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'.

@rayj1011

2 жыл бұрын

He was former Detroit Lions football player, Alex Karras.

@maxpower2430

2 жыл бұрын

He was also the dad on webster

@adamthespinygiant

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayj1011 he also played for the Chiefs

@yonnieproby3778

2 жыл бұрын

He was also in the movie 'Victor/Victoria' with James Garner & Julia Andrews

@progger53

2 жыл бұрын

He went the University of iowa and was one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

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. . 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.

@mikejankowski6321

2 жыл бұрын

Pryor wrote most of Mongo's lines. The pawn bit always gets me.

@williamellis8593

2 жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks quipped that Richard Pryor wrote the black jokes, and Mel wrote the Jewish jokes. 🤣

@johnmarcey7176

2 жыл бұрын

He basically just wrote Mongo’s lines. And he was all set to play the sheriff but he went off on drugs real bad so he couldn’t. When he was supposed to be in Los Angeles, he was in Cleveland, and he didn’t know why.

@Carandini

2 жыл бұрын

Cleavon Little comes from a standing in this movie where he's above the racism being thrown at him - he's better than that and it makes the people insulting him look even more ridiculous. Richard Pryor would, I think, have played the part where he was giving it right back to them. Would have been a drastically different tone.

@shaitanlavey

2 жыл бұрын

For the record, Little had a long and fruitful television career... he just wasn't in many movies.

“What did his horse do to get hung ?” I think horses are born that way.

@edp.8541

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to make a similar joke - LoL

@tempsitch5632

2 жыл бұрын

@@edp.8541 nice

@macsnobia

2 жыл бұрын

The saying you and the horse you rode in on.

@goldenager59

2 жыл бұрын

Oh...that one was *DROLL.* 🤭 🤣

@tempsitch5632

2 жыл бұрын

@@macsnobia ouch

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

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.

@Carandini

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I didn't know that!

@ElliotNesterman

2 жыл бұрын

The tune the band was playing was Basie's signature arrangement of "April in Paris."

@genghis1971

2 жыл бұрын

When I first saw this movie probably early teens in the early 80's, I recognized him. I think he was a regular on variety shows and TV specials. I've seen a number of reactions to this movie and I have yet to see anyone recognize Count Basie. I don't think anyone knows who Count Basie was anymore.

@paulwagner688

2 жыл бұрын

@@genghis1971 I knew that was the Count. And they were playing his most famous composition "April in Paris"

@filmgirlLisa

2 жыл бұрын

@@genghis1971 It's crazy but true. I haven't seen a single reaction that recognized him despite his name displayed.

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.

@Sara_Feingold

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's probably my favorite improvised moment in any movie :D

@AlandaParker

2 жыл бұрын

I DEFINITELY FELT THAT WAS IMPROV! The way Cleavon’s face cracked was so perfect and Gene’s soothing delivery 🤌🏾! I love that you had this lil trivia

@ozlovescoffee5595

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlandaParker You're correct but Mel loved it said leave it in.

@randyhodges8782

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. But the coolest delivery of a line is Sheriff Bart to Lillie von Shtupp "Auf Weidesein, baby." I have used it many times.

@kevinl.7487

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Gene did improvise the “Moron” saying however the idea was given to him by Richard Prior. Gene & Richard were the only ones who knew, and Mel loved it and decided to keep it in.

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.

@hedgehog1965uk

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, and I think the character of Jim is to show that not all white people are ignorant racists. I get frustrated when people try to say that the whole film is racist, just because of the language used, when the HERO of the entire movie is a smart, resourceful black man. How often was that the case in the 1970s?

@EndoftheBeginning17

2 жыл бұрын

@@hedgehog1965uk Not often in the mainstream - excepting the various blaxploitation films as they are called mostly from the late 60's and early 70's (original "shaft" or "foxy Brown") there the cast is largely black in an attempt by the studios to appeal to the black audience - many are good movies and shaft has had several "remakes" the latest being with Samuel L. Jackson.

@courtneywallace871

Жыл бұрын

Not only getting the point, but also getting ALL the humor!

@brianlhughes

11 ай бұрын

@@hedgehog1965uk Flip Wilson was great, I loved that show

"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!

@ernestsmothers8355

Жыл бұрын

what a cool piece of trivia, i never knew that.

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.

@c-puff

2 жыл бұрын

I realised upon watching this reaction (having watched hundreds of reactions to this movie) that Mel Brooks didn't even punch down with his gay jokes. The male chorus line is funny because it really do be like that sometimes. Also "Come on girls!" is an iconic line tbh. But my point is, although the joke is indeed "haha they're very gay." at no point does it becoming "haha gay people are freaks."

@biglove1941

Жыл бұрын

He's the hero at the end and everyone loves him..brilliant Mr.. Brooks

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..."

@michaelrawling9085

2 жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks really wanted Gene Wilder fir the role if the Waco Kid. Wilder had to choose between this and his own project, and asked Brooks to help fund and direct the other project so he could do Blazing Saddles. The other project was Young Frankenstein. Another hilarious film.

@barbarahanlon1223

Жыл бұрын

Younger people who watch this now might not know who Randolph Scott and Hedy Lamarr were, or that Mongo was played by Alex Karras who was a famous football player. It makes me feel really old.😊

Madeline Kahn was MAGNIFICENT. Just brilliant. ❤

One of my favorite stories about this movie is Burton Gilliam who played Lyle was having a difficult time saying the N-word. Clevon Little took Gilliam off to the side and told him it was okay because these weren't his words. Little jokingly added, "If I thought you would say those words to me in any other situation we'd go to fist city, but this is all fun. Don't worry about it."

@clarencewalker3925

2 жыл бұрын

In addendum: Burton Gilliam was an amateur boxer.

@stephenseay3878

2 жыл бұрын

@@clarencewalker3925 I didn't know that, thanks!

@SpiderandMosquito

2 жыл бұрын

Burton was one of the good ones :)

@clarencewalker3925

2 жыл бұрын

I know. I read his interview in the magazine Shock Cinema.

@jeffreyseidman8100

2 жыл бұрын

I understand Gilliam's full time job was as a firefighter and he was concerned how the black members of his station would feel about him using the n-word.

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

@ollietsb1704

2 жыл бұрын

Mongo's Brahma Bull's YES - NO hips for passing motorists... Gene Wilder sitting back eating movie theater popcorn when Cleavon says he's going "nowhere..." and Gene saying, "I always wanted to go there..."

@Pixelologist

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the beans-around-the-campfire scene. 🤣

@nightthornkvala94132

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pixelologist Which was overdubbed with horses neighing the first time I watched the movie on television. The ONLY time I ever watched it on TV.

@Pixelologist

2 жыл бұрын

@@nightthornkvala94132 Yeah, the censors made it almost unwatchable. When I would catch it on TV, they used to simply mute the whole scene - that made it extra ridiculous (but not in a good way) when they’d all rise in turn to do their half-standing fart then sit back down. Absolute silence. 🙄

@greenbluemonkey

2 жыл бұрын

And then watch someone else watch it.

"Just a bottle of whisky and a frizzy perm." And that is all I remember about the 80s.

@AlandaParker

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds lit 🙌🏾

@johnmarcey7176

2 жыл бұрын

This is a 70s movie though

@hypnotistraywilliams

2 жыл бұрын

Wellwhat do you remember about the 70's, when this movie was made?

@MarkLindsayCNC

2 жыл бұрын

@@hypnotistraywilliams If you remember the 70s, you weren't there...

@nonenone3257

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think that's a perm.

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

"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.

@stefanlaskowski6660

2 жыл бұрын

I went with a black friend to see this film in the theater, and halfway through it he was literally rolling in the aisle laughing. For weeks afterwards, he'd walk around asking "Where da white women at?"

@TheGoIsWin21

2 жыл бұрын

The delivery of that line absolutely ruins me every time I watch. Something about the abruptness of it is just comedy gold.

@TheViolinMan19

2 жыл бұрын

Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges! *shoots badges in the air* vaminos.

@EndoftheBeginning17

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheViolinMan19 That line has been parodies so many times..... one example is from Eritf Sl Yankovic's movie "VHS" - there the line was changed to "We don't need no stinking badgers"

@TheViolinMan19

2 жыл бұрын

@@EndoftheBeginning17 still a great line

Randolph Scott was an actor who was best known for his many westerns (he made over 60), between the 30s and the early 60s. Not that remembered today, or most of his films, but a 1973 audience would have gotten that joke as those old films would play on TV all the time. / This movie takes place in the 1870s. At that time, the Irish were immigrating to the USA and everybody hated 'em, as is the custom over here, lol. So that joke sounds like it's just a random silly joke......but it's actually historically accurate and plugs right into the whole theme of the movie. When I saw it as a kid, I used to think that joke was stupid; now I think it's one of the most representative lines of the whole movie! :D PS: GREAT REACTION! Everyone reacts to this - you can see why! Your reaction is one of the BEST I've seen; the EDIT you did is DEFINITELY the best I've seen. I feel like I just watched the whole movie, you didn't miss a joke! Not in the edit, and not while you were watching it. From beginning to end. It was a beautiful thing to see. God bless Mel Brooks, still alive and kicking, still hilarious. And RIP Richard Pryor, Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, and Madeline Kahn (who was channeling Marlene Dietrich mixed with Elmer Fudd). Miss all four of those. Cleavon Little, in particular, he was FANTASTIC in this movie.

@mikejankowski6321

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful summary comment. Agree all around.

@Carandini

2 жыл бұрын

Just watched a Randolph Scott western yesterday, 'The Cariboo Trail' from 1950. Definitely not one of his best. Somebody getting into Randolph Scott would best be served going for '7 Men from Now', 'Comanche Station', 'Ride Lonesome' or 'The Bounty Hunter'. That last one is especially good with the dialog. When asked by a sheriff he just brought a dead outlaw to why somebody would become a bounty hunter, Scott answers 'I'm counting the reasons, and they're $10 short'.

@Carandini

2 жыл бұрын

On the Irish - you would see signs as later as before WWI that bragged 'Irish Need Not Apply'. Part of the reason so many Irish became cops was because it was the only job they could find.

@Jelperman

2 жыл бұрын

@@Carandini His best movies were The Tall T and Ride The High Country.

@goldenager59

2 жыл бұрын

I think the sticking point about the Irish was that most of them were Catholic Christians, and Anglo-American Protestants have always mistrusted any segment of the population that takes ultimate orders from any foreign authority. (You say the Pope ain't just any old foreign authority, but God's Vicar on Earth, inheritor of the Keys? To the Protestants, he was still just another mortal, and you underestimate the detestation that Protestantism cultivated for all "Papists" from the 16th century onwards. It was only after World War II and the conscience-raising it gave rise to that we elected our first Catholic President...none other than the very-lamented John F. Kennedy himself. ) 🇺🇸😊🇮🇪 P.S. Though they couldn't do it in this movie, Wilder (RIP) and Pryor (RIP-2) would get to team up onscreen two years later, in Silver Streak (my personal favorite of their three cinematic collaborations). 😎 🤜🏻🤛🏾

One of the best movies ever made. And I think Mel Brooks' best. And that is a TOUGH call.

@Otokichi786

2 жыл бұрын

Franz Liebkind: "NEIN! 'Springtime For Hitler' was a Broadway hit!" kzread.info/dash/bejne/eoSMqrSRaLSYmNY.html

@michaelsugmcgee4050

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 😭😭😭😭😭

@johnny-vu6rl

2 жыл бұрын

Young Frankenstein >

@paulchapman8023

2 жыл бұрын

It really is a tough call. For me it's a three-way tossup between Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and The Producers.

@grahamers

2 жыл бұрын

Not that close of a call. he only had three GREAT movies: this, The Producers and 12 Chairs. Young Frankenstein might squeak in to the top tier, but it doesn't merit as many rewatches as the other three. He had two other good films (Silent Movie & High Anxiety) the rest are so-so (e.g., History of the World) or just awful (Dracula: Dead and Loving it, Robin Hood; men in Tights.) Blazing is by far my favorite due to its amazing social commentary.

this movie is a genuinely perfect satire. blazing saddles is written as a response to the pop culture boom in the 70's romanticizing the 1800's American West. almost every single tv channel had MULTIPLE western tv serials. this movie was so effective in its comedy that it crushed the western movie/tv industry. mel brooks wrote a movie pointing out the inaccuracies in our memories (which is why the plot revolves heavily around race, most cowboy protagonists of the 70s were white men saving white women from poc) and making fun of the idealized version so effectively that America literally moved on/majorly lost interest until fairly recently. even now the stories we tell are from the perspective that white people were not actually the good guys in the 1800s. mel brooks is a genuine master of comedy, screenwriting, and the way art impacts/influences the public. loved watching with you as always!!!!! :3

@Powerranger-le4up

2 жыл бұрын

And most people are not aware that the Irish were actually victims of discrimination.

@phredphlintstone6455

2 жыл бұрын

And then Italians It cycles around

You are a show by yourself sister. I’m sure all of us watching your reactions will say the same thing. Thank you for keeping us so entertained and we just appreciate your reactions.

@AlandaParker

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

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.

@oldmangaming9259

Жыл бұрын

I KNEW I HAD HEARD THAT! YES! Thank you! For years and years, everything I watch that scene, I swear that I remember hearing something like "ma'am, your're sucking on my elbow". I have been thinking I must have dreamed it. I'm so glad to know it exists! I must have seen a deleted scene at some point!

My favorite joke in this film is Hedley trying to get a student discount for a movie ticket. That scene never fails to make me laugh. Lol

@AlandaParker

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@darthken815

2 жыл бұрын

Bart, Taggert, and the shovel is my favorite.. "Send a wire to the main office and tell them I said (CLANG!) Owww!"

@WJS774

3 ай бұрын

@@darthken815 IMO what really makes that is Lyle's reaction "Tell them you said ow." And he just walks off! 🤣

@darthken815

3 ай бұрын

@@WJS774 Yup!

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

So fun to see somebody else who was as pleased as I was to see Bart & Jim ride off into the sunset together in the end

My only lament is that censors made Mel cut one of the best lines: after Lili says "it's twoo, it's twoo," Bart originally said, "Madam, you're holding onto my arm."

@DoremiFasolatido1979

2 жыл бұрын

What bugs me about it...is that what they ended up allowing is actually WORSE in terms of suggestiveness.

@keywesttexmex1

2 жыл бұрын

As it was, this movie got an R rating, with no nudity and minimal violence.

@ResidentPetrolhead

2 жыл бұрын

The original intended line was actually "You're sucking my arm...", but the Warner Bros. brass told Mel Brooks it might be just far enough for the MPAA to give it an X and talked him out of it. He ignored every other creative note they gave him, though.

@crankfastle8138

2 жыл бұрын

They were already fighting a battle just to keep the beans scene. I believe it's the first time a fart is hears in movie or television.

@nightthornkvala94132

2 жыл бұрын

@@ResidentPetrolhead That's the line I remember. I wondered why it was never included in any reaction video I've seen. What a pity. That was one of the most hilarious lines in the movie.

Randolph Scott was a famous movie actor of the 30's, 40's and 50's who played the hero in a lot of Western movies also War movies. Madeline Khan wasn't dressed as the peanut container, she was dressed like Marlene Dietrich who was a famous German-born actress she was a star in Germany in the 30's before moving to the US.

@janedoe5229

10 ай бұрын

And she sang like Marlene Dietrich too, which was terrible. Madeline Khan usually sang much better.

Fun fact: the grizzled old gibberish speaking prospector is exploitation director Jack Starrett, who not only directed Cleopatra Jones, but also played the sadistic deputy that may have started Rambo’s warpath in First Blood.

@hedgehog1965uk

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I never realised it was the same guy. Shame he died at the age of just 52.

Gotta recommend "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" if you've not watched that one yet. It is another great Mel Brooks comedy.

@Justanotherconsumer

2 жыл бұрын

Not his best, but still well worth watching. The “checking the script” scene is hilarious.

@Powerranger-le4up

2 жыл бұрын

Spaceballs too

@mickey6275

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the same hangman slash executioner too

This movie is a family favorite from my childhood. It is deemed culturally relevant and is for that reason preserved in the National Film Registry.

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

I’m sure someone has already suggested this, but if you enjoy Mel Brooks and you enjoy Gene Wilder, the original The Producers is classic. Young Frankenstein isn’t bad either.

@garymcgregor5951

2 жыл бұрын

Second!

@davidcave9896

2 жыл бұрын

THIRD!!!

@ahawk1968

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "High Anxiety" or "History of the World"!!

@davidsandy5917

2 жыл бұрын

Okay, just because no one mentioned it yet. Silent Movie

This is by far the best Blazing Saddles reaction on KZread, not just because you get the point of the film, but also because you consistently let the best parts of the jokes play.

Cleavon Little was so good in this role. Richard Pryor was supposed to star in this movie but the studio stopped it from happening. Claimed he would be uninsurable and refused to approve financing.

@IggyStardust1967

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Pryor WAS having some serious addiction issues at the time. So the studio DID have a valid concern. From what I heard in a documentary, while writing this, Pryor "vanished" from contact for three days. He was later located in Chicago(IIRC), and he had no idea how he got there. I love Richard's comedy, he is #2 on my "all time favorite comedians" list(right behind George Carlin). But the man DID have some problems.

@mrgmusicclass

2 жыл бұрын

Richard was WAY out of control at that time.

@emilywilhite5807

2 жыл бұрын

All respect to Richard Pryor, but nothing could beat Cleavon Little’s performance.

@rebeccabailey527

2 жыл бұрын

Pryor was totally out of control, and the studio wouldn't allow him to be in the movie, but the original actor for the Waco kid was a drunk, and was fired after the first day.

Never can go wrong with Slim Pickens

This was one of my favorite reactions to this movie. I've been watching Blazing Saddles since it came out, and it's always a gas for me. So often, younger people don't really "get" the jokes, and silliness in it, but you did and that made it twice as fun. Thanks!

4:26: I've never seen anyone have this wonderful a reaction to "land snatch." Maybe that margarita helped. I'm always curious how Millennials will react to _Blazing Saddles_ . Your video is the best, Alanda. It seems like you didn't try to judge this from the year 2021 and just went with it. According to Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor's main contribution to the script was the Mongo material. Brooks actually wrote most of the Sheriff Bart material and everyone ran jokes with any racial overtones past Pryor to see if they were stepping over a line. More often than not, he'd tell them, no, this is funny.

@JC_Cali

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a millennial and after being worried about it (my white conservative friends recommended it to me), I loved it. Thoroughly hilarious and such stellar satire.

@deepermind4884

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Alanda is either Gen-X or Gen-Z. Which would explain to me why she felt it necessary to bleep out n***er & fa***t. Unless that's the dictates of the KZread overlords.

@davidcrebb46

2 жыл бұрын

@@deepermind4884 I'm a Gen X'er. If I had a platform that would allow it, I would play things unedited. It's funnier when there are no jarring drop outs or bleeps.

@azadalamiq

Жыл бұрын

@@deepermind4884 youtube.

@azadalamiq

Жыл бұрын

i was born in 1985 grew up with this movie and most mel brooks films. understood it was satire as i grew up watching eddy murphy etc, and boondocks in my early 20s. (good show btw)

Fun fact - Mel Brooks wrote most of the black parts and Richard Pryor wrote most of the white and Jew parts.

@christopherauzenne5023

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the reverse Mel handled the Jewish jokes Pryor for the black jokes?

@joemahma420

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherauzenne5023 no that's actually what made it so genius. Those those that were offended by the racial jokes were actually laughing at jokes made by the race being joked about.

@dunbarf2413

2 жыл бұрын

@@joemahma420 Ummm no thats BULLSHIT...Pryor DID NOT write the n-word lines...he supported the use of it when there were complaints against its use. "When asked later about the many "n-word" references, Brooks said he received consistent support from Pryor and Little. He added, "If they did a remake of Blazing Saddles today [2012], they would leave out the N-word. And then, you've got no movie."[19] Brooks said he received many letters of complaint after the film's release.[20]"

@joemahma420

2 жыл бұрын

@@dunbarf2413 wow, settle down there sensitive person. You're apparently specifically talking about the n-word use and I am not. So I'm just going to say you are wrong :-)

@dunbarf2413

2 жыл бұрын

@@joemahma420 😁wrong? being wrong I can accept. however sensitive? is not exactly in my wheelhouse. I simply call bullshit when I see it . Wasn't just responding to your comment though. Nonetheless I apologize to you. nuff said.

I'm not really big on westerns(grew up on them before Star Wars came out)... but this is an absolute classic. It throws the absurdity of racism into sharp relief, but makes you laugh about it at the same time. Mel Brooks has a way of not sparing anyone with the jokes, though. He'll use stereotypes to get a laugh, but it works because he doesn't have "ill intent" with the humour. His movies are definitely a rabbit hole you should go down. Spaceballs, Robin Hood Men in Tights, History of the World Part 1, Young Frankenstein.... all of them. Edit: 31:14 or so: When you said, "We've got some spooks coming up".... I almost spit Monster(tm) all over my monitor. I know the word "spooks" isn't used as a racial slur very much these days, but when I was growing up it was pretty common. Since you had literally just watched a movie that, as you said, "was loose with the language", I laughed way harder than maybe I should have when you said that. I know it wasn't intentional, but my God that was appropriate(looking at it with humour) considering the movie you just watched. If you were unaware of "spooks" being a racial slur(which I suspect), you might want to familiarize yourself with some of the words used instead of the N word, during the 60s through the 90s. I say that, because Mel Brooks will slip a reference to those words(in context of comedy, of course), and if you don't know them, the joke will fly over your head. In fact, many movies from those time periods use racial slang terms, and in context of the movie's period, make sense. Also, they are some of the best movies ever made. The most recently made one that comes to mind, is "Grand Torino"(highly recommend that one!)... it caught a lot of flack for the "racial terms" used in it, but within the context of the story, they fit(and weren't intended to offend the audience).

@Powerranger-le4up

2 жыл бұрын

The Irish part also confuses people because most aren’t aware that the Irish were victims of discrimination during the 19th century.

@DocRockBaby

2 жыл бұрын

During the 19th century? And well into the 20th century too,

This is one of the best reactions I've seen. You played darn near most of the best scenes and lines and your reactions were just great and added to the joy of watching this reaction video.

My husband and I watched this move every year while wrapping Christmas presents -- just a tradition we had. This will be my second Christmas wrapping gifts without him, and I haven't been able to watch it since his death. But you know, it's just about time to do it again. Thanks so much for sharing your enjoyment of this masterpiece with us.

I saw this when I was little at the drive-in theater. The campfire scene was all could understand then from the screeching laughter especially from my dad at the campfire scene.

Historical Moment: That scene with the beans and toots was the very first time that farting was featured on the silver screen 👍✨

@charcolew

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Brooks told the actor that he would be making cinematic history

I've seen this a thousand times since back in the 70s and it's ALWAYS hilarious!

@paulrichards6894

2 жыл бұрын

you should watch the documentary they made about it......its very good

Thank you for getting the point of the movie, which was not racism, but criticizing racism, and thank you for not being offended just because so many other small- minded people are.

This was the best review of Blazing Saddles I seen.

I just watched this movie for the first time it was amazing and then I immediately came here so we could laugh about it together...omg girl you had me dying of laughter. 🤣🤣 Good times!

My dad loved this movie when it first came out, and showed it to me when I was a teenager; it’s super cool to see the next generation laugh just as hard as mine and his did!

"How do you feel about candy....maybe you should start a factory "....BRILLIANT 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hey I’d recommend also checking out the film “Raising Arizona” it’s like a live action cartoon

@TTM9691

2 жыл бұрын

Great movie, I'd LOVE to see her do that one! Great comedy!

@kirkdarling4120

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with "Raising Arizona."

@walthersorsa4847

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Coen Brothers movies 😃.

@bootsierosenweig9495

2 жыл бұрын

I’m joining in and recommending this movie.😆

@davidwoodward9528

2 жыл бұрын

Raising Arizona wins for the best chase sequence ever recorded on film.

I literally squealed with delight when I saw you has reacted to Blazing Saddles! I knew it would be absolutely perfect for you. Watching this with you was an absolute joy. Now, on to. Airplane! (please)

@curtismartin2866

2 жыл бұрын

Have been feeling down a bit lately. Rewatched this. Goldangitgarshblame you're terrific. 😍

Mel Brooks was a genius. This film really is a laugh from beginning to end.

Check out Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part one, or Spaceballs for three more Mel Brooks classics.😂👍

@patrickoxford682

2 жыл бұрын

To Be or Not to Be. Another great Mel Brooks film.

The Irish line is hilarioius. The 1800s/early 1900s in America weren't kind to anyone whose family wasn't from England/France/Germany.

@RichardX1

2 жыл бұрын

Even funnier, I thought I detected the slightest bit of an Irish accent in that guy's line.

@MrGBH

2 жыл бұрын

What I love about that scene is that all of the workers stand by the Irish. Solidarity.

@Justanotherconsumer

2 жыл бұрын

No Irish Need Apply - NINA. A common notation in job announcements of the day.

@Powerranger-le4up

2 жыл бұрын

Not a lot of people know that the Irish were victims of discrimination. It’s amazing how racism and discrimination can include any type of people. Racism is so stupid.

@DocRockBaby

2 жыл бұрын

@@Justanotherconsumer I remember seeing signs like that in London mid/late 80's on a lot of THE building sites NINA, and had to deal with a bit of it too, thankfully not on a daily basis but it was there,

Funny detail: Mel Brooks asked for "a musician like Frankie Laine" to make the movie theme (Frankie was known for his talent in making western movie themes) - and was surprised when Frankie Laine HIMSELF answered. Mel told Frankie about the basics of the movie... but forgot to tell him that it was a COMEDY movie. This is why the movie theme is so serious and awesome. ...I guess that they had a good laugh afterwards.

It was truly delicious to watch this with you. I've seen the film about a hundred times and will see it another hundred. It is thrilling to see someone watch the movie for the first time after its been out nearly 50 years. Your genuine laughter made my day!! Thanks!

So glad you loved this movie! Since I was a kid, I fell in love with it and to this day, still holds up for both comedy and for it's social commentary. When Gene Wilder passed away, it prompted me and a buddy to create a podcast called, The Wilder Ride, where we could break down our favorite Gene Wilder movies, dedicating one episode to one minute of screen time. Season 2 was dedicated to Blazing Saddles. What's amazing is every guest we invited to the show loved it and laughed and yet they would say this movie could not be made today, which is sad, because a movie like this is just as important today as it was in 1974 when it was released. There is so much packed into this one movie, but the most important message is it punches racism in the face.

@CherokeeLanes

2 жыл бұрын

I HIGHLY recommend "The Wilder Ride" podcast - insightful yet really entertaining!!! :-)

1. Mel Brooks played the Governor and the Indian Chief 2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground. 3. The preacher plays in Young Frankenstein as an old man that gets racked by Dr. Frankenstein. Madeline Kahn also had a smallish role in it. 4. Yes, Bart and Jim were smoking wacky tobacky. 5. The line, "You know morons" was ad lib by Wilder. Little's reaction was real. 6. The guy that was supposed to play Jim showed up the first day drunk so he was let go. Wilder agreed to do this movie for Mel Brooks only if Mel would direct Young Frankenstein for him. 7. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Bart but he was going through his addictions at the time and they thought it wouldn't be a good idea. However, he did some of the writing. 8. Jim still has his popcorn from the theater. Movie suggestion "Young Frankenstein" with Gene Wilder

"They said you was hung." " And they was right."

This movie just laughs at everything regardless of hatred, racism and everything else wrong with the human race. It is pure gold that never gets old.

I can't tell you how much I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this comedy classic.

One of my favorite comedy movies of all time 🤠, but man i miss Gene Wilder 😥. Please watch other Mel Brooks movies like Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Spaceballs and Robin Hood Men In Tights. Great reaction Alanda and take care and stay safe 👍.

Needed this. You came in at just the right moment.

My friend had me watch this recently. I loved it and died laughing. It’s too bad they don’t have the guts to do comedies like this anymore. Also since you enjoyed Gene Wilder in this. You’ll love him in Young Frankenstein and The adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother.

9:49 “… to extend a laurel and hardy handshake …” Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. Great reaction, loved it!

@AlandaParker

2 жыл бұрын

I legit thought he just wanted to offer the laurel (made into a wreath) and a hardy handshake 🤣. Thanks for the reference drop

@johntellefson4363

2 жыл бұрын

The word in the script no doubt was hearty, not hardy

@rickardroach9075

2 жыл бұрын

@@johntellefson4363 In the original script I’ve seen it reads “hearty welcome” but in the film he unmistakably says “hardy handshake”.

Alanda if you see this comment add 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' to your list. You won't regret it. You'll want to see Lady Chablis

"What fourth wall?" - Mel Brooks (probably) Such a great reaction to such a great film ❤ I always look forward to the cameo there at the beginning by one of the jazz greats, Count Basie (who, fun fact, helped get Quincy Jones started in the music industry). As for _The Mist,_ two things if you haven't watched it yet: Darabont made the ending less ambiguous than King's original story, and ditto that you'll definitely want something uplifting ready for soon after watching that film. Rewatching this one with your dad would be perfect.

Little should've been nominated for an Academy Award on that one scene alone when he pulled the gun on himself. Absolutely Genius.

I love how she watches EVERYTHING. She watches stuff I couldn’t make it 5 minutes through. I watch them through her. 💕

This is one of the best comedies ever made. I cannot WAIT to see your reaction to The Mist! It’s a spectacular movie, but be warned - it’s pretty bleak. Give yourself time after the movie to be able to take in a couple episodes of The Simpsons or something really light and silly.

Thank you for this reaction. I can recommend Cat Ballou (1965) as an unusual Western and there is the sci-fi Western Westworld (1973). Lily's costume in the end scenes is based on the look of the actress Marlene Dietrich.

For what it’s worth, Methodists were vilified in the period because they would show mercy to criminals and cared about this in prison. That and the Irish thing show that they did their homework.

@azadalamiq

Жыл бұрын

there was an irish crewman on set and he said "hey you didn't touch the irish" so they added a bit in.

I loved this reaction. You made me smile so much! It's always super cool to watch your favorite movies through the eyes of others. I'm so glad you like it as much as I do. ❤

I'm in the beginning minutes and I'm so happy you're not being triggered by the n-word racist stereotypes racist tropes and jokes The point of this comedy is to make racist look dumb in a comedic fashion

@Powerranger-le4up

2 жыл бұрын

I always thought racists were completely stupid.

A classic western of a more serious nature is The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Mel Brooks made fun of everyone in including himself He was Jewish and made fun of his own people as well as every other race and creed. That is comedy, we all need to laugh at ourselves to love each other! 🤩

Thank you for posting this reaction. I did enjoy your company and I loved that you spotted each plot twist on its way... My favourtite moment is when the overseer demands a "work song" and the workers go into a super-smooth Cole Porter number.

Bart and Jim were in love I will die on this hill. Also “Mongo straight” was me in high school

You should definitely watch Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs if you want more of Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder, they're as hilarious as this one in my opinion. And if you want another beautiful Southern setting I highly recommend Thelma and Louise. Has nothing to do with Brooks but it's one of my favorite movies. And it also put a young Brad Pitt on the map.

“She can’t pronounce the R” 😂😂😂 I actually bust out laughing at that, that’s too funny💀💀💀

The way you laughed at the old woman apologizing was soooo hilarious. The way she apologizes for what she says then repeats it like nothing is wrong😂😂😂😭

I am really glad you enjoyed this, Blazing Saddles is on of my favourite movies. Some people can't get passed the language used, but it was showing that people who use that language are pretty stupid. Blazing saddle broke the western genre, up till this point Westerns where a big genre imagine super hero movies today.

You need to see Young Frankenstein for more Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks goodness

The thing I like most about this movie is the friendship between Bart and Jim. It's a perfect friendship.

@GB-ez6ge

2 жыл бұрын

Are we black?

I've seen this movie many times and watching reaction videos of people seeing it for the first time is almost as good as me seeing it for the first time. Thank you

Damn, love your laugh!

I can't believe you followed up The Harder They Fall... with my all-time favorite comedy. i first saw it on TV when I was 9 years old, and (insert fake number) years later, it's still as funny as ever. You picked the right one. Fun facts: The Swing band at the intro of Bart being the Sheriff, That was the real Count Basie, legendaty band leader from the 30's and 40's. Richard Pryor was supposed to play Sheriff Bart, but the studio couldn't afford the insurance on him due to him being very unreliable at that time in his career. It would have been the first movie that him and Wilder starred in together. They still did four movies together, and considered one of the best comedy duos ever. He instead help write the movie with Mel Brooks. By the way, watch Stir Crazy, with Pryor and Wilder. The best of their collabs. It's hilarious.

Radolph Scott was a Hollywood movie star who rode Golden age of western movies. That’s why they all stood up and took their hats off in honor.

"How do you feel about candy? Maybe you should start a factory." I"M DEAD. LOLOLOLOL

Another brilliant choice, Alanda! xx

"But we don't want the Irish!" Actually accurate. More value was placed on black slaves than on Irish people.

Mel Brooks had a wonderful way to use comedy to point out things such as racism, other injustices and to show also some jokes are just jokes without meaning of any discrimination. Mel is Jewish and in almost all his movies he makes some Jewish joke. Since my wife and I are of the age, this movie came out while we were teenagers. We grew up enjoying movies from the 40's through the 70's, so as our children grew up they watched the classics with us. By the time our children joined the Navy in 2010/2011, Political Correctness and CRT basically banned all movies which might have bad language, jokes or poke fun at something which might offend anyone. Our daughter, while at her Navy school in Pensacola, went to the Liberty Center on the base. This is a kind of club and most of them have big screen TV's with theater seating for about 20-30 people, to watch any of the DVD's they had. Our daughter was looking through the list of movies and saw Blazing Saddles. She discovered none of her classmates had ever seen the movie, so she selected Blazing Saddles and everyone went in to watch the movie. Everyone had the same kind of reaction you did. She said almost every time she went to the Liberty Center afterwards, someone would have Blazing Saddles on and the big screen.

YAAAASSSSS BLAZING SADDLES!!! One of my favorite films of all time!! Hilarious every time!!

Mel Brookes started in stage work before movies, he did most of the music, script, directing, etc in his movies.

I'm pretty sure these were the first fart jokes that got past Hollywood censorship, if I remember right.

@leejs

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. The scene hasn't aged well but they decided to go wild for the first farts and it's great.

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.🤣🤣

I love watching you enjoy this. I have seen it countless times, and I still get a laugh every time.

The band was the legendary Count Basie and his Orchestra. 😉

Airplane! Or Naked Gun! Alanda, many people think these are two of the funniest movies of all time. We had so much fun with you reacting to this comedic masterpiece! We would love for you to react to this gems from the 80s. I don’t wanna give any more movie info away because we all know you’ll have fun with both of these. Same director and you’ll have a smile throughout both films. Please add these to your future reactions. Thanks again for this awesome reaction to Blaz Sadd!

One little thing about this movie that I love is Mel Brooks as the Yiddish speaking Indian chief. Nice shout out to old school westerns where they often had Jewish actors playing Native Americans.

I’m 25 and when my stepdad showed me this movie 11 years ago, it instantly became one of my favorite comedy movies of ALL time! I died laughing at every scene