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Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist [4][5] 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. [6] The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder.
Mel Brooks spills the secrets you never knew about his classic comedy “Blazing Saddles.”. WireImage. 1. James Earl Jones was originally going to play the sheriff, Black Bart (the role that ...
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- The film had several titles. When Brooks was first approached about the film by CMA executive David Begelman the treatment by Richard Zanuck and David Brown was known as Tex X. The movie would then be changed to Black Bart before finally being called Blazing Saddles.
- Hedy Lamarr sued because of Hedley Lamarr. Actress Hedy Lamarr wasn’t happy with the character’s name similarity and sued Mel Brooks over the use of her name.
- First time farts. According to the movie’s DVD commentary, Blazing Saddles marks the first time a fart recording had been used in cinema. Mel Brooks came up with the idea after noticing that cowboys in westerns were always consuming lots of black coffee and baked beans.
- Governor LePetomane was named after a “flatulence artist.” The character of Governor LePetomane was named after 19th century French performer, Joseph Pujol, whose stage name was “Le Pétomane.”
- The title of the film went through various names. The original script written by Andrew Bergman (which was much shorter than feature-length) carried the title Tex X (a reference to Malcolm X).
- When given the original script to read, Brooks knew it needed to be fleshed out, so he hired a large group of writers, like what he worked with Your Show of Shows.
- Brooks claims to have written most of the black sheriff jokes, while Pryor apparently wrote most of the Mongo jokes.
- The movie cost $2.6M, which did not leave much for above-the-line costs. Brooks’ fee was $50,000 total for writing, directing, and “sweeping up.”
- Blazing Saddles could have starred Richard Pryor. Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were frequent collaborators over the year, having co-starred in four films together between 1976 and 1991 (Silver Streak; Stir Crazy; See No Evil, Hear No Evil; and Another You).
- It was originally going to be titled Tex X: An Homage to Malcolm X. Other rejected titles include Black Bart and The Purple Sage. Brooks struggled to find a better name after he signed on to direct.
- John Wayne politely declined an offer to appear in Blazing Saddles. As Brooks was really hoping to include the Western genre’s most recognizable star in Blazing Saddles, he asked John Wayne to read the script.
- Blazing Saddles was the first movie to incorporate audible flatulence. “Blazing Saddles, for me, was a film that truly broke ground. It also broke wind … and maybe that’s why it broke ground,” Brooks once said.
Feb 29, 2024 · Mel Brooks' satirical Western Blazing Saddles got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit. Above, Cleavon Little, left, as Sheriff Bart and ...
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Feb 7, 2014 · Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in a scene from Blazing Saddles in 1974. Mel Brooks' Western spoof Blazing Saddles turns 40 Friday, and along with its over-the-top jabs at racism and Hollywood, it ...
