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zingy
College Boy Z
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 Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles Quote: Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film 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 ranked No. 6 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list.
Brooks appears in multiple supporting roles, including Governor William J. Le Petomane and a Yiddish-speaking Indian chief. The supporting cast also includes Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, as well as Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, and Harvey Korman. Bandleader Count Basie has a cameo as himself.
The film satirizes the racism obscured by myth-making Hollywood accounts of the American West, with the hero being a black sheriff in a mostly white town. The film is full of deliberate anachronisms, from a jazz band in the Wild West to a rustler referring to the Wide World of Sports to Nazis and camels.
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
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If the entire film was one dead joke after another I would still give it an A+ for two things.
1. The cowboy punching the horse.
2. The line, "Where all the white women at?"
That saying, the film is flat out hilarious. I don't think there is one joke that doesn't work.
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DIB2
All Star Poster
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One of the Funniest Films I've ever seen
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Terminator1997
George A. Romero
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mel brooks' absolute masterpiece. hilarious!
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Gulli
Jordan Mugen-Honda
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 9:53 am
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Mel Brooks best.
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Shack
Devil's Advocate
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One of the most overrated comedies ever.
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Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
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Not as hysterical as Young Frankenstein, but just as close, he was awesome.
Gene Wilder was great, he should have never stopped collaborating with Brooks. They were masterful.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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Good, but Young Frankenstein blows it out of the damn water.
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Groucho
Extraordinary
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yoshue wrote: Good, but Young Frankenstein blows it out of the damn water. Agreed. _________________Buy my books! http://michaelaventrella.com
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The Scottie
King Albert!
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This is the first R-rated movie I ever saw (I was thriteen at the time). And yet, I loved it. The older you get, the funnier you will find this movie, especially the inside Hollywood humor. This is Mel Brooks second best comedy (after Producers). A gag filled western with good performances, and a memerable song too.
Grade: A.
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deathawk
Madoshi
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This is Brooks' best film. A+
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Marty
Angels & Demons
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Thegun wrote: Not as hysterical as Young Frankenstein, but just as close. What does that mean?
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