{"id":315,"date":"2006-07-12T21:45:03","date_gmt":"2006-07-13T04:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/12\/blazing-saddles\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T19:01:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:01:05","slug":"blazing-saddles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/blazing-saddles\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleavon Little is the new sheriff in Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On rewatch as an adult, Blazing Saddles<\/em> didn’t quite live up to my childhood memories. For instance, I recall the infamous bean-induced fart sequnce being a veritable symphony of bad taste; alas, the real thing is just a minute or so long at most. But it turns wonderfully crazy near the end, finally becoming funny as the cast crashes postmodern-style into another movie set and an actor shouts “Piss on you, I’m working for Mel Brooks<\/a>!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gene Wilder proves his range by gives the polar opposite performance than in Young Frankenstein<\/em> and The Producers<\/em>. Stoned mellow, he graciously supports star Cleavon Little. Still, Wilder gets to wrap up the picture by kicking up his heels (still munching the popcorn from their movie date) and confessing his longing to ride off into the sunset with Sheriff Bart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On rewatch as an adult, Blazing Saddles didn’t quite live up to my childhood memories. For instance, I recall the infamous bean-induced fart sequnce being a veritable symphony of bad taste; alas, the real thing is just a minute or so long at most. 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