Release Date: 6/29/2004 Original Release: 1974 Format: DVD Length: 93 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 085391895923 Studio: Warner Home Video
Blazing Saddles 30th Anniversary Special Edition DVD Description
A madcap spoof of the classic Hollywood Western, BLAZING SADDLES is also one of the most gleefully anti-P.C. films ever produced by a major studio. When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed, convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is appointed the first black sheriff of all-white Rock Ridge by the evil Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman), who hopes this will chase the townspeople from their homes. The naive Sheriff Bart soon catches on, realizing from the less than cheery welcome that the townspeople (who all seem to be named Johnson) aren't prepared for a black sheriff and that he was never meant to succeed at all. Enlisting the help of the sensitive town drunk (Gene Wilder), formerly the Waco Kid, Bart embarks on a plan to save Rock Ridge. A scathing spoof that deals with racism, sexism, and bodily functions, BLAZING SADDLES offers a contrast between picture and words that is shocking, subversive, and hilarious. Director Mel Brooks makes two memorable appearances--as both the sleazy governor and a Yiddish-speaking Sioux Indian chief--while Madeline Kahn does a sidesplitting Marlene Dietrich imitation as the town floozy. Featuring fabulous comic turns by Alex Karras and Slim Pickens, BLAZING SADDLES is raunchy, lovable, and uproarious.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Special Edition Widescreen - 2.39 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Mono - Spanish Additional Release Material: Additional Scenes Additional Programs: 1. "Black Bart" (1975 TV Pilot Inspired by BLAZING SADDLES) Audio Commentary: Mel Brooks - Writer/Director Documentary: 1. "Cast/Crew Reunion" 2. "Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn"
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