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Blazing Saddles (1974)

...or never give a saga an even break!

1h 33m·1974
IMDb7.7/10RT89%Metacritic73TMDB7.2/10

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.

Director: Mel Brooks

Where to Watch · US

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Top Cast

Cleavon Little · BartGene Wilder · JimSlim Pickens · TaggartHarvey Korman · Hedley LamarrMadeline Kahn · Lili Von ShtuppMel Brooks · Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian ChiefBurton Gilliam · LyleAlex Karras · Mongo