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Blazing Saddles (1974)

Movie"...or never give a saga an even break!"
Audience Score
72
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R 1 hr 33 minFeb 7th, 1974Comedy, Western
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A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
StarringCleavon LittleGene WilderSlim Pickens
DirectorMel Brooks

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 7th, 1974 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 25th, 1997 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$2,600,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$119,500,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Crossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Blazing Saddles on the Web:Facebook, Official Website
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