnson
George Furth
as Van Johnson
Jack Starrett
as Gabby Johnson
Carol Arthur
as Harriett Johnson
Richard Collier
as Dr. Sam Johnson
Charles McGregor
as Charlie
Robyn Hilton
as Miss Stein
Don Megowan
as Gum Chewer
Dom DeLuise
as Buddy Bizarre
Count Basie
as Self
John Alderson
as Gum Chewer (uncredited)
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Tom Anfinsen
as German Soldier (uncredited)
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David Armstrong
as Pressman (uncredited)
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Denny Arnold
as Townsman (uncredited)
