

Blazing Saddles
"...or never give a saga an even break!"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$2.6M
$2,600,000
Revenue
$119.5M
$119,500,000
Languages
German
+2 more
Studio
Crossbow Productions
+1 more
Key Crew

Mel Brooks
Director

Andrew Bergman
Screenplay

Andrew Bergman
Story

Mel Brooks
Screenplay

Richard Pryor
Screenplay
Cast

Cleavon Little
Bart

Gene Wilder
Jim

Slim Pickens
Taggart

Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr

Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp

Mel Brooks
Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief

Burton Gilliam
Lyle

Alex Karras
Mongo

David Huddleston
Olson Johnson

Liam Dunn
Rev. Johnson

John Hillerman
Howard Johnson

George Furth
Van Johnson

Jack Starrett
Gabby Johnson

Carol Arthur
Harriett Johnson

Richard Collier
Dr. Sam Johnson

Charles McGregor
Charlie

Robyn Hilton
Miss Stein

Don Megowan
Gum Chewer

Dom DeLuise
Buddy Bizarre

Count Basie
Self