FILM

Blazing Saddles

A small frontier town begrudgingly appoints a black sherriff, though he soon becomes the town's only line of defense against a corrupt politician and his goons.

Blazing Saddles
Released:
February 07, 1974

Cast:

Cleavon Little
Gene Wilder
Slim Pickens
Harvey Korman
Madeline Kahn
Mel Brooks

Director:
Mel Brooks

Producer:
Michael Hertzberg

Written by:
Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger

Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget:
$2,600,000

Box Office:
$119,500,000 (USA)

Awards:

Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Madeline Kahn)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Film Editing (John C. Howard and Danford B. Greene)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song (John Morris (music) Mel Brooks (lyrics))



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
90%