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I loved it, congratulations on getting married, he is the man and I am jealous of him lol. 😍 I love Blazing Saddles. If there is any Star Trek or Star Wars you haven't seen, I would love reactions to that. Especially The Original Series, which is rarely "reacted" to on RUclips. 🙂
Mel brooks was once asked about why he was willing to go so far in his movies (specifically 'The Producers', Blazing Saddles hadn't come out yet). Remember, Mel Brooks is a WW2 veteran, a D-Day survivor AND Battle Of The Bulge survivor. Mel Brooks answered, 'it is important to mock evil. Monsters like Hitler get a lot of their power from fear and its hard to truly fear something while laughing at it. So not only _should_ we mock evil, we must.' Oh, and congratz on getting married, I wish you guys well.
Great and thoughtful comment! I wish there were more artists like Mel Brooks today, willing to "mock evil." Instead, the silence is deafening as our leaders (of both parties, going back decades) give the Third Reich a run for their money. Consider: while the Nazi Holocaust slaughtered some six million Jews, the genocide perpetrated by the Clintons, Bush/Cheney, and Barack Obama slaughtered over six million Middle Eastern Muslims, the majority of whom were women and children. Perhaps you've seen the recent Brown University study about the death toll from the GWOT? Add that 4.5-5 million dead to the "well over a million" Iraqi civilians killed by the Clintons' draconian potable water-denying sanctions, and it's another holocaust. It's the present situation in Gaza writ large. Where are the American auteurs and artists denouncing these horrors? Instead, most prominent Western artists parrot establishment narratives and put all their energy into railing against "Emmanuel Goldstein" figures (people the establishment tells us to hate today, for two minutes, at least): Trump, Putin, Jeremy Corbyn, Bashar al-Assad, Rashida Tlaib, whomever. Not SO long ago the deplorable figures were Ralph Nader (blamed for Gore's defeat -- a lie), Bernie Sanders (twice cheated), Tulsi Gabbard (traduced), Saddam Hussein (lynched), and Moammar Qaddafi (raped to death with a bayonet, his corpse displayed in a shopping mall). I'll say one thing, Divide & Conquer is the most successful political strategy in human history. The U.S. oligarchy has convinced both sides of the electorate that their relative's/neighbor's political party is pure EVIL. Meanwhile, both parties answer to the same paymasters and pursue the same agenda, whatever their rhetoric. The duopoly has taken a wrecking ball to the biosphere, the rule of law, democratic institutions, and world peace -- and trying to figure out which party has done more harm is like trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Minor correction, Mel WAS NOT a D-Day "survivor." (Unless you're counting every American in the US as a D-Day survivor.) He arrived in France in November of 1944 according to his US Army bio.
Great and thoughtful comment! I wish there were more artists like Mel Brooks today, willing to "mock evil." Instead, the silence is deafening as our leaders (of both parties, going back decades) give the Third Reich a run for their money. Consider: while the Nazi Holocaust slaughtered some six million Jews, the genocide perpetrated by the Clintons, Bush/Cheney, and Barack Obama slaughtered over six million Middle Eastern Muslims, the majority of whom were women and children. Perhaps you've seen the recent Brown University study about the death toll from the GWOT? Add that 4.5-5 million dead to the "well over a million" Iraqi civilians killed by the Clintons' draconian potable water-denying sanctions, and it's another holocaust. It's the present situation in Gaza writ large. Where are the American auteurs and artists denouncing these horrors? Instead, most prominent Western artists parrot establishment narratives and put all their energy into railing against "Emmanuel Goldstein" figures (people the establishment tells us to hate today, for two minutes, at least): Trump, Putin, Jeremy Corbyn, Bashar al-Assad, Rashida Tlaib, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, whomever. Not SO long ago the deplorable figures were Ralph Nader (blamed for Gore's defeat -- a lie), Bernie Sanders (twice cheated), Tulsi Gabbard (traduced), Saddam Hussein (lynched), and Moammar Qaddafi (raped to death with a bayonet, his corpse displayed in a shopping mall). I'll say one thing, Divide & Conquer is the most successful political strategy in human history. The U.S. oligarchy has convinced both sides of the electorate that their relative's/neighbor's political party is pure EVIL. Meanwhile, both parties answer to the same paymasters and pursue the same agenda, whatever their rhetoric. The duopoly has taken a wrecking ball to the biosphere, the rule of law, democratic institutions, and world peace -- and trying to figure out which party has done more harm is like trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
@@TheCastellan Well Roddenberry definitely had similar views. Nichelle Nichols tells a great story in an interview. After the first season of TOS, she was going to quit because of an offer she got for Broadway. Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her not to. I won't tell the whole story here, I recommend looking up the interview, its amazing.
Not only is this movie hilarious, it kicks racism in the balls and it happens to be the first film to have a fart scene. Never gets old. Oh and Jim making Bart laugh when he said "morons" is actually genuine.
I think it's funny so many people thinks this is a "racist" film, but people don't have half a brain, this is actually a very anti-racist movie and I love it
@@tru3sk1llNo one is actually offended by this movie. There are just a lot of racists who don't understand the movie, laugh for all the wrong reasons, and assume that everyone else interprets it the same way. Then they imagine the liberal bogeyman being offended by their bizarre ideas about what the jokes are supposed to mean.
@@toddjones1480 Yep!! I don't know of anyone that thinks the movie is racist or is offended, now, or when I saw it in the theatre when it came out. All my minority friends understand SATIRE and who is being mocked ruthlessly. I would like this movie aired, unedited, in primetime. "Where the white woman at" would send the red neck racists into a frenzy of hate and threats. However, if someone did have a visceral reaction to some of the words, even though they understand the INTENT, I would totally understand.
@@toddjones1480I definitely would disagree with that, there are people offended and freaking out about Robert Downey Jr and his apparent use of blackface in tropic thunder. Anybody who has seen and actually has a brain power to understand Tropic Thunder realizes what was actually going on just like with this movie. If you were offended you completely missed the point. Turner Classic Movies has a big disclaimer for every time they play Blazing Saddles explaining that the use of certain racial terms was representative of the era of the film was made blah blah blah basically giving people trigger warnings because they had received complaints from people who were too stupid to figure it out. Just recently Ben Stiller had to publicly refuse to apologize for the movie or any of the stuff in it. Which I respect the hell out of them before because he has nothing to apologize because, just like Mel Brooks here he was shining a gleaming light on stupidity and ignorance. Satire and parody is often a totally foreign concept to people nowadays. Not by liberals, by the very definition of the word I am liberal to an extreme but the new modern left . It is hilarious that if you look up the definition of the word liberal in the Oxford dictionary you will find a perfect description of my political views, however according to the modern left online I am somehow far right... It is funny because they say this movie could not be made nowadays because the social justice Warrior woke crowd would lose their minds. When you think about it on paper this is the most woke movie of all time. Every white person in it is either a moron, a drunk or evil. A town full of stupid white people is saved from another evil white person by the Black hero who uses his intelligence and wits to save the day. In fact, the black hero is the only sane person in this movie. You would think the crowd would absolutely love this😂
Fun fact: Gene Wilder was one of the script writers. So was Richard Prior. Wilder wrote most of the sheriff's lines, and Prior wrote most of Wilder's. Wouldn't suprise me if Wilder held THAT line back just to make his co-star corpse, like Petere Cook used to do to Dudley Moore :D
"Mongo only pawn in game of life" Truly one of the greatest lines in film, ever. A statement of existential crisis and extreme wisdom from a man regarded as incapable of deep thought.
I agree. Blazing Saddles does a great job with its underlying message of "racism is STUPID", by making characters who are more racist / more stupid. The Governor & Mongo SEEM to be exceptions to this rule (being they aren't racist), but they are not. The Governor is simply; ignorant and corrupt. (aka a commentary on politicians) And Mongo isn't "stupid" either. He is just . . . . . . "simple". And that line works so well because it shows that this simple-minded creature, has a lot of surprising "depth" and self-awareness to him.
Mongo was played by Alex Karras, who was a defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions-back in the days when the NFL played smash mouth football (late hits, career ending tackles, etc.).
Clariss and Tim Character actor who plays Lyle, one of Taggarts' men. Actor's name is Burton Gilliam. Burton stated that he was very uncomfortable using those offensive words in the movie. But Cleavon Little (Sheriff Bart) eased Burton's concerns of the words.
Clariss Let Tim know that Mel wanted his co-writer, Richard Pryor as the Sheriff for this movie, but Warner Bros. denied the request because they felt that Richard is more a liability to the studio. That's how Cleavon Little got the role.
Yes, so many jokes and references that modern day audiences don't get. Lili Von Shtupp was a dead-on parody of Marlene Dietrich, a German-born actress who kept her strong accent (and Hollywood roles had to be fashioned around that). She was known for wearing modified men's clothes, like the top hat and tails she wears as they approach Rock Ridge near the end. One famous scene of hers scandalized audiences by her sitting backwards on a straight-back chair with spread legs while wearing fishnet stockings. (My favorite role for her was in the 1957 Billy Wilder Witness for the Prosecution, based on mystery-queen Agatha Christie's play - I defy anyone to guess the end.) In the beginning, the trackworkers are singing a sophisticated Cole Porter song from the 1930's. The cowboys demand they sing Camptown Ladies - an 1850's song written by Stephen Foster (whose many songs most people know today). This was composed specifically for minstrel shows, which were common as part of Vaudeville. A half-dozen white guys in blackface sit on straight-back chairs in a line across the stage, telling corny jokes in a most offensive racial accent, between stanzas of a song like this accompanied by the guys with banjo, tambourine, and "spoons." Could not be a worse intended insult - which Mel Brooks makes stand on end. The town was populated by Johnsons, of famous people over the ages with that surname. One was Howard Johnson, who operated one of the first, if not the first national chain of restaurants and motels. These were standouts in their white and blue paint schemes, sporting a bright orange roof. "Hojo" bragged for years "28 flavors of ice cream" in an era were few people ever had anything but vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. Here in Rock Ridge he is getting his start with "1 flavor." Sheriff Bart starts off, accompanied by the world-famous Count Bassie orchestra.
Most of the "Johnsons" actually were allusions to well known people; other than Howard, and Gabby which was by character-type to Gabby Hayes and his voice, Dr. Samuel Johnson is a famous 18th-century author, and Van Johnson was an actor. My favorite gag in that sketch was that among the things that they had "fought" to create their town was "Richard Dix". A generation who had gone through training at Fort Dix, New Jersey had a gut reaction to that. Also, the satire is not just of "Westerns" but the movie industry as a whole, so you get the Count Basie orchestra playing the soundtrack in the middle of the desert (this was a famous argument involving Alfred Hitchcock over where the band, and the cameras, were for the making of "Lifeboat") and all of the stereotyped kinds of villains (from many different types of films) lining up for Lamar's job interview.
Mel Brooks movies are my favorites!! I have to thank my dad for introducing them to me and we both enjoy this movie and robinhood men in Tights till this day and watch them together
Great reaction... And I love that Mel Brooks made entertainment so good that it is literally studied. History of the World Part 1 is also excellent and often overlooked.
Will always stop for Blazing Saddles reactions. So happy it was entertaining and appreciated.👏🏾Putting my vote in now for Mel Brooks "Young Frankenstein" for next Halloween next year.
Mel Brooks wanted John Wayne to play the Waco kid. Wayne read the script and told Brooks he couldn't do it because it was too dirty but he'd be the first one in line to watch it.
I’m just going to see more of you two reacting in videos together so I can get over how crushed I was when I knew you were hitched!!!! You’re a good man!!!!
I was 11 or 12 when this this film came out and it was rated R so I talked my mom into taking me to see it. One of my most cherished life-long memories is how my mom laughed so hard throughout the film. It became a tradition for the two of us to go see every Mel Brooks film in the 70s. People always say that this movie couldn't be made today. Mel brooks once responded with, "We couldn't make it back then!" When studio executives saw the film they were not going to release it at all. Brooks arranged another viewing that included the rank and file people who worked at the studio and they loved it so much that the execs agreed to a very limited release (like LA, NYC and Chicago). it was so popular they released it to a few more cities, over and over until it was released everywhere. regarding the racial slurs, the important thing to remember is that everyone who uses them are either just plain stupid (all the villains) or ignorant (the townsfolk, who learn better and come to love Bart). In this way, Mel Brooks not only made a parody of Westerns, but also made an effective parody of racism.
I have always laughed at the idea that the woke social justice Warrior left would never allow this movie to be made today because when you think about it at least on paper this is the most successful and most incredibly woke movie ever made! Every white person in it is either a drunk, evil or a moron. The dumb racist White Town Folk are saved from an evil white man by the Black hero who uses his intelligence and wits to save the day. You would think the woke crowd would absolutely adore this movie🤣
the earliest of plays involved performers directly interacting (and sometimes even fighting) members of the audience. mel is just holding true to stage tradition and i respect that.
36:30 This line came about when Brooks was talking off-screen, as directors do, and wondered out loud "Is there anyone we haven't insulted yet?" and the answer was "Not the Irish", so in went the line.
Really? Didn't know that. I always thought it was a reference to them being one of the other people who at one point suffered from massive discrimination.
Your joyful, lusty, goofy laughter is testament to your fine comedic taste, and the genius of Mel Brooks, whose work could also be described by those three words. Enjoyed y'all discovering and re-appreciating this great, funny AF movie!
If my memory is correct, the Governor's "secretary" was actually a 70s porn star IRL 12:48 The hangman here is the same hangman from Robin Hood: Men In Tights 19:33 He dropped the piece under the table 21:32 On the movie poster, the indian chief's headdress had a band with Hebrew letters on it 26:40: Madeline Kahn plays Lili Von Schtupp, Schtupp is Yiddish for the act of making love, the dirty word for it. How Brooks got this through the censors, I don't know Alex Karras played Mongo, a former pro football player turned actor. Best known for the tv show Webster 100 years into the future, not 200 39:50 Madaline Kahn is doing an impression of Marlene Deitrich here
Mongo's ride, a Brahma bull. The "Yes n No" are from semi truck trailers back in the day that meant pass on the "Yes" side, not the "No" side for safety. Mel used a lot of Loony Tunes skits, like the "Hold yourself as a hostage", and the exploding CandyGram scenes. Mel also uses the Hunchback(Boris, Boris Karloff voice)of Notre Dame/Igor character frequently in his movies. Saw this when I was 13 with my parents and best friend in a 1000 seat packed theater 1974. The movie ran for 2 weeks, a record since The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind in 1939.
Ah yes, easily one of Mel Brooks' best, most hilarious films ever. They just don't make spoofs like he did. You should have Tim on your channel more often.
NEW to your Channel. That was the most delightful BLAZING SADDLES Reaction I've ever seen! I smiled and laughed along the whole time! A Whole Lotta Fun, I'll see you two again! Cheers from🇨🇦🍁 🇨🇦
Mel Brooks was asked if there was anything at all he edited out and he replied in reference to the scene @29:10 "Is it true what they say about how you people are... gifted?" the original reply was "I'm sorry to disappoint you mam, but you are sucking on my arm." According to the story, that was the only thing he took out.
A minor line that doesn't get enough attention is "Imagine it gentlemen! Hoof and mouth disease, a thing of the past!" "Nevermind THAT shit! HERE COMES MONGO!" Also "How did he do such FANTASTIC STUNTS....with such LITTLE FEET?!!!"(dies)
Mel Brooks is 97, or so says Wikipedia. What a funny guy. And note, that he not only wrote the goofy songs in the movie, but Richard Pryor was one of his co-writers for this film. Madeline Kahn was a trained opera singer, and Clevon Little was in several tv shows.
Cleavon Little did more than act in several TV shows. He won both the Tony and the Drama Desk best actor awards for _Purlie_ in 1970 and an Emmy for a guest starring role in 1989. He died from colon cancer at age 53
1967's "The Producers" Written and Directed by Mel Brooks was His First Film... And Mel Brooks Won the "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar... Pure Genius...
Harvey Kormman's mention of Raisinettes at the end of the movie caused a surge in sales and the president of the candy company sent Mel Brooks a case of Raisinettes.
Fun reaction, you two! I love this movie SO much it hurts. One minor note: the German soldiers who were enlisted to help sack Rock Ridge were WWI-era soldiers. They worked for the Kaiser, not the Third Reich. You have to wait for the Cafeteria Scene to see a Third Reich figure ("Adolf" somebody).
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder should have won Academy Awards for this, as well as Mel Brooks. Groundbreaking film, one of the best comedies, if not the best, ever made.
A jolly romp indeed, this was, with laughter of a frequency and intensity to fully substantiate the claims of those who go so far as to proclaim this the single greatest comic movie of the 20th century. Best wishes to the both of you - and as a practical expression thereof, I send you my subscription. Happy holidays! 😄
A quick note about the other character that Mel Brooks plays as, the Sioux War Chief who is somehow fluent in German and Jewish. In the film The Searchers (released back in 1956) starring John Wayne, the main antagonist of the film a Comanche War Chief named "Cicatriz" was played by a German actor named Henry Brandon (born Heinrich von Kleinbach). So the Sioux War Chief that Mel Brooks played as, was primarily meant to be a jest of both the character and the actor.
the "go do that voodoo..." line comes from a famous cole porter song ""You Do Something to Me" from 1929. its been used in numerous movies since then. "I Get a Kick Out of You" was also a real song by cole porter. randolph scott was a famous western actor from the 30s and 40s. hedy lamar was a well known female actor from the 30s who's best known today for a scandalous pre-code nude scene in the movie "ecstasy" (1933). she actually sued the production company for using her name without consent. and that was count basie and his orchestra playing in the desert as sheriff bart rode by. the song they play is "April in Paris." madeline kahn's role was based upon marlene dietrich's role in the film "destry rides again" (1939) co-starring jimmy stewart. that movie and the marx brothers "go west" (1940) are 2 more great MUST-SEE western parodies. start a trend. be the first reactors on youtube to watch these great comedies.
The beginning of Hedley's speech to the gang of bad guys is the beginning of Eisenhower's message to Allied troops on the eve of D-Day: "You are about to embark on a great crusade ..."
@@BarnDoorProductions... i didn't know that. thanks for info. thanks to another commentor i just got the "laurel and hardy" tribute when sheriff bart first arrived in rockridge. while holding out a literal laurel howard johnson (john hillerman) says - "i offer you a laurel and hardy handshake." i must've watched that film 20 times and never noticed that before either.
@@BarnDoorProductions... i'm afraid most reactors don't get all the "johnson" references. "gabby johnson" was based on "gabby hays" the old western movie actor. "van johnson" was also a reference to another well known actor. and "howard johnson" was a reference to the ice-cream, hotel chain businessman. so many jokes so little time.
Hedy Lamar was also an inventor and developed Frequency Hopping which was eventually used to develop Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and was used in WWII to combat jamming of radio signals
@@kevinsizemore2053... unfortunately Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS are all police-state technology. you can't blame hedley, i mean hedy lamar for that. corporate profiteers and a completely stupid and gullible consumer class are responsible for selling us our dependence, addiction and slavery to fascist corporate technology.
Clariss You know that horse was trained stunt horse getting hit by Mongo (Alex Karras) because you notice stuntman pulled the reins to signal horse fall down safely.
Fun fact: one of the film's co-writers, I think it was Richard Pryer, really loved Mongo, and so there were two more alternate scenes of Bart defeating him. They were fully filmed, too, on the DVDs deleted scenes and everything. Look them up if you are interested.
Admittedly, there are only _two_ other movies in which I've seen Madeline Kahn _(Young Frankenstein_ and _History of the World, Part I)_ but her performance was awesome in _both._
My two favorite stories about this movie are when Mel Brooks was interviewed about it a couple of years ago, and the interviewer said something like, "You couldn't make that today." And Mel Brooks said, "We couldn't make it back then either, but we did." The other one was Alex Karras, who was a Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle in the NFL turned actor, wanting to be Mongo. He saw Mel Brooks having lunch at the studio, so he walked over to his table, picked a chair up over his head, yelled "ME WANT BE MONGO!" And slammed it on the ground. Mel Brooks looked at him and said, "You're Mongo."
While the jazz band, Count Basie Orchestra, was an anachronism, it was also breaking the fourth wall. As you know, when classical composers are hired to do a score, they also need the musicians to play the music. In this case, it was Count Basie hired to do Bart's riding theme, and they threw his band into the film instead of just background. Mel Brooks went on to repeating this gag in High Anxiety.
The words "You knw, morons." was not in the script. Gene Wilder just added it and Cleavon's laugh was genuine because he wasn't expecting it. Thankfully, they kept the scene.
For me the part where Mongo knocks out the horse with one punch is one of the funniest scenes in movie history because you really do not expect to actually see that happen😂
Some of the jokes are pretty subtle. For instance the ice cream parlor advertises 1 flavor, which is a spoof on Baskin-Robbins with their 31 flavors. But my favorite that almost nobody notices is that when the guy from the Dr. Gillespie killings is being hanged, there's also a little noose from a second rope on the wheelchair.
Nice job Clariss - you are the ideal audience for a comedy like this :D This is one of Mel's finest hours - I'd also recommend YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - his valentine to Universal Classic Horror films. Richard Pryor, who helped write the script, originally was to play Bart but due to his addictions the studio felt it was too high risk for insurance purposes and went w/Cleavon Little (arguably his best role too) - Pryor would go on to team up w/Gene Wilder in several buddy comedies starting with SILVER STREAK a comedic take on Hitchcock thriller you so should see.
Great reaction. Another western spoof which is underrated. “The Villain” with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kirk Douglas, and Ann Margaret. Your next Mel Brooks should be Young Frankenstein
Pryor's drug use made him too much a risk for the studio. Brooks has told the story of getting a call early in the morning from Pyror, who told him, "Mel, I'm in Chicago, and _I don't know why_ ."
It’s a damn shame that Madeline Kahn was only Oscar nominated for her performance in Blazing Saddles when she also gave a great one for Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein which was also released the same year in 1974 but I’m gonna recommend one her later films most specifically the 1985 comedy film either starring or featuring such greats like Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, along with Madeline Kahn. It’s more than worth watching aside from the fact that it’s based on the original classic board game known as Cluedo back in 1949. It’s one of my all time favorites aside from BZ and a number of others like the South Park Movie: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, The Hangover, Tropic Thunder, Step Brothers, and Wedding Crashers. This was yet another awesome and hilarious movie for you to react to Clariss. I always enjoy your videos and I’m really looking forward to watching whatever’s next on the docket or just so happens to be scheduled and uploaded in the near future. Thank you for your time and i hope you have a really great weekend!
Some really fun little things I noticed between this movie and Willy Wonka: 1) Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory came out in 1971 2) Blazing Saddles came out in 1974 (so *after* Willy Wonka) 3) Both movies were directed by guys named Mel (Mel Stuart, and Mel Brooks, respectively) 4) Both movies feature a protagonist of a lower social class (financial, and racial, respectively) who meets a quirky, eccentric mentor-type character (played by Gene Wilder) with inhuman abilities (For Jim it was his lightning fast hands, and for Wonka it was bringing his imagination to life) that aids them in their respective journeys. And 5) Notice how Bart defeats Mongo with a “candy-gram” that explodes. You know what else explodes? *Exploding candy for your enemies.* Make of that what you will. 😊
Two of his movies that aren't obviously his are the 1968 version of "The Producers" and "Dracula, Dead and Loving it". This is a great choice. There seems a large tendency of "Woking" Mel anymore. Thanks for receiving the shmegegge in the spirit it was given.
Ok, I have to be honest.... I thought you guys might have been a lil thin skinned for this. But it made me happy to see your reactions to this. Keep up the good work. :)
Thank you for making me burst out in laughter. I sorely need it. I hope you know many of the people in the movie. Classic actors. It's my favorite movie. Mel Brooks ripped on e every race and religion. No one would be able to make this kind of movie today. Thanks again, I'll be checking in on your next reaction. Keep it up, and I'll subscribe to 'ya. *EDIT* The jail cell scene between Gene and Clevon is the best scene every. Well, maybe the scene from Heat is in there too? *EDIT* The first fart scene ever filmed. And the guy that started it, was working his first major film. He was a firefighter before he became an actor.
ABC's "Wide, Wide World of Sports" was an extremely popular Saturday afternoon sports program exposing Americans of the 70s to sports from all over the world. Hedy Lamar was a popular 40s movie star (and also a brilliant theoretical mathematical whose calculations are still being used by the military). She threatened to sue Mel Brooks for the use of her name. Reportedly, Brooks said, "That's Hedy Lamar. Just pay her." The band in the desert was the Count Basie band. Basie had been a popular jazz leader for half a century. "Laurel and Hardy handshake...." Laurel and Hardy had been a popular movie comedy duo in the 30s and 40s. "Mongo! Santamaria!" Mongo Santamaria was a popular Cuban percussionist and band leader. Mongo was played by Alex Karras, a popular NFL football player. "Doing the French Mistake" took me 30 years to catch.
So glad you enjoyed this! I havent scrolled through the comments yet, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of them will suggest Young Frankenstein as another Mel Brooks movie you should do a reaction video for. I would like to go in a different direction and suggest History of the World, Part I.
Mel's a genius. You two should checkout To live and die in LA. A masterpiece of film that no one has reacted to yet. It stars Willem Dafoe and William Peterson (played Grisom on CSI). It's about Secret Service Agents chasing a counterfeiter.
Couple things you may have missed, maybe: 3:46 he's trying to get them to sing a N***a work song, so they sing Sinatra, which is the most whitest song in the world, then they trick them into singing the n***a work song 7:56 obviously referring to passover and the Egyptian plagues 8:30 all the Howard Johnsons is kind of like a crack at all the roadside stores, now it would be 7/11s or Am/pm, or like a Maverik's, set in the old west which is funny 12:18 mel classicaly has no hand eye coordination, he couldn't hit it, and says it's broken, so Harvey does it easily 14:28 was a famous band at the time, would be like seeing Jimmy Fallon's "Roots" band, def. immediately recognized 25:05 there is actually a rock band now called candygram for mongo 29:49 the havana reference is that he's not gay, and can't eat any more d*** 33:40 randalph scott is a very famous western actor, since he hasn't seen many , he wouldn't know the reference 36:37 it's funny because the Irish were heavily discriminated against in the old west 40:17 they broke the 4th wall, literally
This was probably the best reaction I ever seen to blazing saddles. The reason why it’s the best reaction is because it’s the right reaction. It’s a comedy and you laughed. You weren’t trying to overthink anything. You accepted it for what it was - an over the top comedy. I wish more reactors would react to not only this but other movies without trying to use critical thinking skills that they don’t even have. I’ve seen reactors totally not get the movie airplane at all to the point to where they hated it. That movie has a joke every 10 seconds and Almost everyone went over their heads. You should teach some of these other reactors how to react to a movie. They try to sound smart by analyzing a movie which only makes them sound dumb because they don’t know what they’re talking about but they try to sound like they’re some psychological expert. Sorry. I got carried away 😆
In the Second World War. Mel Brooks as a Combat Engineer. Was close to the front lines. So close, he could hear the German soldiers across a river singing.... ja ja - ja ja.... That's where the Germans singing comes from.
1. Mel Brooks played the Governor, the Indian Chief and the round-up thug with the aviator hat. 2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground. 3. The preacher/Liam Dunn also plays in "Young Frankenstein" as Mr. Hilltop. Madeline Khan also had a smallish role in it. 4. Imagine how much fun this was to make.🤣🤣🤣🤣 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 PS: This was made when people still weren't afraid to laugh and have fun.
Yes, lots more Mel Brooks reactions! It's not one of his most popular films, but I really liked his remake of To Be Or Not To Be, and I haven't seen anyone do a reaction to that yet.
17:27;;That's what happens when hicks inbreed..Even the cattle get a say in all town matters.24:21 Yeah, Alex Karras brought the hurt on everyone he tackled in his Hall-Of Fame NFL career.27:11 Fun self-parody of Kahn's singing, since I've seen her put the torch on many a jazz song.37:16..Korman was great at over- the- top evil bad guy role--He perfected it on the long-running CBS comedy-variety "Carol Burnett Show" for years. Great reactions, guys..still LOL funny movie today! (Due to the hassles Dave Chappelle had with NetFlix, unsure if they could do this kind of film today..but they weren't supposed to be able to get away with it back then, either!!
Best meta anachronism: Heady Lamarr sued the production for using her name (Mel Brooks gladly paid)... but in the Governor's office, one of the Heady/that's Headly! moments, Mel Brooks replied, "What are you worried abut, this is 1874, you can sue her!"
....because you'd hand the actors the script and they'd go "wait, this is just 'Blazing Saddles', that's already been done." (Seriously tho, if you look up interviews, people used to say that to Mel. He replied, "we couldn't make it *then*!"
@@cybergeek11235 Are you implying that Hollywood has so many original scripts, that they don't do remakes? Really though, it almost seems fun movies that don't pander, aren't allowed. Especially if it shows how dumb racism is. Hollywood and the government, sure do seem to like their racism. They just don't call it that. I love that Richard Prior, has a writing credit on this too.
@@jrod4344 no, i'm making a joke about how the movie already exists. also pointing out that it wouldn't be the same movie, even if it was a shot-for shot remake. the trouble is, it's difficult to do a "look how dumb racism is" movie that's *funny* instead of *preachy*. someone had a video once upon a time that summed it up by saying "look: *you* are not mel brooks."
@@cybergeek11235 It was Lindsay Ellis. Her video is "Mel Brooks, The Producers, and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis" (which I'm sure she spelled that way so that her video didn't get demonetized): ruclips.net/video/62cPPSyoQkE/видео.htmlsi=lwtTAme_FPo6MaZU. It's definitely worth a look.
There's also " History Of The World Part 1 " - " LIFE STINKS " - The Producers - Young Frankenstien - Rock Be Or Not To Be ". Just a few of many of his
I truly wish that Mel Brooks could come out of retirement & do a direct parody of "Batman vs Superman". I would help him fund that instantly. Blazing Saddles is the Best comedy Ever made in my opinion. Great reaction.
Cleavon Little played in one of my favorite movies of all time. A great, great road movie call vanishing point (one of the films which mentionned in Tarantino's death proof). I recommend to tou.
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I loved it, congratulations on getting married, he is the man and I am jealous of him lol. 😍 I love Blazing Saddles. If there is any Star Trek or Star Wars you haven't seen, I would love reactions to that. Especially The Original Series, which is rarely "reacted" to on RUclips. 🙂
Need to show him Mel Brooks Robin Hood men in tights as well as History of the world part 1 and young frankenstien
Mel brooks was once asked about why he was willing to go so far in his movies (specifically 'The Producers', Blazing Saddles hadn't come out yet). Remember, Mel Brooks is a WW2 veteran, a D-Day survivor AND Battle Of The Bulge survivor. Mel Brooks answered, 'it is important to mock evil. Monsters like Hitler get a lot of their power from fear and its hard to truly fear something while laughing at it. So not only _should_ we mock evil, we must.' Oh, and congratz on getting married, I wish you guys well.
Great and thoughtful comment! I wish there were more artists like Mel Brooks today, willing to "mock evil." Instead, the silence is deafening as our leaders (of both parties, going back decades) give the Third Reich a run for their money. Consider: while the Nazi Holocaust slaughtered some six million Jews, the genocide perpetrated by the Clintons, Bush/Cheney, and Barack Obama slaughtered over six million Middle Eastern Muslims, the majority of whom were women and children. Perhaps you've seen the recent Brown University study about the death toll from the GWOT? Add that 4.5-5 million dead to the "well over a million" Iraqi civilians killed by the Clintons' draconian potable water-denying sanctions, and it's another holocaust. It's the present situation in Gaza writ large. Where are the American auteurs and artists denouncing these horrors? Instead, most prominent Western artists parrot establishment narratives and put all their energy into railing against "Emmanuel Goldstein" figures (people the establishment tells us to hate today, for two minutes, at least): Trump, Putin, Jeremy Corbyn, Bashar al-Assad, Rashida Tlaib, whomever. Not SO long ago the deplorable figures were Ralph Nader (blamed for Gore's defeat -- a lie), Bernie Sanders (twice cheated), Tulsi Gabbard (traduced), Saddam Hussein (lynched), and Moammar Qaddafi (raped to death with a bayonet, his corpse displayed in a shopping mall). I'll say one thing, Divide & Conquer is the most successful political strategy in human history. The U.S. oligarchy has convinced both sides of the electorate that their relative's/neighbor's political party is pure EVIL. Meanwhile, both parties answer to the same paymasters and pursue the same agenda, whatever their rhetoric. The duopoly has taken a wrecking ball to the biosphere, the rule of law, democratic institutions, and world peace -- and trying to figure out which party has done more harm is like trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Minor correction, Mel WAS NOT a D-Day "survivor." (Unless you're counting every American in the US as a D-Day survivor.) He arrived in France in November of 1944 according to his US Army bio.
Great and thoughtful comment! I wish there were more artists like Mel Brooks today, willing to "mock evil." Instead, the silence is deafening as our leaders (of both parties, going back decades) give the Third Reich a run for their money. Consider: while the Nazi Holocaust slaughtered some six million Jews, the genocide perpetrated by the Clintons, Bush/Cheney, and Barack Obama slaughtered over six million Middle Eastern Muslims, the majority of whom were women and children. Perhaps you've seen the recent Brown University study about the death toll from the GWOT? Add that 4.5-5 million dead to the "well over a million" Iraqi civilians killed by the Clintons' draconian potable water-denying sanctions, and it's another holocaust. It's the present situation in Gaza writ large. Where are the American auteurs and artists denouncing these horrors? Instead, most prominent Western artists parrot establishment narratives and put all their energy into railing against "Emmanuel Goldstein" figures (people the establishment tells us to hate today, for two minutes, at least): Trump, Putin, Jeremy Corbyn, Bashar al-Assad, Rashida Tlaib, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, whomever. Not SO long ago the deplorable figures were Ralph Nader (blamed for Gore's defeat -- a lie), Bernie Sanders (twice cheated), Tulsi Gabbard (traduced), Saddam Hussein (lynched), and Moammar Qaddafi (raped to death with a bayonet, his corpse displayed in a shopping mall). I'll say one thing, Divide & Conquer is the most successful political strategy in human history. The U.S. oligarchy has convinced both sides of the electorate that their relative's/neighbor's political party is pure EVIL. Meanwhile, both parties answer to the same paymasters and pursue the same agenda, whatever their rhetoric. The duopoly has taken a wrecking ball to the biosphere, the rule of law, democratic institutions, and world peace -- and trying to figure out which party has done more harm is like trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
There was a Star Trek episode, 'Day of the Dove', that had a similar thing to that.
@@TheCastellan Well Roddenberry definitely had similar views. Nichelle Nichols tells a great story in an interview. After the first season of TOS, she was going to quit because of an offer she got for Broadway.
Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her not to. I won't tell the whole story here, I recommend looking up the interview, its amazing.
"Have you ever seen such cruelty ?"...
Ive seen this probably 50 times and that line is STILL funny
Not only is this movie hilarious, it kicks racism in the balls and it happens to be the first film to have a fart scene. Never gets old.
Oh and Jim making Bart laugh when he said "morons" is actually genuine.
I think it's funny so many people thinks this is a "racist" film, but people don't have half a brain, this is actually a very anti-racist movie and I love it
@@tru3sk1llNo one is actually offended by this movie. There are just a lot of racists who don't understand the movie, laugh for all the wrong reasons, and assume that everyone else interprets it the same way. Then they imagine the liberal bogeyman being offended by their bizarre ideas about what the jokes are supposed to mean.
@@toddjones1480 Yep!! I don't know of anyone that thinks the movie is racist or is offended, now, or when I saw it in the theatre when it came out. All my minority friends understand SATIRE and who is being mocked ruthlessly. I would like this movie aired, unedited, in primetime. "Where the white woman at" would send the red neck racists into a frenzy of hate and threats. However, if someone did have a visceral reaction to some of the words, even though they understand the INTENT, I would totally understand.
@@toddjones1480I definitely would disagree with that, there are people offended and freaking out about Robert Downey Jr and his apparent use of blackface in tropic thunder. Anybody who has seen and actually has a brain power to understand Tropic Thunder realizes what was actually going on just like with this movie. If you were offended you completely missed the point.
Turner Classic Movies has a big disclaimer for every time they play Blazing Saddles explaining that the use of certain racial terms was representative of the era of the film was made blah blah blah basically giving people trigger warnings because they had received complaints from people who were too stupid to figure it out.
Just recently Ben Stiller had to publicly refuse to apologize for the movie or any of the stuff in it. Which I respect the hell out of them before because he has nothing to apologize because, just like Mel Brooks here he was shining a gleaming light on stupidity and ignorance.
Satire and parody is often a totally foreign concept to people nowadays. Not by liberals, by the very definition of the word I am liberal to an extreme but the new modern left . It is hilarious that if you look up the definition of the word liberal in the Oxford dictionary you will find a perfect description of my political views, however according to the modern left online I am somehow far right...
It is funny because they say this movie could not be made nowadays because the social justice Warrior woke crowd would lose their minds. When you think about it on paper this is the most woke movie of all time. Every white person in it is either a moron, a drunk or evil. A town full of stupid white people is saved from another evil white person by the Black hero who uses his intelligence and wits to save the day. In fact, the black hero is the only sane person in this movie. You would think the crowd would absolutely love this😂
Fun fact: Gene Wilder was one of the script writers. So was Richard Prior. Wilder wrote most of the sheriff's lines, and Prior wrote most of Wilder's. Wouldn't suprise me if Wilder held THAT line back just to make his co-star corpse, like Petere Cook used to do to Dudley Moore :D
"Mongo only pawn in game of life"
Truly one of the greatest lines in film, ever. A statement of existential crisis and extreme wisdom from a man regarded as incapable of deep thought.
I agree.
Blazing Saddles does a great job with its underlying message of "racism is STUPID", by making characters who are more racist / more stupid.
The Governor & Mongo SEEM to be exceptions to this rule (being they aren't racist), but they are not.
The Governor is simply; ignorant and corrupt. (aka a commentary on politicians)
And Mongo isn't "stupid" either. He is just . . . . . . "simple". And that line works so well because it shows that this simple-minded creature, has a lot of surprising "depth" and self-awareness to him.
Alex Karras did go on to have many surprisingly Deep Thoughts as the father on the TV show Webster later on.
Mongo was played by Alex Karras, who was a defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions-back in the days when the NFL played smash mouth football (late hits, career ending tackles, etc.).
Also he played the sheriff in Porky's and one of the adoptive parents in Webster.
He was an NFL Hall of Fame player.. Gotta give the man his due..
Clariss and Tim
Character actor who plays Lyle, one of Taggarts' men. Actor's name is Burton Gilliam. Burton stated that he was very uncomfortable using those offensive words in the movie. But Cleavon Little (Sheriff Bart) eased Burton's concerns of the words.
Burton is still living at the age of 85.
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Let Tim know that Mel wanted his co-writer, Richard Pryor as the Sheriff for this movie, but Warner Bros. denied the request because they felt that Richard is more a liability to the studio. That's how Cleavon Little got the role.
Yup. Cleavon told Burton that he knew it was just the script. That if he actually meant it, that it was a different story.
Gilliam shows up in Back to the Future III as the Old West gun salesman.
Yes, so many jokes and references that modern day audiences don't get.
Lili Von Shtupp was a dead-on parody of Marlene Dietrich, a German-born actress who kept her strong accent (and Hollywood roles had to be fashioned around that). She was known for wearing modified men's clothes, like the top hat and tails she wears as they approach Rock Ridge near the end. One famous scene of hers scandalized audiences by her sitting backwards on a straight-back chair with spread legs while wearing fishnet stockings. (My favorite role for her was in the 1957 Billy Wilder Witness for the Prosecution, based on mystery-queen Agatha Christie's play - I defy anyone to guess the end.)
In the beginning, the trackworkers are singing a sophisticated Cole Porter song from the 1930's. The cowboys demand they sing Camptown Ladies - an 1850's song written by Stephen Foster (whose many songs most people know today). This was composed specifically for minstrel shows, which were common as part of Vaudeville. A half-dozen white guys in blackface sit on straight-back chairs in a line across the stage, telling corny jokes in a most offensive racial accent, between stanzas of a song like this accompanied by the guys with banjo, tambourine, and "spoons." Could not be a worse intended insult - which Mel Brooks makes stand on end.
The town was populated by Johnsons, of famous people over the ages with that surname. One was Howard Johnson, who operated one of the first, if not the first national chain of restaurants and motels. These were standouts in their white and blue paint schemes, sporting a bright orange roof. "Hojo" bragged for years "28 flavors of ice cream" in an era were few people ever had anything but vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. Here in Rock Ridge he is getting his start with "1 flavor."
Sheriff Bart starts off, accompanied by the world-famous Count Bassie orchestra.
What most folks don't seem to grasp is that "Johnson" is slang for a male body part...
Most of the "Johnsons" actually were allusions to well known people; other than Howard, and Gabby which was by character-type to Gabby Hayes and his voice, Dr. Samuel Johnson is a famous 18th-century author, and Van Johnson was an actor. My favorite gag in that sketch was that among the things that they had "fought" to create their town was "Richard Dix". A generation who had gone through training at Fort Dix, New Jersey had a gut reaction to that.
Also, the satire is not just of "Westerns" but the movie industry as a whole, so you get the Count Basie orchestra playing the soundtrack in the middle of the desert (this was a famous argument involving Alfred Hitchcock over where the band, and the cameras, were for the making of "Lifeboat") and all of the stereotyped kinds of villains (from many different types of films) lining up for Lamar's job interview.
A lot of it is a parity of the old western, Destry Rides Again , With Jimmy Stewart .
Minstrel, not mistrial. :)
@@Serai3 Why, yes. I corrected in my original reply. (Spellling has never been my strong soup.) Thanks.
This is why I love comedy films by Mel Brooks.
Mel Brooks movies are my favorites!! I have to thank my dad for introducing them to me and we both enjoy this movie and robinhood men in Tights till this day and watch them together
Great reaction...
And I love that Mel Brooks made entertainment so good that it is literally studied.
History of the World Part 1 is also excellent and often overlooked.
Will always stop for Blazing Saddles reactions. So happy it was entertaining and appreciated.👏🏾Putting my vote in now for Mel Brooks "Young Frankenstein" for next Halloween next year.
Some might say this is THE Mel Brooks movie, his magnum opus.
"See No Evil, Hear No Evil", "Stir Crazy" and "Silver Streak" are three must see movies starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.
Mel Brooks wanted John Wayne to play the Waco kid. Wayne read the script and told Brooks he couldn't do it because it was too dirty but he'd be the first one in line to watch it.
I’m just going to see more of you two reacting in videos together so I can get over how crushed I was when I knew you were hitched!!!! You’re a good man!!!!
I was 11 or 12 when this this film came out and it was rated R so I talked my mom into taking me to see it. One of my most cherished life-long memories is how my mom laughed so hard throughout the film. It became a tradition for the two of us to go see every Mel Brooks film in the 70s. People always say that this movie couldn't be made today. Mel brooks once responded with, "We couldn't make it back then!" When studio executives saw the film they were not going to release it at all. Brooks arranged another viewing that included the rank and file people who worked at the studio and they loved it so much that the execs agreed to a very limited release (like LA, NYC and Chicago). it was so popular they released it to a few more cities, over and over until it was released everywhere. regarding the racial slurs, the important thing to remember is that everyone who uses them are either just plain stupid (all the villains) or ignorant (the townsfolk, who learn better and come to love Bart). In this way, Mel Brooks not only made a parody of Westerns, but also made an effective parody of racism.
I have always laughed at the idea that the woke social justice Warrior left would never allow this movie to be made today because when you think about it at least on paper this is the most successful and most incredibly woke movie ever made!
Every white person in it is either a drunk, evil or a moron. The dumb racist White Town Folk are saved from an evil white man by the Black hero who uses his intelligence and wits to save the day.
You would think the woke crowd would absolutely adore this movie🤣
Congrats on the marriage ❤ Mel Brooks is a wizard, he does not break the 4th wall, he never wanted to build one in the first place.
the earliest of plays involved performers directly interacting (and sometimes even fighting) members of the audience. mel is just holding true to stage tradition and i respect that.
WOW! I've never seen Clariss so giddy!🤣
Such a classic, as a black man this movie cracks me up. I love watching folks react to it. Another great reaction from u guys. 👏👏😊🥰😂
36:30 This line came about when Brooks was talking off-screen, as directors do, and wondered out loud "Is there anyone we haven't insulted yet?" and the answer was "Not the Irish", so in went the line.
Really? Didn't know that. I always thought it was a reference to them being one of the other people who at one point suffered from massive discrimination.
Not an incorrect thought, just not exactly right.@@stevensauer8539
I miss the days when comedies had the confidence to be intelligently stupid. It's a paradox that artists can aspire to.
Your joyful, lusty, goofy laughter is testament to your fine comedic taste, and the genius of Mel Brooks, whose work could also be described by those three words. Enjoyed y'all discovering and re-appreciating this great, funny AF movie!
Town lady who has loud voiced was played by Dom Deluise's late wife, Carol Deluise.
If my memory is correct, the Governor's "secretary" was actually a 70s porn star IRL
12:48 The hangman here is the same hangman from Robin Hood: Men In Tights
19:33 He dropped the piece under the table
21:32 On the movie poster, the indian chief's headdress had a band with Hebrew letters on it
26:40: Madeline Kahn plays Lili Von Schtupp, Schtupp is Yiddish for the act of making love, the dirty word for it. How Brooks got this through the censors, I don't know
Alex Karras played Mongo, a former pro football player turned actor. Best known for the tv show Webster
100 years into the future, not 200
39:50 Madaline Kahn is doing an impression of Marlene Deitrich here
many people would recognize the Hangman Robert (Bob) Ridgely as a voice actor-
Thundar the barbarian, Flash Gordon, Tarzan and other bombastic heroes.
Robyn Hilton played the Gov’s secretary, Miss Stein. Never did a porno, but did costar in some racy movies.
The Indian chief (Mel Brooks IRL)'s headband said Kosher for Passover.
Mongo's ride, a Brahma bull. The "Yes n No" are from semi truck trailers back in the day that meant pass on the "Yes" side, not the "No" side for safety.
Mel used a lot of Loony Tunes skits, like the "Hold yourself as a hostage", and the exploding CandyGram scenes.
Mel also uses the Hunchback(Boris, Boris Karloff voice)of Notre Dame/Igor character frequently in his movies.
Saw this when I was 13 with my parents and best friend in a 1000 seat packed theater 1974. The movie ran for 2 weeks, a record since The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind in 1939.
Ah yes, easily one of Mel Brooks' best, most hilarious films ever. They just don't make spoofs like he did. You should have Tim on your channel more often.
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That was the most delightful BLAZING SADDLES Reaction I've ever seen! I smiled and laughed along the whole time!
A Whole Lotta Fun, I'll see you two again! Cheers from🇨🇦🍁 🇨🇦
A classic. You two made me laugh often, it was fun watching along with you. Gracias.
Mel Brooks was asked if there was anything at all he edited out and he replied in reference to the scene @29:10 "Is it true what they say about how you people are... gifted?" the original reply was "I'm sorry to disappoint you mam, but you are sucking on my arm." According to the story, that was the only thing he took out.
Mel Brooks does not always play multiple characters but in this he plays 3 and the voice of Hitler
I hope hubby realizes how lucky he is. Not every younger person today can appreciate such classic humor.
I just watched it 2 nights ago it’s my next upload, movie was HILARIOUS!
Shout out to my boy Tim 💪🏽
A minor line that doesn't get enough attention is
"Imagine it gentlemen! Hoof and mouth disease, a thing of the past!"
"Nevermind THAT shit! HERE COMES MONGO!"
Also
"How did he do such FANTASTIC STUNTS....with such LITTLE FEET?!!!"(dies)
Mel Brooks is 97, or so says Wikipedia. What a funny guy. And note, that he not only wrote the goofy songs in the movie, but Richard Pryor was one of his co-writers for this film. Madeline Kahn was a trained opera singer, and Clevon Little was in several tv shows.
Cleavon Little did more than act in several TV shows. He won both the Tony and the Drama Desk best actor awards for _Purlie_ in 1970 and an Emmy for a guest starring role in 1989. He died from colon cancer at age 53
If you haven't seen Young Frankenstein yet....Mel Brooks masterpiece!
1967's "The Producers" Written and Directed by Mel Brooks was His First Film... And Mel Brooks Won the "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar... Pure Genius...
Harvey Kormman's mention of Raisinettes at the end of the movie caused a surge in sales and the president of the candy company sent Mel Brooks a case of Raisinettes.
Fun reaction, you two! I love this movie SO much it hurts. One minor note: the German soldiers who were enlisted to help sack Rock Ridge were WWI-era soldiers. They worked for the Kaiser, not the Third Reich. You have to wait for the Cafeteria Scene to see a Third Reich figure ("Adolf" somebody).
"They lose me right after the bunker scene." It took me far too long to get that joke.
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder should have won Academy Awards for this, as well as Mel Brooks. Groundbreaking film, one of the best comedies, if not the best, ever made.
A jolly romp indeed, this was, with laughter of a frequency and intensity to fully substantiate the claims of those who go so far as to proclaim this the single greatest comic movie of the 20th century.
Best wishes to the both of you - and as a practical expression thereof, I send you my subscription. Happy holidays! 😄
A quick note about the other character that Mel Brooks plays as, the Sioux War Chief who is somehow fluent in German and Jewish. In the film The Searchers (released back in 1956) starring John Wayne, the main antagonist of the film a Comanche War Chief named "Cicatriz" was played by a German actor named Henry Brandon (born Heinrich von Kleinbach). So the Sioux War Chief that Mel Brooks played as, was primarily meant to be a jest of both the character and the actor.
the "go do that voodoo..." line comes from a famous cole porter song ""You Do Something to Me" from 1929. its been used in numerous movies since then. "I Get a Kick Out of You" was also a real song by cole porter.
randolph scott was a famous western actor from the 30s and 40s. hedy lamar was a well known female actor from the 30s who's best known today for a scandalous pre-code nude scene in the movie "ecstasy" (1933). she actually sued the production company for using her name without consent. and that was count basie and his orchestra playing in the desert as sheriff bart rode by. the song they play is "April in Paris."
madeline kahn's role was based upon marlene dietrich's role in the film "destry rides again" (1939) co-starring jimmy stewart. that movie and the marx brothers "go west" (1940) are 2 more great MUST-SEE western parodies. start a trend. be the first reactors on youtube to watch these great comedies.
The beginning of Hedley's speech to the gang of bad guys is the beginning of Eisenhower's message to Allied troops on the eve of D-Day: "You are about to embark on a great crusade ..."
@@BarnDoorProductions... i didn't know that. thanks for info.
thanks to another commentor i just got the "laurel and hardy" tribute when sheriff bart first arrived in rockridge. while holding out a literal laurel howard johnson (john hillerman) says - "i offer you a laurel and hardy handshake."
i must've watched that film 20 times and never noticed that before either.
@@BarnDoorProductions... i'm afraid most reactors don't get all the "johnson" references. "gabby johnson" was based on "gabby hays" the old western movie actor. "van johnson" was also a reference to another well known actor. and "howard johnson" was a reference to the ice-cream, hotel chain businessman. so many jokes so little time.
Hedy Lamar was also an inventor and developed Frequency Hopping which was eventually used to develop Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS and was used in WWII to combat jamming of radio signals
@@kevinsizemore2053... unfortunately Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS are all police-state technology. you can't blame hedley, i mean hedy lamar for that.
corporate profiteers and a completely stupid and gullible consumer class are responsible for selling us our dependence, addiction and slavery to fascist corporate technology.
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You know that horse was trained stunt horse getting hit by Mongo (Alex Karras) because you notice stuntman pulled the reins to signal horse fall down safely.
Fun fact: one of the film's co-writers, I think it was Richard Pryer, really loved Mongo, and so there were two more alternate scenes of Bart defeating him. They were fully filmed, too, on the DVDs deleted scenes and everything. Look them up if you are interested.
Admittedly, there are only _two_ other movies in which I've seen Madeline Kahn _(Young Frankenstein_ and _History of the World, Part I)_ but her performance was awesome in _both._
My two favorite stories about this movie are when Mel Brooks was interviewed about it a couple of years ago, and the interviewer said something like, "You couldn't make that today." And Mel Brooks said, "We couldn't make it back then either, but we did."
The other one was Alex Karras, who was a Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle in the NFL turned actor, wanting to be Mongo. He saw Mel Brooks having lunch at the studio, so he walked over to his table, picked a chair up over his head, yelled "ME WANT BE MONGO!" And slammed it on the ground. Mel Brooks looked at him and said, "You're Mongo."
To ME: still the funniest thing I have ever seen in a movie ever: Mongo punching the horse!!! I still laugh after seeing it for 40 years
Now you need to try "The producers", another great movie by Brooks.
While the jazz band, Count Basie Orchestra, was an anachronism, it was also breaking the fourth wall. As you know, when classical composers are hired to do a score, they also need the musicians to play the music. In this case, it was Count Basie hired to do Bart's riding theme, and they threw his band into the film instead of just background. Mel Brooks went on to repeating this gag in High Anxiety.
Great Reaction! Fab movie... The Producers IMHO is the first & best Mel Brooks movie
The words "You knw, morons." was not in the script. Gene Wilder just added it and Cleavon's laugh was genuine because he wasn't expecting it. Thankfully, they kept the scene.
For me the part where Mongo knocks out the horse with one punch is one of the funniest scenes in movie history because you really do not expect to actually see that happen😂
Now you HAVE to see “Young Frankenstein”!!
Drinking game for this reaction video.
Every time Tim says, "stop,"
Take a drink.
Some of the jokes are pretty subtle. For instance the ice cream parlor advertises 1 flavor, which is a spoof on Baskin-Robbins with their 31 flavors. But my favorite that almost nobody notices is that when the guy from the Dr. Gillespie killings is being hanged, there's also a little noose from a second rope on the wheelchair.
Richard Pryor was one of the cowriters. He also was supposed to play the lead. The studio, recast, afraid of Pryor drug use
Nice job Clariss - you are the ideal audience for a comedy like this :D This is one of Mel's finest hours - I'd also recommend YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - his valentine to Universal Classic Horror films. Richard Pryor, who helped write the script, originally was to play Bart but due to his addictions the studio felt it was too high risk for insurance purposes and went w/Cleavon Little (arguably his best role too) - Pryor would go on to team up w/Gene Wilder in several buddy comedies starting with SILVER STREAK a comedic take on Hitchcock thriller you so should see.
I heard the statue was going to file charges against Headly LaMarr!
Great reaction. Another western spoof which is underrated. “The Villain” with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kirk Douglas, and Ann Margaret.
Your next Mel Brooks should be Young Frankenstein
Richard Pryor was one of the writers Mel wanted him to play Bart but the studio rejected him.
Pryor's drug use made him too much a risk for the studio. Brooks has told the story of getting a call early in the morning from Pyror, who told him, "Mel, I'm in Chicago, and _I don't know why_ ."
One of my favourite jokes is still the simplicity of Taggarts comment regarding the beans.
"More beans Mr Taggart?"
"I'd say you had enough!!"
such a great movie, one of the very best of both mel and genes
It’s a damn shame that Madeline Kahn was only Oscar nominated for her performance in Blazing Saddles when she also gave a great one for Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein which was also released the same year in 1974 but I’m gonna recommend one her later films most specifically the 1985 comedy film either starring or featuring such greats like Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, along with Madeline Kahn. It’s more than worth watching aside from the fact that it’s based on the original classic board game known as Cluedo back in 1949. It’s one of my all time favorites aside from BZ and a number of others like the South Park Movie: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, The Hangover, Tropic Thunder, Step Brothers, and Wedding Crashers. This was yet another awesome and hilarious movie for you to react to Clariss. I always enjoy your videos and I’m really looking forward to watching whatever’s next on the docket or just so happens to be scheduled and uploaded in the near future. Thank you for your time and i hope you have a really great weekend!
Some really fun little things I noticed between this movie and Willy Wonka:
1) Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory came out in 1971
2) Blazing Saddles came out in 1974 (so *after* Willy Wonka)
3) Both movies were directed by guys named Mel (Mel Stuart, and Mel Brooks, respectively)
4) Both movies feature a protagonist of a lower social class (financial, and racial, respectively) who meets a quirky, eccentric mentor-type character (played by Gene Wilder) with inhuman abilities (For Jim it was his lightning fast hands, and for Wonka it was bringing his imagination to life) that aids them in their respective journeys.
And 5) Notice how Bart defeats Mongo with a “candy-gram” that explodes. You know what else explodes? *Exploding candy for your enemies.* Make of that what you will. 😊
Spaceballs is still my favorite Mel Brooks movie, but Blazing Saddles is a very close second with great performances by all the actors.
Two of his movies that aren't obviously his are the 1968 version of "The Producers" and "Dracula, Dead and Loving it". This is a great choice. There seems a large tendency of "Woking" Mel anymore. Thanks for receiving the shmegegge in the spirit it was given.
Ok, I have to be honest.... I thought you guys might have been a lil thin skinned for this.
But it made me happy to see your reactions to this.
Keep up the good work.
:)
Why would you think this when she literally started by saying this is one of her favorites?
@@andrewft31 thumbnail response. I could have been more specific but it's really not that big of a deal.
Thank you for making me burst out in laughter. I sorely need it.
I hope you know many of the people in the movie. Classic actors. It's my favorite movie.
Mel Brooks ripped on e every race and religion. No one would be able to make this kind of movie today.
Thanks again, I'll be checking in on your next reaction. Keep it up, and I'll subscribe to 'ya.
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The jail cell scene between Gene and Clevon is the best scene every. Well, maybe the scene from Heat is in there too?
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The first fart scene ever filmed. And the guy that started it, was working his first major film. He was a firefighter before he became an actor.
If you enjoy Mel Brooks.. please consider watching “High Anxiety “. Love that movie😊
ABC's "Wide, Wide World of Sports" was an extremely popular Saturday afternoon sports program exposing Americans of the 70s to sports from all over the world.
Hedy Lamar was a popular 40s movie star (and also a brilliant theoretical mathematical whose calculations are still being used by the military). She threatened to sue Mel Brooks for the use of her name. Reportedly, Brooks said, "That's Hedy Lamar. Just pay her."
The band in the desert was the Count Basie band. Basie had been a popular jazz leader for half a century.
"Laurel and Hardy handshake...." Laurel and Hardy had been a popular movie comedy duo in the 30s and 40s.
"Mongo! Santamaria!" Mongo Santamaria was a popular Cuban percussionist and band leader.
Mongo was played by Alex Karras, a popular NFL football player.
"Doing the French Mistake" took me 30 years to catch.
So glad you enjoyed this! I havent scrolled through the comments yet, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of them will suggest Young Frankenstein as another Mel Brooks movie you should do a reaction video for. I would like to go in a different direction and suggest History of the World, Part I.
One of my favorite performances from Madeline Kahn in that one as the Roman empress Nympho. Her facial expressions are gloriously mischievous.
Mel's a genius. You two should checkout To live and die in LA. A masterpiece of film that no one has reacted to yet. It stars Willem Dafoe and William Peterson (played Grisom on CSI). It's about Secret Service Agents chasing a counterfeiter.
This is believed to be the first American film to feature a fart joke
This is hilarious 😂😂😂 I like it alot😅😅😅
Couple things you may have missed, maybe:
3:46 he's trying to get them to sing a N***a work song, so they sing Sinatra, which is the most whitest song in the world, then they trick them into singing the n***a work song
7:56 obviously referring to passover and the Egyptian plagues
8:30 all the Howard Johnsons is kind of like a crack at all the roadside stores, now it would be 7/11s or Am/pm, or like a Maverik's, set in the old west which is funny
12:18 mel classicaly has no hand eye coordination, he couldn't hit it, and says it's broken, so Harvey does it easily
14:28 was a famous band at the time, would be like seeing Jimmy Fallon's "Roots" band, def. immediately recognized
25:05 there is actually a rock band now called candygram for mongo
29:49 the havana reference is that he's not gay, and can't eat any more d***
33:40 randalph scott is a very famous western actor, since he hasn't seen many , he wouldn't know the reference
36:37 it's funny because the Irish were heavily discriminated against in the old west
40:17 they broke the 4th wall, literally
This was probably the best reaction I ever seen to blazing saddles. The reason why it’s the best reaction is because it’s the right reaction. It’s a comedy and you laughed. You weren’t trying to overthink anything. You accepted it for what it was - an over the top comedy.
I wish more reactors would react to not only this but other movies without trying to use critical thinking skills that they don’t even have.
I’ve seen reactors totally not get the movie airplane at all to the point to where they hated it. That movie has a joke every 10 seconds and Almost everyone went over their heads.
You should teach some of these other reactors how to react to a movie. They try to sound smart by analyzing a movie which only makes them sound dumb because they don’t know what they’re talking about but they try to sound like they’re some psychological expert.
Sorry. I got carried away 😆
In the Second World War. Mel Brooks as a Combat Engineer. Was close to the front lines. So close, he could hear the German soldiers across a river singing.... ja ja - ja ja.... That's where the Germans singing comes from.
Mel has never met a fourth wall he didn't break into "itty bitty little Sheriff meatballs", to borrow Taggart's phrase.
1. Mel Brooks played the Governor, the Indian Chief and the round-up thug with the aviator hat.
2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground.
3. The preacher/Liam Dunn also plays in "Young Frankenstein" as Mr. Hilltop. Madeline Khan also had a smallish role in it.
4. Imagine how much fun this was to make.🤣🤣🤣🤣
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
PS: This was made when people still weren't afraid to laugh and have fun.
Yes, lots more Mel Brooks reactions! It's not one of his most popular films, but I really liked his remake of To Be Or Not To Be, and I haven't seen anyone do a reaction to that yet.
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!😊😊😊😊
Thank you!
The Wide, Wide World of Sports was a TV show from the 70's, but that reference didn't land, along with Hedy Lamarr being an actress.
The song that Madeline Kahn sings during the fight sequence is an actual German song called Du Du Leigst Mir im Herzen
i truly loved your review of jackass, ive rewatched it more than once
The actor that played Mongo is Alex Karras. He was a defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions
You began with my favorite quote of the film (of which there are many).
Funny that 50 years since this movie was made they feel they have to censor it.
17:27;;That's what happens when hicks inbreed..Even the cattle get a say in all town matters.24:21 Yeah, Alex Karras brought the hurt on everyone he tackled in his Hall-Of Fame NFL career.27:11 Fun self-parody of Kahn's singing, since I've seen her put the torch on many a jazz song.37:16..Korman was great at over- the- top evil bad guy role--He perfected it on the long-running CBS comedy-variety "Carol Burnett Show" for years. Great reactions, guys..still LOL funny movie today! (Due to the hassles Dave Chappelle had with NetFlix, unsure if they could do this kind of film today..but they weren't supposed to be able to get away with it back then, either!!
Best meta anachronism: Heady Lamarr sued the production for using her name (Mel Brooks gladly paid)... but in the Governor's office, one of the Heady/that's Headly! moments, Mel Brooks replied, "What are you worried abut, this is 1874, you can sue her!"
You literally couldn't release magic like this today.
....because you'd hand the actors the script and they'd go "wait, this is just 'Blazing Saddles', that's already been done." (Seriously tho, if you look up interviews, people used to say that to Mel. He replied, "we couldn't make it *then*!"
@@cybergeek11235 Are you implying that Hollywood has so many original scripts, that they don't do remakes?
Really though, it almost seems fun movies that don't pander, aren't allowed. Especially if it shows how dumb racism is. Hollywood and the government, sure do seem to like their racism. They just don't call it that. I love that Richard Prior, has a writing credit on this too.
@@jrod4344 no, i'm making a joke about how the movie already exists. also pointing out that it wouldn't be the same movie, even if it was a shot-for shot remake.
the trouble is, it's difficult to do a "look how dumb racism is" movie that's *funny* instead of *preachy*. someone had a video once upon a time that summed it up by saying "look: *you* are not mel brooks."
@@cybergeek11235 It was Lindsay Ellis. Her video is "Mel Brooks, The Producers, and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis" (which I'm sure she spelled that way so that her video didn't get demonetized): ruclips.net/video/62cPPSyoQkE/видео.htmlsi=lwtTAme_FPo6MaZU. It's definitely worth a look.
A Jazz Band? That's Count Basie and his Orchestra playing "April in Paris"!
There's also " History Of The World Part 1 " - " LIFE STINKS " - The Producers - Young Frankenstien - Rock Be Or Not To Be ". Just a few of many of his
I truly wish that Mel Brooks could come out of retirement & do a direct parody of "Batman vs Superman". I would help him fund that instantly. Blazing Saddles is the Best comedy Ever made in my opinion. Great reaction.
13:58 _"Gucci?!"_
He's ridin' into town in _style._
"HEY WHERE THE WHITE WOMEN AT ???"
Madeline Kahn's part (Lili Von Shtupp) was a parody of Marlene Detrich in the western "Destry Rides Again".
Now watch Mel Brooks Robin Hood, Men in Tights! It’s a parody of Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood.
Cleavon Little played in one of my favorite movies of all time. A great, great road movie call vanishing point (one of the films which mentionned in Tarantino's death proof). I recommend to tou.
...‘I hate to disillusion you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm.' (the one line Mel hated cutting from the film)