Blazing Saddles (1974)

The Story

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.

Rating

PG

Duration

95 min

Country

USA

Cast

Mel Brooks, Slim Pickens, Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, David Huddleston, Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.

Director

Mel Brooks