Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles
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Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles is the scheming, pompous, and comically villainous attorney general who masterminds a plot to destroy the frontier town of Rock Ridge in Mel Brooks’s satirical Western comedy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hedley Lamarr | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| antagonizes |
Rock Ridge
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Sheriff Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Blazing Saddles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Governor William J. Le Petomane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchphrase | “It’s Hedley!” ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Jim (the Waco Kid)
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Sheriff Bart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | State government (as attorney general) ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Western comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| goal | destroy the town of Rock Ridge ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
meta-referential jokes
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slapstick ⓘ verbal wit ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| method |
hires thugs and outlaws
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installs a Black sheriff to provoke racist backlash ⓘ tries to drive residents out of Rock Ridge ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
parody of classic Western villains
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satire of corrupt politicians ⓘ |
| notableScene |
assembling a gang of the “worst of the worst”
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final brawl that breaks the fourth wall ⓘ signing up criminals at a recruitment table ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
comically villainous
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pompous ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| occupation | attorney general ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Blazing Saddles franchise ⓘ |
| personality |
arrogant
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cowardly ⓘ |
| plans | land grab scheme involving Rock Ridge ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Harvey Korman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToGovernor | political adviser ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | main antagonist ⓘ |
| runningGag | name repeatedly mispronounced as Hedy Lamarr ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | supporting lead ⓘ |
| screenwriterInvolved |
Alan Uger
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Andrew Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Steinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Pryor (uncredited co-writer of film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | American Old West (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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