Summary
The Ultimate Western Spoof. 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 the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
African American police
-- West (U.S.)
-- 19th century
-- Drama.
Railroad companies -- 19th century -- Drama. Cowboys -- Drama. Frontier and pioneer life -- Drama. Western plays. West (U.S.) -- Ethnic relations -- 19th century -- Drama. Comedy films. Western films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Bros. Entertainment :2006 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Edition | Blu-ray, Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Mel Brooks' Blazing saddles |
| Contributors |
Brooks, Mel,
1926- screenwriter, director, actor. Bergman, Andrew, screenwriter. Hertzberg, Michael, producer. Little, Cleavon, actor. Wilder, Gene, 1933-2016 actor. Pickens, Slim, actor. Huddleston, David, 1930-2016 actor. Dunn, Liam, 1916-1976, actor. Karras, Alex, actor. Hillerman, John, actor. Furth, George, 1932-2008, actor. Starrett, Jack, 1936-1989, actor. Korman, Harvey, 1927-2008, actor. Kahn, Madeline, actor. Morris, John, 1926-2018 composer. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company, presenter. Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, Alex Karras, John Hillerman, George Furth, Claude Ennis Starrett Jr., Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, John Morris. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English, French (dubbed in Quebec), or Spanish; with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. At head of title: Mel Brooks'. Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Copyright date on disc label: 2002. Special features: Additional scenes; scene-specific commentary by Mel Brooks; "Back in the saddle" documentary; "Intimate portrait: Madeline Kahn" (excerpt); "Black Bart," 1975 pilot episode of the proposed TV series spinoff; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (2.4:1; 16:9) presentation; 1080p high definition; Dolby digital 5.1 (English) and 1.0 (French, Spanish). Special features: 480i or 480p standard definition; stereo and mono. Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781419837821 1419837826 |
| Other | Classic View |