DVD

Blazing saddles.

Summary:

Never give a saga an even break! Blazing Saddles is an iconoclastic, not-politically-correct parody; one of the 1970s most successful and popular films. Every clichéd element from every Western ever made is turned upside down and inside out, while retaining all the familiar caricatures--eh, characters--of the genre: a dance-hall girl, a gunslinger, a sheriff, and a town full of pure folk. Mel Brooks redefined film comedy and proved that even sophomoric, scatological humor could be used to ridicule prejudice, injustice, and apathy.

Record details

ISBN: 0790757354
ISBN: 9780790757353
ISBN: 0790731487
ISBN: 9780790731483
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: 30th anniversary special edition.
Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2004]
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Widescreen. Language options from DVD menu; all language options may not appear on container. Special features: Commentary by Mel Brooks; Back in the saddle (29 min.); Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn (4 min.); TV pilot Black Bart (25 min.); Additional scenes (10 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Restrictions on Access Note:	Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Mel Brooks film ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger ; story by Andrew Bergman ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; directed by Mel Brooks ; a Crossbow production. Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; film editors, John C. Howard, Danford Greene ; choreography by Alan Johnson ; music composed and conducted by John Morris ; original songs "I'm Tired", "The French Mistake" and "The Ballad of Rock Ridge" music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, "Blazing Saddles" music by John Morris, lyrics by Mel Brooks, sung by Frankie Laine ; production designer, Peter Wooley.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cleavon Little (Bart), Gene Wilder (Jim), Slim Pickens (Taggart), David Huddleston (Olson Johnson), Liam Dunn (Rev. Johnson), Alex Karras (Mongo), John Hillerman (Howard Johnson), George Furth (Van Johnson), Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. (Gabby Johnson), Mel Brooks (Governor Lepetomane), Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr), Madeline Kahn (Lili Von Shtupp), Carol Arthur, Charles McGregor, Robyn Hilton, Richard Collier, Don Megowan, Karl Lucas, Dom DeLuise.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, dual layer, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Writers Guild of America, 1975: Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (Brooks, Steinberg, Bergman, Pryor, Uger)