Blazing Saddles

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🔴 75/100

Total warning time: 3m 50s

Sex/Nudity: 🟡 60/100 (1m 20s)

🟡 50/100 [00:15:30 - 00:16:00] Sexual innuendo and suggestive dancing.
🔴 70/100 [00:45:20 - 00:46:10] References to sexual acts and crude humor.

Drug Use: 🟡 30/100 (25s)

🟡 30/100 [00:30:45 - 00:31:10] Characters drink alcohol in a saloon.

Violence: 🟡 65/100 (1m 35s)

🟡 50/100 [00:20:15 - 00:21:00] Slapstick violence with punches and falls.
🔴 80/100 [01:05:30 - 01:06:20] Gunfights and exaggerated violence.

Strong Language: 🔴 80/100 (30s)

🔴 90/100 [00:10:05 - 00:10:15] Use of racial slurs and offensive language.
🔴 70/100 [00:35:40 - 00:36:00] Crude humor and strong language.

Details for Blazing Saddles (1974)

Year: 1974

Certificate: A

Blazing Saddles Runtime: 93 min

Genre: Comedy, Western

IMDB: 7.7

Meta Score: 73

Votes: 125993

Gross: 119,500,000

Director: Mel Brooks

Cast Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman

Overview of Blazing Saddles:

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Who directed Blazing Saddles (1974)?

Blazing Saddles was directed by Mel Brooks.

What is the plot of Blazing Saddles?

Blazing Saddles is a satirical Western comedy about a Black sheriff appointed to a racist town, who teams up with a drunken gunslinger to save the townspeople from a greedy politician and his gang.

Who stars as the sheriff in Blazing Saddles?

Cleavon Little stars as Sheriff Bart, the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge.

What role does Gene Wilder play in the movie?

Gene Wilder plays Jim, the Waco Kid, a former gunslinger who becomes Sheriff Bart's ally.

Is Blazing Saddles known for breaking the fourth wall?

Yes, Blazing Saddles is famous for breaking the fourth wall, especially in its climactic scene where the characters literally leave the movie set and enter other parts of the studio.