Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
Release: 1974-02-07
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 7.2
Western
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Crossbow Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
David Huddleston
as Olson Johnson
Chuck Hayward
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
as Desperado (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso
as Indian (uncredited)
Sally Kirkland
as Cashier (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
as RR Worker (uncredited)
John Furlong
as Tourist Man (uncredited)
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Henry (uncredited)
Hal Needham
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Harvey Korman
as Hedley Lamarr
Jack Starrett
as Gabby Johnson
Aneta Corsaut
as Tourist Mother (uncredited)
Charles McGregor
as Charlie
Don Megowan
as Gum Chewer
Karl Lukas
as Cutthroat (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
as Townsman (uncredited)
Darrell Sandeen
as KKK Man (uncredited)
Mel Brooks
as Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
David Sharpe
as Man in Suit (uncredited)
John Hillerman
as Howard Johnson
Count Basie
as Self
George Holmes
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Cleavon Little
as Bart
Robyn Hilton
as Miss Stein
Bill Zuckert
as Official (uncredited)
Seamon Glass
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Carol Arthur
as Harriett Johnson
Ralph Manza
as Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)
Troy Melton
as Member of the Press (uncredited)
Hank Robinson
as Townsman (uncredited)
Alex Brown
as RR Worker (uncredited)
Slim Pickens
as Taggart
George Furth
as Van Johnson
Robert Ridgely
as Boris (uncredited)
Richard Collier
as Dr. Sam Johnson
Beans Morocco
as Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Warlock
as Townsman (uncredited)
Alex Karras
as Mongo
Richard Farnsworth
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Burton Gilliam
as Lyle
Liam Dunn
as Rev. Johnson
Madeline Kahn
as Lili Von Shtupp
Dom DeLuise
as Buddy Bizarre
John Alderson
as Gum Chewer (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gene Wilder
as Jim
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Crew
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Al Wyatt Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Alan Fama
Makeup Artist
Bob Herron
Stunts
Mel Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Songs, Lyricist
Richard Pryor
Screenplay
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Frankie Laine
Theme Song Performance
Jonathan Tunick
Orchestrator
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Andrew Bergman
Story, Screenplay
John Morris
Original Music Composer, Songs, Orchestrator
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Hal Needham
Stunts