Blazing Saddles
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Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film that parodies racism and Hollywood Western tropes, directed by and co-written with Mel Brooks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blazing Saddles canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| AFIRank | 6 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tex X (unproduced story by Andrew Bergman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Hedley Lamarr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim The Waco Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Lili Von Shtupp NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph F. Biroc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
Alan Uger
NERFINISHED
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Andrew Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Steinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy |
John C. Howard
NERFINISHED
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Tommy Primo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredSong | Blazing Saddles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasMPAARating | R ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
parody of Hollywood Westerns
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racism ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking the fourth wall
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frequent use of racial slurs as social satire ⓘ parody of classic Hollywood Western tropes ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Hertzberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Crossbow Productions
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedIn | AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-02-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songPerformer | Frankie Laine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Cleavon Little
NERFINISHED
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Gene Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Korman NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeline Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim Pickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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