*BLAZING SADDLES*(1974) is made for me😂 Reaction & Commentary

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[@NoelMcGinnis]

I love that so many people from the younger generations are discovering classic comedies like this one. Also, you said you gave Lily an ‘A’ for effort with her singing. 😂 It takes skill to sing so poorly when you are actually a great singer. Madeline Kahn was a VERY talented singer. She was the voice of Gypsy the moth in the Pixar movie “A Bug’s Life”. I miss her.

[@beaujac311]

I agree. I think that they should react to more classic movies. It seems like they don't like to venture much earlier than the 80's. I can name other movies from the 70's and earlier that are really great movies to react to. I will name a movie from the 50's 60's and 70's that would be great reactor movies. The 50's is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, the 60's is Cool Hand Luke, and the 70's is Car Wash. If I can get one of these reactors to watch one of those movies it will likely catch on with other subscribers to suggest those movies.

[@furydeath]

ya a year ago i couldn't find anyone reacting to it now it's all over the place

[@michaelhoward142]

@@furydeath I think a big reason younger people haven't watched movies like this is because they've been taught that it's "wrong" to laugh at this kind of humor. Making fun of people isn't supposed to be funny -- even if it's making fun of someone who's ignorant and racist. Everyone needs to lighten up and stop being offended by every little thing.

[@furydeath]

@@michaelhoward142 they could always watch the TV one with even the farting muted xD

[@MegaTurkeylips]

She sounds exactly like Marlene Dietrich, who appeared in many movies in the 40's. That was who she was supposed to be. Very talented indeed.

[@williamjones6031]

1. "...you know... morons" was ad lib. Little's response is real.🤣 2. Lily is supposed to sound bad 🤣

[@tarmaque]

Yes. Madeline Kahn actually has a wonderful singing voice, and had a difficult time singing "badly."

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

She was doing a parody of Marlene Dietrich the famous German actress, who went to Hollywood in the 1930`s.

[@jeffshirton7234]

When Jim told Bart that the townspeople were "morons", and Bart erupted with laughter, that was an improve by Gene Wilder, and a natural reaction by Bart, and they left it in. Loved your reaction, and SO impressed with your English!

[@THOMMGB]

Magy, Actually, Warner Brothers didn’t want to release this movie. Even back then they thought audiences would be very offended and were prepared to eat the entire cost of the movie and let it sit on a shelf. However, Mel Brooks convinced them to have a couple of sneak previews. They went really well so they reconsidered and released the movie.

[@88wildcat]

One of the sneak previews went well, the other was a disaster. The first sneak preview was held for the top brass at Warner Brothers and they hated it. No one laughed at anything. The second sneak preview was for the regular 9 to 5 hourly employees at Warner Brothers--maitenence personnel, secretaries, cooks, etc. and they loved it.

[@najhoant]

23:03 There was actually a joke in this scene that was cut because even for this movie, Mel Brooks thought it was too much. Bart said something like "I hate to disappoint, but that's my elbow you're licking"

[@martinhafner2201]

Howard Johnson's is an old ice cream and desserts chain of stores. There is a scene in this movie showing the Howard Johson's store front boasting "1 Flavor" instead of the standard modern "Howard Johnson's 28 Flavors".

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

They also mention the orange roof.

[@Linkvega1]

The fart scene is actually really important. Those were the first farts ever put in a movie

[@rickardroach9075]

And was not surpassed until that Eopie farted at Jar Jar Binks in _The Phantom Menace_ (1999). “Pee-yousa!” Classic comedy. 🤣

[@geniguy6367]

I laughed when Magy said: "They can probably kill a horse."

[@Gravydog316]

when this aired on TV one Saturday morning, they left all the bad words in, but of course the fart scene was muted 😂

[@williambanks2223]

One fact I'm surprised no one mentioned is that Mel Brooks wanted Richard Pryor to play the part of Bart but the studio was against it because at the time his act was too radical for them. To prove a point, Mel made him a writer instead.

[@wolf9walker]

As much as I love Richard Pryor and his movies, I just can't see him in this part. I think Clevon Little was perfect for this role.

[@WaywardVet]

Kinda came full circle. Make the star overtly unaccepted. Then rub it in the studio's face by demolishing the studio at the end.

[@Fmanzo10]

It wasn’t that Pryor was too controversial. He was considered too much of a liability because of his drug addiction at the time. In the immortal words of Rick James, “Cocaine is a hell of a drug”!!!

[@WaywardVet]

@@Fmanzo10 ...as if the white people weren't doing the same. Slam the Hollywood hypocrisy in their face. Best movie to point out how messed up the industry is that I can think of past Mel Brooks is Tropic Thunder

[@jd190d]

@@Fmanzo10 Yes, the problem is that he was too undependable, even as a writer he often missed writing sessions (could drugs have helped in that?) and they couldn't get insurance on the movie with him as a star because they could never be sure when he would show up.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

24:26 "Mongo only _pawn_ in game of life." Sounds like, under different circumstances, Mongo could've been a _philosopher._

[@jamesedwards2483]

His New Show: Deep Thoughts With Your Host, Mongo!!

[@MarcosElMalo2]

A philosopher? Nah. Mongo isn’t a heavy drinker.

[@glennf5269]

Yes. The Indian chief was Mel Brooks, the same guy who played the governor. He also wrote the movie and theme song. The language the Indians were speaking was Yiddish, the Jewish dialect of German. The name they kept calling Hedley Lemarr was Hedy, after Hedy Lamarr. She was a famous actress in her day, but more than that, she was a genius. One of her inventions helped the Allies win WWII and was crucial in the development of the internet.

[@0okamino]

As I understand it, she was also rather litigious. Mel Brooks was flattered that she even noticed, and he told the studio to give her whatever she wanted, as long as he could keep the joke name in the movie.

[@glennf5269]

@Robert J thanks. I didn't know. Loved the info :)

[@Extortionism]

@@0okamino Mel supposedly wanted to name him Hedy Lamar as a tribute, but she sued to not allow her name to be used.... so they changed the name to Hedley and then consistently screwed up the name (and were then corrected) so it became a running joke in the movie. However, jokes are considered parody and Hedy Lamar could not sue because parody is protected speech in America. 😀

[@penfold7455]

Fun Fact: Mel Brooks, the man who not only wrote and directed this movie but also played Governor William J LaPetomaine in it, said the inspiration for the "beans" scene came from his watching of cowboy movie serials at the local theater every weekend when he was a boy. He said he noticed that, in these western movies, he always saw the cowboys always eating a lot of beans and drinking a lot of coffee. A thought came him that if you eat a lot of beans and drink a lot of coffee, you're not going to be pleasant company in the next 20 minutes. So he decided to being some reality to that scenario in his western. Btw, that scene was responsible for the hardest laughing I've ever heard coming from my late father.

[@Extortionism]

This was also the first "commercial" movie to contain farts as part of the sound

[@Gravydog316]

when they showed this on TV one Saturday morning (A&E, of all channels!), they didn't censored any of the language, but muted the farting, of course

[@Jordashian93]

One of the greatest comedy classics. Mel Brooks is the man

[@DamonNomad82]

The funny thing is that I watched this movie for the first time just a few days ago! The "enthusiastic bully" with the big smile at the start of the movie looked very familiar to me, and it was driving me crazy. I looked his information up, and it turns out the actor also played the gun salesman in Back to the Future Part 3 (the one who tells Marty that the gun is "so easy that a baby could shoot it", and after Marty shoots all the targets with the gun, asks him "Where'd you learn to shoot like that?" and Marty answers "7/11!") Also, that thing they move along the train track by pumping the handles is called a handcar in English (I don't speak Bulgarian, so I have no idea what it would be called in that language.)

[@DarthLoki]

The best part is the name play for Hedley Lamarr. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian/American actress and inventor. Hedy Lamarr sued Mel Brooks over the use of the name Hedley Lamarr and settled out of court. The reference to suing Hedy Lamarr was from Harvey Korman's first day on the set.

[@phillipridgway8317]

Apparently, the studio wanted to fight Hedy Lamarr's lawsuit, but Mel Brooks just shrugged and said "Pay her... Hey, she's Hedy Lamarr!"

[@MarcosElMalo2]

The second best world play was the reference to the classic comedy team Laurel and Hardy.

[@emmapeelfan]

When Hedley was molesting that statue, it was a statue of Lady Justice. So he was, in effect, screwing justice. Literally.

[@doubleswords]

Even in comedy, you couldn't get away with everything back then. Mel Brooks wasn't afraid to hold back from teasing anybody. A lot of people rejected this movie due to the insults and swearing. But thank goodness he brought us this film! We love the laughs. BTW, Harvey Korman, ("Hedley Lamar"), has a lot of comedy sketches on KZbin with Tim Conway. They were scenes from the "Carol Burnett Show", and although they are short, they are laugh riots. It's worth checking out, maybe even reacting to them.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Yep. The nostalgia for a time when “people weren’t as sensitive” is misplaced and not based on reality. That said, there is a tradition of transgressive and edgy work. But it’s important to remember that transgressive comedians took risks and faced consequences. Lenny Bruce was jailed for obscenity. Mel Brooks did indeed face controversy, but but won many people over because his comedy was so good. It’s the same today. If your comedy is weak, you’ll get called out for your shock value transgressions. If it is strong, if the jokes work, you will be accepted, even lauded. The people who pine for the time when they could be openly racist are usually talentless hacks that don’t want to face consequences.

[@Rhodair]

Yeah, there's loads of movies that were "offensive" back then too - off my head is Life of Brian. A major reason this movie holds up and isn't pulled from most online streaming services is because the racists are all the dummies. There's a big difference between the joke itself being bigoted compared to the joke being how bigots are ignorant and foolish.

[@tranatkikomi6873]

@@MarcosElMalo2 A good example is the episode of South Park where Randy said the N word to answer a puzzle on Wheel of Fortune. It was actually praised by a group for the lesson it taught.

[@emurphy42]

Iirc Brooks’ response to “you couldn’t make a movie like that nowadays” was something like “you couldn’t make it back then either, but we did anyway”.

[@MrTommygunz420]

16:20- this is actually the first major motion picture to include a fart (and not have a bike horn or something like that for the noise instead.) The church bells when the sheriff is riding into town (The Sheriff is Near!!) is a little bit funnier knowing that

[@thestanleys3657]

Great comedy classic 😂 Great social satire 😂 Great reaction Magy 😃👍

[@jarrettfinney4882]

The guy in the beginning, the one in the red who was like "y'all used to sing like birds back when you were slaves", my dad used to actually work with him on the Dallas fire department. It wasnt too long after this actually

[@JedHead77]

For Halloween, Magy, you should another Mel Brooks classic, “Young Frankenstein”.

[@tarmaque]

Absolutely!

[@ThistleAndSea]

Loved this one, Magy!! ❤ It's such an old school classic. When you rewatch this one for yourself watch for Mel Brooks (writer/director), he plays the governor and the Indian chief in the movie. Great job on this one. Loved hearing you laugh out loud so many times! 🤣 Ps - Love your hair. 😉

[@DamonNomad82]

17:40 Gene Wilder (the Waco Kid) ad-libbed the "Morons" line, and Cleavon Little's (the Sherriff) laughter was his genuine reaction to hearing the joke for the first time!

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

You're right Magy, the director of the movie, Mel Brooks, played both the Governor and the Indian Chief.

[@fbksfrank4]

And the town guy gabby Johnson.

[@GilesArt]

@@fbksfrank4 Gabby was played by Jack Starrett, not Mel. :)

[@LanceMcCloskey-sq7hd]

He is also in line for the mobster group.

[@D0CI87PC]

Great reaction. So many great comedic actors in one place. So much "wrong" that just works so well as satire. From beginning to end, this is a classic.

[@ryanswaynow]

“Sexy time out of control!” Damn I want that on a T-shirt.

[@waynebuckland7879]

Reactors always look upon the farting scene as old hat or even low level humour but we must remember that THIS was the very very first fart recorded on film. The ORIGINAL fart done by the leading hand makes him famous in film making history.

[@paulobrien9572]

Magy this movie made cinema history for being the first movie to use a fart on screen.

[@christopherb.2658]

Harvey Korman is a legend!

[@kapitanleutnant1]

That movie is so funny, Mel Brooks is a genius, he did a parody of Star Wars called Spaceballs back in the late 1980s

[@TheGoauldApophis]

I didn't expect this reaction to make me cry, but the froggy scene got me. I used to hold my hand out to my cat and say, "Toby love daddy?" *Toby snuggles hand* *Toby love daddy* Toby had to be put down on the 13th. (Hilariously, I didn't rewatch this movie for the first few years I had him and no idea I got it from here. When I got to this scene even I finally rewatched it, my mind was blown.)

[@QuayNemSorr]

One of my all time favorite comedies. Clevon Little threatening himself is the funniest scene in history. He was so perfect for this role. Lily Von Schtupp ("intercourse" in Yiddish) was a parody of the german singer Marlene Dietrich. Madeline Kahn was oscar nominated for the role.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

I knew that Schtupp had to mean something and with Mel Brooks I should've thought to look into Yiddish. Thank you! :)

[@dubbleplusgood]

I've watched the movie a few times and watched even more reactions. Believe me, you understood the movie from start to finish. Impressive.

[@christopherhamlet734]

This is the kind of comedy that you like Magie 😂

[@adenauerlemos7926]

I'm in love with Magy. Every time she smiles it makes me want to be there with her.

[@leerose6772]

I loved this reaction so much Magy. Non-stop laughter the entire movie. Doesn’t get any better than hearing your incredible laugh for 90 minutes. This was awesome. Thank You Magy.

[@ckobo84]

So much talking over, she misses half the movie. She needs to get out of her own way and pay attention.

[@leerose6772]

@@ckobo84 I love that Magy does talk as much as she does. It’s part of her natural charm along with the enthusiasm in whatever she watches that makes Magy’s reactions very entertaining to watch for me.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

She probably would've laughed more if she understood more of the jokes. Age gap and Country differences are difficult to relate to.

[@Drewit1]

As soon as I saw this pop up, I knew I had to tune in. I love hearing you laugh, and I knew that this would give you a lot of material.

[@williambryan3346]

@8:38 I love that Mel Brooks was willing to put his inability to play with a paddleball and Harvey Korman’s ability to play with one in the movie.

[@paulsonfoster847]

Wonderful reaction! You get it too! That was so much fun. Thank you so much Magy :)

[@ephennell4ever]

So glad you enjoyed this so much ... I *really* enjoyed watching you laugh that much! And, once again, I was *seriously* impressed that you caught almost all the slang/vernacular! I think the only stuff you missed were the Yiddish words/phrases, which I would've been almost shocked if you had gotten *that* stuff! I don't think you've checked-out _"Last Action Hero"_ from Arnold Schwarzenegger; it's another one that'll have you LOLing every three or four minutes! For something kinda different, check out Jeff Dunham. He's a comedian who uses hand-puppets as part of his act. (I know, sounds odd, but it's some *seriously* funny stuff!). The puppetry is absolutely _amazing_ - really! *Enjoy!*

[@MoMoMyPup10]

I think what she didn't get she pretends, as most would. Age gap and Country differences are difficult to relate to.

[@cajunsushi]

I think we had a good balance of comedy back then and hopefully it will come back to a better balance in the near future. Magy, I very much enjoyed your reaction and seeing you laugh the whole way through. Keep it up.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Mel Brooks often likes to play multiple parts in his movies. Some other highly recommended Mel Brooks movies are; History of the World: Part 1 Young Frankenstein Spaceballs Robin Hood: Men in Tights

[@shadowprince4482]

She made a comment when Hedley talks directly to the camera and says "why am I asking you?" Then later without realizing it she says the exact same thing ironically into the camera. Gave me a good laugh. Fun watching someone watch this for the first time. It is my all time favorite along with Tommy Boy.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

Mel Brooke's acknowledged that the candy gram wasn't invented when this movie took place. That's why the sherif says" the hard part was inventing the candy gram".

[@jacobmann2099]

I’m so happy people like you are watching these older movies, and realizing how good these movies actually are. This is a movie my dad insisted I watch when I was younger and I’m glad he did because it’s so funny! It’s really sad how other people judge small clips or quotes of movies, and immediately trash them and call it racist or something else. People need to watch these movies with an open mind and forget about all about the political crap that’s happening now. This one of the many, just awesome movies that people NEED to see. I could tell at first you were really shocked by what people were doing or saying, but by the end I could tell you loved it. So again, thank you for watching Blazing Saddles. Tell your friends to watch it and other older movies, instead of the crap that’s being released nowadays. Thanks😊

[@F82M4yvr]

So glad you discovered this movie and reacted to it lol, it's such a classic.

[@oobrocks]

AFI (American Film Institute) has this as no 6 best comedies ever released. Also my personal favorite. Mel is making fun of everyone. Miss Magy: u was so funny 🎉 (u need to do a lot more comedies 😅). The Governor & American Indian is played by Mel Brooks, the director 🎉

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Mel Brooks doesn't just play the governor and the chief native American. He's also the director of the movie. The native Americans are speaking Yiddish.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Back in the early 80s I was in the high school band. We had an away game in a town where a known klansman had recently run (unsuccessfully) for mayor. When we got to the school, one of the black guys in the band stepped off the bus and yelled, "Hey, where the white women at?!" Everybody cracked up, including the band director and the parents.

[@RonnieG]

Never mess with the waco kid! Fastest hands in the west! And he was fair, & I don't just mean his skin tone. When you thought the characters were talking to you, they were. They were self aware, thus the awards nominations mentioned.

[@tarmaque]

You don't want to slap Burton Gillam. (The cowboy in the red shirt and vest and a big toothy grin.) He's a wonderful human being who had a difficult time with some of the language, until Clevon Little took him aside and told him "It's okay. It's a job. If I thought you meant it we might have to step outside, but when it's in the script it's fine."

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

And Slim Pickens came up with the idea of the shovel to his head. He said he'd only play the character if he experienced some kind of repercussions for his racism.

[@markdaube507]

Main villain Hedley Lamarr is played by the very funny Harvey Korman, who was a regular on the Carol Burnett Show (which I recommend checking out especially the skits with Tim Conway like 'The Elephant Story' and 'the dentist'. They are some of the best, old school comedy skits you will ever see. Harvey Korman was in a bunch of comedies but my favorite, mostly because I am a fan of old Volkswagens, is HERBIE GOES BANANAS, featuring the lovable car and the little kid who befriends him.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

You enjoyed Airplane and Blazing Saddles, so I think you'd like "What's Up Doc?" with Barbara Streisand. Also the original "Cannonball Run" with a host of famous stars form the 60s, 70s and 80s.

[@lindacaldwell6251]

Funniest movie EVER. When we all laughed together. No one got upset. We all had a good time!! Love Clevon Little he was fantastic in this movie. He made everyone who was against him look so bad.

[@MrTech226]

Magy Mongo was played by former NFL Defensive Tackle named Alex Karras. He played for Detroit Lions of NFL for many seasons. After the NFL, Alex went into acting.

[@bidwell13]

Mel Brooks has such an amazing mind. The fart scene was the first time it was used in cinema. Mel sat in the editing room with the editor recording different fart sounds and grabbing any poor soul that walked by to contribute. He said that the song that Lily Avon Shtupp sings is the dirtiest song he’s ever written. Now that you’ve seen this you need to check out Mel Brooks new film “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” it’s supposed to be a remake of this movie.

[@namco003]

4:10 NICE CALL Magy!! I love how happy you were when he did exactly what you suggested with the shovel LOL!! ❤

[@randyhochstein8455]

I found it very funny that you said that there was no brain function in that man who played the Governor. Ironically, that is the man that wrote, directed, and played two characters in the movie, and wrote the lyrics for the music. He’s Mel Brooks. ✌🏼😎

[@paulsample8565]

Such a quotable movie! Magy you are delightful to watch :)

[@saffronman100]

This is only ONE of Mel Brooks' movies. So glad you enjoyed Blazing Saddles! I can wholeheartedly say Spaceballs should be on your watchlist!

[@johnchauvin2183]

Mel Brooks(The Gov) is a genius. I am so glad you understood it. This movie makes a point to show how ignorant racism is. You should really check out more Mel Brooks movies. Young Frankenstein, History Of The World Part 1 and Space Balls. Just to name a few. I would start with Space Balls since you fell in love with Star Wars.

[@lazaruslong8092]

Loved your reaction. For more great Mel Brooks movies, watch Young Frankenstein or The Producers, both also starring Gene Wilder (the Cisco Kid). Wilders most famous movie is Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, a true all time classic.

[@vovindequasahi]

This movie is one of my favorite comedies... One of those comedies where you actually laugh more every time you watch it. Let's just say that there was a LOT of pot smoking going on while making this movie!!

[@philshorten3221]

"think of your secretary"🤣🤣🤣

[@shallendor]

All Mel Brooks films are like this! Mel Brooks films are to movies as Weird Al songs are to hit songs!

[@michaelpaz5052]

I can't say I wasn't distracted by your fishnet stockings. Wow! Anyway, I think you are brilliant! You always catch the little details that most people miss.

[@candicelitrenta8890]

When I was a kid in the 60's there was this little amusement park for little kids, and they had one of those railroad things. You needed two people to work it and it went around a little oval track. It was kid sized

[@mcleodmikemcleod9798]

Love that you're doing this reaction 🤣🤣🤣🤣Can't wait ♥

[@dfhowes]

2:54 A bit of American history regarding Bart saying, “Sir, he specifically requested two n*ggers. Well, to tell the family secret, 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. 5:55 Have you ever heard "**** you 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏"? 15:30 "Indian" Mel Brooks speaking Yiddish and German, and wearing red, white and blue warpaint.

[@iammelon7803]

Mel Brooks: Master of comedy and successfully breaking the 4th wall, 5th wall, 6th wall and whatever other walls you can think of

[@loopslytle]

Roland watched Magy. Magy impressed Roland. Roland have deep feeling for Magy.

[@epsteinisms1483]

Roland only pawn in game of life........

[@loopslytle]

@@epsteinisms1483 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@epsteinisms1483 Roland is playing with his bishop.

[@SG-js2qn]

Yes, Mel Brooks played the Indian chief as well as the governor.

[@christopherconard2831]

People were offended at the time. The difference was they could also laugh at a joke even if it was offensive. Brooks made sure to make every group both the punchline and the hero.

[@remo27]

This supposedly takes place in the 1870's. I believe the "Camptown Ladies" was a song from that time. The song that the black workers sing about " I get no kicks from Champagne" is known as "I Get a Kick Out of You" and is from 1934. The point is to satirize racism b/c the black workers do not sing the 'expected' songs, it's not to be historically accurate.

[@jdovma1]

"That man looks like the governor." And Mel Brooks, too. 😜

[@Extortionism]

I hope Magy remembers this if she ever watches History of the World, Part 1 because her comment is very close to my favorite line in that movie. "Your Majesty, you look like the piss boy!" "and you look like a bucket of shit!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYC6fnVpmtyjhK8

[@bigdream_dreambig]

29:30 That's a lyric from an old 1929 song, "You Do Something to Me," written by Cole Porter. The complete lyrics are: "You do something to me, something that simply mystifies me. Tell me, why should it be you have the pow'r to hypnotize me? Let me live 'neath your spell. Do do that voodoo that you do so well. Oh you do something to me that nobody else can do."

[@Gabriel_Moline]

Delightful to hear you laugh so much!

[@Lunarbob19]

"Why are they following him?" - Because he is paying them. "Why are they obeying the Tollbooth?" - It says it is from the Governor, their bosses boss. They got to respect their meal ticket.

[@rickylyon3846]

FYI, Bart hitting Taggart over the head with a shovel was not in the original script. Slim Pickens, the actor portraying Taggart insisted the scene be added because he couldn't stand being so awfully mean to black folks and not get some kind of comeuppance somehow. He also needed to be talked into using the n-word by Cleavon Little (Bart) himself because he couldn't bring himself to use it.

[@taputechnic]

Blazing Saddles is my favorite comedy of all-time. You could definitely not make this movie today, but you could barely make this movie in 1974. Mel Brooks had to battle the studios tooth & nail to not get several scenes cut. There'd be nothing left if the studios got their way. Regarding the opening theme, I read that the writer of the song was upset that the movie was a western parody and not a serious western.

[@Vesohag]

11:43 I feel that censor was not necessary since the bell is already doing that, lol.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

As I understand it, someone once brought up this movie with Mel Brooks, about 25 years after it was made, and commented, "That movie's awesome, but you couldn't _possibly_ make a movie like that _nowadays._ Everyone's too sensitive." I don't remember _exactly_ what his reply was, but it was something to the effect that you couldn't really make it in 1974 _either,_ but he got away with it, because every single joke made at the expense of particular groups was made by comic writers _from_ that group; writers who had built their career out of knowing exactly where the _boundary_ was. And to be honest, I think that comes across. That's why this movie is _funny_ without being _offensive._

[@Hexon66]

The only people offended these days are the right-wingers offended by the phony claims that people take offense at everything.

[@FeaturingRob]

Magy...Tumble down the Mel Brooks rabbit hole. 'Young Frankenstein', 'History Of The World, Part I', 'The Producers' (both the 1967 and the 2005 musical remake), 'Spaceballs', 'Dracula-Dead And Loving It', 'Robin Hood-Men In Tights', 'High Anxiety'....he made incredible comedies. Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr) didn't get an Oscar nomination, but Madeline Kahn (Lily Von Schtupp) did. Part of the reason that he didn't has to do with the screen legend Hedy Lamarr not liking the jokes about her name. She even sued Brooks, he paid her off and still made all of the jokes...and there was a bit of a backlash. Harvey was a major comedic talent, and was a member of the cast of 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Look up some of the skits he did, and he will have you doubled over with laughter...especially if he is teamed with Tim Conway. Comedy GOLD!!!! Yeah, Mel played the Governor, the Sioux Chief, and the film director in line for Hedley's gang...He always shows up in some way in his films. Cleavon Little (Bart) was an incredibly talented actor-singer on Broadway and did a handful of films before he died way too young. Madeline Kahn was a staple in several Mel Brooks films, she was also a trained opera singer...but loved comedy which she excelled at! Slim Pickins (Taggart) was in tons of westerns and is best known today for this film, and Stanley Kubrick's comedy 'Dr. Strangelove ' as Major "King" Kong. Alex Karras (Mongo) was an American NFL Football player for the Detroit Lions before becoming an actor. Another great movie he did was Blake Edwards's musical comedy 'Victor/Victoria' starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, and Robert Preston. They tried to do a TV series after the film's success at the box office...the show failed miserably.

[@anthonyhannah3678]

This is one of my favorite Mel Brooks films. I'm so glad you reacted to this Magy. I was completely laughing like crazy watching this 🤣 😂 ❤️

[@glen1ster]

The hangman features a bit of Charles Laughton as Quasimodo- -the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@ryanswaynow]

That was actually the first fart scene in a movie. So really you just witnessed history being made.

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

the most fun was watching you LAUGH SO MUCH!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@parker469a]

You can orient yourself by looking at the sun. If it's early it would be in the East so if you are heading West you can just go the other direction. Also a permanent path from one town to the next made by the wagons which are pretty heavy especially filled with supplies.

[@kens97sto171]

Great reaction... You got more of the jokes and the point of the movie than many people.. especially considering English is not your native language... You definitely figured out the point... to show the stupidity of the closed minded people... but also that they could grow beyond that and learn to be more accepting. Watching it again.. would probably be a good idea.. There are some little hidden parts that are easy to miss. That is true in many of Mel Brookes movies.

[@0okamino]

It is a very good idea to watch it again. And again. And again, etc etc… 😉

[@Jsspres]

This movie is more like a live-action Loony Tunes cartoon (Warner Brothers), with Sheriff Bart being Bugs Bunny. Also, Gene Wilder started writing the script for Young Frankenstein while filming Blazzing Saddles. And another Mel Brooks movie with Gene Wilder is The Producers from 1967.

[@ryancheney6841]

At the end of this movie, I couldn't breathe 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffburnham6611]

This movie came out at a time when Westerns and war movies were the big drive-in theater showings. It was the perfect parody. Too bad that very few drive-in theaters exist today.

[@philmullineaux5405]

Notice Gene Wilder holding a popcorn bucket, when he says, " Where u heading?". The woman is master comedian and the great opera singer, Madeline Kahn. Its amazing how good she was at singing bad! She was also in Mel's movie, Young Frankenstein! Mongo is Alex Karras, had a good tv show and was a big time NFL player!! All Mel Brooks movies must be watched! Specially young Frankenstein, Spaceballs! Alsobin this movie, lots of add-lib, and gene wilder and Richard Pryor helped write!😮 The Howard Johnson guy ..of the old Howard Johnson motels!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

27:38 FYI, Jesse Owens was a famous African-American track and field athlete. (He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.)

[@michaelbuhl4250]

There was actually a Hollywood actress named Hedy Lamarr in the 1940s and '50s. Hedly's name is a joke, but the actress was not amused. I think she even threatened to take Mel Brooks to court.

[@629GSMITH]

Just a note. A tractors nuts is referring to ujoint gears at back where you hook up a Mower

[@JedHead77]

*”Excuse me while I whip this out.”* 😄

[@Outlaw4640]

I couldn't stop laughing 🤣!! Loved this movie. Mel brooks was hilarious. Magy is stunningly beautiful also!

[@redfree9257]

It's funny to me how the inset is covering the governor's secretary's face through the entirety of the scene. Reminded me of the PowerPuff Girls' Miss Bellum, the Mayor's secretary whose face we don't see.

[@Echo4Bravo]

I wish you could see the Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway on Carol Burnett. The dishonorable discharge scene.

[@pauldutcher9105]

Magy I loved your reaction. This is now one of my favorite videos ever! You laughed almost as much as my brother and IT at 13when we saw it in the drive in. Please do some research into the background, theres a lot. Richard Prior actually wrote the dialogue for the white characters and Mel Brooks for the black actors. So many things easily missed... I get no kick" wouldn't be written for at least half a centuar, Gucci saddle and clothes?. Anyway you rock! I'm now a subscriber.