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Blazing Saddles (1974)
93 mins
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genre(s):
COMEDY
WESTERN

The ultimate Western spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the West.

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namecharacter
Carol Arthur Harriett Johnson
Count Basie Himself
Mel Brooks Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Richard Collier Dr. Sam Johnson
Dom DeLuise Buddy Bizarre
Liam Dunn Rev. Johnson
George Furth Van Johnson
Burton Gilliam Lyle
John Hillerman Howard Johnson
Robyn Hilton Miss Stein
David Huddleston Olson Johnson
Madeline Kahn Lili Von Shtüpp, the Teutonic Titwillow
Alex Karras Mongo
Harvey Korman Hedley Lamarr
Cleavon Little Sheriff Bart
Karl Lukas Cutthroat #1
Charles McGregor Charlie
Don Megowan Gum Chewer
Slim Pickens Taggart
Jack Starrett Gabby Johnson
Gene Wilder Jim, aka The Waco Kid
name 
Andrew Bergman screenplay
Mel Brooks director, screenplay
Michael Hertzberg producer
John Morris composer
Richard Pryor screenplay
Norman Steinberg screenplay
Alan Uger screenplay
 
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