Blazing Saddles
Directed by Mel BrooksA town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town its first sheriff.
Blazing Saddles Ratings & Reviews
- Joshua LeachOctober 22, 2025Could never be made in this day and age. Classic as it may be, some people still wouldn't understand the satire. Go Into it with an open heart and you will enjoy it
- Steven SchwalgerFebruary 26, 2026I'll start off by saying this has not aged well... at all. The abundant use of the N word is pretty jaring. If you can get past that this move becomes hilarious.
- JeffMarch 29, 2025They said you was hung? And they was right!
- Vivian LoveAugust 13, 2025Aside from the 200 slurs across the movie it's really good. As someone falling into the category of some of the slurs just let it slide for this masterpiece
- Brent JohnsonJanuary 2, 2026A classic hilarious movie.
- Patrick OylerFebruary 2, 2026One of if not the best movie of all time
- Richard ThorntonJuly 22, 2025Probably the best Mel Brooks movie. Today’s more squeamish audiences have a hard time connecting or engaging with it.
- Plexxor the Pretty GoodJune 2, 2025Just a classic, don't miss it. In my top 5 movies. John Wayne said his fans would never forgive him if he was in the movie but swore he would be first in line on opening night. He kept his word.
- parktool69January 28, 2026so racist????
- castlegaryJanuary 26, 2026Very funny in parts others not so much. The opening is great and Madeline Khon cabaret number the best others dumb. Could not get away with some of the stuff said today
- Juan Manuel ZavalaJanuary 10, 2026One of Mel Brooks best. A bit outdated to today's standards but still funny. Gene Wilder was the best.
- Luke MonroeMay 25, 2025An amzing comedy, and encapulates an by gone era.
- John DoeNovember 2, 2025Blazing Saddles (1974) was written by (((Mel Brooks))), Richard Pryor, Andrew Bergman, and Norman Steinberg-all jewish. The film's overt themes of racial integration, White guilt, and a black sheriff "fixing" a White town can be seen as subversive, promoting multiculturalism and racial mixing. Brooks often used comedy to push social commentary, particularly on jewish-American issues, but Blazing Saddles extends this to racial dynamics. The film's plot-where a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) is appointed to a White town and solves its problems-can be interpreted as a metaphor for jewish assimilation into White America, but also as a vehicle to normalize interracial relationships and challenge traditional racial hierarchies. The film's use of satire and absurdity allowed it to tackle sensitive topics under the guise of comedy, making its subversive messages more palatable to a broad audience.
- Matthew UlmMay 22, 2025It is one of my personal favorites and most irreverent I know of. This and Frankenstein are Gene and Mel and their very best. How the actors were able to do this film with straight faces I will never know. If you hear the handkerchief by Mel Brooks, the story explains everything.
- Mister ArnMay 16, 2025I saw this movie in 1974 as a kid in a theater full of people. Sitting in a theater full of laughing people made the experience so much better. This is the best of the parody movies.
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Blazing Saddles Trivia
Blazing Saddles was released on February 7, 1974.
Blazing Saddles was directed by Mel Brooks.
Blazing Saddles has a runtime of 1h 32m.
Blazing Saddles was produced by Michael Hertzberg.
A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town its first sheriff.
The key characters in Blazing Saddles are Bart (Cleavon Little), Jim (Gene Wilder), Taggart (Slim Pickens).
Blazing Saddles is rated R.
Blazing Saddles is a Comedy, Western film.
Blazing Saddles has an audience rating of 9 out of 10.
Blazing Saddles had a budget of $2.6M.
Blazing Saddles has made $119.5M at the box office.