Blazing Saddles

Synopsis

Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

Trailer

Open trailer on YouTube

Streaming availability

buy

Amazon Video Apple TV Store Google Play Movies YouTube Fandango At Home

rent

Amazon Video Apple TV Store Google Play Movies YouTube Fandango At Home Spectrum On Demand Plex

ads

YouTube Free

Streaming data provided by JustWatch.

Cast

Cleavon Little

Bart

Gene Wilder

Jim

Slim Pickens

Taggart

Harvey Korman

Hedley Lamarr

Madeline Kahn

Lili Von Shtupp

Mel Brooks

William Le Petomane / Indian Chief

Burton Gilliam

Lyle

Alex Karras

Mongo

David Huddleston

Olson Johnson

Liam Dunn

Rev. Johnson

John Hillerman

Howard Johnson

George Furth

Van Johnson

Jack Starrett

Gabby Johnson

Carol Arthur

Harriett Johnson

Richard Collier

Dr. Sam Johnson

Charles McGregor

Charlie

Robyn Hilton

Miss Stein

Don Megowan

Gum Chewer

Dom DeLuise

Buddy Bizarre

Count Basie

Count Basie

Crew

Art

• Peter Wooley Production Design
• Anthony Goldschmidt Title Designer
• Sam Gordon Property Master
• Morris Hoffman Set Decoration

Camera

• Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Thomas S. Dawson Wardrobe Master
• Terry Miles Makeup Artist
• Lola 'Skip' McNalley Hairdresser
• Alan Fama Makeup Artist
• Vittorio Nino Novarese Costume Design

Crew

• Alan Johnson Choreographer
• Herbert Winters Dialogue Coach
• Douglas Pettibone Special Effects
• Stephanie Epper Stunts
• Kenny Endoso Stunts
• Al Wyatt Sr. Stunt Coordinator
• Barbara Chrysler Stunts
• Terry Leonard Stunts
• Jeannie Epper Stunts
• Hal Needham Stunts
• Loren Janes Stunts
• Ronnie Rondell Jr. Stunts

Directing

• Mel Brooks Director
• Julie Pitkanen Script Supervisor
• John C. Chulay First Assistant Director
• Leonard S. Smith Jr. Second Assistant Director

Editing

• John C. Howard Editor
• Danford B. Greene Editor
• Steve Potter Assistant Editor
• Carroll Timothy O'Meara Assistant Editor

Production

• Michael Hertzberg Producer
• Nessa Hyams Casting
• William P. Owens Unit Production Manager

Sound

• John Morris Original Music Composer
• Mel Brooks Songs
• John Morris Songs
• Gene S. Cantamessa Sound
• Les Fresholtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Richard Tyler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Arthur Piantadosi Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Jonathan Tunick Orchestrator
• Eugene Marks Music Editor
• John Morris Orchestrator
• Frankie Laine Theme Song Performance

Writing

• Andrew Bergman Story
• Richard Pryor Screenplay
• Mel Brooks Screenplay
• Norman Steinberg Screenplay
• Andrew Bergman Screenplay
• Mel Brooks Lyricist
• Alan Uger Screenplay

Photos