Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, it was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Al Uger, and was based on Bergman's story and draft. The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards, and is considered one of the great American comedies, coming in at number six on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list. Brooks appears in multiple supporting roles, including Governor Le Petomane and a Yiddish-speaking Indian Chief. Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, and Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, and Harvey Korman are also featured. Musician Count Basie has a cameo as himself. The film exposes the racism obscured by myth-making Hollywood accounts of the American West, but in a highly satirical way; the racist slur "nigger" is heard 17 times in Blazing Saddles, while the film's hero is black. (via Wikipedia)

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Directed By: Mel Brooks

Starring: Gene Wilder
Slim Pickens
Cleavon Little
Harvey Korman
Madeline Kahn

Release Date: Feb 1, 7

Language: English

Music By: John Morris (score)
Mel Brooks (songs)

Written By: Richard Pryor
Norman Steinberg
Andrew Bergman
Al Uger
Screenplay:
Mel Brooks
Story:

Country: United States

Budget: $2.6 million

Gross Revenue: $119,500,000

Name: Blazing Saddles

Editor: John C. Howard
Danford B. Greene

Length: 93 minutes

Cinematography: Joseph F. Biroc

Distributed By: Warner Bros.

Produced by: Michael Hertzberg

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