

Blazing Saddles
...or never give a saga an even break!
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.
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7.2/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2.6M
- Box office
- $119.5M
- Language
- English
- governor
- saloon
- gun
- musical
- satire
- parody
- alcoholism
- marching band
- breaking the fourth wall
- spoof
- racism
- railroad
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Director
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR7 Feb 1974
- Theatrical (limited)Fathom’s Big Screen Classics 50th Anniversary18 Sept 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1523 Sept 1974
- TVBBC One6 Apr 1985
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM7 Feb 1974
CzechiaCZ
- Physical15+1 Mar 1995
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical151 Nov 1974
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1214 Feb 1975
FranceFR
- Theatrical8 Jan 1975
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1620 Dec 1974
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1523 Aug 1974
JapanJP
- TheatricalG7 Feb 1976
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical620 Dec 1974
New ZealandNZ
- Digital / OTTM1 Oct 2020
Frequently asked questions
Blazing Saddles was released on 7 February 1974.
Audience reviews
3- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
I'm married to a Millennial and that presents difficulties that are unique to her generation. Especially unique since I am Gen-X and there is that whole rejection of labels thing and her generation is obsessed with labels. And the not understanding satire or dark humor thing that plagues that generation. And, of course, the fact that my generation kind of raised ourselves and hers, well, I have to explain things like…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/10/2024
I grew up watching the "Friday Western" each week on the television so am a bit steeped in the genre to which this takes an entertaining, and loving, swipe. "Hedley Lamarr" (Harvey Korman) is out to trash his own town so he can buy up the land cheaply for his railroad. What better way to drive folks away than to appoint an African-American sheriff? The shrewd "Bart" (Cleavon Little) knows full well that he has precis…
- R8/10
r96sk
7/16/2025
<em>'Blazing Saddles'</em> is fairly funny. The good intentions of this 1974 satire is clear to see, naturally it can come across as a bit on the nose at times but it does lead to some amusement. Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder give good performances; always nice to see the latter. Harvey Korman is the one I probably found most amusing, for example the Hedy Lamarr running gag gave me a minor chuckle each time. In fac…
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