Blazing Saddles
“...or never give a saga an even break!”
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
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Cast
119 people
Cleavon Little
Bart
Known for
Vanishing Point
Once Bitten
Gene Wilder
Jim
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Getaway
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Known for
History of the World: Part I
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Clue
Mel Brooks
William Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Known for
Spaceballs
Robots
Anne Bancroft
Churchgoer
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
Burton Gilliam
Lyle
Known for
Paper Moon
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Alex Karras
Mongo
Known for
Victor/Victoria
Buffalo '66
David Huddleston
Olson Johnson
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Crime Busters
Liam Dunn
Rev. Johnson
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Silent Movie
John Hillerman
Howard Johnson
Known for
Magnum, P.I.
Chinatown
Mel Brooks Director · Richard Pryor Screenplay Andrew Bergman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $120M · Budget $2.6M · United States release February 7, 1974
Box office
Budget
$2,600,000
Worldwide gross
$119,500,000
Gross vs. budget
46.0×
Production
Crossbow Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Black Bart
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Yiddish
Release dates
Australia · February 7, 1974
Theatrical
United States · February 7, 1974
Theatrical
United States
September 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Fathom’s Big Screen Classics 50th Anniversary
Czechia
March 1, 1995 · Physical
Denmark
November 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
February 14, 1975 · Theatrical
France
January 8, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
December 20, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 23, 1974 · Theatrical
Japan
February 7, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 20, 1974 · Theatrical
New Zealand
October 1, 2020 · Digital
Norway
June 2, 1975 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 4, 1990 · TV · ABS-CBN
Spain
March 24, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 23, 1974 · Theatrical
November 20, 1998 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
September 23, 1974 · Theatrical
April 6, 1985 · TV · BBC One
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