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The Resource Blazing saddles., Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; a Crossbow production

Blazing saddles., Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; a Crossbow production

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Summary
Never give a saga an even break! Blazing Saddles is an iconoclastic, not-politically-correct parody; one of the 1970s most successful and popular films. Every clichéd element from every Western ever made is turned upside down and inside out, while retaining all the familiar caricatures--eh, characters--of the genre: a dance-hall girl, a gunslinger, a sheriff, and a town full of pure folk. Mel Brooks redefined film comedy and proved that even sophomoric, scatological humor could be used to ridicule prejudice, injustice, and apathy
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
  • 30th anniversary special edition.
  • DVD ;Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (93 min.)
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974
  • Widescreen
  • Language options from DVD menu; all language options may not appear on container
  • Special features: Commentary by Mel Brooks; Back in the saddle (29 min.); Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (4 min.); TV pilot Black Bart (25 min.); Additional scenes (10 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Contents
  • Credits
  • Workin' on the rail road
  • Quicksand
  • Hedley Lamarr
  • Church meeting
  • Governor
  • New sheriff
  • Rock Ridge welcome
  • Message to the Governor
  • Waco Kid
  • Beanfest
  • Mongo goes boom!
  • Where's Froggy?
  • Lili Von Shtupp
  • I'm tired
  • Wet sauerkraut in her hands
  • Snoopin' around
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • "Where are all the white women at?"
  • Fake Rock Ridge
  • Do the voodoo you do
  • Exact change
  • Showtime?
  • "I work for Mel Brooks!"
  • Happy ending
  • End Credits
Isbn
9780790757353
Instance
Label
Blazing saddles.
Title
Blazing saddles.
Statement of responsibility
Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; a Crossbow production
Title variation
Mel Brooks' Blazing saddles
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Presenter
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Publisher
Screenwriter
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Never give a saga an even break! Blazing Saddles is an iconoclastic, not-politically-correct parody; one of the 1970s most successful and popular films. Every clichéd element from every Western ever made is turned upside down and inside out, while retaining all the familiar caricatures--eh, characters--of the genre: a dance-hall girl, a gunslinger, a sheriff, and a town full of pure folk. Mel Brooks redefined film comedy and proved that even sophomoric, scatological humor could be used to ridicule prejudice, injustice, and apathy
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Awards note
Writers Guild of America, 1975: Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (Brooks, Steinberg, Bergman, Pryor, Uger)
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TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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  • Blazing saddles (Motion picture)
  • Blazing saddles (Motion picture)
  • Blazing saddles (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; film editors, John C. Howard, Danford Greene ; choreography by Alan Johnson ; music composed and conducted by John Morris ; original songs "I'm Tired", "The French Mistake" and "The Ballad of Rock Ridge" music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, "Blazing Saddles" music by John Morris, lyrics by Mel Brooks, sung by Frankie Laine ; production designer, Peter Wooley
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
LC call number
PN1995.9.C55
LC item number
B53 2004
PerformerNote
Cleavon Little (Bart), Gene Wilder (Jim), Slim Pickens (Taggart), David Huddleston (Olson Johnson), Liam Dunn (Rev. Johnson), Alex Karras (Mongo), John Hillerman (Howard Johnson), George Furth (Van Johnson), Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. (Gabby Johnson), Mel Brooks (Governor Lepetomane), Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr), Madeline Kahn (Lili Von Shtupp), Carol Arthur, Charles McGregor, Robyn Hilton, Richard Collier, Don Megowan, Karl Lucas, Dom DeLuise
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  • 1926-
  • 1940-2005
  • 1933-2016
  • 1930-2016
  • 1916-1976
  • 1932-2008
  • 1936-1989
  • 1927-2008
  • 1935-2020
  • 1922-1996
  • 1940-
  • 1919-2000
  • 1919-1995
  • 1903-1996
  • 1926-2018
  • 1930-1983
  • 1913-2007
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  • Brooks, Mel
  • Hertzberg, Michael
  • Steinberg, Norman
  • Bergman, Andrew
  • Pryor, Richard
  • Uger, Alan
  • Little, Cleavon
  • Wilder, Gene
  • Pickens, Slim
  • Huddleston, David
  • Dunn, Liam
  • Karras, Alex
  • Hillerman, John
  • Furth, George
  • Starrett, Jack
  • Korman, Harvey
  • Kahn, Madeline
  • Arthur, Carol
  • McGregor, Charles
  • Hilton, Robyn
  • Collier, Richard
  • Megowan, Don
  • Lukas, Karl
  • DeLuise, Dom
  • Biroc, Joseph
  • Morris, John
  • Howard, John C.
  • Greene, Danford B.
  • Laine, Frankie
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
  • Crossbow Productions
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
93
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  • West (U.S.)
  • Railroad companies
  • Sheriffs
  • African American police
  • West (U.S)
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Blazing saddles., Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; a Crossbow production
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974
  • Widescreen
  • Language options from DVD menu; all language options may not appear on container
  • Special features: Commentary by Mel Brooks; Back in the saddle (29 min.); Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (4 min.); TV pilot Black Bart (25 min.); Additional scenes (10 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Credits -- Workin' on the rail road -- Quicksand -- Hedley Lamarr -- Church meeting -- Governor -- New sheriff -- Rock Ridge welcome -- Message to the Governor -- Waco Kid -- Beanfest -- Mongo goes boom! -- Where's Froggy? -- Lili Von Shtupp -- I'm tired -- Wet sauerkraut in her hands -- Snoopin' around -- Equal opportunity employer -- "Where are all the white women at?" -- Fake Rock Ridge -- Do the voodoo you do -- Exact change -- Showtime? -- "I work for Mel Brooks!" -- Happy ending -- End Credits
Control code
ocm55034008
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
  • 30th anniversary special edition.
  • DVD ;Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (93 min.)
Governing access note
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions
Isbn
9780790757353
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 085391895923
  • 012569100121
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
18959
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)55034008
System details
DVD, region 1, dual layer, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Blazing saddles., Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; a Crossbow production
Publication
Distribution
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974
  • Widescreen
  • Language options from DVD menu; all language options may not appear on container
  • Special features: Commentary by Mel Brooks; Back in the saddle (29 min.); Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (4 min.); TV pilot Black Bart (25 min.); Additional scenes (10 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Credits -- Workin' on the rail road -- Quicksand -- Hedley Lamarr -- Church meeting -- Governor -- New sheriff -- Rock Ridge welcome -- Message to the Governor -- Waco Kid -- Beanfest -- Mongo goes boom! -- Where's Froggy? -- Lili Von Shtupp -- I'm tired -- Wet sauerkraut in her hands -- Snoopin' around -- Equal opportunity employer -- "Where are all the white women at?" -- Fake Rock Ridge -- Do the voodoo you do -- Exact change -- Showtime? -- "I work for Mel Brooks!" -- Happy ending -- End Credits
Control code
ocm55034008
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
  • 30th anniversary special edition.
  • DVD ;Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (93 min.)
Governing access note
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions
Isbn
9780790757353
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 085391895923
  • 012569100121
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
18959
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)55034008
System details
DVD, region 1, dual layer, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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