Okay, a bit of trivia I'm sure you'll love: The actor playing Mongo auditioned for the part in a very interesting way. He found out about the role, found out that Mel Brooks was in the studio commissary getting lunch. So he walks over to Brooks' table, picks up a chair, shouts 'Me want be Mongo', and smashes the chair to splinters on the floor. Brooks just looked at him and said 'You're Mongo'.

“What did his horse do to get hung ?”

I think horses are born that way.

Nobody was better than Mel Brooks at using film, wit, and comedy to call out the hypocrisy and ridiculousness of racism and bigotry.

I love watching people who really get the point of this film watch it. The point being to mock and point out the complete absurdity of holding racist beliefs. They are the butt of each joke while those who aren’t (or who learn and grow) are the only ones with a functioning brain in their head.

Madeline Kahn was MAGNIFICENT. Just brilliant. ❤

"These are people of the land. You know, morons"
That line was ad-libbed by Gene Wilder, and was a legit character break by Cleavon Little!

What a brilliant film with a great cast!

The reason they actually had so many "n-bombs" is because Richard Pryor wrote a good chunk of the screenplay, and had a big say in all the parts he didn't write.  Both he and Mel insisted that they pull no punches.  Pryor was actually supposed to be the sheriff...but the studio put their foot down and refused to allow it.
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Personally, while I really love the duo of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor...there was a mellowness to Wilder's pairing with Cleavon Little, an easy charm that just makes watching them endlessly enjoyable.  I really wish Cleavon Little had gotten better opportunities from Hollywood...he really deserved it.

Randolph Scott was an actor from 1928-62 who did 60 westerns during that time.

Blazing Saddles wasn't the first movie to break the fourth wall, but they set the standard for breaking it unmatched to this day.

Now you need to watch "Young Frankenstein..."

This is, hands down, one of the best satirical comedies ever made. Mel Brooks is a genius.

The single best line is when Gene Wilder says to Cleavon Little (around 15:45) " ... These are people of the land. You know, morons." The line was improvised by Wilder, and Little's laughter was genuine.

"Hey, where are the white women at?" is probably my favorite line, although it's hard to really pick a favorite. The delivery is just so perfect.

Despite the shocking use of language he tends to use in his films, one thing I've always liked about Mel Brooks is he never punches down. It's always satire showing how stupid prejudiced people tend to be.

The actor speaking "frontier gibberish" is actually doing a spot on impersonation of a 30's western sidekick named Gabby Hayes.

The big band that Cleavon Little passes just before riding into town is the actual Count Basie Orchestra.  He was a pioneering jazz pianist and led the band for almost 50 years.

Funniest little fact: Cleavon Little’s line “Where the white Women’s at?” Was sampled in the song used in ‘White Chicks’ when they were getting the makeover. Still cracks me up.🤣🤣

"Just a bottle of whisky and a frizzy perm."

And that is all I remember about the 80s.

The funny thing is that at 19:38 Brookes actually cut a joke from that scene. The original joke before it got cut down was "She blows out the candles, and she says in her German accent, ‘Is it true what they say about you people?’ And Cleavon says, ‘I hate to disillusion you, ma’am, but you’re sucking on my arm."
It was cut for being too racy.

Blazing Saddles is one of those movies that you can watch hundreds of times and it's always an absolute gas!! :)

Mel Brooks movies are a band apart.  Love to see the joy an almost 50 year old movie can still bring.

Never can go wrong with Slim Pickens <3

Wonderful to see such a young person "getting it" and simply enjoying this epic movie.