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Jul 4, 2024 · From fights with studio executives to questions about what 1974 audiences would laugh at, Mel Brooks and his team — including Richard Pryor — had to decide how far they could go. Here are 12 Blazing Saddles behind the scenes stories, many from Mel Brooks himself.
Jul 3, 2024 · Blazing Saddles was an inordinate box office smash after Warner Bros. executives saw how it resonated with test audiences in key markets. But Mel Brooks never anticipated it to be such a universal hit.
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3 days ago · Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder.
6 days ago · Over 71 trivia questions and answers about Blazing Saddles in our Movies A-C category. Did you know these interesting bits of information?
- Answer: Frankie Laine Frankie Laine also sang the theme song to "Rawhide". This was the song that played through the opening credits. The title o...
- Answer: Jesse Owens This is, of course, a reference to the great American sprinter of the 1930s, Jesse Owens...who obviously wouldn't have been a...
- Answer: Quicksand Quicksand was swallowing up Bart, his friend and the cart. Taggart came and had the cart roped out of the quicksand, leaving th...
- Answer: Dutch Bart tells one of Mr. Taggart's men, "to let you in on a family secret, my grandmother was Dutch."
- Answer: Gene Wilder Marty Feldman was in 'Young Frankenstein' with Gene Wilder, but was not involved in Blazing Saddles. Mel Brooks directed and...
- a hundred and fourteen
- Answer: Raisinettes He ran into the theater, and immediately went to the concession stand and said "Raisinettes". Once inside the movie, he almos...
- Answer: The backs of a bride and groom The painting is hanging just above Lamaar's head when he is looking at the map of Rock Ridge.
- Answer: A hundred and fourteen Lyle can be quite cruel, especially to the Chinese laborers. When a Chinese laborer falls down from heat exhaustio...
Jul 16, 2024 · 1. What was the problem with where the tracks for the railroad were going so that it had to be diverted through Rock Ridge? Hint. Quicksand. Flash flood.
Jul 9, 2024 · So, it’s not a stretch to assume you loved Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles”. This is a longish video, but I promise you, it’s very enjoyable and worth your time. It’s a look behind the scenes. How did this legendary movie get it all done? Here’s a closer look at Blazing Saddles. The original un-woke comedy.
Jul 15, 2024 · Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, featuring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. The film follows the story of a town facing disruption due to a railroad expansion scheme and the appointment of a new black sheriff in the Old West.
