Blazing Saddles

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 36 of 100



Blazing Saddles, 1974. An Old West railroad baron arranges the appointment of a black sheriff.

Directed by Mel Brooks. Written by Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, & Alan Uger; story by Bergman. Starring Cleavon Little, & Gene Wilder, with Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, & Brooks.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: Half the jokes aren't funny, but they just keep coming. It's too shamelessly silly to not be enjoyable. B

GPA: 2.8/4