Blazing Saddles was the brainchild of Mel Brooks, a comedic genius known for his irreverent humor and boundary-pushing satire. Brooks, along with co-writer Richard Pryor, crafted a script that was ...

Cleavon Little plays Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles. Other characters are played by Rodney Allen, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Burton Gilliam, Alex Karras ...

Warner Bros./Courtesy of Getty Images Cleavon Little in the 1974 film "Blazing Saddles," directed by Mel Brooks. Warner Bros. Madeline Kahn as Lily von Shtüpp in "Blazing Saddles." Associated Press ...

Norman Steinberg, who co-scripted Mel Brooks' comedy classic 'Blazing Saddles' with and won an Emmy for Flip Wilson's 1970s variety show, has died at 83.

So, Blazing Saddles is not really "like many a Western before it." Brooks was upending Hollywood's version of the Old West, much as Robert Altman 's dark, land-grab drama McCabe & Mrs. Miller had ...

Mel Brooks' satirical Western Blazing Saddles got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit. Above, Cleavon Little, left, as Sheriff Bart and ...

50 years ago, 'Blazing Saddles' broke wind — and box office expectations By Bob Mondello Published February 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM CST Listen • 4:33 Warner Bros. / Getty Images ...