Blazing Saddles (1974)

...or never give a saga an even break!

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

Cast: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Burton Gilliam, Alex Karras

Production: Crossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Countries: United States of America

Languages: Yiddish, German, English

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Box office: $119,616,663

Budget: $2,600,000