Blazing Saddles, which just celebrated its 45th anniversary, is considered one of the most entertaining movies of all time. National Public Radio called it “the best interracial buddy comedy ever made.”
Mel Brooks’ subversive western-like satire was made to directly dismantle the absurdity of prejudice. It is, therefore, probably one of the most influential movies this movie giant has ever shot.
Even Brooks himself thinks of it as his best comedy and has shared his opinion with the Tampa Bay Times, “I get goose bumps if I see it on a big screen and there’s 2,000 people in the audience, laughing together. What I envisioned, what I dreamed of, would be a joke that worked or a moment that worked, or something touching that worked.”
There are some surprising details about the making of this iconic film.
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