I love how Mel Brooks always fights ignorance by putting ignorance on full display and mocking it on every level.
@jonfox4022 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately a good bit of people miss the point and take his work as ignorant.
@Sif3r Жыл бұрын
@@jonfox4022 I think you mean the bad bit of people miss the point. The type who take offence at things that isn't offensive to them.
@jonfox4022 Жыл бұрын
Pretty much yes. What I meant by "good bit" is a lot of people.@@Sif3r
@Sif3r Жыл бұрын
@@jonfox4022 I know, I was simply using the same humour as the movie 😉
@garyhall27702 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. The cowboy in the red shirt and black vest really had a problem saying the N-word to Cleavon. Cleavon told him it was ok because they were acting and knew he didn't mean it.
@IrkenExile2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: that guy in the sweater standing on the street corner when Hedley was hailing a cab was just a random guy who was walking by the day they filmed that. He just stood there, wondering what the hell was going on when everyone went running out of the studio.
@taun8562 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things I ever read about this movie, was that during pre-production Mel Brooks ran across John Wayne in the studio and showed him the script. Mel asked John Wayne if he would like to make a cameo in the movie. Wayne flipped through the script, laid it back down and said "No. I can't really see myself in a movie like this. But if you make it, I'll be the first SOB in line to see it!"
@Rodshark752 жыл бұрын
He didn't ask him to have a cameo at first, he originally wanted him for Taggart.
@johnmagill77142 жыл бұрын
And he was the first in line to see it to, true to his word. Mel Brooks said you could hear him laughing louder than everyone else. Later he told MB your crazy but my god that sure was funny.
@taun8562 жыл бұрын
@@johnmagill7714 I'd never heard that part of it! Thanks!
@logann79422 жыл бұрын
Hey cool story. I once saw Mel Brooks on a talk show where he said there was originally another line after Lilly Von Schtupp turns off the light. She says “Is it true what they say about the way you people are ‘gifted?’ Oh it’s true, it’s true…” and then Bart was supposed to say, “I hate to disappoint you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm.”
@Dr.Spatula2 жыл бұрын
@@Rodshark75 Wasn't he asked to play Black Bart's partner as a traditional hard nosed western character. When he turned it down they rewrote the part for Gene
@donaldjohnson11482 жыл бұрын
"Hey, where da white women at?" Kills me every single time see it. Genius and Masterpiece aren't enough in describing this film. One of the greatest films ever to show the ridiculousness and buffoonery of racism.
@Raggmopp-xl7yf2 жыл бұрын
That really is the best line in the whole movie!
@magich8ball2 жыл бұрын
My favorite part is Brooks as the Indian chief
@Don-ii4vm2 жыл бұрын
Donald Johnson is right. Can I get a "Reverend"?
@michaelwoodward33292 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, that's probably my favorite line in the whole movie. And quite possibly any movie. Lol
@karensheline51832 жыл бұрын
Me too! Fav line of all time!
@TheGenieLover2 жыл бұрын
It wasn't just Mel Brooks that was ahead of his time. In too many ways, we have went backwards since then.
@WilliamScavengerFish Жыл бұрын
Bart's laugh after Jim refers to the townsfolk as morons wasn't in the script, but was totally genuine.
@plaid132 жыл бұрын
The best way to fight racism is to mock it with stuff like this. Point out to people how stupid it is. Now far too many people think you fight racism with more racism and all that does is make everything worse. This movie is a classic everyone should see.
@knoahbody692 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if you re read Huck Finn, everyone that uses "the word" is either stupid or pretending to be stupid.
@andrewmoss36812 жыл бұрын
Best way to fight all ignorance & bigotry. Life of Brian being another great example of mocking the idiots. But even funnier in that case as the dunces complains & protests about the film not only confirmed every point Python were making, but gave the film global advertising for free! The bigots do make me chuckle with their stupidity 🤣
@mochrie2 жыл бұрын
100%
@jerryhenderson35422 жыл бұрын
They should show it in schools, at least high schools, and perhaps, colleges and universities...
@plaid132 жыл бұрын
@@jerryhenderson3542 Yeah i agree 100%
@ryanwight91162 жыл бұрын
What’s funny is in a somewhat recent interview Mel Brooks was told by a reporter that “there was no way Blazing Saddles could be made today.” Which is true. Mel responded “we couldn’t make it back then but we did anyway.” Another funny tidbit, Blazing Saddles was the first movie to have farting in it.
@MarkCucchiara2 жыл бұрын
It's called s satire. Some people today don't get it and take it literally.
@Rodshark752 жыл бұрын
@@MarkCucchiara I think the biggest problem that the movie would face today is the racist assholes in power and with the money would feel attacked and triggered by it.
@shinobi-no-bueno2 жыл бұрын
@@Rodshark75 like who?
@Dr.Spatula2 жыл бұрын
When he said they couldn't make it back then he wasn't lying. When they finished production executives told him to take out all the racial slurs. He kindly obliged and then changed literally nothing
@kristensadana80972 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKuwd6KEj8qNo5I This video is a brilliant break-down of this statement. I learned so much. Blazing Saddles literally changed the landscape of Westerns so, No, it couldn't be made today because it already deconstructed what Westerns represented, rendering them irrelevant. Has nothing to do with people being "offended."
@ZelbeQahi Жыл бұрын
As a Native American, Mel Brooks speaking Yiddish as an Indian chief is timeless and brilliant! That scene never gets old!
@stephanginther90512 жыл бұрын
Mel Brooks calls out prejudges by parodying and mocking it. This was not the first movie where he did that, his first being 'The Producers.' When asked why he'd go so far he said, 'It is important, necessary even, to mock Evil. People like Hitler gain most of their power from fear and it is hard to truly fear something while laughing at it. So not only _should_ we make fun of monsters like him, we must.'
@rapierlw2 жыл бұрын
"This movie is so wonderfully ignorant." That is the best description of this movie that I've ever heard.
@EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Spot on.
@Wishbone19772 жыл бұрын
This may just be nitpicking at semantics, but this movie is _anything_ but ignorant. It is 100% aware of _what_ it is doing, _how_ it is doing it, and _why_ it is doing it. This movie is painting for the viewer the ignorance, stupidity and evil of racism with a big big brush. And being tremendously funny while doing it.
@BDRmongoose2 жыл бұрын
@@Wishbone1977 I don't think it's semantics, and I agree with what you said wholeheartedly.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
@@Wishbone1977 the reason I call the movie wonderfully ignorant is because it is showing you the ignorance of racism but in a brilliant way. Y’all are focusing to much on the word ignorant to even notice the context I’m using it in.
@Wishbone19772 жыл бұрын
@@J_EOMReacts That's why I said I might be nitpicking at semantics. I very much agree with your sentiment, I just disagreed with your phrasing ;-)
@cgeorge57492 жыл бұрын
"Excuse me while I whip this out". Greatest line in cinema.
@bookwoman532 жыл бұрын
Hi. Madeline Kahn is one of my favorite comedic actresses. She is doing an impression of the seductive Marlene Dietrich. Kahn is actually an operatic soprano.
@MarkFaust2 жыл бұрын
It is a real shame movies like this will never be made again in our lifetimes. A movie that can get you thinking and laughing all at once is gold.
@TheNeonRabbit2 жыл бұрын
Mongo was Alex Karras, who started off as a pro wrestler and afterwards played for 12 seasons with the Detroit lions. In the 80s he played Emmanuel Lewis' adoptive father on "Webster".
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman2 жыл бұрын
@Brad1980 Porkys is definitely a movie everyone should watch
@jeanine63282 жыл бұрын
I did not know that! I’m 50, I shoulda known.
@The_Rad_Dad32 жыл бұрын
I never pieced that together. And I’m full of useless knowledge
@magich8ball2 жыл бұрын
Also, Richard Pryor wrote the script parts for Mongo.
@Shaqafoose2 жыл бұрын
Iowa Hawkeye
@edp58862 жыл бұрын
I love how they showcase the ignorance of racism and stereotypes so well in this movie.
@TheLanceUppercut2 жыл бұрын
This is how you fight racism and ignorance. Not by silencing it, but by shining a spotlight on it and showing everyone how stupid it is.
@sparkysjoint16162 жыл бұрын
@@TheLanceUppercut What I find so strange is people on both sides of the political isle miss that point.
@TheLanceUppercut2 жыл бұрын
@@sparkysjoint1616 Because it's a point that requires critical thinking, and the loudest voices on either side of the political line don't do critical thinking. Surface-level outrage sells better
@lanmandragoran83372 жыл бұрын
@@TheLanceUppercut This, right here. The people out there screaming for either side are the only people really missing the entire fucking point.
@OzWatcher2 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that they didn't make the mistake of showing the racist people as *evil*, but instead showed them as *stupid*. The old woman character is the perfect example of that.
@larryhunter73682 жыл бұрын
‘Excellence of Ignorance’, may be the best description I’ve ever heard.
@bigsarge87952 жыл бұрын
"Excuse me while i whip this out... " *SCREAMS* 😂😂😂
@troubleondemand77032 жыл бұрын
A lot of folks don't notice/know it, but that band he passes in the desert is being led by the late, great jazz legend Count Basie!
@daveberg39112 жыл бұрын
Can you think of a single movie that attacked racism by using racism so artfully? Pure genius!
@Randy35W Жыл бұрын
Tropic thunder
@BigGator52 жыл бұрын
Insanely brilliant comedy that everyone needs to watch at least once. Fun Fact: When Mel Brooks advertised in the show business trade papers for a "Frankie Laine-type" voice to sing the film's title song, he was hoping for a good imitator. Instead, Frankie Laine himself showed up at Brooks' office two days later, ready to do the job, but nobody told him the movie was a parody. Apparently, Laine did not take offense at the deception considering he reportedly was pleased with the film upon seeing it on release. Bonus Fact: When the film was first screened for Warner Brothers executives, almost none of them laughed, and the movie looked to be a disaster that the studio would not release. However, Mel Brooks quickly set up a subsequent screening for the studio's employees. When these regular folks laughed uproariously throughout the movie, Warner Brothers finally agreed to take a chance on releasing it.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Once again these facts were brought to you by Gator 🐊
@BigGator52 жыл бұрын
JL ...You're most welcome. 😎
@Trenchcoat32 жыл бұрын
And thus the lizard people learned to test their human movies with real humans
@melrauko2 жыл бұрын
This sequence was confusing to me when I first saw it. I think it really gets better the more one is into theatre and production.
@ronweber14022 жыл бұрын
Again proof that studio executives need to be kept as far away from the creative process as possible.
@logann79422 жыл бұрын
“I didn’t know this was a Tarantino movie.” Dude you just made me laugh so hard I almost passed out.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Lol that’s awesome
@midlifecrisis29882 жыл бұрын
you say, "They couldn't make that movie today," but Mel Brooks once quipped in reply , "We couldn't make that movie in 1974, but we did it anyway" One important thing to note, when any character expresses bigotry, he or she is portrayed as the penultimate idiot, and the characters that are open minded and egalitarian are portrayed as the heroes.
@oregonchick762 жыл бұрын
One thing that people rarely comment on is that the (racist and small-minded) townsfolk are apparently completely inbred: Everyone has the last name of Johnson.
@Cosmo-Kramer2 жыл бұрын
Great reaction! Next from the genius mind of Mel Brooks, you've got to watch, *"Young Frankenstein".* I consider it, as do most film critics, to be Mel's greatest movie.
@MarcosElMalo22 жыл бұрын
100% this. There’s also The Producers, his first movie and Gene Wilder’s first big role.
@knoahbody692 жыл бұрын
@@MarcosElMalo2 The Producers has similar problems...in fact that's the plot of the movie...and the musical.
@iDuckman2 жыл бұрын
YF is perhaps his greatest. But it pre-supposes knowledge of the Frankenstein myth and preferably of the earlier films, of which it is a parody, for greatest enjoyment. Blazing Saddles has callbacks to Western memes, but you need to know none of that to get the full impact.
@scotsbillhicks2 жыл бұрын
+1 better yet, some unsung genius at BBC2 has some sort of celebration, and managed to screen james Whale’s Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein back to back. Whichever order you do it, try it.
@bthsr71132 жыл бұрын
I personally prefer Blazing Saddles, but Young Frankenstein is a good spoopy season laugh.
@TARider22 жыл бұрын
I couldn't get over all the blankets moving when your dog was rustling around in there 🤣 such a cute dog though
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Lol thank you for showing my baby love. He gets tangled up in them all the time
@noheroespublishing1907 Жыл бұрын
The fact that Mel Brooks then went on to produce 'The Elephant Man" and insisted to remain uncredited because he felt that his reputation for comedy would ruin the film's dramatic nature is always an amazing fact to contemplate.
@emmapeelfan2 жыл бұрын
Random trivia: when Hedley was molesting that statue, it was a statue of Lady Justice. So he was, in effect, screwing justice.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t catch that. That’s a nice little touch
@The_Rad_Dad32 жыл бұрын
Harvey Korman, the actor who played Hedley Lamar, was brilliant along with Tim Conway. Watch “the dentist” and you won’t regret it
@acescher90112 жыл бұрын
That is pretty good, but the elephant story is better I think
@Dr.Spatula2 жыл бұрын
Or watch The Carol Burnett Show
@Dmarcoot2 жыл бұрын
We lost him too soon
@joshhuskins53632 жыл бұрын
Good God the dentist admit was literally a killer skit. I thought I was gonna die of laughing.
@vincegamer2 жыл бұрын
Clevon Little wasn't in a lot of film but he was a successful Broadway star so the singing was all him
@vincentdarrah2 жыл бұрын
what i love about this movie is how he used all the negative racial stereotypes in such a way he was actually rebuking racism, and using humor made them all seem totally ridiculous
@davidpost4282 жыл бұрын
The movie that parodies prejudice. Really unexpected over-the-top humor that had us all rolling.
@carlchapman40532 жыл бұрын
"When??" is one of the best lines I have ever heard in my life.
@Billinois782 жыл бұрын
"Shut the f*** up" hahahaha Man, it's very obvious that your dog loves you, the way he watches you. The sun rises and sets off of you.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
That’s my baby boy.
@ScientificallyStupid5 ай бұрын
he is the sweetest boy and I am so in love with him (while my best girl is laying here under my butt, as she prefers to do for some reason).
@lowellupchurch16092 жыл бұрын
In the special features on the DVD Mel Brooks spoke about when writing this or figuring out how to direct something so...."off color"....he went to a mentor or someone with experience in this type of undertaking and he asked "How do I approach this?" And the person told him "If youre gonna walk up to the bell, you might as well ring it." That has since been in my mind whenever I am unsure of how to approach something. Dont pitter patter, just get atter
@EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
That’s absolutely fantastic advice.
@PaulAJacksonMusic2 жыл бұрын
"Somebody's got to go back and get a shit load of dimes".... cracks me up every time I see that
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
I loved that line
@42Meglet2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Mel Brooks movie hands down. There is an entire Wiki dedicated to this movie. Love your co-host! Please give pets and scritches from this pet parent!
@monorail42522 жыл бұрын
Mango was a detroit lions football player that raised Webster on tv...
@mydogscooter2 жыл бұрын
Written by Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg, and Alan Uger.
@bluebear19852 жыл бұрын
In the scene where Bart (Cleavon Little) is riding toward Rock Ridge, the band you see playing is led by Count Basie, a legendary jazz musician and bandleader from way back when. Here he's playing a portion of his song "April in Paris".
@jeffreygerfen27842 жыл бұрын
Mongo is played by Alex Karras, he was a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions in the late fifties and early 60’s. He played in the All-Star NFL games four times.
@daletolmich64592 жыл бұрын
'This movie is so wonderfully ignorant' is the Greatest sentence ever uttered to describe this flick... You Rock Brother.
@daletolmich64592 жыл бұрын
I've watched this movie a million times... With some super cool people... Thank You .. For reminding why I love watching great movies with super cool people. 🤘
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you enjoyed
@jamesmoore40032 жыл бұрын
“Scuse me while I whip this out…..AAAHHH!!” Funniest line in the whole movie 😂 😂 😂
@oougahersharr2 жыл бұрын
"They about to hang a horse?" "And the horse you rode in on."
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
I never thought of it that way lol
@topfacemod2 жыл бұрын
Your puppy is everything!!! So dang precious!
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing my baby some love
@Tiek-bl8ej2 жыл бұрын
Little fact on the first TV release of this movie the only part that was censored was the campfire fart scene.
@jeanine63282 жыл бұрын
I respect any human that’s loves their pets. It tells a lot about their character, never trust anyone that doesn’t like animals.
@TheEMFB2 жыл бұрын
An absolute masterpiece. And "wonderfully ignorant" is the perfect description, sir. More Mel Brooks please! Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men In Tights are both brilliant! Hug your dogs! ☝️❤️
@EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Those two are the onto other Mel Brooks movies he’s seen, but there’s definitely a few more coming. Young Frankenstein will probably be the next one.
@nathanpatten36972 жыл бұрын
You gotta watch The Producers man, either version, or both!
@TheEMFB2 жыл бұрын
@@EOMReacts ooohh I haven't seen that one in a long time!
@lizardkingof19682 жыл бұрын
Don't forget History of the World pt 1. Another Brooks masterpiece
@EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
@@lizardkingof1968 Definitely plan on it.
@beardedgeek9732 жыл бұрын
One thing that always gets me is that the reason the toll booth works (besides the stupidity) is that Bart writes on it that it's the governor's idea. And Taggert won't piss off his boss' boss, so they have to get the dimes...
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Lol I love that part
@dutchkreutzer69092 жыл бұрын
So glad you appreciated this movie. You good people.
@EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Same to you!
@chasefreak2 жыл бұрын
A great line that Richard Pryor had written into the film was cut for unknown reasons. The part where (Madeline Kahn) says "OH it's true! It's True!" Clevon Little says, "Pardon me ma'am, you're sucking on my arm!" Pryor and Wilder eventually did hook up for Silverstreak, Stir Crazy & Hear no evil, see no evil
@TarossBlackburn2 жыл бұрын
@VHS - Video History Shows "Why is she saying "Ship ship ship?"
@HvyMetal4Ever2 жыл бұрын
"Hit em 3 more times and teabag him" 😂😂😂☠☠ Robin Hood - Men in Tights should be next on the watch list. An all-time classic.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
I seen Robin Hood -Men in Tights when it came out in theaters with my mom.
@chandie52982 жыл бұрын
10:19 The actual fact is that the film is specifically anti-racist. Think about it for a moment... the hero of the film is the most intelligent, skilled, talented person (the only one on par with him is Gene Wilder's character) is black and all the characters who are racist are shown to be dumb and backwards.
@kirkdarling41202 жыл бұрын
Interestingly, the old Jack Benny television show was the same way. The black butler Rochester was the only character on the show who wasn't a fool. Even Jack Benny himself played an idiot. Certainly, Benny was aware of what he was doing...Eddie Anderson playing Rochester was the only regular black person on television at the time.
@knoahbody692 жыл бұрын
@@kirkdarling4120 Jack Benny was the crappy violin player?
@kirkdarling41202 жыл бұрын
@@knoahbody69 Yes. At one point, the entire "Jack Benny Show" production toured the South. The stopped at one hotel where they were told that Eddie Anderson could not stay because he was black. Jack Benny's response was to move the entire production to a black hotel.
@SierraSierraFoxtrot2 жыл бұрын
I've seen this movie a dozen times before I got how Hedley goes into the men's room and comes out with pie all over his face...
@jamesbaker71662 жыл бұрын
Saw this when it came out in 74 when I was only 12,busted a gut laughing so hard!!!I went back to see it a couple of more times...CLASSIC MEL BROOKS
@gordontriggs64272 жыл бұрын
“Mongo” was played by Alex Karras, D lineman for the Detroit Lions
@brycehiigel2352 жыл бұрын
Another Mel Brooks movie you need to watch is “Young Frankenstein” with Gene Wilder. He played the Waco Kid
@TheWackokid19742 жыл бұрын
Gene Wilder commented that this movie smacked racism in the face with a shovel, and drew blood.
@Geth-Who2 жыл бұрын
'Who the fuck punches horses?!' [Northeast England intensifies]
@elporteroful2 жыл бұрын
I think the guy and the horse being hung together is a pun on the phrase "fuck you and the horse you rode in on".
@philipmason95372 жыл бұрын
Another film in a similar vein to Blazing Saddles ( that couldn’t be made today) is AIRPLANE from 1980; it’s consistently voted to be in the top ten funniest films ever !
@satyricon4512 жыл бұрын
“Just a man and a horse being hung out there.” It took me a lotta years to get that joke.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t get until somebody told me lol.
@rickardroach90752 жыл бұрын
@@J_EOMReacts Hung like a horse.
@HollywoodandWine1012 жыл бұрын
Apparently the actor playing taggart was super uncomfortable saying the racial slurs and had to be convinced by the actors and writers that it was okay. He did it even though he still didn’t like it. I love how much the movie shows just how stupid bigotry truly ia
@adamthaxton31572 жыл бұрын
That is correct, Slim Pickens had to do several takes because he had trouble forcing himself to be a racist asshole.
@knoahbody692 жыл бұрын
There's an interview with him somewhere on youtube.
@TarossBlackburn2 жыл бұрын
Clevon told him that he knew it was just the script. If he ever had the idea that he actually meant it, there would be fists.
@iDuckman2 жыл бұрын
That actor was the legendary *Slim Pickens,* one of the great Western character actors.
@Powerranger-le4up2 жыл бұрын
You’re thinking of the guy who played Lyle, Burton Gilliam. However, it is true that the white actors were very uncomfortable with saying the n word. It was Slim Pickens’ idea to have his character get hit by a shovel.
@misselise12375 ай бұрын
🍿Mel Brooks was a genius 🫶🏻Thanks for the reaction
@toolatehello33452 жыл бұрын
Everyone forgets , but Richard Prier wrote a lot of the scenes in Blazing Saddles and was due to play the Sheriff but was prevented by the producers due to his drug problems.
@conniegaylord52062 жыл бұрын
During the sixties and seventies we could still laugh at our selves good and bad. We have lost it along the way.
@roninronreacts18702 жыл бұрын
This movie has so many top jokes, it is amazing. The handcart and quicksand section towards the beginning just sets you up for what you are in store for lol.
@stevenwalker53432 жыл бұрын
Mel Brooks showed the stupidity and absurdity of racism; making fun of it and those that are racist by showing their ignorance. You said it brother.
@satyricon4512 жыл бұрын
“You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… morons.”
@ArZeeRP2 жыл бұрын
"Speak to me o' toothless one" got me real good.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Lol glad you enjoyed
@peterblood502 жыл бұрын
I think "the little bastard shot me in the ass." is the funniest line in the movie. Gene Wilder delivered it perfectly. Oh yeah and "Where da white women at?" That one is a killer. Oh yeah and...well you get the idea. The obvious choice is "Young Frankenstein" (Your dog loves you.)
@satyricon4512 жыл бұрын
“…but we DON'T WANT THE IRISH.” That line killed me lol. Demonstrates the texture and development of American racism
@tonylaca70872 жыл бұрын
Don't forget SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO BACK AND GET A SHITLOAD OF DIMES
@joescott88772 жыл бұрын
Gene Wilder had one of the most perfectly honed senses of comic timing ever. "A man drink like that, he is going to die!" (PERFECT Pause) "...When?"
@phoenixfire1242 жыл бұрын
I heard somewhere that Pryor wrote the white characters and Brooks wrote the black. I'm not sure how true it is, but I like the idea since matches the idea of the film. On a side note, I'd recommend "JoJo Rabbit". It does similar things as far as comedy goes. But it's more updated.
@danjohnson29862 жыл бұрын
Dom DeLuise only has that small part at the end and I still laugh hysterically. Performers: “yesssss” Dom: “sounds like steam escaping”. I’m chuckling to myself just typing it. Nice react.
@edwarddavis68272 жыл бұрын
It’s all about the GUCCI bag! That’s the film right there-pure class pure genius
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@iamlrrr82822 жыл бұрын
This script, as well as the movies he has acted in, shows that he was a legend, a legend that was taken away too early.
@bryonensminger74622 жыл бұрын
This movie is nothing like either of those you will ether love this movie or be so offended you'll never watch another movie by them but remember this movie was co-written by Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor
@nunyabusiness37102 жыл бұрын
The racists in this movie were all made to look like fools. This movie offended everybody, which is what makes it one of the greatest movies of all time.
@donnafrey14042 жыл бұрын
Richard Pryor was one of the script writers for this movie, and Pryor's favorite character was Mongo. Pryor wrote all Mongo's lines.
@richellewatts15622 жыл бұрын
This is one of those movies I know damn near every word. And no Mel Brooks collection would be complete without History of the World Part 1. It is a must see (if you can find it) with Gregory Hines, Madeline Kahn and, of course, Mel Brooks himself. Great reaction as always! Love y'all 💜💜💜
@jimtatro65502 жыл бұрын
“Hey boys, look what I have here.” “Hey where’s the white women at?” Funniest line ever. 🤣🤣🤣
@Bareege2 жыл бұрын
The great Count Basie and his Orchestra in a cameo appearance.
@vincegamer2 жыл бұрын
the band was Count Basie's orchestra. Basie is considered by many to be the greatest band leader of all time. check his work out
@cscook692 жыл бұрын
That band was the great Count Basie Orchestra.
@Krix64262 жыл бұрын
The joke was funny, but your dog struggling in the blanket made me laugh. Good stuff.
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 that is a everyday struggle with him
@ronbock82912 жыл бұрын
Richard Pryor was supposed to star in this as well, but it’s hard to imagine anyone but Cleavon Little in it now.
@rbrtck2 жыл бұрын
I don't remember people (of any color) being all that offended by the n-word in the 1970s (and I was there), but calling a grown man "boy" was fightin' words--just plain disrespectful.
@dalehammers44252 жыл бұрын
I love that you grasp that the ignorance is on purpose, he always went out of his way to show the ridiculous hypocrisy of Hollywood.
@jamesstrickland5172 жыл бұрын
my second favorite Cleavon Little movie is Vanishing Point made in 1971 he plays a blind disc jockey and is truly a gifted actor.
@GKinslayer2 жыл бұрын
Neat fact - remember after the old lady said "Up yours ..." and Gene is talking to Clevon? The comment he made - "You know..... morons" was improvised in the moment as was Clevon's response.
@welding_guy75242 жыл бұрын
Wow I just figured something out most people would never get.. so the sheriff is black and named Bart .. There was a real white villain named black Bart… so what Mel did was reverse the rolls to show that we shouldn’t think black people are villains, just everyday kind loving people
@lnwolf412 жыл бұрын
I have watched this from 10 others YT channels, and laugh every time. Wide world of sports, was a Saturday afternoon sports competition show. Howard Johnson was a motel / restaurant back in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
@DanFoster67672 жыл бұрын
Now to complete the Mel Brooks theme, check out History Of The World pt.1.
@EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
It’s coming in literally a couple of weeks. Young Frankenstein is also in the plans for relatively soon.
@DanFoster67672 жыл бұрын
@@EOMReacts Glad to hear it E.O.M!
@PriceFamPrime2 жыл бұрын
"Speak to me, oh Toothless One." I'm stealing that. Great reaction!
@J_EOMReacts2 жыл бұрын
Lol I appreciate that and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I stole it from my uncle 🤣🤣
@bugvswindshield2 жыл бұрын
One of the best documentary's ever made.
@tomaskennedy2 жыл бұрын
"THE SHERIFF IS NEAR!!" 🤣🤣
@GS-Das2 жыл бұрын
Richard Pryor co-wrote it with Mel and was supposed to play the lead role. The studio wouldn’t let Pryor do it I because of his drug problems. Worked out because Clevon Little was so great.
@rebeccabailey5272 жыл бұрын
It's also worth noting Gene wilder wasn't the first pick for the Waco kid, the first guy turned out to be an actual drunk and was unable to remember any of his lines. The next day Gene wilder was the Waco kid.
@jcarlovitch2 жыл бұрын
Poor Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger never get any credit for being writers of this movie.
@joescott88772 жыл бұрын
Pryor would have been outstanding in the role. Hysterical. I can't imagine anyone other than Clevon, though.
@avatar802392 жыл бұрын
If you love Mel Brooks, then you need to watch "History of the World, Part 1". It covered a lot more stereotypes and ignorance throughout history.
@texadan3142 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. And great choices to what to show to the subscribers. Mel Brooks was told 'You couldn't make that movie today" He replied "I couldn't make it then."
@oboogie22 жыл бұрын
That big band out in the middle of the desert that the sheriff rode past on his way to the town was the one and only Count Basie and his orchestra!
@VoicesfromtheSwamp2 жыл бұрын
One of the best 'classic' movies of all time. Every kid in America (& their parents too) should watch this film. The role Cleavon LIttle played was originally written for Richard Pryor, but he was unable to take the roll. So instead he proofed the script for Mel Brooks
@NavyVet49552 жыл бұрын
I can’t recall how many times I’ve watched this movie, every time is just as funny as the first time. Mel is a genius writer and director, couple that with the great Richard Pryor co-writing this and a great cast I hope this movie will be appreciated by many generations to come for its message.