AND Young Frankenstein in the same year.
Timeless comedy. Classic laugh-fest.
Blazing Saddles was co-written by Richard Pryor.
“The bigotry is an intentional punch line at the expense of the bigoted. Sensitivity to mere words has neutered an extraordinarily important commentary on race in film.
...well said! Very true. I don’t even think we could get away with the farting scene at this point. “Good beans Mr Taggart!” “I believe you boys have had enough”! Classic.
All in the Family would have a tough go at it, as well what with all those chinks, dagos, polacks, spics, wops, kikes, etc...
The campfire fart scene is among the best. I met Burton Gilliam recently. He was on the Dallas Fire Department with my father.
Conservatives aren’t in the word-censorship business. We’re content to let one’s character do the talking. Americans are savvy and can hear the intent of words. They know when they’re meant to make you laugh or inform you. They know when they’re meant to be cynical and deceptive. And they know when they’re used to be hateful.
Mel Brooks used free speech to ridicule free speech. Hate speech, turned on itself though ridicule, is the strongest, smartest kind of free speech.
36 years later, liberals insist Brooks’ speech be censored as to not offend. It is weak and it is certainly not smart.
The Thought Police don’t have the brains to understand satire; it baffles them.
Hilarious me and my wife can quote it word for word and my wife sings all the songs....
It’s twue it’s twue..
Film a re-make in Canada.
“Bart!! You shifty N-word! They said you was hung!”
Great flick!!
It would be no loss. Most folks quit making jokes about people farting when they get past their teen years. This movie was made for juveniles, and I'd keep mine from seeing it.
“Mongo just pawn in game of life.”
I’ve been saying that for years.
The TV version has had about 30 minutes cut out of it, which makes it alot less funny.
It’s one of the funniest movies ever made.
Thank you, Mr. Brooks!
Brooks still gets criticized for “The Producers”. Personally I think you can laugh at evil without trivializing it.
My favorite comedy movie of all time. However, there WAS one line that they had to cut out because it was too tasteless. Mel Brooks was interviewed by Playboy and this is in there (look it up). Anyway, where Cleavon Little is with Madeleine Kahn in her room and she says “It’s twue, it’s twue,” well, the line they had to cut out was “Excuse me, miss, but you’re sucking on my arm.”
Possibly the funniest movie ever made!
“More beans, Cookie!”
“I think you boys have had enough...”
Classic boy humor!
Colonel, USAFR