What's your favorite Mel Brooks costume?

@brom00

Жыл бұрын

IMO, it would be as the Native American Chief in this movie.

@Rio..o7..

Жыл бұрын

Van Hellsing

@MLJ7956

Жыл бұрын

Rabbi Tuckman 😉

@Aeonova

Жыл бұрын

The one from Space Balls when he gets "beamed" and ends up with his butt on his front side. "Is it safe?" "Oh yes, sir. Snotty beamed me twice last night".

@Jay-ate-a-bug

Жыл бұрын

Rabbi Tuckman from Men in Tights.

The guy in the commissary playing Hitler saying "They lose me after the bunker scene" is one of my favorite quick, throwaway jokes of all time.

@Serai3

Жыл бұрын

Then he stands on the far counter and heil's during the pie fight. :D

@disconnexionsdotcom

Жыл бұрын

@@Serai3 I legit never noticed him in the background until today and I've seen the movie numerous times.

@sabrecatsmiladon7380

Жыл бұрын

in his HEAVY New York accent

@huber7777

Жыл бұрын

@@Serai3 My favorite part is that he switches arms a couple of times during his salutes XD

@brennenbjorgan1867

Жыл бұрын

She died of ovarian cancer

If it makes you feel any better, the horse that was 'punched' was specially trained to react the way it did... The American Humane Society even presented a special award at the Academy Awards for that scene, as the horse was not harmed during filming... 🙂

@Redplant99

Жыл бұрын

Yes - as the punch is thrown you can see the rider pull the horse's head to the right as the signal for it to fall down. Also, the man in the blue sweater standing on the corner as Harvey Korman runs past him is a passer-by who just happened to be there as they filmed the mob running through the studio gates.

@margretrosenberg420

Жыл бұрын

The horse who slips and falls in the mud was also not harmed. In the early days of movie making horses were regularly injured in Westerns, but by the 1970s they'd come up with ways to avoid that, including training the horses to fall safely on command. And if you want to see a trained horse that totally steals the show, watch _Shanghai Noon,_ starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. It takes real talent to steal the show when the star is Jackie Chan.

"That voodoo that you do so well" is a line from the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me."

I read that when Gene Wilder described the "common clay folk of the West" to the Sheriff, he ad libbed the line at the end: "You know - *'Morons.'"* Cleavon Little _genuinely_ cracked-up over it. 😆

Best ending ever. Full stop. This film taught me as a child that racists are jerks and how to swear, thanks Mel.

@Trekkie-nc4sf

Жыл бұрын

Same. I was 10 when I first watched this.

@jonathonturner7281

7 ай бұрын

Same

@doomtho42

3 ай бұрын

I was probably 13 or 14 when I first saw Blazing Saddles, and I’d have to say it taught me that positivity (i.e. jokes & laughter) is uniquely able to neutralize negativity. Why fight fire with fire when you could instead fight fire with water?

"You know......morons" Ad-libbed line, that's why Cleavon Little can't help laughing. This production also featured the only line Mel Brooks was ever forced to remove from a film. After she says "It's True, It's True!" Bart originally replied "Ma'am, that's my elbow"

@mulrich

Жыл бұрын

He made that decision himself. He had final cut on the movie. The executives couldn't force him to do anything, and they tried.

@thedukeofnuts

Жыл бұрын

"I hate to disappoint you lady, but you are sucking on my arm."

@malcolmrowe9003

Жыл бұрын

A great gag but might have detracted from the intent of the scene.

@GKinslayer

Жыл бұрын

That line was in the film for some time because I remember hearing it when I saw this movie when I was a kid.

@kalelvigil1510

Жыл бұрын

I think the full line was "I hate to disappoint you Ms. Schtupp, but you're sucking on my arm."

"Instead of leaving, they're staying in droves" is one of the most brilliant lines ever written.

It’s interesting that George reacted to the rock formation in the background because he has definitely seen it before. The location is Vasquez Rocks and it’s been used as a location so often that it is in danger of being worn out.

@Yora21

Жыл бұрын

It looks great and is right outside Hollywood.

@claudiadarling9441

Жыл бұрын

Used many times throughout the history of Star Trek too. Probably most famously as the location where Kirk fights the Gorn.

@Gealaiche

Жыл бұрын

Vasquez rocks is the Wilhelm scream of locations..

@gregstephens

Жыл бұрын

@@Yora21 Welll, not RIGHT outside Hollywood, but about an hour's drive, depending on traffic. :)

@mikejankowski6321

Жыл бұрын

@@gregstephens It's less than a half hour south of me. Nice park to visit.

Lily von Shtupp and her act was a parody of Marlene Dietrich’s character in the classic western Destry Rides Again with Jimmy Stewart.

@WUStLBear82

Жыл бұрын

And the song _I'm Tired_ is a parody of the Cole Porter song _The Laziest Gal in Town_ that Dietrich performed in Hitchcock's _Stage Fright_ and became one of the standards in her touring caberet act.

@vorlon1

Жыл бұрын

And shtupp is Yiddish for, in polite terms, sexual intercourse.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

Madeline Kahn is also an accomplished singer. She said it was just as hard to sing bad as it is to sing well.

@vorlon1

Жыл бұрын

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Very true.

@Richard-Vlk

Жыл бұрын

​@@vorlon1 Very twue.

When Pryor and Brooks were writing this, they struggled with the ending. They knew they needed a big set piece. And then it hit them - a big _set piece_ .

I loved Slim Pickens and his line "someone's got to go back to town and get a shitload of dimes." is always one of my favorite parts of this movie.

@flashgordon6238

Жыл бұрын

That line is a sound clip for my incoming message alerts.

@robertcartwright4374

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Slim Pickens is just perfect.

@flashgordon6238

Жыл бұрын

I have "someone's got to go back and get a shitload of dimes" as one of my ringtones. Also have " you use your tongue prettier than a 20 dollar whore" for when the better half calls.

@motorcycleboy9000

4 ай бұрын

​@@flashgordon6238*WHAT IN THE WIDE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS*

@motorcycleboy9000

3 ай бұрын

WHAT IN THE WIDE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS

My favorite part is the “Louder! We can’t hear you!” “I’m sorry. I’m not used to public speaking…. WEEEEEEE”

“Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish”, “Hey, where’ the white women at?”, “But we don’t want the Irish” and “Someone’s gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes” are my favorite lines from any movie, let alone this one film alone

Many of the actors you didn't recognize were in a lot of other movies/tv shows. Cleavon Little was bigger on stage than movies or tv. Richard Pyror was co writer and was originally going to play Bart but the studio knew of his drug use and didn't want him. Taggert, Slim Pickens was in Dr Strangelove, he rode the bomb down to the target at the end. Hedley Lamarr, Harvey Korman was on The Carol Burnett Show for years. Mongo, Alex Karras was a retired Detroit Lions' Defensive Lineman and went on to star in the tv show Webster. Olson Johnson, David Huddleston, was the title character in The Big Lebowski. Howard Johnson, John Hillerman co starred with Tom Selleck in Magnum PI. Many of the other actors had been in many western movies and tv shows and some comedies.

@GoldTopSlinger

Жыл бұрын

Wow! That was Lebowski? Excellent bit of trivia there, Michael. Thanks. Never would have guessed that.

@mikeoxstiff

Жыл бұрын

"Nevermind that shit...Here comes Mongo!!"

@jackal59

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeoxstiff "Mongo! Santa Maria!" Mongo Santamaria was a famous Afro-Cuban band leader of the 1960s... which means they must have named the character just so that they could do that two-second joke. That's commitment.

@josheldridge8546

Жыл бұрын

Olsen Johnson himself was another reference -- Olsen & Johnson were two comedians who hit it big on Broadway with Hellzapoppin. If they weren't an influence on Mel I'd be incredibly surprised.

@Britcarjunkie

Жыл бұрын

The name Hedley Lamarr was a take on actress Heddy Lamarr: if I recall correctly, she was a bit upset about this play on her name. And, of course, Howard Johnson...younger people are unaware now, but Howard Johnson's was once a hotel/restaurant giant, but is all but nonexistant today.

At the time Blazing Saddles broke a lot of norms for comedies dealing with social issues, history, breaking the 4th wall, not taking it's self seriously et. it opened the door to think of comedy in new ways.

@chrisleebowers

Жыл бұрын

Fourth wall breaks pre-date movies. ("The Fourth Wall" is a concept from live stage theater) Looney Tunes, which this movie references a lot, used to do it all the time. However, the bean scene was the first fart joke ever in a Hollywood movie...

@Serai3

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention being the first film to feature farts. That just DESTROYED audiences. I still remember the screaming laughter at that scene.

@ffjsb

Жыл бұрын

This movie broke worm holes in space...

@minnesotajones261

Жыл бұрын

I love how this movie points a finger and laughs AT the bigots... not the other way around.

@vopy48

Жыл бұрын

@@Serai3 I have seen long time ago a censored version of the BS (to obtain 12 PG age limit OKly here in Finland), where they censored among other things also that eating beans & farting -scene so that those farting sounds have been muted out - one can see them men raising their butts in the air and all that, but no prrrt! -sounds coming out, Really! Which made it in a way almost more fun than the original, hah! By which that time I had also seen already "normal version" of the movie too (on VHS-video :-) ), so I knew/remembered what was going on & missing from it LOL! Another part I remember censored out from it is the saying in the beginning "...and cattle raped". :-D

No one makes movies so outrageous now. Blazing Saddles is a riot from start to finish!!😂😂😂. So many great comedic actors in this movie too! 😂

Blazing Saddles and Robin Hood: Men in Tights are my go-to pick-me-up movies when I'm severely depressed. Mel Brooks always makes me smile.

@book5ter

Жыл бұрын

Love Men in Tights. Especially the bridge fight.

@Hobbie375

Жыл бұрын

And why not? It worked in Blazing Saddles.

@gerardhiggins4827

Жыл бұрын

@@ethankeller1835 Mel Brooks was losing his comic touch when he directed that and Dracula..Dead and loving it..he soon retired after them turkey’s.

@ToddQuinlan

Жыл бұрын

@@book5ter If we don't get no tolls then we don't eat no rolls

@kissmy_butt1302

Жыл бұрын

Men in Tights has extra value as Dave Chappelle's first movie.

They said you were hung. And they were right. Cracks me up everytime.

Two notes on Madeline Kahn: 1. In this movie, she is very much doing a parody of the great Marlene Dietrich (specifically from the movie Destry Rides Again, which is very much worth your time). 2. She never understood why people thought she was funny. She never believed she was funny . . . which is insane. If you want to see her at the top of her form (in several ways), you want to watch Paper Moon (1973) which is also just an awesome film generally.

@christopherb501

Жыл бұрын

Any others you'd recommend?

@iluvausten40517

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherb501 To my mind, anything with her in it is worth your time

@jrnsurlan405

Жыл бұрын

Silent Movie, High Anxiety, both by Mel Brooks.

@peteralexander5744

8 ай бұрын

A lady who left us way too soon. An amazing comic actress.

Hedy LeMarr was an actress who later in life helped develope tech that would become Wi-Fi & Bluetooth... Also, the "Guy in Red" was the Colt Peacemaker salesman in Back to the Future III

@ftumschk

Жыл бұрын

Lamarr was only in her thirties at the time, and already a movie star. Durint the 2nd World War, she patented a method of jamming the radio signals that controlled torpedoes, which later evolved into what we now know as Bluetooth.

@3Rayfire

Жыл бұрын

An actual supergenius, beauty, and great talent.

@ffjsb

Жыл бұрын

@@ftumschk Actually, the design was to PREVENT radio controlled torpedoes from being jammed. She along with pianist George Antheil came up with the invention.

@ftumschk

Жыл бұрын

@@ffjsb Thanks for the correction. I was working from memory, so I should have double checked :) TBH, my main interest was to point out that she was still young when she - and Antheil - came up with the idea.

@GoldTopSlinger

Жыл бұрын

@@ftumschk My understanding is her invention (just one of many) eventually made cell phones possible. She committed the unforgivable sin of being a woman i a boys club (science), so pathetic men constantly tried to deny her credit, but it's all a matter of record now.

One of my favorite comedies ever. Clevon Little threatening himself is the funniest scene in movie history to me. His delivery and mannerism is just perfect. "Hold it!..Next man makes a move the N gets it"

@naiaddore1797

Жыл бұрын

Yes! When I first saw that scene it made me laugh so hard. But it was when the lady said: "Ain't anybody gonna help that poor man!" where I literally fell off the couch to the floor and I almost couldn't breathe I was laughing that hard. I ended up just staying on the floor for the rest of the movie.

@Thrui

Жыл бұрын

Re'ren'!!

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

It's a great bit about how stupid bigots are.

@cageygutman7027

Жыл бұрын

"isn't anyone going to help that poor man?"

@suflanker45

Жыл бұрын

@@naiaddore1797 I lost it when the guy said "He's not bluffing."

Lots of this movie references older films and actors, so Madeline Khan was doing a Marlene Dietrich impersonation, they mentioned Randolph Scott who was a huge star in western films, even a few dialogue gags, for example when John Hillerman is reading his speech for the sheriff he extends, "..a laurel, and hearty handshake..", this can also be heard as "Laurel and Hardy". There was a famous actress called Hedy Lamarr who didn't like her name being used in the film. Cecil B Demille was famous for biblical epics where thousands dies. On a side note, this was the first film with farting in it. Harvey Korman steals this movie IMHO, especially the speech he gives to the "troops".

@michaelbuhl4250

Жыл бұрын

I've gone back and looked at some old Marlene Dietrich clips, and Madeline Kahn's parody is actually not too far off.

@stephenkehl7158

Жыл бұрын

Harvey Korean deserved that Oscar for best supporting actor

@mikejankowski6321

Жыл бұрын

The "Voodoo" bit is an old song.

@treetopjones737

Жыл бұрын

Her name ISN'T used in the film, his name is "Hedley."

@mikejankowski6321

Жыл бұрын

@@treetopjones737 Well, there IS that lady tourist in the footprints! And the governor...

The funniest story about this movie is that Mel Brooks had complete artistic control so the studio had no say. Still, they sent representatives to tell Brooks they didn't approve of this and that, the language, the choice of actors, the ending, etc.,They rambled on for ten minutes and had pages of notes they insisted Brooks change. Mel thanked them for their input and when the suits left, Mel Brooks crumpled up the notes and threw them in the trash.

15:07 This is the first example of fart sounds (aka audible flatulence) being used in a film. This movie basically pioneered the fart joke.

@stevedavis5704

Жыл бұрын

I remember when this movie came on TV one of the few things edited out was the fart sounds because it was deemed to objectionable for TV viewing. You just saw a bunch of guys bouncing up and down around a fire. Also Le Petomane is french for little fart and goes back a performer in the late 1800’s whose signature move was to be able to fart at will.

@eskreskao

Жыл бұрын

More controversial than the carpet n-bombing at the time of release.

@gluecement

Жыл бұрын

@@stevedavis5704 I think they added sound effects of horses madly whinnying, as if the silent farts were disturbing them.

@Hexon66

Жыл бұрын

Well, if it didn't pioneer the fart joke, it certainly put wind in its sails.

@stevedavis5704

Жыл бұрын

@@gluecement That could be I just remember being surprised when I rented the movie and hearing the fart noises which I hadn’t heard on TV and investigating it. The answer I got was the noises were edited out as being offensive.

As for the chess piece trick, you see Cleavon Little clap his hands around the piece, slide them back just far enough to drop it onto his lap, slide them forward again, then open them up to show that it’s gone.

@fredklein3829

Жыл бұрын

Part of that genius is how it created no extra expenses for the production budget. Just good writing and acting.

"Never give a saga an even break" is a take off on the W.C. Fields catchphrase, "Never give a sucker an even break." It later became the title of one of his last films. W.C. Fields was a popular actor/comedian in the 1930s and 40s.

Fun reaction. I was bummed, though, that one of my favorite lines wasn't included in the edit. One that became a running joke for my family. Whenever you didn't know the answer to someone's question, you'd say "Don't know. Mongo only pawn in game of life". And by the way, my cat's name is Mongo, named after this character.

Alex Karras, who played Mongo, actually became a really funny actor after retiring from the NFL. I really like him in the Julie Andrews musical comedy Victor/Victoria.

@powerbadpowerbad

Жыл бұрын

I think he also did a sitcom,I may be mistaken.

@GeneralZodFDNY77

Жыл бұрын

@@powerbadpowerbad yes. "Webster" with Emanuel Lewis and his wife Susan Clark. He was also in "Porkys".

@powerbadpowerbad

Жыл бұрын

@@GeneralZodFDNY77 Thanks for the info,C Perry,couldn't remember the name of the tv show,didn't know he was in Porkys either.

@hannahl8

Жыл бұрын

Victor/Victoria is such a great movie!

If you want more Mel Brooks go with The Producers next (the original, not the musical remake). And if you want more Madeline Kahn, you should definitely go with Clue.

@jksgameshelf3378

Жыл бұрын

Madeline is great in “The Heartbreak Kid” too. She was hilarious.

@MLJ7956

Жыл бұрын

She was also great in High Anxiety also with Mel Brooks 😉

@Cheepchipsable

Жыл бұрын

Madeline had her own TV series. Mel Did Silent Movie too, and a def watch of a Mel Brooks produced film is The Elephant Man.

@andrewgrossman4982

Жыл бұрын

The Producers (original 1967) is my favorite comedy of all time.

@DomIstKrieg

Жыл бұрын

"Flames. Flames on the side of my face."

Always love the contrasting reactions, Mongo punches the horse, George loses it laughing, Simone looks ready to murder anyone who hurts a horse

@kurtn4819

5 күн бұрын

Yeah she hates it more when an animal gets hurt than a human. A surprisingly common reaction from the ladies.

I never noticed it before, but on Mel Brooks head dress on the cover, there is hebrew writing that says "Kosher for Passover"

@kattahj

Жыл бұрын

And the coin edge says "Hi, I'm Mel. Trust me."

@anthonyleecollins9319

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the translation. I could tell it was Hebrew, but that's as far as I could go.

@APthefirst

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyleecollins9319 took me a minute, lol. It's been a long time since hebrew school

@motorcycleboy9000

4 ай бұрын

Also, the Great Plains Indians spoke perfect New York Yiddish

My dad said he and my mom saw this in the theater when we lived in South Carolina. He said there was a black guy sitting in the row in front of them laughing his ass off the whole time. Especially at the “It’s true. It’s true.” Scene.

@martinperry5072

Жыл бұрын

That's the one racial stereotype that black men aren't fighting against.

@d3l3tes00n

Жыл бұрын

@@martinperry5072 Because it's true

@beatmet2355

Жыл бұрын

Mel Brooks commented only white people complained about the “N” word. Black people didn’t care. Lol

@TequilaToothpick

Жыл бұрын

@@martinperry5072 Some people are actually.

@Logan_Baron

Жыл бұрын

@@d3l3tes00n I think you meant "Because its Twue".

06:10 “Get on that _handcar_ and take it down at the end of the line.” Simone: I’ve always wanted to try one of those things. Track… what are they called? George: No idea. 😂😂😂

Along with the things the others have commented, the guy in the blue sweater when the cast ran through the studio gates was just a random tourist who wandered into the scene. His reaction was perfect, so Brooks kept it.

If you don't recognize Taggart, you must watch Dr. Strangelove at some point, for the signature Slim Pickens scene, one of the most iconic in cinema history...

@88wildcat

Жыл бұрын

They have already reacted to Dr. Strangelove.

My favorite line: “Just think of your secretary…”

@NGC6144

Жыл бұрын

My favorite line is about Kansas City.

@WAEVOICE

Жыл бұрын

[Charlie]: They said you was hung. [Bart]: And they was right!

We were fortunate enough to have Madeline around long enough for her to do "I'm Tired" at the first Comic Relief benefit.

“Chariots of Fire” is a multiple Oscar-winning cinematic masterpiece…you should definitely watch it…the soundtrack itself was a massive hit.

@fahooga

Жыл бұрын

The title is a reference to a popular Anglican hymn based on the poem Jerusalem by William Blake.

Mongo just pawn in game of Life. One of my favorite quotes of all time and I still use it today random from time to time.

@TheTitandog70

Жыл бұрын

@@Rocket1377 yep, that how he got the nick name mongo from blazing saddles. Everyone just said he was like mongo from the movie lol

_"That Voodoo that you do so well"_ comes from the *Cole Porter* song song, _"You Do Something to Me"_ from 1929. *Chariots of Fire* is indeed about the Olympics, George. Well done. Especially for not having seen it, I imagine. It's about two runners during the 1924 Olympics.

Richard Dix was an actor best known for his Oscar-nominated role in Cimarron (1931). That film, a Western, won an Academy Award for Best Picture. The key Dix lines in BS are "Our fathers came across the prairies, fought Indians, fought drought, fought locusts, fought Dix... remember when Richard Dix came in here and tried to take over this town?" "Fought Dix..." is meant to sound too much like Fort Dix, the U.S. Army post in New Jersey. And Richard Dix trying to take over the town probably references the plot of Cimarron where settlers are racing across the prairie to claim land (in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889).

Since you mentioned someone getting it confused for a serious western based on the opening theme the guy that sang it didn't know it was a spoof at the time. Mel Brooks advertised for a "Frankie Laine type singer" to sing it and the actual Frankie Laine responded. He sang it seriously and no one had the heart to tell him it was a spoof (the whip cracks were added later).

@margretrosenberg420

Жыл бұрын

But I've been told that Frankie Lane took no offense because he'd rather suspected it all along - it was for a Mel Brooks movie, after all.

@paramitch

5 ай бұрын

@@margretrosenberg420 Laine definitely didn't suspect at first. He had tears in his eyes when he met Brooks and said, "You've written a really beautiful song."

The tag line is a play on the W.C. Fields film "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break". Similar sentiment to "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man". W.C. Fields was a brilliant comedic actor.

@GoldTopSlinger

Жыл бұрын

My very favorite WC Fields line: In response to a reporters question about working with children, he said "I love children, especially if they're cooked properly".

@melenatorr

Жыл бұрын

@@GoldTopSlinger Totally: but then go and watch him in "David Copperfield", with Freddie Bartholomew, and you'll see a whole other side to him! (And I do recommend that movie).

@vincegamer

Жыл бұрын

@@GoldTopSlinger I liked "anyone who haces children and animals can't be all bad"

@kenle2

Жыл бұрын

When Fields was on his deathbed, friends were surprised to find the notoriously irreverent comedian reading the Bible. When they asked him why hed be doing that at that late date , he said: "I'm looking for loopholes."

Any Mel Brooks movie is Gold. Spaceballs, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part 1, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, The Producers, Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

@MLJ7956

Жыл бұрын

Also...High Anxiety, Silent Movie, The Twelver Chairs, Life Stinks, To Be Or Not To Be 😉

@MatthewMortensen1

Жыл бұрын

@@MLJ7956 Apparently he's finally doing History of the World part 2 for Hulu

@jamesedwards2483

Жыл бұрын

Add In LIFE STINKS Too!!

@Drawkcabi

Жыл бұрын

Life Stinks is Mel Brooks' most "traditional" or straight forward comedy movie and it turned out pretty mediocre in my opinion. Still good enough to watch, just definitely my least favorite of his movies.

@theLeftHandedDog

Жыл бұрын

Spaceballs blows. All of his films have great parts, and incredibly stupid and unfunny parts.

'What in the wide, wide world of sports!!' makes me laugh so much:)

"DO do that voodoo that you do so well" is a lyric from the song "You Do Something to Me" written by Cole Porter in 1929. The railroad workers in the beginning of the movie sing "I Get a Kick Out of You" also written by Cole Porter. Madeline Kahn's character and accent is a sendup of legendary German actress Marlene Dietrich, who had a Bavarian accent.

Saddles and Young Frankenstein are two of Mel Brooks best. Along with The Producers, also with Gane Wilder. The two of them together were gold. It's a shame they don't make them like this these days. The one that comes closest with it's humor would be Tropic Thunder.

@bfdidc6604

Жыл бұрын

For Brooks, I would suggest The Producers, and also High Anxiety, a great spoof of Alfred Hitchcock’s films.

@theLeftHandedDog

Жыл бұрын

I don't like The Producers. I've never watched more than 2 minutes of it, and I still think it stinks. Young Frankenstein is okay, except the character with the mechanical arm. Does anyone really think that's the least bit funny? It's just stupid.

@brom00

Жыл бұрын

@@theLeftHandedDogKemp is one of the best things about the film. He is also based on a character in "Son of Frankenstein" I think you just don't care fore Kenneth Mars, who was also in "The Producers". Not exactly the best way to critique, watching two minutes of a nearly two hour film.

@GoldTopSlinger

Жыл бұрын

@@theLeftHandedDog It bugs the hell out of me when someone trashes a movie, claims it "stinks" and then says he's never watched more than two minutes of it. What?! How the hell would that person know if it was a good movie or not? You're passing judgment on something you know nothing about. If you ever need to reality check for your own claims just note that you are talking about two of the most beloved and enduring movies of all time. Why would so many think that much higher of these movies? Of course, to be fair, all those people did watch more than two minutes.

@ptittannique5621

Жыл бұрын

@@GoldTopSlinger To be fair, "uninformed" *is* in their KZread handle...

Fun fact: the "you know..... morons" line was improvised by wilder and the laugh was Cleavon Little genuinely breaking character and the director loved it so much it made the final cut!🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

As surreal as you guys think the movie is just to watch, when I was taking my final exam for becoming a paramedic, the lead instructor had this playing in the classroom while we switched back and forth between the written exam and the practical skills. That was a very strange day to say the least, but the instructor's plan to provide some humor and means of relaxing while testing totally worked, everyone passed!

there are so many things i love about this movie -- mel took the live-action cartoon approach with this, and he really pushed the boot in with Bart vs Mongo. The broadcast edit had a couple of extra scenes of Bart setting up Mongo for a few more instances of Bugs Bunny-type nonsense. It was just as much Mel mocking hollywood as it was his mocking westerns (e.g. his playing the yiddish-speaking sioux chief-- 'redfacing' used to be a common practice where italian or jewish people were hired to play native americans), including the big pan-out during the townsfolk wiping out the bandits.

When I served in the Royal Canadian Navy, we watched this movie and my friend nearly knocked himself out when he facepalmed himself during the toll booth scene.

This and Young Frankenstein came out in 1974. My parents only took me to Young Frankenstein. The TV edit uses some cut scenes, mostly a series of vignettes of Bart trying to subdue Mongo, but there are others. Sadly, they replace the campfire farting with whinnying horses. I also recall one TV broadcast where they even censored the governor saying "Ni". Naming the governor Le Petomane warms my heart.

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

No one gets that reference. To be fair, Le Petomane is really obscure, even in the 1970s I'm sure go one got it.

One of Mel Brooks' movies that's often overlooked is "To Be or Not To Be" - I love that one, and he actually stars in it with his wife

@MikeySea676

Жыл бұрын

Charles Durning was so good in that one. 👍

@OldRod99

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeySea676 Oh yeah, he was awesome

@dashalpha

Жыл бұрын

I'll need to remember that one next time I get HBO Max, seems they have it...

@PhilBagels

Жыл бұрын

It's a remake of an older movie. The original doesn't hold up well today, IMO. It's pacing was too slow. There's one funny scene in the original that's not in the Mel Brooks remake, but other than that, Mel's version is better.

@PuppyMonsters

Жыл бұрын

"Excuse me. Pardon me. Pardon me. Excuse me"

I saw this in the theater when it first came out with a bunch of actual cowboys. We thought it was hilarious, especially the barricade scene. Tom Huddleson plays one of the leading townsmen. He was the "Big Lebowski." You might recognize Slim Pickens from "Dr. Strangelove."

@jhdix6731

Жыл бұрын

That would be David Huddleson, I guess you confused him with "Loki" Tom Hiddleston

@johnortmann3098

Жыл бұрын

@@jhdix6731 Naa. I should have checked first before spouting off.

If I'm not mistaken, they filmed much of this out at Vasquez Rocks. It's actually a very recognizable location used in many movies and TV shows, especially since it's so close to Hollywood. And no, it's not a strip mall. It's still like that today.

@craigplatel813

Жыл бұрын

That's where the TV show TMZ gets it name from Twenty Mile Zone. 20 miles is the limit for paying mileage/per diem.

@Mitheledh

Жыл бұрын

@@craigplatel813 I used to live fairly close to Vasquez Rocks

@waynesimpson4081

Жыл бұрын

Yes it's Vasquez Rocks. It's a preserved L.A. County nature park. The PCT runs though it. Scene in many westerns and a fairly famous Star Trek episode.

@vincegamer

Жыл бұрын

@@waynesimpson4081 and bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

@Mitheledh

Жыл бұрын

@@waynesimpson4081 The last time I was there, they were filming for some kind of French TV commercial or something.

The scene where they are all running out of the studio, the gentleman in the blue sweater was just a random guy that wondered into the shot. So his confused look was real.

You guys should give The Frisco Kid a try. It's a Western/comedy staring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford. It's not as well known as this, but I always really enjoyed it.

@dashalpha

Жыл бұрын

that's one I always keep an eye out for because I've yet to see it and it isn't on any streaming services (and I'm cheap)

@Gameflyer001

Жыл бұрын

It's a movie that feels like it was directed by Mel Brooks, but actually wasn't. It was a Robert Aldrich-directed film.

They taught the horse to fall like that for that particular stunt, Mongo was actually a former NFL player named Alex Karras, who was very popular at the time as he was a sportscaster, he unfortunately passed away 10/10/2012

I believe that Mel didn't say The Word, himself, because the people saying that word in this movie were almost always Bad Guys, and the Gov was not necessarily a Bad Guy.

@tracy4290

Ай бұрын

Well, not *that* kind of bad guy... this was when few people thought schtupping your secretary was problematic....

Finally! I love when you guys watch Mel Brooks movies. Makes me sad that no one ever gets the "they said you was hung" joke.

@timothylockard3846

Жыл бұрын

Me too! It's hilarious, and hardly anyone ever "gets" it!

@franksuggs9700

Жыл бұрын

Yep.... I know right!

Pls watch Brooks first movie 'The Producers' it's still my favourite.

@andrewgrossman4982

Жыл бұрын

100%. It isn’t even close. It was Roger Ebert’s favorite comedy of all time. Mine, too.

My dad with dementia always tells me when this movie somehow comes up, that the bean fart scene was cut from tv when it aired. So the scene was intact but they played music instead so nobody knew anyone was farting.

@vopy48

Жыл бұрын

I've seen a tv-version too where that fart-scene is muted out etc, but at least in that one there wasn't any music played over, those prrrt!-fart sounds where just muted out fully - so it was in a way almost more funny to see those men lift their butts up and all that, but no farty noises/sounds coming out hah! (by that time I had also already seen that "normal version" of the movie too :-) )

That rock formation is Vasquez Rocks. And its been in tons of movies and TV shows - so much so that they made a joke about it in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

@HmStH111

Жыл бұрын

If you ever seen old Trek, it's the place where Kirk fights the Gorn

@vincegamer

Жыл бұрын

They used it in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

@treyalsup

Жыл бұрын

@@vincegamer That is a most excellent correction! Party on, dude!!

That ridge you noticed is just outside of LA, but not far enough that they need to pay lunches for the crew. It has appeared in Star Trek episodes (the Gorn, and others).

Richard Pryor wrote quite of bit of the racial humor, but the studio wouldn't let him act in it, because he was controversial. He recommended Clevlon Little, who nailed the part. I saw this classic in the theater, with a former girlfriend, and as they showed the beans scene, she turned to me and said ... "Ever notice they always eat beans, but never..." and the both ended up on the floor gasping for breath from laughing so had. I completely missed the following scene. It's fun to watch movies with you two!! Thanks for sharing.

@gluecement

Жыл бұрын

I believe Pryor actually wrote most of the Mongo jokes.

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

I think the beans scene from this movie is the first time anyone ever farted on film before... At least in a post-Hayes code movie.

@chadbennett7873

Жыл бұрын

@@Caseytify That's too what I was referring. He was risky in their eyes.

@margretrosenberg420

Жыл бұрын

The studio couldn't understand why Mel Brooks insisted that the farts be so LOUD, until they screen tested it and the audience was laughing so loudly that the farts were almost impossible to hear.... If you take nothing else away from this movie, take this: If you're ever involved in making a Mel Brooks movie and he insists on something that makes no sense, don't oppose him. Beg him to teach you.

The tagline: "Never give a saga an even break," is a play on a quote by W.C. Fields, "Never give a sucker an even break."

"never give a saga an even break" is a play on the old w. c. fields' line "never give a sucker an even break."

High Anxiety is a good Mel Brooks movie that many people miss. You two should check it out. Dracula: Dead and Loving It and Robin Hood: Men in Tights are also worthy Mel Brooks movies.

@WilliamTheMovieFan

Жыл бұрын

Some interesting things about the movie that other people may have mentioned. Richard Pryor was supposed to be cast as Sheriff Bart, but the studios wouldn't back him in the cast given his issues with drugs and being unreliable at the time. Mel Brooks did have him on the writing team for the movie and it was Pryor's idea to use the "N" word so much. Mel Brooks wasn't too sure about it, but Pryor assured him that only the really bad people and the ignorant would say it. You notice at the beginning of the film, when Sheriff Bart came to town, they weren't too welcoming towards him, but at the end they all wanted him to stay and were sad to see him leave. Realistically Bart saved the town from the bad guys and from their own prejudices too.

@cesarnarro6013

Жыл бұрын

Cloris Leachman as nurse diesel is hilarious in High Anxiety

@WilliamTheMovieFan

Жыл бұрын

@@cesarnarro6013 she is! That shower scene it hilarious too!

@ChrisWake

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love High Anxiety. Probably the biggest love letter to Hitchcock on film lol

@christopherb501

Жыл бұрын

Any other recommendations?

My father in law saw Blazzin Saddle in the theater thinking it was a true spaghetti western movie, let's say he was surprised.

Fun fact. When Hedley asks for a box of Raisinets this was done PRE product placement on a whm. For many years after, Mel would receive a case of Raisinettes each month shipped to him from Nestles as a thanks for the free advertising.

I never noticed this before, but the coin behind everything in the title poster says, in front of Mel Brooks's face, "Hi, I'm Mel, Trust Me".

Just remember, when you hear someone whine that "YoU cOuLdN't MaKe BlAzInG sAdDlEs ToDaY", chances are high that they are exactly the kind of people Blazing Saddles is making fun of in the first place.

@jrnsurlan405

Жыл бұрын

Brooks’ reply: “We couldn’t even make it then.”

I'm so happy you reacted to Blazing Saddles! This movie (in the '70s) actually improved race relations because everyone laughed at it! And the pan out to the studios in Burbank was a mind blower for the time. Thank you for helping me remember.

@samgradyfilm

Жыл бұрын

Would love a source for Blazing Saddles improving race relations.

Taggart was played by Slim Pickens, who'd been a very famous actor and rodeo star for over two decades at this point. In addition to Dr. Strangelove, he starred in something like 80-90 total films. And that doesn't even include his television appearances!

@Hexon66

Жыл бұрын

Great deaths on screen, too. Riding a nuke in Dr. Strangelove, and gut shot by a stream while Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door plays in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

@GoldTopSlinger

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Pickens performances was in "1941", a movie that I loved and millions apparently did not. Pickens played Christmas tree seller Hollis P. Wood, who is taken prisoner by the crew of a Japanese sub. One of the funniest bits in the movie. So that one and his Dr. Strangelove moment riding the nuclear bomb down to Russia. Great performances.

@Madbandit77

Жыл бұрын

@@Hexon66 Pickens was a great Sam Peckinpah stock actor (Major Dundee, The Getaway, Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid).

@allyliddiard7320

Жыл бұрын

You can see his rodeo background when he gets his horse back under control when it plays up as they draw up to the toll booth.

I was hoping to see their reaction to the line "The Sheriff is near!" Also, the guy who says that line later played the rich Lebowski in The Big Lebowski.

@flashgordon6238

Жыл бұрын

The gibberish character Gabby Johnson (Jack Starrett) that sees the sheriff "is a coming" with a telescope played Deputy Sergeant Galt in First Blood. He is the one that shoots at Rambo from the helicopter and falls to his death.

Some cultural references: The Madeleine Kahn character is basically doing Marlene Dietrich, who was actually in a few westerns. Same basic accent and singing voice. Hedley Lamarr is named after movie actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. She sued Mel Brooks over it. "Go do that voodoo..." is originally from Cole Porter, so neither this movie nor Salt n Pepa can claim credit.

W.C. Fields: "Never give a sucker an even break." Mel Brooks: "Never give a saga an even break."

@treystephens6166

Жыл бұрын

What’s a Even Break ???

@Hexon66

Жыл бұрын

@@treystephens6166 A fair chance. Someone too dumb or too greedy to see a scam for what it is, doesn't deserve to be treated fairly.

@Umptyscope

Жыл бұрын

@@treystephens6166 Never give a sucker an even break = if you're going to screw someone over, _completely_ screw them over. If you're going to con a guy out of his life savings, also include his house and his car while you're at it.

@buffstraw2969

Жыл бұрын

@@treystephens6166 A fair chance.

@treystephens6166

Жыл бұрын

@@buffstraw2969 was W.C. Fields a predatory capitalist ???

Too many references to count, but some of the best are about old movies: 1) Both Richard Dix and Randolph Scott were early movie stars who specialized in Westerns. Dix played black-hat bad guys ("Remember when Richard Dix came here and tried to take over this town?"), while Scott played white-hat good guys (hats taken off "RAN-DOLPH SCO-O-OTT!") 2) Hedley has to keep correcting people because they think his name is Hedy - Hedy Lamarr was a famous actress of the 30's (whose footprints are indeed enshrined at the Chinese Theater). 3) Madeline Kahn is doing a very precise impression of Marlene Dietrich (another famous actress) in the film "Destry Rides Again". Madeline's work is truly brilliant here. She manages to capture not only Marlene's look, voice, and mannerisms, but most importantly she captures the vague sense of boredom and distaste that was always lurking around Marlene's Hollywood work. She came to America to escape the Nazis, and one always got the impression that she really didn't _want_ to be here, and Madeline grabbed that and ran with it all the way. (Apparently, Marlene saw this film and loved what Madeline did.)

Fun fact..Burton Gilliam who played Lyle was so upset at his character that he was holding up production and annoying folk because every time he racially slurred someone he would start apologizing and getting upset and even those on the end of the slurs were like "Cmon, it's just a movie".

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

They came up with the shovel to the head because Slim Pickens said he would only take the role if his character experienced some kind of consequences for his racist attitude.

This movie was up for three Oscars, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song for “Blazing Saddles” (the co-writer/performer of the song John Morris didn’t realize it was for a goofy comedy), and Best Supporting Actress for the great Madeline Kahn. ❤️

@Little1Cave

Жыл бұрын

@@themoviedealers Oh maybe I got the songwriter confused for the singer. My mistake if that’s the case!

Robin Hood Men in Tights is another must see Mel Brooks film

The basic idea and plot for 'Young Frankenstein' was pitched by Gene Wilder to Mel Brooks while shooting this movie. It went into production shortly after 'Blazing Saddles' was finished, which is why, I believe, Madeline Kahn is in both movies.

'Never give a saga an even break' is a play on an old saying about running a con on someone 'never give a sucker an even break'. Which is highly applicable to the theme of this film, lol.

Finally, you got to Mel’s best movie. One of the greatest comedies ever. Feel free to keep bringing the Mel.

I can confirm my mum went to this at the cinema thinking it was a real western. She loved it because she hated westerns.

9:09 is the Big Lebowski from The Big Lebowski if you didn't notice. The guy The Dude wants a rug from. 22:56 that instrument is a mouth harp. You put it in your mouth and flick a piece of metal causing it to vibrate. You open and close your mouth to change the sound. 25:25 - That song line is from Frank Sinatra's You Do Something To Me

The delivery of "Teutonic twat!" was great.

Mel wanted to get a Frankie Laine type to sing the theme song, never expecting to get the real Frankie Laine. And he most likely had no idea that the song was for a spoof of all the types of films he used to do.

16:28 The moment where Simone checks out of the movie for a while… in 4K! Fun fact: the guy who says “Blow it out your ass, Howard,” is the same guy who played the other Lebowski in The Big Lebowski.

The "it's twue! it's twue!" line was supposed to be followed by Cleavon Little saying, "lady, I hate to tell you this but you're sucking on my arm"; however, the studio executives made them cut it.

The line on the poster is a play on an old cliche, "Never give a sucker an even break." When this came out, I went to see it in the theater. A man came in with three small kids and sat down near me. About three minutes into the film, he hurriedly got up and herded them up the aisle and out of the theater. He looked as if he wished he had six hands so he could cover all their ears. Kind of reminded me of the time my grandmother thumbed through the TV guide for several minutes, turned on the TV to Monty Python's Flying Circus, watched for several minutes, then said indignantly, "This isn't the circus!" and turned it off.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 by Brooks is also a must see.

@jordanpeterson5140

Жыл бұрын

It's good to be the King.

@tarzapopohead

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanpeterson5140 Same movie That is just the part of the movie talking about The French Revolution.

@jordanpeterson5140

Жыл бұрын

@@tarzapopohead I know, I've seen it several times. Still have most of the Inquisition song memorized.

@tarzapopohead

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanpeterson5140 I love the Greek unemployment bit.

@jordanpeterson5140

Жыл бұрын

@@tarzapopohead you really can't argue with Bea Arthur when she's on her wine break

I remember when i was little going to the Library with my grandparents and they almost rented this movie but because my older brother was there and knew what it was he was able to save them XD

Fun fact: The head dress Brooks wears as the Indian Chieftain is written in Hebrew and translates as "Kosher For Passover".

I like how slowly Jim, the Waco Kid, talks and moves, except when he's shooting, of course.

Also adorable to see you never heard of Marlene Dietrich, on which Kahn's character is obviously based. I feel so old, but also blessed.

@adrianaheiler9794

Жыл бұрын

I was so surprised when they started talking about how bad and bored she's singing and how oblivious they must be on Marlene Dietrich. Everyone in my generation (late 70s to mid 80s) still knows her very well.

@TheGwydion777

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianaheiler9794 I'm from 1970 myself. And this era is getting pretty painful. Especially with all the thin skins these days. ;)

"old movie" psh, movies don't have expiration dates, George 😂

@andrendenum1isanidiot412

Жыл бұрын

expiration dates arent how age of something is determined... its just time.

Fun fact: the ending of this film served as inspiration for the video of Bon Jovi's Say It Isn't So.

16:27 Fun Fact The scene in Blazing Saddles in which a character knocks out a horse with a punch was inspired by a real life event in which Mel Brook's friend Sid Caesar knocked out a horse with a punch after it had thrown his wife off its back. Also Mel Brooks actually got notes from the studio head in vivid detail who said, ‘Lose the fart scene, cut out any racial and ethnic jokes, edit scenes where a horse and an old lady get punched,’ and Mel Brooks favourite note: ‘Can you reshoot Black Bart with a white actor?’