

MovieWesternComedy
Blazing Saddles
...or never give a saga an even break!
7.2(2,194)19741h 33m
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
- Director
- Mel Brooks
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Cast

Cleavon Little
Bart

Gene Wilder
Jim

Slim Pickens
Taggart

Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr

Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp

Mel Brooks
William Le Petomane / Indian Chief

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
Gum Chewer

Dom DeLuise
Buddy Bizarre

Count Basie
Count Basie

John Alderson
Gum Chewer (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Pressman (uncredited)
Denny Arnold
Townsman (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Townsman (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Mel BrooksDirector
- Julie PitkanenScript Supervisor
- John C. ChulayFirst Assistant Director
- Leonard S. Smith Jr.Second Assistant Director
Writing
- Andrew BergmanStory
- Richard PryorScreenplay
- Mel BrooksScreenplay
- Norman SteinbergScreenplay
- Andrew BergmanScreenplay
- Mel BrooksLyricist
- Alan UgerScreenplay
Production
- Michael HertzbergProducer
- Nessa HyamsCasting
- William P. OwensUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography
Editing
- John C. HowardEditor
- Danford B. GreeneEditor
- Steve PotterAssistant Editor
- Carroll Timothy O'MearaAssistant Editor
Sound
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Mel BrooksSongs
- John MorrisSongs
- Gene S. CantamessaSound
- Les FresholtzSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Richard TylerSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Arthur PiantadosiSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jonathan TunickOrchestrator
- Eugene MarksMusic Editor
- John MorrisOrchestrator
- Frankie LaineTheme Song Performance
Art
- Peter WooleyProduction Design
- Anthony GoldschmidtTitle Designer
- Sam GordonProperty Master
- Morris HoffmanSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Thomas S. DawsonWardrobe Master
- Terry MilesMakeup Artist
- Lola 'Skip' McNalleyHairdresser
- Alan FamaMakeup Artist
- Vittorio Nino NovareseCostume Design
Crew
- Alan JohnsonChoreographer
- Herbert WintersDialogue Coach
- Douglas PettiboneSpecial Effects
- Stephanie EpperStunts
- Kenny EndosoStunts
- Al Wyatt Sr.Stunt Coordinator
- Barbara ChryslerStunts
- Terry LeonardStunts
- Jeannie EpperStunts
- Hal NeedhamStunts
- Loren JanesStunts
- Ronnie Rondell Jr.Stunts