Blazing Saddles, by far Brooks' best work, shows how silly racism can be. Chock full of disparaging remarks about those of other ethnic backgrounds, this movie makes a 'dazzling urbanite' black man sheriff of a small fictitious town in the old west. He was greeted with slurs and guns, but his quick wits saved his life. Old-fashioned friendliness doesn't work, but stopping Mongo wins the townspeople's trust. "Pretty soon they'll talk to you in broad daylight," offers Jim. Eventually, Sheriff Bart leads the townspeople to a victory over the evil Hedley ("that's HedLey!") Lamarr.
Blazing Saddles is my favorite movie of all time. From start to about 20 minutes before the end, I love it. I can live without the Hollywood fight scene, however. That's gotta be the stupidest thing ever included in a movie.
Blazing Saddles is my favorite movie of all time. From start to about 20 minutes before the end, I love it. I can live without the Hollywood fight scene, however. That's gotta be the stupidest thing ever included in a movie.