BLAZING SADDLES (1974) FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@Californiablend]

❤BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY❤ MICAH 7:18-19 18 Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. 19 You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.

[@williamsmith5340]

Very funny movie and I like your video

[@Kei-kl4di]

Hallelujah!!! He is Good!

[@RossNixon]

Amen sister!

[@jamesavery6015]

Amen! He is coming back soon!

[@wereant210]

I've already watched your reactions numerous times. You're amazing and it's great to watch your videos. I subscribed today because of your "Bible verses of the Day". Long story there, but, in short thank you for what you do here!

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

They didn't break the fourth wall, they just didn't bother building one.

[@DocMicrowave]

They did build another wall. The 5th one. Then broke that too.

[@aaronbredon2948]

You can literally see them breaking the 4th wall leading into the song and dance set.

[@BlarghMeow]

@@aaronbredon2948 r/whoosh

[@wallacedufrene9971]

They broke the Fourth Wall, and sank into the swamp So they built another one, broke it and it sank into the swamp So they built another one. They broke it, burned down then sank into the swamp. After that, heh who needs a Fourth Wall.

[@reneeg9406]

Mel Brooks: what is this 4th wall you speak of 🤣🥰

[@pepsiman990]

In an interview, someone said to Mel Brooks that you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today. Mel looked at him and said, "You couldn't make it THEN but I did!"

[@CBO4evr]

I don't know if we will ever see a brilliant team up as good as Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor ever again to even be able to take on a movie like this

[@patriciam4512]

Burton Gilliam, who played Lyle (aka the bad guy in the red shirt) was horrified when he first read the script, saying "I CAN'T say THAT word". He even apologized to Cleavon Little, who took him aside and reassured him that he was not offended, that it was only a word in the script and by his being a villain his use of racial insults only rebounded to show their idiocy.

[@88wildcat]

Mel Brooks wanted to make a satire about racism and set it in present time but Warner Brothers shot that idea down. However they were fine with doing a racism satire set in the past so Brooks set the movie in 1874 and used the pull out crane shot of the studio lots to move the movie into 1974 where he wanted it to be in the first place.

[@BeachBumZero]

It's actually brilliant because it symbolically showed that the issue of racism was not left behind in 1874, but the same "morons" existed in 1974.

[@darylnelms1654]

Mel also showed how stupid government is!

[@FeaturingRob]

Part of the pitch for this film was "It's a western set in 1874, but we play it like it's 1974!" Originally, Bart was going to be played by Richard Pryor (who co-wrote the screenplay), but they couldn't get insurance on him due to his addictions and unreliability at the time. Harvey Korman didn't get an Oscar nomination...HOWEVER, Madeline Kahn did! While writing this Gene and Mel were working on the screenplay for 'Young Frankenstein', and Gene wanted to play Jim. Mel wanted a real "western" actor named Gig Young, who was cast. However, Young collapsed on set due to his own alcoholism, and Mel fired him, finally letting Wilder play Jim. Mel loves to smash the pie in the face of idiocy...this entire film is one of the best arguments about the stupidity and pointlessness of racism ever. Always unafraid to show up the morons, Mel was willing to offend everyone...and back when he was on top, everyone loved him for it! Thanks for doing this one! One of my favorites!!!

[@MrTech226]

In return, Gene had one condition with Young Frankenstein. Condition is that Mel not to be in YF just direct it.

[@jeanine6328]

Well stated. Two thumbs up 👍🏼 👍🏼

[@lidlett9883]

Mel first asked John Wayne to be the kid. Wayne said "I can't your films are to dirty....but I'll be the first one in line to see it."

[@kylesummers1565]

I am proud of the comedians/comediennes that want to make fun of everyone equally! I fear we have lost satire and I'm not sure if we can get it back in the current PC world. I miss Satire!! Peace, Love!!

[@knoahbody69]

Korman didn't get the nomination because of the old school academy members didn't like the way his character was named.

[@watsonsd1]

A great line they censored from the film was the response to Madeline's Kahn's line, "Is it twue what they say about you people? Oh, it's twue! It's twue! It's twue!" Bart: "Excuse me, ma'am, but you're sucking on my arm."

[@vryusvin3905]

They're not censored in the copies I have :) Maybe just from the theatrical release.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

"I would like to extend a Laurel and Hardy handshake!" Laurel and Hardy were two legendary comedians.

[@amberlopez7477]

That's great. I didn't know that line was in there to honor them. Very nice.😁

[@markharris1125]

Literally no young reactor gets this joke, which is a bit sad.

[@brianvernon249]

First saw this movie as a teenager under parental supervision. It took me until I was 32 and over (70 full viewings)to recognize the “This Laurel.....and Hardy Handshake” joke.

[@bensweiss]

After decades of watching the movie I just heard about and saw that joke.

[@deanaltman6841]

A fun fact that is totally unrelated to this movie but I’ll say it anyway. Stan Laurel and Charley Chaplin were roommates at one time. When they were both in comedy troupes but before Charley became the biggest star in Hollywood. I know I know, like I said, unrelated.

[@trolleyfan]

No, Mel, *wrote* the song. He got Frankie Laine to sing it...who *thought* he was doing the song for a *serious* western. This movie didn't just *break* the fourth wall, it *powdered* it, then started tearing hunks out of the other three walls, floor, ceiling...

[@curtismartin2866]

The kicker is that Mel put an ad in the trades for "a Frankie Laine type" singer. And guess who answered the ad!

[@MadMax-pu1kj]

Frankie Laine was pissed when he found out it was not a serious western. Mel did not wanna tell him so he would remain authentic in the delivery of the western song.

[@robertreichle1]

I feel like they must have broken at least the seventh wall before it was over.

[@personman1148]

Don't forget snorting the powder that was once the fourth wall

[@82dorrin]

One of the greatest comedies ever made. Only Mel Brooks could get away with making it.

[@candicelitrenta8890]

All of the horses were trained for that purpose, so they were not injured. Pure shock value

[@r.awilliams9815]

Yep. And Slim Pickens (Taggart) brought his own horses to the set. He was a real cowboy with his own ranch in addition to his acting chops, and he would not tolerate injuring the livestock.

[@Hunnibholmes]

@@r.awilliams9815 What a treat. Thank you for sharing. I didn't know that all this time. I love finding out these little things about movies.

[@evansfredrick5]

Hi there

[@jerryhayes9497]

Hardly anyone gets the " Laurel and Hardy handshake" reference anymore 🤣 Jeez I feel so old

[@goldenager59]

Relax, pal. You're in good company. 😉

[@jeffjohnson9911]

Or the subtle reference to "Cattle Calls" with all the cows milling around, or that Bart's character is heavily patterned after Bugs Bunny, or Lily's accent is a mashup of Marlena Detrich and Porky Pig, or the Hedy/Hedley lamar reference.....😏

[@shalekendar6759]

Not many people these days catch the red roof tiles on Howard Johnson's place either.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

You commented on all the townsfolk in "Blazing Saddles" being named Johnson. This has to do with one of the main ideas of the film, namely showing all the racists as stupid, incompetent, and/or evil people while the PoC and non-racists of the film (like Bart and Jim) are the cool, intelligent, capable heroes. So, the townsfolk are all named "Johnson" not because they're all related but because "Johnson" is slang for "penis." In other words, Brooks is saying that the racist townsfolk are all dicks. Mel Brooks (who is Jewish) fought in WWII and has talked about seeing starved and beaten Jews along the side of the road and fleeing Hitler's Germany. After the war, he came to the conclusion that you can't stand up on your soapbox and try to outdebate people like Hitler because demagogues like him are good orators and will out-talk you... but what you CAN do is relentlessly and mercilessly ridicule them until people see them that way. Take them off of whatever historical pedestal they might be on that gives them and their ideas the illusion of importance and instead incessantly make them look like morons. With "Blazing Saddles," Mel Brooks is extending that idea to racists and racism in general.

[@ink-cow]

This really was a satire of the day, the day being the 1970's. The crazy thing is that black lawmen were not a joke back in the actual 1800's. Bass Reeves was a legend in his own time, an insanely remarkable track record, and is currently the subject of a great independent comic book (on indiegogo). Because of his ability to collar bad guys, it's even said that he was the real inspiration for the Lone Ranger.

[@curtisthomas3598]

Good catch on Bass Reeves, said to have modeled the lone ranger after him.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

There’s probably more anti-black racism in the west today then there was in the late 1800s.

[@curtisthomas3598]

@@MarcosElMalo2 really? How many widespread lynchings have we had lately.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

They might not have been a joke in some places, but most of them they would have been

[@yeti4954]

Robin Hood: Men In Tights! "What? It worked in Blazing Saddles!"

[@knavehart]

A joke that most reactors to this movie that people miss (or at least don't mention) is the Heddy/Headly Lamarr gag. Heddy LaMarr was an actress in the 1930s thru the 50s. She was also a genius, and an inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.

[@stevenwoodward5923]

Heddy LaMarr actually was going to sue Mel for the similarities in the names. When told Mel reportedly said, "Pay Her".

[@charlesmarkley220]

Hedey Lamarr, a real and incredible woman. The reference is intentional. That was The Duke Ellington band out there in the desert.

[@QuayNemSorr]

Clevon Little threatening himself is the funniest scene in movie history. It always floors me. "Hold it! Next man makes a move, the N gets it!"

[@chriswhinery925]

"Do what he say! Do what he saaaaaay!"

[@BammerD]

@@chriswhinery925 "Isn't anybody going to help that poor man?"

[@killer92173]

To me, the one that has me on the floor was when that one guy says, "The Sheriff is a Ni*DONG!!*" lmao

[@ianowen3456]

@@BammerD " Hush, Harriet! That's a sure way to get him killed."

[@rittherugger160]

It's amazing how many people have no reaction to the 'welcoming speech" joke: "We would like to extend a Laurel and Hardy Handshake..."

[@PrinceofArfon]

I always chuckle at that and the Randolph Scott line. My parents had me watch a lot of older movies growing up.

[@rittherugger160]

@@PrinceofArfon Don't get me started on Randolph Scott or we'll be here forever.

[@scottbuckley823]

'We don't want the Irish' is a great line because back then Irish/Italians weren't wanted because they were catholic and people thought that there was a conspiracy to have the Pope rule America. Also in some places the Irish were used instead of Black slaves because they were cheaper and in some places the risks of diseases in places like New Orleans were too great for slaves. 8000 Irish died building the Basin of New Orleans

[@craigoconnor6662]

On top of that, David Huddleston, who spoke the line, is clearly of Irish descent.

[@scottbuckley823]

@@craigoconnor6662 and he has has some of the best lines in this movie.

[@markharris1125]

As someone with a bit of Irish in me (middle name 'Brien', because my mother was an O'Brien), I did find it amusing that she carefully cut out every single hint of every racist term - presumably on the grounds we'd be offended - but kept in the one about the Irish.

[@scottbuckley823]

@@markharris1125 It's not amusing because the word 'Irish' is not racist nor offensive while the N word is banned or cnesored by KZbin.

[@markharris1125]

@@scottbuckley823 Well, I bow before your more refined sense of humour. And I haven't made a study of this, it's merely anecdotal. But in the UK as I understand it there has been a long tradition of anti-Irish prejudice - including infamous signs outside B&Bs: 'No Dogs, No Blacks, No Irish'. So it is a slur against a certain, what, selection of society, though of course the word 'Irish' isn't in itself is not offensive, even if it has been used in offensive ways. Maybe someone with more knowledge could enlighten me. I just remember stories my mother used to tell about her step-father, the original O'Brien, and the troubles he had with the English after coming over from Ireland in the 1910s. (Mind you he was by all accounts a bit of a scoundrel so it may not all have been pure prejudice!) I don't think we got the 'too Jewish' joke either, did we?

[@brycehiigel235]

There is another underrated comedy western with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kirk Douglas called “The Villian”.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Rustler's Rhapsody with Tom Berenger is pretty funny too. But western spoofs will be doomed to languish in the shadow of Blazing Saddles.

[@williamjones6185]

1. Mel Brooks played the Governor and the Indian Chief and one of the thug roundup. 2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground. 3. The preacher/Liam Dunn plays in Young Frankenstein as an old man that gets racked by Dr. Frankenstein. Madeline Kahn also had a smallish role in it. 4. Yes, Bart and Jim were smoking wacky tobacky. 5. The line, "You know morons" was ad lib by Wilder. Little's reaction was real. 6. The guy that was supposed to play Jim showed up the first day drunk so he was let go. Wilder agreed to do this movie for Mel Brooks only if Mel would direct Young Frankenstein for him. 7. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Bart but he was going through his addictions at the time and they thought it wouldn't be a good idea. However, he did some of the writing. 8. Jim still has his popcorn from the theater. Movie suggestion "Young Frankenstein" with Gene Wilder

[@personman1148]

The preacher was also the priest in Spaceballs.

[@NoelMcGinnis]

Mel Brooks was way ahead of his time. He was doing meta and breaking the fourth wall before anyone even knew what any of that was. 😂

[@MightyJonE]

Off the top of my head, the 1966 movie Alfie, final episode of TV series The Prisoner, comedy shows Spike Milligan, Monty Python, all from mid to late 1960s all broke the 4th wall long before Mel Brooks. It wasn’t uncommon

[@curtismartin2866]

Sir, a Mr. Grouch Marx is holding fir you on line 1

[@MightyJonE]

@@curtismartin2866 Yes, that’s another. As I said, the examples I gave were just off the top of my head. And now you mention it, I’m sure there was also the 1930s comedy film Hellzapoppin, and certainly Laurel & Hardy who were referenced in a throwaway line of dialogue in Blazing Saddles at the Sheriff’s inauguration ceremony. So Mel Brooks’s style comes from a long line of vaudeville humour and 1960s wackiness

[@brianvernon249]

As Dark Helmet says directly to the camera: “ Everybody Got that?”

[@donpietruk1517]

The Marx Brothers broke the fourth wall in their 1920s and 1930s comedies

[@bendailey6070]

The hangman is an actor named Robert Ridgely, who also played the executioner in another Mel Brooks film Robin Hood Men In Tights.

[@davidjohnston351]

The look on your face when he hit the horse priceless

[@SakuraShirakawa]

I think people who say this would not be able to be made today only focus on the words used in the movie instead of focusing on the fact that the only people that used such words were either outright villains or those ignorant to a different way of thinking. The latter being the ones that came around to accepting and appreciating both Bart and the railroad workers that came to their aid at the end.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

The scary thing is that the more times you see this film, the easier understanding frontier gibberish is.

[@deanthemachine8879]

Cleavon Little was so incredibly talented it was such a tragedy to the world when he passed. I would have loved to have seen him and Gene Wilder team up for a bunch of movies in a similar vein to what Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor did later

[@Bricks4Bungoma]

The bad guys fall for the toll booth and cardboard cutouts because one of the themes of the movie is that racists are morons. The townspeople are morons too, but show that they can change with the help of a transformational character, i.e., Bart.

[@80smoviesfan]

Bart: Well, Jim, since you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What do you like to do? Jim: Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw... Bart: [quickly] Well, let's play chess.

[@rickcoona]

your editing was atrocious! the campfire scene was the FIRST TIME IN MOVIE HISTORY anyone Farted on Camera... and YOU cut it out! as well as most of the commentary that Made the movie COMIDEY GOLD!

[@hbron112]

I love that the ending blew your mind! It certainly blew my mind in 1974! I also realized it was a classic western movie. They rode off into the sunset - in a Cadillac!

[@John-ci8yk]

Three things that you would have got if you were watching movies in the 1950s. That was in the desert Count Basie and his orchestra," badges we don't need no stinking badges "is from a Humphrey Bogart movie and Hedley Lamar is a play on words from the Hollywood Starlight Hedy Lamarr. Useless fact, she created a guided unjammable torpedo in 1943, 40 years ahead of its day so it was never built, but in 1980s someone used her alternating frequency from it to enable cell phones to talk to the towers in such a way to way instead of only handling a thousand calls maximum they could handle about 3 million phone calls at the same time. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your video thumbs up. As for that one "word" that just kept popping up, in the seventies it was even used on broadcast television." Fred Sanford at traffic court," and Lionel's engagement party. Lionel's engagement party I honestly don't know if it was The Jeffersons or an All in the Family episode that started the Jeffersons. The seventies, racism, gasoline rationing and living down wind from 3 Mile Island. The only thing I miss about them is the comedy. Mel Brooks one day after shooting on the set of the "to be or not to be" went to McDonald's still in costume as Hitler and the rest of the cast was with him as the high command. Mel Brooks thought it would be funny going to McDonald's dressed as Hitler because he's a Jew. Despite the fact that he is Jewish he could not get away with that in today's atmosphere.

[@martensjd]

A little trivia: Mongo was played by Alex Karras, a defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions. Probably retired at this time. Mel Brooks was recently interviewed on Fresh Air, and he said he wanted Richard Prior to play the sheriff. The studio vetoed that saying Pryor was too controversial. So he asked around, someone he trusted recommended Cleavon Little, and Little was (IMHO) great.

[@NoelMcGinnis]

I do NOT understand how I have never stumbled across your channel before. My first time watching your reaction, and you are actually very entertaining to watch. And yes, you’re beautiful as well. I don’t base the reactors I watch by that, but it is a nice addition. New sub! I’m going to crawl through your videos now…..

[@mildredpierce4506]

The desert band leader is legendary Count Basie. Topsy is one of my favorite Count Basie instrumentals.

[@soruffsotuff6214]

Frankie Laine sang the theme song for Blazing Saddles...he also sang the theme song for the 1960 TV show Rawhide which starred Clint Eastwood~

[@lowkey1969]

Humor. What an excellent way to address sensitive and painful subjects without forcing people to get angry. Wish we co do that more often these days.

[@dfhowes]

1:38 A bit of history regarding Bart saying, “My grandmother was Dutch”. That's a reverse play on the "One drop rule" where a social and legal principle of racial classification that was prominent in the 20th century United States that asserted any person with even one ancestor of black ancestry ('one drop' of 'black blood') is considered black. Bart was implying that since he had "one drop" of Caucasian blood that he wasn't really black. A subtle yet brilliant joke that is often overlooked.

[@joek468]

I mentioned on another Blazing Saddles reaction, they missed a perfect tag line. Since it stars Cleavon LITTLE and Gene WILDER, tag line should of been "Things just got a Little Wilder.

[@timroebuck3458]

Clever

[@celiashen5490]

Well, I'm going to use it next time I watch the masterpiece.

[@jonathanhallberg3009]

Oh, I never even thought of that. That´s brilliant!

[@joek468]

@@jonathanhallberg3009 my brain works in mysterious ways.

[@markharris1125]

It's worth building a time machine to go back and pitch this to Mel Brooks.

[@kirkdarling4120]

"Mongo! Santa Maria!" Mongo Santamaria was a famous Cuban percussionist. The movie was an unexpected hit, and Warner Brothers wanted Mel Brooks to do a sequel. Brooks refused at first, then relented with a contract that said he would do a sequel only if Warner Brothers first produced a Blazing Saddles television series. Brooks figured that would never happen. But the studio wanted a movie sequel so badly that they did, in fact, shoot an entire television season (starring Louis Gossett) that they never intended to air. (The pilot for the series is available on KZbin...it's pretty awful). But the sequel movie was never produced.

[@ContrarianCorner]

Saw him at a small club in L.A. back in the day. His whole band was unbelievable!

[@danielh6015]

The Indian Chief was Mel Brooks and the joke was that he was talking in Yiddish. Most of these movie reactions never realize what is going on. There are several 70s references mentioned in the movie that people don't seem to get either. When Madeline Kahn is tied up by Hedly, she say how he is finished in several languages including Verkackt which is also in yiddish

[@WolfHreda]

"What's happening?" 🤣 I'm so glad you got to see this movie. Everyone deserves a chance to witness satire at its highest levels. Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks were both fantastic writers and they knew exactly what they wanted out of this movie. My two favorite underrated jokes in the whole movie are "The real bitch of it was inventing the CandyGram. They probably won't even give me credit for it." and, above even that, "For my next impression, Jesse Owens!"

[@donpietruk1517]

I'm personally fond of "Hey, where the white women at?"

[@johnnielson4341]

23:20 after the film showed him ordering Raisinets (no paid plug, just being funny) the Raisinet company sent Mel Brooks a gross of Raisinets every year.

[@deepermind4884]

Yikes! 😳 That's alotta Raisinets!!! Wonder how he used 'em up...probably had boxes on him whenever he went to a party 🥳

[@alexlaz71]

You Go Girl!😂 I’m happy to see you are an open minded and intelligent human being and can realize the movie was made to make fun of and spoof and laugh in the face of racial ignorance! Mel Brooks is one of the last remaining intelligent and funny people! Coincidentally, Richard Pryor was supposed to play the role of the Sheriff but the studio wouldn’t or couldn’t insure him due to his bad bout of drug addiction at the time. But Richard Pryor wrote the movie with Mel Brooks! This is one of my all time favorite films! Hilarious! Happy to know you are a shining light and give me hope that your generation is smart enough to know where when and why to laugh! Keep up the good work young lady😁

[@jayham1970]

Richard Pryor did a lot of the writing for this movie, and Richard was just so funny with his wit and humor. ❤️

[@josheldridge8546]

a lot of people would say to mel about how blazing saddles could never be made today, and mel just replied "it couldn't've been made *then*" -- WB execs were really hesitant to release the film until mel arranged a showing for rank-and-file employees of WB. the laughter from the audience was what changed their minds. that WB lot sequence was mel commentating on the state of the film industry both then and now. when he pulled the camera pulled out of the town, the level of ridiculousness was still being made. hell, even during bart's flashback, mel was speaking yiddish as the sioux chief because studios would literally just take white actors and redface them. blazing saddles was barely a year after marlon brando refused his oscar and let sacheen littlefeather speak in his stead at the academy awards.

[@ernestortiz4555]

Best movie to ever mock the stupidity of racism. Poor Slim Pickens, the guy who took a shovel to the head, didn't want to say a lot of the dialogue because of the hateful tone. Richard Pryor supposedly took him aside and famously said 'they're only jokes honky'. After that, he was all in

[@jerryfinger8659]

Mongo is played by Alex Karras, who played 13 years in the NFL. He also was on the television show "Webster".

[@jimtatro6550]

This is one of the greatest comedies of all time. Anyone who gets offended by this movie is missing the point. Every character who is racist in this movie is an idiot, and the smartest characters in it are accepting of each other.🤣👍

[@ronmason1710]

Actually, I’m offended by people who are offended by this movie.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I don’t think anybody made you the feelings sherif, so I don’t think you have the authority to tell people how they should and shouldn’t feel.

[@ronmason1710]

@@MarcosElMalo2 That is the point. Those people who are offended by this movie have no problem telling everyone that they are offended. Your willing to accept their feelings but not someone else’s feelings that they are offended by those offended people. True indicators of someone who wants to dish it out but cannot stand up to receive it.

[@daveberg3911]

They intentionally went over the top with the racism, but they used it to show how ignorant the racists were. They used that language to combat racism.

[@RlmorganInSC]

That honest laugh at the chessboard scene made my day!

[@voidmstr]

Congratulations! You edited out almost all the gags.

[@markharris1125]

Ha, just said the same in response to Marko Zec. You's never know this was a comedy gem by watching this edit.

[@Lunarbob19]

The perplexing thing is even things that are not anti-PC jokes are edited out as well, like the 'You know, morons', line.

[@b_g_c3281]

Barely five minutes in, I concluded that I *HAVE TO* subscribe!! _You are...wondrous and wonderful!!_ 💗💞💕

[@jeri3808]

Howard Johnson's was a restaurant/motel chain that was once the largest in the US with more than 1000 locations. In 2006 it was bought out by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

[@thirdbase6870]

The group of musicians in the desert are Count Basie and his Orchestra,

[@BluesJammer69]

saw in 10th grade...in '74...still one of the best movies of it's kind...can't make it to day

[@JW666]

Mel Brooks wrote the songs, not singing (but sometimes he does sing in his other movies too). I doubted Gucci was around at the time and it was, it wasn't founded until 1921. If you're talking about the pic in the caféteria scene, that's James Dean.

[@randybass8842]

Hedy Lamarr was an actress in the 1930s and 40s. Mel Brooks as the governor made a joke that "This is the 1800s. You can sue her." Ha, ha. She sued Mel Brooks, and he settled with her.

[@matthewnoto9380]

Re: Third Act. At the time this movie was being made, Brooks was pretty much allowed to do whatever he wanted to; it was said that HE was running Warner Bros., and other directors were pretty pissed about it, complaining that Brooks' priority was interfering with their own productions. This was expressed by the Slim Pickens response to Dom DeLouises' "this is a closed set!" , which was "Piss on you! I'm working for Mel Brooks!". Brooks played with that theme by having his movie "spill over" into other fictional productions at the end of Blazing Saddles. It was sort of an acknowledgement that he was made King of the Lot and a backhanded middle finger to everyone who complained. P.S. Richard Pryor wrote all of the Mongo parts.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

The part where they say they don’t want the Irish is based on the actual discrimination against the Irish during the 19th and 20th centuries.

[@george217]

Alex Karras, who played "Mongo" played for the Detroit Lions before he became a character actor. Loved the bit where he slugged the horse...

[@strangebiped]

Had to stop you for a minute to tell you THAT'S a 'BRAHMA BULL' that MONGO rides. Why it has YES & NO on it's Butt I haven't found out yet! Love your reactions to the WORDS KZbin doesn't allow us to use. They add The SHOCK VALUE to the Parodies of Stupid Racism.

[@michaelstach5744]

The yes / no refers to which side you should pass on. Sometimes you see this on trucks on the interstate.

[@mattsmith7490]

Mel Brooks actually asked John Wayne to take a small part in the movie, but after he told Duke what kind of movie he was planning to do, Wayne told him "Mel, I can't be in a film like that, but I'll sure be the first one to go see it.".

[@glennwisniewski9536]

The film is full of anachronisms where modern elements get inserted into an 1870s setting (as one commentator astutely mentioned). It culminates with the two time periods literally crashing into one another in the film's surreal ending.

[@shaun374]

"Now who can argue with that?" - kills me every time "'Scuse me while I whip this out" - Most underappreciated line in the film "Let's play chess" - Amazing line with perfect timing Punching the horse - For my money, the single greatest comedic moment in cinema history

[@personman1148]

I understand more of the frontier gibberish every time I rewatch the movie.

[@jamesspanglet6702]

I love "We heard you was hung", "And they was right"

[@Esotereclectic]

There are people who--to this day--still believe that Mungo really punched the horse out. Talk about great timing with the punch action, and a great stunt fall by the horse right afterward...it still looks real, and it's still hilarious!

[@halhortonsworld5870]

When they all ran out of WB Studios onto the street, there was a guy standing there looking confused. That was real. He was just a random bystander who got caught up in it all. It was so good that they decided to keep it in.

[@Wellch]

And they paid him too so that they can keep the scene.

[@cybrnathan]

Richard Pryor wrote quite a bit of this movie, and his comedic genius can be seen throughout. Cleavon Little did such a good job portraying his character, i don't think he ever got the proper recognition since it was a dark comedy.

[@harrypothead42024]

The fake town is the same fake set as the real town. That's one of my favorite Parts about the making of this movie. There never was a real town.

[@thomastimlin1724]

There are subtle jokes that go over the younger folks heads. The Count Basie Band in the desert, not just any band. the line "Laurel and Hardy handshake" in reference to the great comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Madeline Kahn as Lili von Sctupp, doing a crazy imitation of the classic German/American actress Marlene Dietrich...etc etc. Hedley Lamarr male character name taken from the actress Heddy Lamarr....on and on...the guy who says "We don't need no stinking badges" taken right from the movie Sierra Madre...

[@leehanson1416]

Lyle is Burton Gilliam. He was from Ft. Worth, and was really concerned that he had to drop the "N" bomb, but Cleavon Little told him it was OK, just acting. Mongo is Alex Karras, one of the most feared football players ever.

[@mack7882]

Some of the comedic highlights for me are the railway workers singing a song by Cole Porter known for his high society sophisticated songs - "I get a kick out of you." And the thugish supervisors singing the simple common song Camptown Races in a minority stereotype style whilst the railworkers laugh at them. Harvey Kormans speech with steals part of Eisenhowers D-Day speech and lyrics from the Cole Porter song You do something too me. Embarking on a great crusade...... you do that voodoo that you do so well. Whilst also breaking the fourth wall with his - while I risk an almost certain academy award. Madeline Khan's parody of Marlene Deitrich was also a highlight. Harvey Korman was a gem in this movie as the primary villian. Slim Pickens was also great as the primary henchman.

[@BDRmongoose]

First time viewer. Loved your energy.

[@HuntingViolets]

The Johnsons: Olsen & Johnson were a comedy team; Howard Johnson was a hotel chain; Dr. Samuel Johnson was an English writer; Van Johnson was an actor. Gabby is just a parody of Western "old coot" Gabby Hayes.

[@TheCastellan]

To see more Harvey Corman, Watch the Carrol Burnette show. I'd also suggest its spin off, Mama's Family.

[@pplrstrange]

"Lets play chess" Sheriff Bart "Morons" jim Best lines

[@filipohman7277]

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[@UncleQue]

Sometimes some of the dates jokes slip by younger viewers. Korman’s characters name for example. Hedy Lamarr was the name of a famous actress in the 1940’s.

[@DoctorVell]

He made all people prejudiced idiots because he hated the bigotry of people of all kinds.

[@donaldcampbell3043]

There was an attempt to do a TV series called Black Bart, starring Louis Gossett Jr. Sadly it never got passed the pilot, it is available on the Blazing Saddles dvd...

[@buzbom1]

13:22 I that's a Brahma Bull. The "Yes/No" on it's butt is what semi trucks used to have on the back trailer to warn following motorists of the truck driver's blind side when passing.

[@goldenager59]

I believe it's also known as a Zebu. *There was an old Zebu named Zed Who got an idea in his head. He took an old shoe, Three socks and some glue, And made a sandwich, with two bits of bread. 😁 *Courtesy Sesame Street.

[@brettpeacock9116]

"Blazing Saddles" is a direct parody/remake of a 1937 comedy western called "Destry Rides Again" (which starred Marlene Dietrich! - and which accounts for Lilli's thick/chiched German accent!) and is, from the ground up, a statement about the stupidity of racism and racists. It was largely written by Richard Pryor & Mel Brooks (The Governer), and he was originally to have played Bart, but other commitments and issues led to the casting of Cleavon Little, who turned out to be a great choice.

[@ethanmckinney203]

The best straight remake of a drama into a comedy is "Airplane." It's nearly a shot-by-shot remake of "Zero Hour." Great comparison video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bl7ZY3V-g6eJedU

[@edengaming5021]

You should do your hair and makeup like this more often. So pretty

[@stephengrenleski1972]

The horse Mongo punches was okay, it was trained to fall down safely when given a signal by the rider.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

The band in the desert is the legendary Count Basie and his band.

[@RyanSmith-yu5ln]

I really would have liked to see your reaction to Lilly's performance and the farting around the campfire bit. Oh well. 😮

[@RicoRaynn]

This movie is pure gold. One of the best comedies ever made. Mel Brooks pulled zero punches and it was fantastic. One of my favorite stories is when Brooks approached John Wayne to star in it. Brooks wanted him as the 'Wacko Kid'. Wayne read the script but declined to take the role. He did, however, say he would be one of the first in line to see it in theaters because he loved it. Always wondered what happened to Cleavon Little as far as movies went. The guy had a 20 year run on tv series, but he had an insane level of charisma and charm here. Surprised he never headlined another movie after this.

[@thomaslarsson9194]

Hehe this one is pretty funny. Your hairstyle looks great in this clip and the last Samurai!

[@ChuckJansenII]

Great reaction. This is one of the funniest movies ever made. In Hollywood, many towns we see in movies are just like Rock Ridge. The buildings are the fronts and sides only or just enough to give the illusion that the building is whole. They are called false fronts. The interiors for buildings were constructed in the buildings known as sound stages. There was no slight against Warner Bros. It was all in pulverizing the Fourth Wall. Mel Brooks was the King of Satire. Cleavon Little was brilliant on the role of Sheriff Bart. Mongo was played by retired Detroit Lions Defensive Lineman Alex Karras who would later star in the TV series Webster.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Mel Brooks played the Governor and the Indian Chief and one of the thug roundup. 2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground. 3. The preacher/Liam Dunn plays in Young "Frankenstein" as an Mr. Hilltop. 4. Madeline Kahn also had a smallish role in it. 5. The line, "You know morons" was ad lib by Wilder. Little's reaction was real. 6. The guy that was supposed to play Jim showed up the first day drunk, so he was let go. Wilder agreed to do this movie for Mel Brooks only if Mel would direct Young Frankenstein for him. 7. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Bart, but he was going through his addictions at the time, and they thought it wouldn't be a good idea. However, he did some of the writing. 8. Jim still has his popcorn from the theater. Movie suggestion "Young Frankenstein" with Gene Wilde

[@janapuckett4118]

Mel Brooks told a story about day one of writing when all the writers were in the story room. Pryor arrived, said hello and laid out a huge line of cocaine. The other writers watched in disbelief while he snorted it up. Pryor looked up and noticed his audience and said in all sincerity "Oh man, I'm Sorry, did you guys want any?"

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

I guess Mel replied, "Never before lunch."

[@savagelifeboxing22]

One of the funniest movies of all time. Much of it written by Richard Prior.

[@albers17]

i truly apricate your openise to comedy from years ago... they are classics with no PC.. big fan.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

Actor Burton Gilliam, who played Lyle (the cowboy who demanded that Bart and the other black workers sing a song in the beginning) is to this day a very liberal, kind-hearted man who doesn't have a racist bone in his body. He had to be convinced by Madeline Kahn to take the part in the first place because he wasn't sure about the racial humor, and even after he was cast was very uneasy about using *that* *word*. His hesitation got so bad that Clevon Little pulled him aside and told him to "get his shit together and just say the lines," reassuring the man that none of the black performers would take it personally. And of course they didn't.

[@markharris1125]

That's really interesting, thank you. Great to know he's still with us,

[@nickrizzi4927]

Your open sense of humor, beautiful laugh and sense of self gives me hope. Keep smiling!

[@newmoon766]

I love watching people react to this movie. Mel Brooks at his pinnacle of absurdity. It never stops.

[@mikewatts1533]

I'm glad to see someone else really gets the whole bit about Blazing Saddles. It was meant to be tongue and cheek, satire, funny for funny sake. The funny thing is back in the days when this movie was filmed, they were using the N-word and also to other I guess you could say colorful choices on this on nighttime TV. Thanks and Good Luck to you.

[@PanAfricanist213]

Aw I really wanted you to keep that part in 18:09😂

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

“Looney Tunes energy”. That’s something people need to understand about not just this but so many other films, comedy and otherwise. The effect that cartoons and animation had on the way people think about how to write live action. “Next impression: Jesse Owens” is practically a line you can hear coming out of any of the Looney Tunes.

[@noneofyour2827]

Miss. In 1974 times were hard and there was a lot of discrimination going on the move was to point out jest how stupid societies was with all the discrimination going on I lived through it back then. It's not done but much better now but we still have a long way to go! And let me point out one more thing, you are a good-looking lady.