Okay, a bit of trivia I'm sure you'll love: The actor playing Mongo auditioned for the part in a very interesting way. He found out about the role, found out that Mel Brooks was in the studio commissary getting lunch. So he walks over to Brooks' table, picks up a chair, shouts 'Me want be Mongo', and smashes the chair to splinters on the floor. Brooks just looked at him and said 'You're Mongo'.
The reason they actually had so many "n-bombs" is because Richard Pryor wrote a good chunk of the screenplay, and had a big say in all the parts he didn't write. Both he and Mel insisted that they pull no punches. Pryor was actually supposed to be the sheriff...but the studio put their foot down and refused to allow it. . Personally, while I really love the duo of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor...there was a mellowness to Wilder's pairing with Cleavon Little, an easy charm that just makes watching them endlessly enjoyable. I really wish Cleavon Little had gotten better opportunities from Hollywood...he really deserved it.
He basically just wrote Mongo’s lines. And he was all set to play the sheriff but he went off on drugs real bad so he couldn’t. When he was supposed to be in Los Angeles, he was in Cleveland, and he didn’t know why.
Cleavon Little comes from a standing in this movie where he's above the racism being thrown at him - he's better than that and it makes the people insulting him look even more ridiculous. Richard Pryor would, I think, have played the part where he was giving it right back to them. Would have been a drastically different tone.
@@macsnobia There are a lot of references in this film like that. Noone knows who Randolph Scott was. He was a known actor from decades before this film and it was a running joke about his name
I love watching people who really get the point of this film watch it. The point being to mock and point out the complete absurdity of holding racist beliefs. They are the butt of each joke while those who aren’t (or who learn and grow) are the only ones with a functioning brain in their head.
Exactly, and I think the character of Jim is to show that not all white people are ignorant racists. I get frustrated when people try to say that the whole film is racist, just because of the language used, when the HERO of the entire movie is a smart, resourceful black man. How often was that the case in the 1970s?
@@hedgehog1965uk Not often in the mainstream - excepting the various blaxploitation films as they are called mostly from the late 60's and early 70's (original "shaft" or "foxy Brown") there the cast is largely black in an attempt by the studios to appeal to the black audience - many are good movies and shaft has had several "remakes" the latest being with Samuel L. Jackson.
Not that close of a call. he only had three GREAT movies: this, The Producers and 12 Chairs. Young Frankenstein might squeak in to the top tier, but it doesn't merit as many rewatches as the other three. He had two other good films (Silent Movie & High Anxiety) the rest are so-so (e.g., History of the World) or just awful (Dracula: Dead and Loving it, Robin Hood; men in Tights.) Blazing is by far my favorite due to its amazing social commentary.
Randolph Scott was an actor from 1928-62 who did 60 westerns during that time. Blazing Saddles wasn't the first movie to break the fourth wall, but they set the standard for breaking it unmatched to this day. Now you need to watch "Young Frankenstein..."
Mel Brooks really wanted Gene Wilder fir the role if the Waco Kid. Wilder had to choose between this and his own project, and asked Brooks to help fund and direct the other project so he could do Blazing Saddles. The other project was Young Frankenstein. Another hilarious film.
Younger people who watch this now might not know who Randolph Scott and Hedy Lamarr were, or that Mongo was played by Alex Karras who was a famous football player. It makes me feel really old.😊
The big band that Cleavon Little passes just before riding into town is the actual Count Basie Orchestra. He was a pioneering jazz pianist and led the band for almost 50 years.
When I first saw this movie probably early teens in the early 80's, I recognized him. I think he was a regular on variety shows and TV specials. I've seen a number of reactions to this movie and I have yet to see anyone recognize Count Basie. I don't think anyone knows who Count Basie was anymore.
I went with a black friend to see this film in the theater, and halfway through it he was literally rolling in the aisle laughing. For weeks afterwards, he'd walk around asking "Where da white women at?"
@@TheViolinMan19 That line has been parodies so many times..... one example is from Eritf Sl Yankovic's movie "VHS" - there the line was changed to "We don't need no stinking badgers"
Mongo's Brahma Bull's YES - NO hips for passing motorists... Gene Wilder sitting back eating movie theater popcorn when Cleavon says he's going "nowhere..." and Gene saying, "I always wanted to go there..."
@@nightthornkvala94132 Yeah, the censors made it almost unwatchable. When I would catch it on TV, they used to simply mute the whole scene - that made it extra ridiculous (but not in a good way) when they’d all rise in turn to do their half-standing fart then sit back down. Absolute silence. 🙄
One of my favorite stories about this movie is Burton Gilliam who played Lyle was having a difficult time saying the N-word. Clevon Little took Gilliam off to the side and told him it was okay because these weren't his words. Little jokingly added, "If I thought you would say those words to me in any other situation we'd go to fist city, but this is all fun. Don't worry about it."
I understand Gilliam's full time job was as a firefighter and he was concerned how the black members of his station would feel about him using the n-word.
This is, hands down, one of the best satirical comedies ever made. Mel Brooks is a genius. The single best line is when Gene Wilder says to Cleavon Little (around 15:45) " ... These are people of the land. You know, morons." The line was improvised by Wilder, and Little's laughter was genuine.
Yes Gene did improvise the “Moron” saying however the idea was given to him by Richard Prior. Gene & Richard were the only ones who knew, and Mel loved it and decided to keep it in.
"These are people of the land. You know, morons" That line was ad-libbed by Gene Wilder, and was a legit character break by Cleavon Little! What a brilliant film with a great cast!
Randolph Scott was an actor who was best known for his many westerns (he made over 60), between the 30s and the early 60s. Not that remembered today, or most of his films, but a 1973 audience would have gotten that joke as those old films would play on TV all the time. / This movie takes place in the 1870s. At that time, the Irish were immigrating to the USA and everybody hated 'em, as is the custom over here, lol. So that joke sounds like it's just a random silly joke......but it's actually historically accurate and plugs right into the whole theme of the movie. When I saw it as a kid, I used to think that joke was stupid; now I think it's one of the most representative lines of the whole movie! :D PS: GREAT REACTION! Everyone reacts to this - you can see why! Your reaction is one of the BEST I've seen; the EDIT you did is DEFINITELY the best I've seen. I feel like I just watched the whole movie, you didn't miss a joke! Not in the edit, and not while you were watching it. From beginning to end. It was a beautiful thing to see. God bless Mel Brooks, still alive and kicking, still hilarious. And RIP Richard Pryor, Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, and Madeline Kahn (who was channeling Marlene Dietrich mixed with Elmer Fudd). Miss all four of those. Cleavon Little, in particular, he was FANTASTIC in this movie.
Just watched a Randolph Scott western yesterday, 'The Cariboo Trail' from 1950. Definitely not one of his best. Somebody getting into Randolph Scott would best be served going for '7 Men from Now', 'Comanche Station', 'Ride Lonesome' or 'The Bounty Hunter'. That last one is especially good with the dialog. When asked by a sheriff he just brought a dead outlaw to why somebody would become a bounty hunter, Scott answers 'I'm counting the reasons, and they're $10 short'.
On the Irish - you would see signs as later as before WWI that bragged 'Irish Need Not Apply'. Part of the reason so many Irish became cops was because it was the only job they could find.
I think the sticking point about the Irish was that most of them were Catholic Christians, and Anglo-American Protestants have always mistrusted any segment of the population that takes ultimate orders from any foreign authority. (You say the Pope ain't just any old foreign authority, but God's Vicar on Earth, inheritor of the Keys? To the Protestants, he was still just another mortal, and you underestimate the detestation that Protestantism cultivated for all "Papists" from the 16th century onwards. It was only after World War II and the conscience-raising it gave rise to that we elected our first Catholic President...none other than the very-lamented John F. Kennedy himself. ) 🇺🇸😊🇮🇪 P.S. Though they couldn't do it in this movie, Wilder (RIP) and Pryor (RIP-2) would get to team up onscreen two years later, in Silver Streak (my personal favorite of their three cinematic collaborations). 😎 🤜🏻🤛🏾
You are a show by yourself sister. I’m sure all of us watching your reactions will say the same thing. Thank you for keeping us so entertained and we just appreciate your reactions.
Despite the shocking use of language he tends to use in his films, one thing I've always liked about Mel Brooks is he never punches down. It's always satire showing how stupid prejudiced people tend to be.
I realised upon watching this reaction (having watched hundreds of reactions to this movie) that Mel Brooks didn't even punch down with his gay jokes. The male chorus line is funny because it really do be like that sometimes. Also "Come on girls!" is an iconic line tbh. But my point is, although the joke is indeed "haha they're very gay." at no point does it becoming "haha gay people are freaks."
@@erikbailey2525 Ok I see your point that they are shocking in themselves (which is absolutely TRUE), but that IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FILM their inclusion serves a noble purpose....
The funny thing is that at 19:38 Brookes actually cut a joke from that scene. The original joke before it got cut down was "She blows out the candles, and she says in her German accent, ‘Is it true what they say about you people?’ And Cleavon says, ‘I hate to disillusion you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm." It was cut for being too racy.
I KNEW I HAD HEARD THAT! YES! Thank you! For years and years, everything I watch that scene, I swear that I remember hearing something like "ma'am, your're sucking on my elbow". I have been thinking I must have dreamed it. I'm so glad to know it exists! I must have seen a deleted scene at some point!
My only lament is that censors made Mel cut one of the best lines: after Lili says "it's twoo, it's twoo," Bart originally said, "Madam, you're holding onto my arm."
The original intended line was actually "You're sucking my arm...", but the Warner Bros. brass told Mel Brooks it might be just far enough for the MPAA to give it an X and talked him out of it. He ignored every other creative note they gave him, though.
@@ResidentPetrolhead That's the line I remember. I wondered why it was never included in any reaction video I've seen. What a pity. That was one of the most hilarious lines in the movie.
Thank you for getting the point of the movie, which was not racism, but criticizing racism, and thank you for not being offended just because so many other small- minded people are.
Fun fact: the grizzled old gibberish speaking prospector is exploitation director Jack Starrett, who not only directed Cleopatra Jones, but also played the sadistic deputy that may have started Rambo’s warpath in First Blood.
Cleavon Little was so good in this role. Richard Pryor was supposed to star in this movie but the studio stopped it from happening. Claimed he would be uninsurable and refused to approve financing.
To be fair, Pryor WAS having some serious addiction issues at the time. So the studio DID have a valid concern. From what I heard in a documentary, while writing this, Pryor "vanished" from contact for three days. He was later located in Chicago(IIRC), and he had no idea how he got there. I love Richard's comedy, he is #2 on my "all time favorite comedians" list(right behind George Carlin). But the man DID have some problems.
Pryor was totally out of control, and the studio wouldn't allow him to be in the movie, but the original actor for the Waco kid was a drunk, and was fired after the first day.
I’m sure someone has already suggested this, but if you enjoy Mel Brooks and you enjoy Gene Wilder, the original The Producers is classic. Young Frankenstein isn’t bad either.
Randolph Scott was a famous movie actor of the 30's, 40's and 50's who played the hero in a lot of Western movies also War movies. Madeline Khan wasn't dressed as the peanut container, she was dressed like Marlene Dietrich who was a famous German-born actress she was a star in Germany in the 30's before moving to the US.
@@christopherauzenne5023 no that's actually what made it so genius. Those those that were offended by the racial jokes were actually laughing at jokes made by the race being joked about.
@@joemahma420 Ummm no thats BULLSHIT...Pryor DID NOT write the n-word lines...he supported the use of it when there were complaints against its use. "When asked later about the many "n-word" references, Brooks said he received consistent support from Pryor and Little. He added, "If they did a remake of Blazing Saddles today [2012], they would leave out the N-word. And then, you've got no movie."[19] Brooks said he received many letters of complaint after the film's release.[20]"
@@dunbarf2413 wow, settle down there sensitive person. You're apparently specifically talking about the n-word use and I am not. So I'm just going to say you are wrong :-)
@@joemahma420 😁wrong? being wrong I can accept. however sensitive? is not exactly in my wheelhouse. I simply call bullshit when I see it . Wasn't just responding to your comment though. Nonetheless I apologize to you. nuff said.
This is by far the best Blazing Saddles reaction on RUclips, not just because you get the point of the film, but also because you consistently let the best parts of the jokes play.
4:26: I've never seen anyone have this wonderful a reaction to "land snatch." Maybe that margarita helped. I'm always curious how Millennials will react to _Blazing Saddles_ . Your video is the best, Alanda. It seems like you didn't try to judge this from the year 2021 and just went with it. According to Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor's main contribution to the script was the Mongo material. Brooks actually wrote most of the Sheriff Bart material and everyone ran jokes with any racial overtones past Pryor to see if they were stepping over a line. More often than not, he'd tell them, no, this is funny.
I'm a millennial and after being worried about it (my white conservative friends recommended it to me), I loved it. Thoroughly hilarious and such stellar satire.
I'm pretty sure Alanda is either Gen-X or Gen-Z. Which would explain to me why she felt it necessary to bleep out n***er & fa***t. Unless that's the dictates of the RUclips overlords.
@@deepermind4884 I'm a Gen X'er. If I had a platform that would allow it, I would play things unedited. It's funnier when there are no jarring drop outs or bleeps.
i was born in 1985 grew up with this movie and most mel brooks films. understood it was satire as i grew up watching eddy murphy etc, and boondocks in my early 20s. (good show btw)
Mel Brooks made fun of everyone in including himself He was Jewish and made fun of his own people as well as every other race and creed. That is comedy, we all need to laugh at ourselves to love each other! 🤩
My dad loved this movie when it first came out, and showed it to me when I was a teenager; it’s super cool to see the next generation laugh just as hard as mine and his did!
I'm not really big on westerns(grew up on them before Star Wars came out)... but this is an absolute classic. It throws the absurdity of racism into sharp relief, but makes you laugh about it at the same time. Mel Brooks has a way of not sparing anyone with the jokes, though. He'll use stereotypes to get a laugh, but it works because he doesn't have "ill intent" with the humour. His movies are definitely a rabbit hole you should go down. Spaceballs, Robin Hood Men in Tights, History of the World Part 1, Young Frankenstein.... all of them. Edit: 31:14 or so: When you said, "We've got some spooks coming up".... I almost spit Monster(tm) all over my monitor. I know the word "spooks" isn't used as a racial slur very much these days, but when I was growing up it was pretty common. Since you had literally just watched a movie that, as you said, "was loose with the language", I laughed way harder than maybe I should have when you said that. I know it wasn't intentional, but my God that was appropriate(looking at it with humour) considering the movie you just watched. If you were unaware of "spooks" being a racial slur(which I suspect), you might want to familiarize yourself with some of the words used instead of the N word, during the 60s through the 90s. I say that, because Mel Brooks will slip a reference to those words(in context of comedy, of course), and if you don't know them, the joke will fly over your head. In fact, many movies from those time periods use racial slang terms, and in context of the movie's period, make sense. Also, they are some of the best movies ever made. The most recently made one that comes to mind, is "Grand Torino"(highly recommend that one!)... it caught a lot of flack for the "racial terms" used in it, but within the context of the story, they fit(and weren't intended to offend the audience).
This is one of the best reactions I've seen. You played darn near most of the best scenes and lines and your reactions were just great and added to the joy of watching this reaction video.
1. Mel Brooks played the Governor and the Indian Chief 2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground. 3. The preacher plays in Young Frankenstein as an old man that gets racked by Dr. Frankenstein. Madeline Kahn also had a smallish role in it. 4. Yes, Bart and Jim were smoking wacky tobacky. 5. The line, "You know morons" was ad lib by Wilder. Little's reaction was real. 6. The guy that was supposed to play Jim showed up the first day drunk so he was let go. Wilder agreed to do this movie for Mel Brooks only if Mel would direct Young Frankenstein for him. 7. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Bart but he was going through his addictions at the time and they thought it wouldn't be a good idea. However, he did some of the writing. 8. Jim still has his popcorn from the theater. Movie suggestion "Young Frankenstein" with Gene Wilder
I saw this when I was little at the drive-in theater. The campfire scene was all could understand then from the screeching laughter especially from my dad at the campfire scene.
Not a lot of people know that the Irish were victims of discrimination. It’s amazing how racism and discrimination can include any type of people. Racism is so stupid.
@@Justanotherconsumer I remember seeing signs like that in London mid/late 80's on a lot of THE building sites NINA, and had to deal with a bit of it too, thankfully not on a daily basis but it was there,
I'm in the beginning minutes and I'm so happy you're not being triggered by the n-word racist stereotypes racist tropes and jokes The point of this comedy is to make racist look dumb in a comedic fashion
Funny detail: Mel Brooks asked for "a musician like Frankie Laine" to make the movie theme (Frankie was known for his talent in making western movie themes) - and was surprised when Frankie Laine HIMSELF answered. Mel told Frankie about the basics of the movie... but forgot to tell him that it was a COMEDY movie. This is why the movie theme is so serious and awesome. ...I guess that they had a good laugh afterwards.
This was one of my favorite reactions to this movie. I've been watching Blazing Saddles since it came out, and it's always a gas for me. So often, younger people don't really "get" the jokes, and silliness in it, but you did and that made it twice as fun. Thanks!
I loved this reaction. You made me smile so much! It's always super cool to watch your favorite movies through the eyes of others. I'm so glad you like it as much as I do. ❤
One of my favorite comedy movies of all time 🤠, but man i miss Gene Wilder 😥. Please watch other Mel Brooks movies like Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Spaceballs and Robin Hood Men In Tights. Great reaction Alanda and take care and stay safe 👍.
I just watched this movie for the first time it was amazing and then I immediately came here so we could laugh about it together...omg girl you had me dying of laughter. 🤣🤣 Good times!
For what it’s worth, Methodists were vilified in the period because they would show mercy to criminals and cared about this in prison. That and the Irish thing show that they did their homework.
My husband and I watched this move every year while wrapping Christmas presents -- just a tradition we had. This will be my second Christmas wrapping gifts without him, and I haven't been able to watch it since his death. But you know, it's just about time to do it again. Thanks so much for sharing your enjoyment of this masterpiece with us.
this movie is a genuinely perfect satire. blazing saddles is written as a response to the pop culture boom in the 70's romanticizing the 1800's American West. almost every single tv channel had MULTIPLE western tv serials. this movie was so effective in its comedy that it crushed the western movie/tv industry. mel brooks wrote a movie pointing out the inaccuracies in our memories (which is why the plot revolves heavily around race, most cowboy protagonists of the 70s were white men saving white women from poc) and making fun of the idealized version so effectively that America literally moved on/majorly lost interest until fairly recently. even now the stories we tell are from the perspective that white people were not actually the good guys in the 1800s. mel brooks is a genuine master of comedy, screenwriting, and the way art impacts/influences the public. loved watching with you as always!!!!! :3
This is one of the best comedies ever made. I cannot WAIT to see your reaction to The Mist! It’s a spectacular movie, but be warned - it’s pretty bleak. Give yourself time after the movie to be able to take in a couple episodes of The Simpsons or something really light and silly.
Mel Brooks had a wonderful way to use comedy to point out things such as racism, other injustices and to show also some jokes are just jokes without meaning of any discrimination. Mel is Jewish and in almost all his movies he makes some Jewish joke. Since my wife and I are of the age, this movie came out while we were teenagers. We grew up enjoying movies from the 40's through the 70's, so as our children grew up they watched the classics with us. By the time our children joined the Navy in 2010/2011, Political Correctness and CRT basically banned all movies which might have bad language, jokes or poke fun at something which might offend anyone. Our daughter, while at her Navy school in Pensacola, went to the Liberty Center on the base. This is a kind of club and most of them have big screen TV's with theater seating for about 20-30 people, to watch any of the DVD's they had. Our daughter was looking through the list of movies and saw Blazing Saddles. She discovered none of her classmates had ever seen the movie, so she selected Blazing Saddles and everyone went in to watch the movie. Everyone had the same kind of reaction you did. She said almost every time she went to the Liberty Center afterwards, someone would have Blazing Saddles on and the big screen.
You should definitely watch Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs if you want more of Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder, they're as hilarious as this one in my opinion. And if you want another beautiful Southern setting I highly recommend Thelma and Louise. Has nothing to do with Brooks but it's one of my favorite movies. And it also put a young Brad Pitt on the map.
One little thing about this movie that I love is Mel Brooks as the Yiddish speaking Indian chief. Nice shout out to old school westerns where they often had Jewish actors playing Native Americans.
Funniest little fact: Cleavon Little’s line “Where the white Women’s at?” Was sampled in the song used in ‘White Chicks’ when they were getting the makeover. Still cracks me up.🤣🤣
My friend had me watch this recently. I loved it and died laughing. It’s too bad they don’t have the guts to do comedies like this anymore. Also since you enjoyed Gene Wilder in this. You’ll love him in Young Frankenstein and The adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother.
I literally squealed with delight when I saw you has reacted to Blazing Saddles! I knew it would be absolutely perfect for you. Watching this with you was an absolute joy. Now, on to. Airplane! (please)
Thank you for this reaction. I can recommend Cat Ballou (1965) as an unusual Western and there is the sci-fi Western Westworld (1973). Lily's costume in the end scenes is based on the look of the actress Marlene Dietrich.
9:49 “… to extend a laurel and hardy handshake …” Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. Great reaction, loved it!
The pure hilariousness of the old lady coming back knocking and saying “ I hope you’ll have the good decency not to tell anyone I spoke to you”. Yoooo 🤣🤣😂🤣
It was truly delicious to watch this with you. I've seen the film about a hundred times and will see it another hundred. It is thrilling to see someone watch the movie for the first time after its been out nearly 50 years. Your genuine laughter made my day!! Thanks!
So glad you loved this movie! Since I was a kid, I fell in love with it and to this day, still holds up for both comedy and for it's social commentary. When Gene Wilder passed away, it prompted me and a buddy to create a podcast called, The Wilder Ride, where we could break down our favorite Gene Wilder movies, dedicating one episode to one minute of screen time. Season 2 was dedicated to Blazing Saddles. What's amazing is every guest we invited to the show loved it and laughed and yet they would say this movie could not be made today, which is sad, because a movie like this is just as important today as it was in 1974 when it was released. There is so much packed into this one movie, but the most important message is it punches racism in the face.
Looking at this movie now you would never guess that one of the most controversial parts of the movie was the fart scene. It was so controversial that when the movie was shown on tv the fart sounds were edited out.
Funny movie forever! Richard Pryor, a comedy legend who happens to be black, wrote some of the script for this racial satire movie (not a Western). Yes, agreed we can use laughter every damn day! 🤣🤣🤣 Mel Brooks is a wicked genius! His films are not PC, not racist, not political, not social commentaries, and definitely not appropriate for the eternally offended or anyone with no sense of humor. Glad you enjoyed it!
Mel Brook's as the Indian chief has an added Easter Egg, in that he's speaking Yiddish. Translated, he says (roughly): "Schvartzes" = "Blacks" (The term is derogatory) “Zeit nisht meshugge" = "Don't be crazy" "Loz im geyn" = "Let them go" "Abi gezunt” = "As long as you've got your health". "Hosti gezn in deyn lebn" = "Have you ever seen in your life?"
"What fourth wall?" - Mel Brooks (probably) Such a great reaction to such a great film ❤ I always look forward to the cameo there at the beginning by one of the jazz greats, Count Basie (who, fun fact, helped get Quincy Jones started in the music industry). As for _The Mist,_ two things if you haven't watched it yet: Darabont made the ending less ambiguous than King's original story, and ditto that you'll definitely want something uplifting ready for soon after watching that film. Rewatching this one with your dad would be perfect.
Thank you for posting this reaction. I did enjoy your company and I loved that you spotted each plot twist on its way... My favourtite moment is when the overseer demands a "work song" and the workers go into a super-smooth Cole Porter number.
It brings to mind Ben Franklin's line in "1776": "It's like calling an ox a bull. He's thankful for the honor but he'd much rather have restored what's rightfully his."
Okay, a bit of trivia I'm sure you'll love: The actor playing Mongo auditioned for the part in a very interesting way. He found out about the role, found out that Mel Brooks was in the studio commissary getting lunch. So he walks over to Brooks' table, picks up a chair, shouts 'Me want be Mongo', and smashes the chair to splinters on the floor. Brooks just looked at him and said 'You're Mongo'.
He was former Detroit Lions football player, Alex Karras.
He was also the dad on webster
@@rayj1011 he also played for the Chiefs
He was also in the movie 'Victor/Victoria' with James Garner & Julia Andrews
He went the University of iowa and was one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Nobody was better than Mel Brooks at using film, wit, and comedy to call out the hypocrisy and ridiculousness of racism and bigotry.
The reason they actually had so many "n-bombs" is because Richard Pryor wrote a good chunk of the screenplay, and had a big say in all the parts he didn't write. Both he and Mel insisted that they pull no punches. Pryor was actually supposed to be the sheriff...but the studio put their foot down and refused to allow it.
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Personally, while I really love the duo of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor...there was a mellowness to Wilder's pairing with Cleavon Little, an easy charm that just makes watching them endlessly enjoyable. I really wish Cleavon Little had gotten better opportunities from Hollywood...he really deserved it.
Pryor wrote most of Mongo's lines. The pawn bit always gets me.
Mel Brooks quipped that Richard Pryor wrote the black jokes, and Mel wrote the Jewish jokes. 🤣
He basically just wrote Mongo’s lines. And he was all set to play the sheriff but he went off on drugs real bad so he couldn’t. When he was supposed to be in Los Angeles, he was in Cleveland, and he didn’t know why.
Cleavon Little comes from a standing in this movie where he's above the racism being thrown at him - he's better than that and it makes the people insulting him look even more ridiculous. Richard Pryor would, I think, have played the part where he was giving it right back to them. Would have been a drastically different tone.
For the record, Little had a long and fruitful television career... he just wasn't in many movies.
“What did his horse do to get hung ?”
I think horses are born that way.
@Ed P. nice
The saying you and the horse you rode in on.
Oh...that one was *DROLL.* 🤭 🤣
@@macsnobia ouch
@@macsnobia There are a lot of references in this film like that. Noone knows who Randolph Scott was.
He was a known actor from decades before this film and it was a running joke about his name
I love watching people who really get the point of this film watch it. The point being to mock and point out the complete absurdity of holding racist beliefs. They are the butt of each joke while those who aren’t (or who learn and grow) are the only ones with a functioning brain in their head.
Exactly, and I think the character of Jim is to show that not all white people are ignorant racists. I get frustrated when people try to say that the whole film is racist, just because of the language used, when the HERO of the entire movie is a smart, resourceful black man. How often was that the case in the 1970s?
@@hedgehog1965uk Not often in the mainstream - excepting the various blaxploitation films as they are called mostly from the late 60's and early 70's (original "shaft" or "foxy Brown") there the cast is largely black in an attempt by the studios to appeal to the black audience - many are good movies and shaft has had several "remakes" the latest being with Samuel L. Jackson.
Not only getting the point, but also getting ALL the humor!
@@hedgehog1965uk Flip Wilson was great, I loved that show
Madeline Kahn was MAGNIFICENT. Just brilliant. ❤
One of the best movies ever made. And I think Mel Brooks' best. And that is a TOUGH call.
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Young Frankenstein >
It really is a tough call. For me it's a three-way tossup between Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and The Producers.
Not that close of a call. he only had three GREAT movies: this, The Producers and 12 Chairs. Young Frankenstein might squeak in to the top tier, but it doesn't merit as many rewatches as the other three. He had two other good films (Silent Movie & High Anxiety) the rest are so-so (e.g., History of the World) or just awful (Dracula: Dead and Loving it, Robin Hood; men in Tights.)
Blazing is by far my favorite due to its amazing social commentary.
Randolph Scott was an actor from 1928-62 who did 60 westerns during that time.
Blazing Saddles wasn't the first movie to break the fourth wall, but they set the standard for breaking it unmatched to this day.
Now you need to watch "Young Frankenstein..."
Mel Brooks really wanted Gene Wilder fir the role if the Waco Kid. Wilder had to choose between this and his own project, and asked Brooks to help fund and direct the other project so he could do Blazing Saddles. The other project was Young Frankenstein. Another hilarious film.
Younger people who watch this now might not know who Randolph Scott and Hedy Lamarr were, or that Mongo was played by Alex Karras who was a famous football player. It makes me feel really old.😊
The big band that Cleavon Little passes just before riding into town is the actual Count Basie Orchestra. He was a pioneering jazz pianist and led the band for almost 50 years.
Wow, I didn't know that!
The tune the band was playing was Basie's signature arrangement of "April in Paris."
When I first saw this movie probably early teens in the early 80's, I recognized him. I think he was a regular on variety shows and TV specials. I've seen a number of reactions to this movie and I have yet to see anyone recognize Count Basie. I don't think anyone knows who Count Basie was anymore.
@@genghis1971 I knew that was the Count. And they were playing his most famous composition "April in Paris"
@@genghis1971 It's crazy but true. I haven't seen a single reaction that recognized him despite his name displayed.
"Hey, where are the white women at?" is probably my favorite line, although it's hard to really pick a favorite. The delivery is just so perfect.
I went with a black friend to see this film in the theater, and halfway through it he was literally rolling in the aisle laughing. For weeks afterwards, he'd walk around asking "Where da white women at?"
The delivery of that line absolutely ruins me every time I watch. Something about the abruptness of it is just comedy gold.
Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges! *shoots badges in the air* vaminos.
@@TheViolinMan19 That line has been parodies so many times..... one example is from Eritf Sl Yankovic's movie "VHS" - there the line was changed to "We don't need no stinking badgers"
@@EndoftheBeginning17 still a great line
Blazing Saddles is one of those movies that you can watch hundreds of times and it's always an absolute gas!! :)
Mongo's Brahma Bull's YES - NO hips for passing motorists... Gene Wilder sitting back eating movie theater popcorn when Cleavon says he's going "nowhere..." and Gene saying, "I always wanted to go there..."
Thanks to the beans-around-the-campfire scene. 🤣
@@Pixelologist Which was overdubbed with horses neighing the first time I watched the movie on television. The ONLY time I ever watched it on TV.
@@nightthornkvala94132 Yeah, the censors made it almost unwatchable. When I would catch it on TV, they used to simply mute the whole scene - that made it extra ridiculous (but not in a good way) when they’d all rise in turn to do their half-standing fart then sit back down. Absolute silence. 🙄
And then watch someone else watch it.
One of my favorite stories about this movie is Burton Gilliam who played Lyle was having a difficult time saying the N-word. Clevon Little took Gilliam off to the side and told him it was okay because these weren't his words. Little jokingly added, "If I thought you would say those words to me in any other situation we'd go to fist city, but this is all fun. Don't worry about it."
In addendum: Burton Gilliam was an amateur boxer.
@@clarencewalker3925 I didn't know that, thanks!
Burton was one of the good ones :)
I know. I read his interview in the magazine Shock Cinema.
I understand Gilliam's full time job was as a firefighter and he was concerned how the black members of his station would feel about him using the n-word.
This is, hands down, one of the best satirical comedies ever made. Mel Brooks is a genius.
The single best line is when Gene Wilder says to Cleavon Little (around 15:45) " ... These are people of the land. You know, morons." The line was improvised by Wilder, and Little's laughter was genuine.
Yeah, that's probably my favorite improvised moment in any movie :D
I DEFINITELY FELT THAT WAS IMPROV! The way Cleavon’s face cracked was so perfect and Gene’s soothing delivery 🤌🏾! I love that you had this lil trivia
@@AlandaParker You're correct but Mel loved it said leave it in.
Agree. But the coolest delivery of a line is Sheriff Bart to Lillie von Shtupp "Auf Weidesein, baby." I have used it many times.
Yes Gene did improvise the “Moron” saying however the idea was given to him by Richard Prior. Gene & Richard were the only ones who knew, and Mel loved it and decided to keep it in.
"These are people of the land. You know, morons"
That line was ad-libbed by Gene Wilder, and was a legit character break by Cleavon Little!
What a brilliant film with a great cast!
what a cool piece of trivia, i never knew that.
Randolph Scott was an actor who was best known for his many westerns (he made over 60), between the 30s and the early 60s. Not that remembered today, or most of his films, but a 1973 audience would have gotten that joke as those old films would play on TV all the time. / This movie takes place in the 1870s. At that time, the Irish were immigrating to the USA and everybody hated 'em, as is the custom over here, lol. So that joke sounds like it's just a random silly joke......but it's actually historically accurate and plugs right into the whole theme of the movie. When I saw it as a kid, I used to think that joke was stupid; now I think it's one of the most representative lines of the whole movie! :D PS: GREAT REACTION! Everyone reacts to this - you can see why! Your reaction is one of the BEST I've seen; the EDIT you did is DEFINITELY the best I've seen. I feel like I just watched the whole movie, you didn't miss a joke! Not in the edit, and not while you were watching it. From beginning to end. It was a beautiful thing to see. God bless Mel Brooks, still alive and kicking, still hilarious. And RIP Richard Pryor, Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, and Madeline Kahn (who was channeling Marlene Dietrich mixed with Elmer Fudd). Miss all four of those. Cleavon Little, in particular, he was FANTASTIC in this movie.
Wonderful summary comment. Agree all around.
Just watched a Randolph Scott western yesterday, 'The Cariboo Trail' from 1950. Definitely not one of his best. Somebody getting into Randolph Scott would best be served going for '7 Men from Now', 'Comanche Station', 'Ride Lonesome' or 'The Bounty Hunter'. That last one is especially good with the dialog. When asked by a sheriff he just brought a dead outlaw to why somebody would become a bounty hunter, Scott answers 'I'm counting the reasons, and they're $10 short'.
On the Irish - you would see signs as later as before WWI that bragged 'Irish Need Not Apply'. Part of the reason so many Irish became cops was because it was the only job they could find.
@@Carandini His best movies were The Tall T and Ride The High Country.
I think the sticking point about the Irish was that most of them were Catholic Christians, and Anglo-American Protestants have always mistrusted any segment of the population that takes ultimate orders from any foreign authority. (You say the Pope ain't just any old foreign authority, but God's Vicar on Earth, inheritor of the Keys? To the Protestants, he was still just another mortal, and you underestimate the detestation that Protestantism cultivated for all "Papists" from the 16th century onwards. It was only after World War II and the conscience-raising it gave rise to that we elected our first Catholic President...none other than the very-lamented John F. Kennedy himself. ) 🇺🇸😊🇮🇪
P.S. Though they couldn't do it in this movie, Wilder (RIP) and Pryor (RIP-2) would get to team up onscreen two years later, in Silver Streak (my personal favorite of their three cinematic collaborations). 😎 🤜🏻🤛🏾
The actor speaking "frontier gibberish" is actually doing a spot on impersonation of a 30's western sidekick named Gabby Hayes.
"Just a bottle of whisky and a frizzy perm."
And that is all I remember about the 80s.
Sounds lit 🙌🏾
This is a 70s movie though
Wellwhat do you remember about the 70's, when this movie was made?
@@hypnotistraywilliams If you remember the 70s, you weren't there...
I don't think that's a perm.
You are a show by yourself sister. I’m sure all of us watching your reactions will say the same thing. Thank you for keeping us so entertained and we just appreciate your reactions.
Thank you so much 😊
Despite the shocking use of language he tends to use in his films, one thing I've always liked about Mel Brooks is he never punches down. It's always satire showing how stupid prejudiced people tend to be.
I realised upon watching this reaction (having watched hundreds of reactions to this movie) that Mel Brooks didn't even punch down with his gay jokes. The male chorus line is funny because it really do be like that sometimes. Also "Come on girls!" is an iconic line tbh. But my point is, although the joke is indeed "haha they're very gay." at no point does it becoming "haha gay people are freaks."
He's the hero at the end and everyone loves him..brilliant Mr.. Brooks
So bearing in mind your explanation for why it's there, why do you call it "shocking"??
It would only be shocking if it was MEANT to be offensive....
@@colinluckens9591 the shocking is in reference to the open use of racial slurs. The reason it isn't offensive is explained in my first comment.
@@erikbailey2525 Ok I see your point that they are shocking in themselves (which is absolutely TRUE), but that IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FILM their inclusion serves a noble purpose....
My favorite joke in this film is Hedley trying to get a student discount for a movie ticket. That scene never fails to make me laugh. Lol
😂😂😂
Bart, Taggert, and the shovel is my favorite..
"Send a wire to the main office and tell them I said (CLANG!) Owww!"
@@darthken815 IMO what really makes that is Lyle's reaction "Tell them you said ow." And he just walks off! 🤣
@@WJS774
Yup!
The funny thing is that at 19:38 Brookes actually cut a joke from that scene. The original joke before it got cut down was "She blows out the candles, and she says in her German accent, ‘Is it true what they say about you people?’ And Cleavon says, ‘I hate to disillusion you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm."
It was cut for being too racy.
I KNEW I HAD HEARD THAT! YES! Thank you! For years and years, everything I watch that scene, I swear that I remember hearing something like "ma'am, your're sucking on my elbow". I have been thinking I must have dreamed it. I'm so glad to know it exists! I must have seen a deleted scene at some point!
My only lament is that censors made Mel cut one of the best lines: after Lili says "it's twoo, it's twoo," Bart originally said, "Madam, you're holding onto my arm."
What bugs me about it...is that what they ended up allowing is actually WORSE in terms of suggestiveness.
As it was, this movie got an R rating, with no nudity and minimal violence.
The original intended line was actually "You're sucking my arm...", but the Warner Bros. brass told Mel Brooks it might be just far enough for the MPAA to give it an X and talked him out of it. He ignored every other creative note they gave him, though.
They were already fighting a battle just to keep the beans scene. I believe it's the first time a fart is hears in movie or television.
@@ResidentPetrolhead That's the line I remember. I wondered why it was never included in any reaction video I've seen. What a pity. That was one of the most hilarious lines in the movie.
Gotta recommend "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" if you've not watched that one yet. It is another great Mel Brooks comedy.
Not his best, but still well worth watching.
The “checking the script” scene is hilarious.
Spaceballs too
It’s the same hangman slash executioner too
Never can go wrong with Slim Pickens
Wonderful to see such a young person "getting it" and simply enjoying this epic movie.
This movie is a family favorite from my childhood. It is deemed culturally relevant and is for that reason preserved in the National Film Registry.
Thank you for getting the point of the movie, which was not racism, but criticizing racism, and thank you for not being offended just because so many other small- minded people are.
So fun to see somebody else who was as pleased as I was to see Bart & Jim ride off into the sunset together in the end
Fun fact: the grizzled old gibberish speaking prospector is exploitation director Jack Starrett, who not only directed Cleopatra Jones, but also played the sadistic deputy that may have started Rambo’s warpath in First Blood.
Wow, I never realised it was the same guy. Shame he died at the age of just 52.
Cleavon Little was so good in this role. Richard Pryor was supposed to star in this movie but the studio stopped it from happening. Claimed he would be uninsurable and refused to approve financing.
To be fair, Pryor WAS having some serious addiction issues at the time. So the studio DID have a valid concern. From what I heard in a documentary, while writing this, Pryor "vanished" from contact for three days. He was later located in Chicago(IIRC), and he had no idea how he got there.
I love Richard's comedy, he is #2 on my "all time favorite comedians" list(right behind George Carlin). But the man DID have some problems.
Richard was WAY out of control at that time.
All respect to Richard Pryor, but nothing could beat Cleavon Little’s performance.
Pryor was totally out of control, and the studio wouldn't allow him to be in the movie, but the original actor for the Waco kid was a drunk, and was fired after the first day.
I’m sure someone has already suggested this, but if you enjoy Mel Brooks and you enjoy Gene Wilder, the original The Producers is classic. Young Frankenstein isn’t bad either.
Second!
THIRD!!!
Don't forget "High Anxiety" or "History of the World"!!
Okay, just because no one mentioned it yet. Silent Movie
Randolph Scott was a famous movie actor of the 30's, 40's and 50's who played the hero in a lot of Western movies also War movies. Madeline Khan wasn't dressed as the peanut container, she was dressed like Marlene Dietrich who was a famous German-born actress she was a star in Germany in the 30's before moving to the US.
And she sang like Marlene Dietrich too, which was terrible. Madeline Khan usually sang much better.
Mel Brooks movies are a band apart. Love to see the joy an almost 50 year old movie can still bring.
Fun fact - Mel Brooks wrote most of the black parts and Richard Pryor wrote most of the white and Jew parts.
I thought it was the reverse Mel handled the Jewish jokes Pryor for the black jokes?
@@christopherauzenne5023 no that's actually what made it so genius. Those those that were offended by the racial jokes were actually laughing at jokes made by the race being joked about.
@@joemahma420 Ummm no thats BULLSHIT...Pryor DID NOT write the n-word lines...he supported the use of it when there were complaints against its use. "When asked later about the many "n-word" references, Brooks said he received consistent support from Pryor and Little. He added, "If they did a remake of Blazing Saddles today [2012], they would leave out the N-word. And then, you've got no movie."[19] Brooks said he received many letters of complaint after the film's release.[20]"
@@dunbarf2413 wow, settle down there sensitive person. You're apparently specifically talking about the n-word use and I am not. So I'm just going to say you are wrong :-)
@@joemahma420 😁wrong? being wrong I can accept. however sensitive? is not exactly in my wheelhouse. I simply call bullshit when I see it . Wasn't just responding to your comment though. Nonetheless I apologize to you. nuff said.
This is by far the best Blazing Saddles reaction on RUclips, not just because you get the point of the film, but also because you consistently let the best parts of the jokes play.
4:26: I've never seen anyone have this wonderful a reaction to "land snatch." Maybe that margarita helped. I'm always curious how Millennials will react to _Blazing Saddles_ . Your video is the best, Alanda. It seems like you didn't try to judge this from the year 2021 and just went with it.
According to Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor's main contribution to the script was the Mongo material. Brooks actually wrote most of the Sheriff Bart material and everyone ran jokes with any racial overtones past Pryor to see if they were stepping over a line. More often than not, he'd tell them, no, this is funny.
I'm a millennial and after being worried about it (my white conservative friends recommended it to me), I loved it. Thoroughly hilarious and such stellar satire.
I'm pretty sure Alanda is either Gen-X or Gen-Z. Which would explain to me why she felt it necessary to bleep out n***er & fa***t. Unless that's the dictates of the RUclips overlords.
@@deepermind4884 I'm a Gen X'er. If I had a platform that would allow it, I would play things unedited. It's funnier when there are no jarring drop outs or bleeps.
@@deepermind4884 youtube.
i was born in 1985 grew up with this movie and most mel brooks films. understood it was satire as i grew up watching eddy murphy etc, and boondocks in my early 20s. (good show btw)
"How do you feel about candy....maybe you should start a factory "....BRILLIANT 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Historical Moment: That scene with the beans and toots was the very first time that farting was featured on the silver screen 👍✨
Yes, Brooks told the actor that he would be making cinematic history
Check out Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part one, or Spaceballs for three more Mel Brooks classics.😂👍
To Be or Not to Be. Another great Mel Brooks film.
Hey I’d recommend also checking out the film “Raising Arizona” it’s like a live action cartoon
Great movie, I'd LOVE to see her do that one! Great comedy!
I agree with "Raising Arizona."
One of my favorite Coen Brothers movies 😃.
I’m joining in and recommending this movie.😆
Raising Arizona wins for the best chase sequence ever recorded on film.
Mel Brooks made fun of everyone in including himself
He was Jewish and made fun of his own people as well as every other race and creed. That is comedy, we all need to laugh at ourselves to love each other! 🤩
This was the best review of Blazing Saddles I seen.
My dad loved this movie when it first came out, and showed it to me when I was a teenager; it’s super cool to see the next generation laugh just as hard as mine and his did!
I'm not really big on westerns(grew up on them before Star Wars came out)... but this is an absolute classic. It throws the absurdity of racism into sharp relief, but makes you laugh about it at the same time. Mel Brooks has a way of not sparing anyone with the jokes, though. He'll use stereotypes to get a laugh, but it works because he doesn't have "ill intent" with the humour.
His movies are definitely a rabbit hole you should go down. Spaceballs, Robin Hood Men in Tights, History of the World Part 1, Young Frankenstein.... all of them.
Edit: 31:14 or so: When you said, "We've got some spooks coming up".... I almost spit Monster(tm) all over my monitor.
I know the word "spooks" isn't used as a racial slur very much these days, but when I was growing up it was pretty common. Since you had literally just watched a movie that, as you said, "was loose with the language", I laughed way harder than maybe I should have when you said that. I know it wasn't intentional, but my God that was appropriate(looking at it with humour) considering the movie you just watched. If you were unaware of "spooks" being a racial slur(which I suspect), you might want to familiarize yourself with some of the words used instead of the N word, during the 60s through the 90s. I say that, because Mel Brooks will slip a reference to those words(in context of comedy, of course), and if you don't know them, the joke will fly over your head.
In fact, many movies from those time periods use racial slang terms, and in context of the movie's period, make sense. Also, they are some of the best movies ever made. The most recently made one that comes to mind, is "Grand Torino"(highly recommend that one!)... it caught a lot of flack for the "racial terms" used in it, but within the context of the story, they fit(and weren't intended to offend the audience).
The Irish part also confuses people because most aren’t aware that the Irish were victims of discrimination during the 19th century.
During the 19th century? And well into the 20th century too,
This is one of the best reactions I've seen. You played darn near most of the best scenes and lines and your reactions were just great and added to the joy of watching this reaction video.
1. Mel Brooks played the Governor and the Indian Chief
2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground.
3. The preacher plays in Young Frankenstein as an old man that gets racked by Dr. Frankenstein.
Madeline Kahn also had a smallish role in it.
4. Yes, Bart and Jim were smoking wacky tobacky.
5. The line, "You know morons" was ad lib by Wilder. Little's reaction was real.
6. The guy that was supposed to play Jim showed up the first day drunk so he was let go.
Wilder agreed to do this movie for Mel Brooks only if Mel would direct Young Frankenstein for him.
7. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Bart but he was going through his addictions at the time and
they thought it wouldn't be a good idea. However, he did some of the writing.
8. Jim still has his popcorn from the theater.
Movie suggestion "Young Frankenstein" with Gene Wilder
I've seen this a thousand times since back in the 70s and it's ALWAYS hilarious!
you should watch the documentary they made about it......its very good
I saw this when I was little at the drive-in theater. The campfire scene was all could understand then from the screeching laughter especially from my dad at the campfire scene.
The Irish line is hilarioius. The 1800s/early 1900s in America weren't kind to anyone whose family wasn't from England/France/Germany.
Even funnier, I thought I detected the slightest bit of an Irish accent in that guy's line.
What I love about that scene is that all of the workers stand by the Irish. Solidarity.
No Irish Need Apply - NINA.
A common notation in job announcements of the day.
Not a lot of people know that the Irish were victims of discrimination. It’s amazing how racism and discrimination can include any type of people. Racism is so stupid.
@@Justanotherconsumer I remember seeing signs like that in London mid/late 80's on a lot of THE building sites NINA, and had to deal with a bit of it too, thankfully not on a daily basis but it was there,
Alanda if you see this comment add 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' to your list. You won't regret it.
You'll want to see Lady Chablis
This movie just laughs at everything regardless of hatred, racism and everything else wrong with the human race. It is pure gold that never gets old.
I'm in the beginning minutes and I'm so happy you're not being triggered by the n-word racist stereotypes racist tropes and jokes
The point of this comedy is to make racist look dumb in a comedic fashion
I always thought racists were completely stupid.
Funny detail: Mel Brooks asked for "a musician like Frankie Laine" to make the movie theme (Frankie was known for his talent in making western movie themes) - and was surprised when Frankie Laine HIMSELF answered. Mel told Frankie about the basics of the movie... but forgot to tell him that it was a COMEDY movie. This is why the movie theme is so serious and awesome.
...I guess that they had a good laugh afterwards.
"But we don't want the Irish!"
Actually accurate. More value was placed on black slaves than on Irish people.
"How do you feel about candy? Maybe you should start a factory." I"M DEAD. LOLOLOLOL
Mel Brooks was a genius. This film really is a laugh from beginning to end.
This was one of my favorite reactions to this movie. I've been watching Blazing Saddles since it came out, and it's always a gas for me. So often, younger people don't really "get" the jokes, and silliness in it, but you did and that made it twice as fun. Thanks!
"They said you was hung."
" And they was right."
I loved this reaction. You made me smile so much! It's always super cool to watch your favorite movies through the eyes of others. I'm so glad you like it as much as I do. ❤
One of my favorite comedy movies of all time 🤠, but man i miss Gene Wilder 😥.
Please watch other Mel Brooks movies like Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Spaceballs and Robin Hood Men In Tights.
Great reaction Alanda and take care and stay safe 👍.
I just watched this movie for the first time it was amazing and then I immediately came here so we could laugh about it together...omg girl you had me dying of laughter. 🤣🤣 Good times!
For what it’s worth, Methodists were vilified in the period because they would show mercy to criminals and cared about this in prison.
That and the Irish thing show that they did their homework.
there was an irish crewman on set and he said "hey you didn't touch the irish" so they added a bit in.
“She can’t pronounce the R” 😂😂😂 I actually bust out laughing at that, that’s too funny💀💀💀
My husband and I watched this move every year while wrapping Christmas presents -- just a tradition we had. This will be my second Christmas wrapping gifts without him, and I haven't been able to watch it since his death. But you know, it's just about time to do it again. Thanks so much for sharing your enjoyment of this masterpiece with us.
this movie is a genuinely perfect satire. blazing saddles is written as a response to the pop culture boom in the 70's romanticizing the 1800's American West. almost every single tv channel had MULTIPLE western tv serials. this movie was so effective in its comedy that it crushed the western movie/tv industry. mel brooks wrote a movie pointing out the inaccuracies in our memories (which is why the plot revolves heavily around race, most cowboy protagonists of the 70s were white men saving white women from poc) and making fun of the idealized version so effectively that America literally moved on/majorly lost interest until fairly recently. even now the stories we tell are from the perspective that white people were not actually the good guys in the 1800s. mel brooks is a genuine master of comedy, screenwriting, and the way art impacts/influences the public. loved watching with you as always!!!!! :3
And most people are not aware that the Irish were actually victims of discrimination.
And then Italians
It cycles around
This is one of the best comedies ever made.
I cannot WAIT to see your reaction to The Mist! It’s a spectacular movie, but be warned - it’s pretty bleak. Give yourself time after the movie to be able to take in a couple episodes of The Simpsons or something really light and silly.
Needed this. You came in at just the right moment.
Little should've been nominated for an Academy Award on that one scene alone when he pulled the gun on himself. Absolutely Genius.
A classic western of a more serious nature is The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Mel Brooks had a wonderful way to use comedy to point out things such as racism, other injustices and to show also some jokes are just jokes without meaning of any discrimination. Mel is Jewish and in almost all his movies he makes some Jewish joke. Since my wife and I are of the age, this movie came out while we were teenagers. We grew up enjoying movies from the 40's through the 70's, so as our children grew up they watched the classics with us. By the time our children joined the Navy in 2010/2011, Political Correctness and CRT basically banned all movies which might have bad language, jokes or poke fun at something which might offend anyone. Our daughter, while at her Navy school in Pensacola, went to the Liberty Center on the base. This is a kind of club and most of them have big screen TV's with theater seating for about 20-30 people, to watch any of the DVD's they had. Our daughter was looking through the list of movies and saw Blazing Saddles. She discovered none of her classmates had ever seen the movie, so she selected Blazing Saddles and everyone went in to watch the movie. Everyone had the same kind of reaction you did. She said almost every time she went to the Liberty Center afterwards, someone would have Blazing Saddles on and the big screen.
You need to see Young Frankenstein for more Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks goodness
The thing I like most about this movie is the friendship between Bart and Jim. It's a perfect friendship.
Are we black?
You should definitely watch Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs if you want more of Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder, they're as hilarious as this one in my opinion.
And if you want another beautiful Southern setting I highly recommend Thelma and Louise. Has nothing to do with Brooks but it's one of my favorite movies. And it also put a young Brad Pitt on the map.
I love watching you enjoy this. I have seen it countless times, and I still get a laugh every time.
I'm pretty sure these were the first fart jokes that got past Hollywood censorship, if I remember right.
Yep. The scene hasn't aged well but they decided to go wild for the first farts and it's great.
One little thing about this movie that I love is Mel Brooks as the Yiddish speaking Indian chief. Nice shout out to old school westerns where they often had Jewish actors playing Native Americans.
Bart and Jim were in love I will die on this hill. Also “Mongo straight” was me in high school
Funniest little fact: Cleavon Little’s line “Where the white Women’s at?” Was sampled in the song used in ‘White Chicks’ when they were getting the makeover. Still cracks me up.🤣🤣
My friend had me watch this recently. I loved it and died laughing. It’s too bad they don’t have the guts to do comedies like this anymore.
Also since you enjoyed Gene Wilder in this. You’ll love him in Young Frankenstein and The adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother.
YAAAASSSSS BLAZING SADDLES!!! One of my favorite films of all time!! Hilarious every time!!
Damn, love your laugh!
I love how she watches EVERYTHING. She watches stuff I couldn’t make it 5 minutes through. I watch them through her. 💕
I literally squealed with delight when I saw you has reacted to Blazing Saddles! I knew it would be absolutely perfect for you. Watching this with you was an absolute joy. Now, on to. Airplane! (please)
Have been feeling down a bit lately. Rewatched this. Goldangitgarshblame you're terrific. 😍
Radolph Scott was a Hollywood movie star who rode Golden age of western movies. That’s why they all stood up and took their hats off in honor.
Thank you for this reaction. I can recommend Cat Ballou (1965) as an unusual Western and there is the sci-fi Western Westworld (1973). Lily's costume in the end scenes is based on the look of the actress Marlene Dietrich.
along with all accolades mel brooks also plays the governor ,, one of the greatest comedic minds ever ,,
9:49 “… to extend a laurel and hardy handshake …”
Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema.
Great reaction, loved it!
I legit thought he just wanted to offer the laurel (made into a wreath) and a hardy handshake 🤣. Thanks for the reference drop
The word in the script no doubt was hearty, not hardy
@@johntellefson4363 In the original script I’ve seen it reads “hearty welcome” but in the film he unmistakably says “hardy handshake”.
The pure hilariousness of the old lady coming back knocking and saying “ I hope you’ll have the good decency not to tell anyone I spoke to you”. Yoooo 🤣🤣😂🤣
It was truly delicious to watch this with you. I've seen the film about a hundred times and will see it another hundred. It is thrilling to see someone watch the movie for the first time after its been out nearly 50 years. Your genuine laughter made my day!! Thanks!
Great to see someone can enjoy a movie as entertainment and not a hate campaign u r laugh is wonderful
So glad you loved this movie! Since I was a kid, I fell in love with it and to this day, still holds up for both comedy and for it's social commentary. When Gene Wilder passed away, it prompted me and a buddy to create a podcast called, The Wilder Ride, where we could break down our favorite Gene Wilder movies, dedicating one episode to one minute of screen time. Season 2 was dedicated to Blazing Saddles. What's amazing is every guest we invited to the show loved it and laughed and yet they would say this movie could not be made today, which is sad, because a movie like this is just as important today as it was in 1974 when it was released. There is so much packed into this one movie, but the most important message is it punches racism in the face.
I HIGHLY recommend "The Wilder Ride" podcast - insightful yet really entertaining!!! :-)
Looking at this movie now you would never guess that one of the most controversial parts of the movie was the fart scene. It was so controversial that when the movie was shown on tv the fart sounds were edited out.
Greatest anti-racism film ever made.
And hands down one of the funniest comedies ever.
Funny movie forever! Richard Pryor, a comedy legend who happens to be black, wrote some of the script for this racial satire movie (not a Western). Yes, agreed we can use laughter every damn day! 🤣🤣🤣 Mel Brooks is a wicked genius! His films are not PC, not racist, not political, not social commentaries, and definitely not appropriate for the eternally offended or anyone with no sense of humor. Glad you enjoyed it!
Another brilliant choice, Alanda! xx
Mel Brook's as the Indian chief has an added Easter Egg, in that he's speaking Yiddish. Translated, he says (roughly):
"Schvartzes" = "Blacks" (The term is derogatory)
“Zeit nisht meshugge" = "Don't be crazy"
"Loz im geyn" = "Let them go"
"Abi gezunt” = "As long as you've got your health".
"Hosti gezn in deyn lebn" = "Have you ever seen in your life?"
"What fourth wall?" - Mel Brooks (probably)
Such a great reaction to such a great film ❤ I always look forward to the cameo there at the beginning by one of the jazz greats, Count Basie (who, fun fact, helped get Quincy Jones started in the music industry).
As for _The Mist,_ two things if you haven't watched it yet: Darabont made the ending less ambiguous than King's original story, and ditto that you'll definitely want something uplifting ready for soon after watching that film. Rewatching this one with your dad would be perfect.
Thank you for posting this reaction. I did enjoy your company and I loved that you spotted each plot twist on its way... My favourtite moment is when the overseer demands a "work song" and the workers go into a super-smooth Cole Porter number.
You have to watch Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein It came out the following year. Just as good if not better. With Gene Wilder !
Finally, someone who knows the difference between a bull and an ox.
It brings to mind Ben Franklin's line in "1776": "It's like calling an ox a bull. He's thankful for the honor but he'd much rather have restored what's rightfully his."