Blazing Saddles (1974) is the FUNNIEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN! First Time Watching REACTION!
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Randolph Scott was a very popular actor who became one of the leading stars of screen Westerns from the late 1940’s to the early 1960’s. Although he’d been retired from acting for over a decade by the time “Blazing Saddles” was made, his name would still have been very familiar to movie audiences of the day, hence, the homage that Mel Brooks paid to him in that film.
huhmm.u say so?
@@rednecklife1367 Yes, he say so. And he's absolutely right.
Most of his movies when he was young were made in the silent era and shortly afterwards, so most of the later movies that are shown on TV feature a much older Randolph Scott, but they were still trying to bank on his reputation, so there are a lot of "hero grandpa" shows he's in. Kind of cringy when his leading lady is 30 years his junior though.
Really liked Randolph Scott's movies too. 😀
Randolph Scott, heard he was considered a "poor man's Gary Cooper". @@deidreperryman7842
Mongo rides into town on his bull it has YES and NO on his backside. This is because back then tractor-trailers had one on each side to indicate the safe side to pass on (left) and the joke was that Mongo was as big as truck. (I stole this explanation from a reddit post)
(I won't tell on you.)
I guess it may be a reference to Robert Mitchum in Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter : his evil character is tattooed Love on one hand and Hate on the other.
Ah, now it makes sense! Thank you 😊
for some reason, i always thought it was a political thing?
Not to mention that anything between yes and no is usually bullshit.
Camptown Races was a song written mid-19th century by famed American songwriter Stephen Foster, specifically for a minstrel show - a popular form of entertainment at the time. A bunch of men sit on kitchen chairs in a line, facing the audience, almost universally white guys in blackface, making derogatory racist jokes and memes. Could not be more offensive, particularly to black folks.
Thank you. This is almost universally missed. That the white folks don't recognize a Cole Porter tune, but instead, jump around like a parody of a Minstrel Show. Followed by the reveal that the railroad workers full well knew the song. I have yet to see a reactor get that or the Wide World of Sports gag, for that matter.
@@curtismartin2866 I can't tell you how many times I've seen this movie since it's release and I find new things in just about every time. I feel bad for my grandkids because they'll NEVER get half the hilarity in it. Even if you explained it to them, they wouldn't fully understand a lot of them.
wow, that sounds about right for the time era
"Hey, where the white women at?"
Insanely brilliant comedy that everyone needs to watch at least once. 😎 👍
Fun Fact: The scene in which Cleavon Little aims his gun at his own head to save himself from the townspeople's wrath was based on an incident from Mel Brooks' childhood. He said that once, to his disbelief, he stole some gum and a water pistol from a drugstore; when a store worker tried to stop him, Brooks held the worker at bay with the very water pistol he had just taken from the store.
Music Enthusiast Fact: When Mel Brooks advertised in the show business trade papers for a "Frankie Laine-type" voice to sing the film's title song, he was hoping for a good imitator. Instead, Frankie Laine himself showed up at Brooks' office two days later, ready to do the job, but nobody told him the movie was a parody. Apparently, Laine did not take offense at the deception considering he reportedly was pleased with the film upon seeing it on release.
Unwanted Extra Fact: At the end of the movie when the whole group is running out of the Warner Brothers studio front gates, there is a man in a sweater standing on the sidewalk, watching the action. Mel Brooks has said that the man was not part of the movie, and had simply wandered into the scene. They shooed him away and then went to film the scene. The guy came back into the shot, and is seen standing next to a light pole as the characters stream past him down the street. Brooks had asked the man to move, as they were getting ready to shoot that scene. The man, not understanding their requests, stood there. So Brooks sent out a waiver for him to sign, and left him in the movie.
None of these facts are unwanted, thanks for the great read! 👍
You're most welcome! I try to give you the deep, insider tidbits. 😁
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
The extended 4th wall break that starts when the big brawl crashes into Dom Delouise's musical production is one of the best in cinema. "I'm working for Mel Brooks!" 🤜
Not in the face!!!
@@glennwisniewski9536 {grunt} Thank you!
It's one of the most unique sequences I've ever seen!
"I'm parked over by the commissary ..."
"They lose me after the bunker scene."
“Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!” That is actually a reference to the classic 1948 Humphrey Bogart adventure film “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” directed by John Huston.
Nice! Thanks for the info 😍
Growing up, I expected quicksand to be a much bigger problem than it has turned out to be.
Also gorillas and piranha fish aren't the hazards I expected.
However, I’m still not trying my luck with any of those things.
Quicksand definitely can be scary in a few places.
patience...
Mel Brooks wrote the script with Richard Pryor (the stand up comic) who was supposed to play sheriff Bart but the production company deemed him too controversial.
Brooks wrote the dialogue for the black characters and Pryor for the white ones.
You can say they litterally destroyed the 4th wall.
At the heart of the movie is a strong anti racist message.
One of Brooks best film, if not the best.
Also, can we talk about how Cleavon Little was such a charismatic lead?
That is so smart, making each other write the dialogue for this movie 😃 And yes Cleavon Little is charming with a wonderful smile!
"It's HEDLEY!!"
It's so funny how you kept "correcting" yourself throughout to say "Hedy". lol
🤣
She did ACTUALLY sue...they settled out of court. Not kidding...
@@michaelolivares2509 :O
A small detail: they actually only call him "Hedy" in his presence - whenever he's off camera they call him Hedley just fine.
Don't worry Shree. They are stunt horses. They are trained to fall down on cue.
If you watch the horse punch keep an eye on the trainer and not Mongo. You can see how fast he grabs the rein cueing the horse to fall.
This was the first time that anyone filmed flatulence and the studio told Mel to take out all of the offensive parts. He said OK, but never did it. The movie went on to become a number one hit
And whenever they show it on TV, they replace all the fart sounds with horses neighing, which makes no sense. My personal favorite part of the movie is when Sheriff Bart says "Good morning and isn't it a lovely day?" and the old woman responds with "Up yours, nigger." Even my black friend Leon, when we saw this in the theater back in the seventies, DIED laughing at that.
the execs at warner brothers were dropping bricks about everything Mel did with the movie and were apparently mulling over burying the movie until mel arranged a screening for the studio employees -- the laughter convinced them to release it.
@@josheldridge8546 Mel also had in his contract that no spin-offs or sequels could be made unless they happened within 6 months of the movie's release. Once the movie was obviously a success the studio secretly made a whole season of a Blazing Saddles TV show ("Black Bart") but it was never released except for a single airing of the pilot episode: It was horrendously terrible and had Louis Gossett Jr (with hair!) in the title role. Here's the pilot - with canned laughter and everything - if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/e4ywpyIRVH8/v-deo.html
Actually there was one scene mel Brooks took out
After she asks the sheriff if he was gifted and she says it's true
Bart says. "I hate to disillusion you baby but your sucking on my arm"
The character was Hdeley LaMarr. Hedy LaMarr was an actress renowned for her beauty. She sued Mel Brooks over the use of her name. Brooks settled out of court, but added the line to Hedley "...it's 1874, you'll be able to sue her!"
She wasn't just a pretty face, either. She worked on a frequency hopping signal for torpedos in WW2 that became the basis for modern WiFi
The movie came out before the lawsuit so the line may have inspired her to sue.
A little tribute to the beautiful and intelligent Hedy Lamarr: ua-cam.com/video/9V4iJKSr48k/v-deo.html
One of my absolut favorite comedies. Clevon Little threatening himself may be one of the funniest scenes ever put to film
Loved that moment so much :)
I think this is what they called a "Polish Hostage."
Frankenstein's Monster singing 'Puttin' On The Ritz" has to rank pretty high as well.
@@keithmays8076 That's news to me!
@@mikejankowski6321 From the movie S.W.A.T.
"Are the cattle that sexy?"
Well they do walk around in saucy leather outfits all day.
Larry McMurtry's book, "The Last Picture Show" has drunk high school football players looking for "midnight Heifer" action.
🤭🤣
"Mongo?! Santa Maria!" Mongo Santamaria was a Cuban percussionist.
Madeline Kahn who played the role of Lilly, was based on German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (she fled Germany when Hitler was coming into power) which she did have a dark smokey voice. Not too sure, but I think Marlene Dietrich tried to sue Mel Brooks and the studio for Madeline Kahn portraying her in 'Blazing Saddles,' but I think she dropped the lawsuit. Randolph Scott was an American actor who did a lot of western films. Your reaction to 'Blazing Saddles' was very enjoyable. I saw it in 1974 in the theater when I was 18. Pushing 67 very soon. (That's if I make it).
Thank you so much! Happy new year and congratulations on 67 good years 🍻❤
Great reaction to my favorite Mel Brooks movies.
Randolph Scott was an actor who played in a lot of western movies from the 30's until the early 60's
Lili was played by Madeline Kahn a short of a regular in Mel Brooks movies.
She was in Young Frankenstein, History of the World part I and High Anxiety. I Hope you will react to all and also Dracula dead and loving it.
And Robin Hood Men in tights.
See you on the next reaction in 2023.
To add: Madeline Kahn is doing a take-off on famous Hollywood era German actress Marlene Dietrich. Specifically playing off of Dietrich's role in a Western, "Destry Rides Again", while the son itself is a parody of "The Laziest Gal in Town" from Hitchcock production "Stage Fright": ua-cam.com/video/Sr0xRNo6Xaw/v-deo.html. Later on, you'll see Kahn in a man's suit, which is also in tribute to Dietrich: ua-cam.com/video/cBa-jw8NH5I/v-deo.html (the second actress, Queen Christina, is played by Greta Garbo, FYI).
And for fun, here's Dietrich singing a famous number from "Destry": ua-cam.com/video/YsKHMsr5KIo/v-deo.html
Brooks is indeed playing the Indian Chief. He is doing a double parody: white actors playing ethnic roles, and an old idea that Native Americans were descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. The language he's speaking is Yiddish.
Definitely watching all of them! Thanks for recommending and a happy new year 🎉😊
One odd thing people tend not to talk about (I've noticed) is this notion that, somehow, running a railroad through the area will _destroy_ Rockridge. I mean what frontier town has _ever_ been destroyed by the arrival of a _rail_ line?
No, Hedley wanted to take the land for himself precisely BECAUSE he knew it would become valuable, much like Toontown in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He said it in his office, right before dry humping Lady Justice.
“Destroy” in the sense that, Hedley doesn’t want anyone on the land when it’s value skyrockets after the RR makes it there. He wants all that potential profit for himself.
Sadly that is still in practice today when commercial development begins expanding into older established suburbs. The term these days is Gentrification and the railroad has been replaced with a freeway. Realtors begin to buy up old abandoned plots of land or attempt to buy out homeowners who’ve been established for decades. Once they have, they begin building condos, apartments, businesses and/or luxury homes which causes the property taxes to skyrocket thus forcing the original residents away because they’re unable to afford it any longer.
A beautiful thing about this film is how many gags and punch lines were done without any extra cost to the film production. Great writing, physical comedy and props are to be credited for much of the humour.
Fun reaction, it hit you as I expected it would. I was particularly please to see you catch the popcorn in the movie at the end, many people don't or don't say anything. My only disappointment is that you cut out the "morons" line. That's the essence of the film's message.
The "YES" and "NO" were a reference to putting that on the back of trucks, to remind people which side to pass on the highway. They don't do that very much anymore. The punched horse was specially trained to fall that way, and was actually prompted by the rider pulling the rein subtly as Mongo made the swing. They trained a lot of horses to fall for the Westerns back then. "Go do that voodoo that you do" was part of an old song, and the "we don't need no stinking badges" is a reference to The Treasure of Sierra Madre, a famous Humphrey Bogart film. And the bit about the steady and shaky hands is one of the oldest visual jokes around. American audiences at the time could see that one coming a mile away, but it still paid off. Jim's voice going up while smoking was because it was a joint.
I think you missed the (Stan) Laurel and (Oliver) Hardy angle on the laurel and hearty handshake speech. They were a famous vaudeville and movie comedy duo from the 1930s. Finally, not only was Mel the GOV., he was indeed the Indian chief (speaking Yiddish) and was in line ahead of the bikers to sign up for the attack. I'll leave it to others to fill you in on who Hedy Lamar was and what Lily's character was all about and the rest of the details.
Yes, this movie deserves, well, DEMANDS multiple rewatches to get the fullness that Mel Brooks put into it.
Mike, you just gave a great review of the movie too🤗
@@suebeawho6537 Gee, thanks. I tried to avoid getting carried away with details. This movie tends to get long comments.
Thank you ❤
The "morons" line wasn't actually in the script. Gene Wilder threw that one in and the laughter was genuine.
The governor's name, Le Petomane, was the stage name of a French flatulist, that is a vaudeville performer who could pass gas on command. He was very popular in day. So it is fitting that a politician be named for him.
Howard Johnson's was a hotel and restaurant chain back in the day and the restaurant was famed for its 27 flavors of ice cream. My family used to go to the local now and then.
I first saw this movie when I was kind on a laser disk,mthe 1970s kind that was the size of an LP record. You actually had to turn it over to see the other half of the movie. However, I was only allowed to watch the first side because Lilly appeared just at the end of side 1, and she was deemed too much for a kid to watch.
That nicely sung tune at the beginning was Cole Porter's classic I Get a Kick Out of You, written about 60 years after the time frame of the movie ;)
And that was Count Basie's Orchestra playing "April in Paris" as Bart heads to town!
And a brilliant way to mock the overseers!
@@jamesalexander5623 I'm probably up to about a dozen reactions on this and yet to find a millennial who recognizes the song. But I do love watching them react when the fifth wall comes down (pan to the studio) and then the sixth (they're watching the movie they're in)...
@@flarrfan Fun to watch the young whippersnappers freak out over these things that are unlike anything they have ever experienced, that we grew up with.
The Irish actually were quite the reviled people around this time in America, which had been largely colonized by the English (and their many, many Scottish convicts - The Colonies were part penal colony pre-Australia 😅).
This hatred of the Irish is actually a plot point in Scorsese's Gangs of New York, which is set around the NYC Draft Riots of the Civil War, which Blazing Saddles would be set not terribly long after - the American Wild West period lasts roughly from 1865-1900, following Westward Expansion 1800-1860 and the Civil War 1861-1865.
Lot of bloodshed between Irish and Chinese over the railroads.
Thank you for the info!
@@ShreeNation The Villain from one of the Sabatta trilogy movies was Irish, and he and his family ran a sort mafia style gang in the town they were in, and it takes place around the same time as Saddles, more or less. You might like the Sabatta trilogy. :)
48:53 "Wait. What? Where the fuque are we?"
It's a Mel Brooks movie. Over and over again, you watch _characters_ break the fourth wall. Finally, he decided to have the _audience_ break it as _well._
I think the early Mel Brooks movies, prior to Spaceballs, were some of the funniest and best satires and parodies around! You definitely won't be disappointed when seeing such movies as "High Anxiety " which has incredible and hilarious references to the great Alfred Hitchcock. Although many favor "The History of the World pt.1, also a classic. Bottom line is that Mel Brooks is a comedic genius. The earlier the movie, the funnier, in my opinion.
Thank you for the recommendation :)
High Anxiety is excellent! Great movie. Btw, you’re a VERY pretty lady. ❤️
23:07 "Is that Mel Brooks?"
Yes. Mel Brooks in a role you will not find in _any_ other movie: a Hebrew-speaking Sioux chief.
Brilliant!
I thought it was more Yiddish...
The sheriff is near.
DONG!🔔
The greatest satire of all time, co-written by Richard Pryor. He was supposed to play Sheriff Bart, but his drug issues were such that the studio wouldn't insure him. He wrote the dialogue for all the racist characters and Mel Brooks wrote the dialogue for Cleavon Little's Bart. This why I say of most things, More Blazing Saddles and less Birth of a Nation. Birth of a Nation was a 1912 movie, considered by many as the first "epic" film, where the KKK were literally the heroes and the villains were played by white people in blackface. It seems in 2022, we can't tell the difference anymore, so we just try to ban everything. The Producers is another great Mel Brooks film, both the 1968 classic with Gene Wilder and the 2005 musical starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Jon Lovitz and others, based the Broadway stage play. Some people don't like the musical, but I have a soft spot for it, because it feels like one of the last times where you could joke about almost anything and get away with it. They have a song called "Keep It Gay" that is hilarious and exactly what you think it is about. I think it was also the last major movie that Mel Brooks was involved with. He's still around, from what I understand.
Concerning The Producers - I enjoy and encourage people to watch both versions. The musical being an adaptation of the stage adaptation of the movie is very meta-layers and adds a lot more camp to the already camp production.
Pryor was mainly concerned about Mango, for one reason or another, that's the only character he wrote.
Ooof, Birth of a Nation sounds like a nightmare!
Mel Brooks playing the native chief was speaking Yiddish - German-based language of European Jews - it was making fun of old tradition when "indians" (and all kinds of natives and exotic foreigners) in movies used to speak some gibberish pretending it's their native language.
Also a play on Hollywood having used Jewish actors to play Indians.
@@mikejankowski6321 Or one obnoxious journalist from Kazakhstan :D :D
There was an actress at the time named Hedy Lamarr. So they kept making jokes that the villain's name kept getting confused for hers.
As Mel Brooks said, "You couldn't make it then".
I saw this film in the Fox Venice theater when originally released. Venice, California in the 70s was extremely ethnically diverse; it's where I was born almost 70 years ago. Everyone in the theater that night - of African, European, Hispanic and Asian decent - were rolling in the aisles laughing their asses off. It was apparent to all that this targeted against the idiocy of bigotry, racism, greed, and scumbag politicians (not Capitalism, BTW). No one got up and walked out. No one was offended. All I want to do here is provide some perspective of the era in which this film was introduced. And to say that I am so glad, for a variety of reasons, I was able to originally watch this when I did. The film is brilliant because Mel Brooks made it hilarious. Plus, as others have pointed out, many of the puns and jokes that were obvious to those watching in the 70s, are completely missed by younger viewers (through no fault of their own). Airplane has the same problem; younger reactors miss out on about ⅓ (truly) of the stuff that made us laugh or do a mind-twist at what we were seeing.
After all of your reactions, that i happen to love, you still miss many jokes by not pausing to talk, then rewinding 5 seconds for resumption. You have missed some quick one liners in this!😁
I noticed that, she talked over so many jokes.
@@chrisy8989 I know, she doesn't react to comedies, I guess. I hope she sees this.
At the time that this movie was made, tractor trailer trucks would paint yes / no on the back of the truck to discourage people from passing on the right. That's why the Ox had Yes and No painted on it's butt cheeks.
Back during the days of slavery with the black people it was a known fact they would sing certain songs. This whole sequence was a throwback to that era. Them doing the soul type of song was a slap in the face of that assumption
I forget if they're on your channel or not, but a couple of other great Mel Brooks films are "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" with Cary Elwes. He was previously in "The Princess Bride". There's also "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" with Leslie Nielsen, who was also in "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" films.
Thank you for the recommendations ❤😊
"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" was hilarious, but it's even funnier if you first watch the serious movie that it parodied, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves."
This movie is a classic. I saw it back when it came out in the mid 1970's. I believe Count Basie Orchestra was at the end of the movie. I didn't know who he was when the movie came out, but in college I learned more about him when I took a jazz class. He was very famous from the late 1930's to the 1950's. Sadly, he passed away couple years later after this movie. I was surprised that the Count and his Orchestra was in the movie. The Howard Johnson building made me laugh. Howard Johnsons restaurant reached it's peak in the late to mid 1970's and was neat just off the freeways in every other town or city. it catered to people on the go.
Actually, Count Basie is the bandleader at the piano seen with his orchestra in the middle of the desert as Bart rides by. One joke is that the song played, April in Paris, was written in 1932. Another joke is that it's background music turned on it's head into foreground music.
It is the 70s, but more like the 1870s. “Wooo, they darker than us!”
45:50 "You respect a... _pole?"_
"Now _what'll_ that asshole think of, next?"
"Oh, my god. Not 'pole.' I'm sorry. 'Toll.'"
Well, I mean, technically, they're coming on behalf of the _Governor._ This is being presented to them as _his_ idea. So how much respect do they have for _him_ is the question.
Mel Brooks films usually have a great parody of a singer - High Anxiety, Blazing Saddles, Frankenstein Jr - here the whole film is a sort of clever spoof of the 1939 Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich film 'Destry Rides Again' with Marlene's song 'See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have' being lampooned by Madeline Kahn. What a film year, 1939, so many classics. Shout out to Harvey Korman and Ms Kahn - playing villains, comic villains and ditzy bimbos sure can't be easy going.
The YES or NO is a reference to a truck. It's ok to pass on the left, but not on the right.
In the fart scene they're eating baked beans or pork and beans a staple for the common man.
I read the following in a comment to another Blazing Saddles review, The YES & NO on the bulls ass was used on large semi-trucks to remind drivers NOT to pass on the right because it was very dangerous.
The Sheriff is near! , what a timeless classic thanks Shree! And Happy New Year !
Happy new year!
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder were perfect together. Wonderful chemistry. My favorite take down of racists.
Indeed one of the best duos I've seen 👌👏
Not finished yet but one thing I think you’ll appreciate. The running gag about Hedy/Hedley Lamarr is in reference to an Austrian/American actress of the 30’s 40’s & 50’s. Not only was she beautiful and a great actress but she was a brilliant inventor.
Edit: There are so many subtle references to American culture: 1950’s western cinema heroes ALWAYS shot the gun out of the bad guy’s hand. The story line of a sheriff becoming an alcoholic after being dumped by a girl inspired two John Wayne movies. The heroes riding off into the sunset (in a car but nonetheless)
The main point of this movie is to force the viewer to laugh at the ridiculous. A man punching a horse isn’t as ridiculous as the racism.
Not just a car, a CADILLAC!
There were a bunch of obscure jokes in this movie. Governor Le Petomane was named after a French burlesque performer who, among other things, played the flute by farting into it.
@@hamletksquid2702 did not know that. What a talent.
@@jeffking887 - Apparently, he was a big hit. I bought a book about him at a yard sale when I was about 12, which is the only reason I know about him. Mel Brooks probably had a bust of him in his house somewhere.
Brooks wanted to set the movie in then current times but the studio was uncomfortable with showing racism in a modern setting but told Brooks he could use a historical setting. So Brooks set it in the West but kept gradually bringing modern elements into the film. By the end he just brings in the whole Warner Brothers studio. It's kind of a giant FU to the studio.
Schoolbuses used to have a Yes- No on the back, indicating which side it was ok to pass on.
Hollywood horses are trained to do stuff like falling on command. If you watch carefully when Mongo throws his punch the rider (who is a trainer, not the actor) tugs on reign to cue the fall.
Oh, and the "poll" on Mongo's bull - in the US it used to be common to see that on big trucks to let you know which side you should pass on.
Hedy Lamarr was a famous actress in the 30s. Hence the jokes about dude's name (Hedley). The Governor (name on door) - Mel - is named William J. Le Petomane. Le Petomane was a French performer in the 19th century who demonstrated extraordinary farting skills and he was the rave of Europe. He would fart entire songs in perfect pitch among other tricks like blowing out a candle 10 feet away. Mel is a funny guy.
"The color went out of their faces." LOL! What "color?" "Howard Johnson's Ice Cream, One Flavor." A town full of "Johnsons."
You may not be familiar with Jewish culture so you kind of missed out on the whole interaction between the Indians and Barts family. Brooks was speaking Yiddish through the whole interaction. His headband as the Chief has written on it "Kosher For Passover" in Hebrew. Also a lot of old westerns used Jewish extras to portray Indians because they were "darker" complected. Brooks was playing off of those tropes.
The "Yes | No" written on the backside of the Bull Mongo was riding is a parity to what you see on some large trucks or Semi's. Warning drivers behind not to pass on the right side.
Shree,
As an American Irishman, welcome to Blazing Saddles. I will admit as a kid I was mortified when I saw this but it was so damned funny. More people are coming around and laughing to it and its themes. People calling it racist are looking at it the wrong way, or do not have some thick skin to see what it’s really about. Especially since the late Richard Pryor (who is black) helped to write the script. He and Mel Brooks went back and forth on the script.
Regardless, thank you for reacting to this movie!
I watched this movie when I was way too young to do so & didn't understand the jokes. I didn't know that the Irish faced serious discrimination until later on in life.
@@freebirdallen We did. But I think it was the mindset of of us not being American that also added to the foreign hysteria at the time.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed ❤
Wait a minute! Who let the "Irish" in here?!
One of the funniest western comedy films I've ever seen! Though the jokes would never work today, it's still hilarious.
“She’s going to be super impressed by his optimism…”
Well, she was super impressed by something, all right.
I just realized that in the scene introducing the Governor, everyone at the table are placed like Jesus and the Apostles in “The Last Supper.” Damn, I’ve seen this movie countless times! The Headly Lamar joke is funny because Heady Lamar was a real actress. The sheriff wasn’t a token. He was sent in order to make the people leave, not to be the recipient of social equality.
Nice catch!
Lilli von Schtupp is played by the late, great, triple-threat actress Madeline Kahn. She was also great in Young Frankenstein and Clue.
It's HEDLEY, not HEDY. HEDY La marr was an actress in the '40s and '50s who wound up suing Mel Brooks for using her name with out permission. That's why during the first scene with Brooks as governor, Brooks mis-pronounces Harvey Korman's name as Hedy. When Korman corrects him to Headley, Brooks says:"What are you worried about? It's 1874, in a hundred years you can sue her! "
Brooks and LaMar settled out of court for a undisclosed amount.
I'm kind of surprised you didn't recognize the brilliant Madeline Kahn. One of the funniest comic actresses of her era. She appears in several other Brooks films
She is parodying the German actress Marlene Dietrich, who spoke in a husky voice but was stunning. In particular the role she is playing off of is one Marlena portrayed in a western called Destry Rides Again. Unlike Hedy Lamar, Marlena thought this movie was a hoot when she saw it and loved Madeline Khan's impersonation. Singing that awfully was hard for Madeline because she has quite a nice voice but she pulls it off magnificently, even humming off key. The bad girl with a heart of gold is another trope you see in a lot of westerns.
Hedy Lamarr was an actress in the 30s and 40s renowned for her beauty. During WWII she invented a guidance system for torpedoes that the US Navy ended up using so she is also a member of the inventors hall of fame. Mel Brooks admired her so he used a play on her name for one of his characters
What a GIGACHAD of a woman! 👏
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Hedy Lamarr the actress and inventor. Often described as the most beautiful woman in the world & one of the greatest movie actresses of all time. & Hedy Lamarr was none too impressed with what Mel Brooks did to her name, she sued Mel Brooks over the use of the name Hedley Lamarr and they settled out of court.
It's Hedley! ;-)
Two more Brooks movies, Young Frankenstein ( Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn) and Robin Hood Men in Tights ( Cary Elwes and a cast of known stars)
Thank you for the recommendations ❤
The scene where they bust out of the Movie Lot at Warner bros Studios and the Old man standing on the Sidewalk Looking so Confused is one of my favorite scenes
They had to chase that man down and get him to sign a release - he wasn't an extra!
its interesting how no one I have seen review this movie has gotten that the Stature he humps is "Lady Justice"
My wife is from asia. In her parents house they are all < 5 feet, and the house is built to size. I am 6”2. I bonked my head so many times… And one of the doorways has a big nail in the headboard to hang keys and such on. Perfectly level with my forehead.
You talked over a few of the best jokes. A lot of these films rely on witty dialogue.
If you want a true Hollywood fourth wall break. You need to watch *"Last Action Hero"* with Arnold Schwarzenegger and so many other, iconic actors.
Can't wait 😍
43:21 "It's okay if it's black people and Chinese people, but the _Irish_ is where they draw the line."
Yeah. And to be honest, I can kind of understand. I mean the Irish saved civilization, drank a couple of Guinness and forgot where they _put_ it. 🤷
Kahn had a lovely singing voice. Here she is hitting the high notes with Harvey Korman (Hedley) from an episode of "The Carol Burnett Show" - they are doing a parody of a famous singing duo from the 1930s, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy: ua-cam.com/video/OLvqDBTfQqU/v-deo.html
Here she is hitting the high notes in Clue - ua-cam.com/video/n3PGfjyctSQ/v-deo.html
I actually didn't watch this until I was in high-school for a media critical analysis assignment back in 1996, and I laughed so much that I forgot to take any notes that first viewing. I remember seeing my dad watching it years earlier when I was a little kid, one of those "grown folks' movies he wouldn't let me watch until I turned 9, and all I remembered was the scene around rhe campfire when everyone was ripping ass eating beans and of course as a little kid I thought that was so hilarious. I still enjoy this movie; despite the dated humor and silly Warner Brothers type slapstick with 4th wall breaks all around, it still works for me, Mel Brooks just made it work to where it's timeless. Any other movie I'd be rolling my eye's but from Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little's chemistry, to every character doing what had to have been improvised or ad libs in their lines making the delivery so much more funnier and social commentary on how stupid bigots look, how subhumanly stupid you lower yourself in order to be a bigot, it's one of Mel Brook's best comedies.
I would argue the movie works because of all the over the top silliness. It was very intentional and Brooks wanted everyone to understand that it was all supposed to be over the top because what else could you do? If he had tried to be more subtle it would have gone everyone's head. So I think he had no choice but to do what he did.
In the U.S.A., the 'Yes / No' was used on the back of large trailers to remind cars behind them not to try to pass on the right while the truck is making right turns. Large trucks must swing wide to the left (often at least across the next lane to the left) so the backend won't run up over the curb hitting things. Now they often use pictures.
One of the biggest controversies of this film, if not *the* biggest, when it was released was the fart scene around the campfire. Brooks had noticed that everybody in the old Western movies ate beans around the fire, and decided it was about time somebody took that little nugget to its obvious conclusion. America wasn't really ready for fart jokes in that era, to the point where that specific scene was edited out whenever Blazing Saddles was shown on television.
Hedy Lamarr was an extraordinary woman who also became a tremendously successful actress during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood. Highly suggest you read up a bit on her. She did in fact sue over the Hedley Lamarr character, which was quickly settled. Brooks said that he was actually a bit flattered, and refused to fight it in court; he did offer up an apology for "almost" using her name.
The scene was not edited out, just muted. Which was worse, because it made no sense without the sound. Gosh, what people were afraid of back then! Remember when All In The Family introduced America to the sound of a toilet flushing as a prelude to Archie coming down the stairs?
@ 26:42 .... Many trucks would have YES for the safe side to pass on the left rear and NO for it's not safe to pass on the right rear side. The idea was to warn drivers behind the truck to stay out of the truck driver's blind side and avoid an accident.
SHREE, OMG, YOU CRACKED ME UP WONDERING IF THAT WAS A POLL ON THE OX'S BUTT!! THAT'S A REFERENCE TO SOMETHING THAT YOU USED TO SEE ON THE BACK OF SEMI TRUCK TRAILERS!! YES ON THE LEFT MEANT THAT YOU WERE OKAY TO PASS ON THAT SIDE AND THEN NO (BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY STUPID ENOUGH TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO PASS TRUCKS SOMETIMES) MEANT NO TO THE RIGHT!!
Hah, brilliant!!
51:18 Nearly every interview I've ever seen about Mel Brooks movies the people talk about how much fun it is to work for him.
No, Mongo didn't really slug the horse. The horse was trained to throw his head to one side and lie down when his trainer gave a tug on the reins. In this case, the trainer is actually the guy on the horse. If you watch the scene again, and watch the trainer, you can clearly see him give the horse the signal. The gag works because your eye naturally follows Mongo and you aren't watching the trainer.
Brilliant!
Am I the only one who noticed that the painting on the wall behind Hedley at 5:15 features a bride and groom facing the wrong way? It's like something out of The Addams Family.
If you want really good, funny , 4th wall break movies, I can not stress enough, how much you should watch the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby road movies. You can tell that is where Mel Brooks got his 4th wall break ideas from.
and they are classics in their own rights.
Can't wait 😍
I think the part where Mel plays a Yiddish speaking Native guy was a riff on a goofy idea of The Mormons (and maybe others?), that Native Americans are the descendants of the lost 13th Tribe of Israel.
Jim's high voice when smoking is intended to indicate that he was getting high; that it wasn't actually tobacco in his cigarettes. They didn't want to say outright that he was smoking reefers, but that's the implication.
Haha brilliant!
Written by Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor with Pryor to star. Studio said he was too "ethnic" and forced Clevon Little to be cast, and Clevon killed it! Pryor would have as well.🤣
Hedey Lamarr was a famous actress who was also a brilliant inventor. She threatened to sue Brooks for using her name, so they made a running joke about it with "it's Hedley", Brooks even joked as GOV when he said, " what are worried about , it's 1874, you can sue her. Brilliant comedy.
I love that you automatically got that all the racists were ignorant.
The guy with his horse getting hung... I believe the silent joke is he was hung like a horse? I don't know. It's probably a stretch.
If he was hung like a horse he wouldn't NEED a stretch!
@@mikejankowski6321 what have I started?
@@crpgdungeonsdragonsnight Just a short jaunt. I'll rein it in now.
@@mikejankowski6321 I had no problem with it. I thought it was funny.
Ahh totally forgot ya didn't react to this movie yet! Can't wait to see ur Reaction! My favorite comedy of all time
Thank you, hope you enjoyed 😉❤
Madilen Khan is Lili. She was in Young Frankenstein with Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks direction. The real thing that she was in her debut was What's Up Doc with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neil. A great comedy and it was her break out role. You must check it out
Coming soon :)
No one gets the joke about the song the railroad workers sang. What made it funny, and the reason the foremen were so mad and confused was that it was probably the Whitest style of song possible, which hasn't even come out during the time period. Classic crooners like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra from between the 1920s to 1950s sang in this style, and it was unexpected for them to do it because it didn't have any of the traditional religious content, wording or cultural hallmarks of early Black work songs.
Thank you for explaining :)
⭐ THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE USED THE NAME 'RANDOLPH SCOTT'. HE SHOULD'VE SAID: "YOU'D DO IT FOR JOHN WAYNE!"
The governor's name is also a covert fart joke. Le Petomane was the stage name of Joseph Pujol, a man who entertained Moulin Rouge audiences in the early 1900s with his...um...windy talents.
Hahaha!
None can surpass the comic genius of Mel Brooks. His parodies and satires are hilarious. You should definitely take a look at Robin Hood: Men In Tights and History of the World Part One.
There are now many comedy westerns, but not many are what you could call good. The Apple Dumpling Gang (especially the scenes featuring Don Knotts and Tim Conway) is a Disney classic. I'm surprised they haven't tried to remake and ruin it. Cat Ballou, starring Jane Fonda, and The Frisco Kid, starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, are both very good. I'll also give honorable mention to The Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox and to The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday.
Roman Polanski's Fearless Vampire Killers starring Roman Polanski, his future wife, Sharon Tate, and Jack MacGowran (Burke Dennings from The Exorcist) and Love At First Bite with George Hamilton and Arte Johnson are good horror/comedies, along with Mel Brooks ' Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil is a hilarious take on slasher movies.
Thank you for the recommendations 😍
Likely been mentioned but cut off the best improve line after "the common clay of the new West". Gene Wilder improved "You know... Morons" and the laugh/smile from Little was a genuine reaction.
The yes or no on the bull was a reference to school buses where you could overtake
on one side of the bus but not the other.
My first time visiting the channel! I always enjoy seeing peoples reaction to this movie it's a lot of fun but you never see a lot of it coming! Great reaction! Cheers!!
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good old maple baked beans, made with black strap molasses and brown sugar, slow baked in enamled crock ware pots in coals r ovr a low fire for several hours. Beans were dried until cooking, resisted all manner of spoilage and provided an easy source of protien and vitamins. Often cooked with diced bacon, bacon grease or a chunk of dried salted pork (which became soft and delicious during cooking) for added flavor. onions were often added as well.
The guy who played Lyle (Red Shirt, Black Vest) was the Colt Peacemaker salesman in Back to the Future 3
Randolph Scott was a famous actor who did mostly western genre movies in the 1940's and 1950's. Hedy Lamarr was a famous actress who was in many movies around the same time as Randolph Scott. Harvey Korman in character as Hedley Lamarr was very annoyed when he was called Hedy Lamarr, an ongoing joke in the movie.
Randolph Scott was a popular actor way back when. He won several Best Actor awards. Worth checking out!
One of the greatest funniest movies ever made the genius of Mel Brooks with Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little. Thank you Shree great reaction if you like more classic comedy films please reacts The Party (1968) Porky's (1981) Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Arthur (1981)
Porky's is crap, was at the time of release.
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HEDY Lamarr was a real actress and inventor. She invented concepts to augment radar during WWII and the same concepts are now used in cell phone technology. When the movie was being filmed, they tried to get permission to use her name, but she threatened to sue. However, they merely made it a running gag throughout the movie (HEDLEY, not Hedy). Ironically, by the time this movie was made a lot of people probably weren't familiar with the "movie alias" Hedy Lamarr (birth name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler).
Note the Indians were speaking Yiddish. Also the parodies of westerns are not as obvious as bigotry. The reformed drunk gunfighter was used in a number of westerns. The woman bringing the pie as a peace offering was also used in a western. In westerns they always eat beans. Note: Madeline Kahn was a trained opera singer. Also Hedy Lamar was a famous movie actress. She developed frequency hopping which we use in our cell phones.
In that scene where they go into the theater to watch the end of the movie, they went beyond the 4th wall. They went meta.
Basically, Mel Brooks filmed meta before meta even existed.
You should check out Hangover with Bradley Cooper. It is hysterical