BLAZING SADDLES (1974) MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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- BLAZING SADDLES (1974) MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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2 Timothy 1:7
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
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Great movie,
What I thought was Hilarious was how you bleeped out all the naughty words but every single naughty word you bleeped appeared in close caption 😂
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Closed caption, but you could see it up close.
@@cuethecommentary I really think you really would like ‘Last of the Mohicans’ with Daniel Day Lewis, it’s a classic…:)
@@cuethecommentary Funny part...or weird, the censors were FAR more concerned/upset over the FARTING SCENE, a LOT more than the bigotry the townsfolk and the baddies used. Also, this movie was THE first one to EVER feature farting.
Blazing Saddles is far more than just a parody. It's powerful social commentary on the stupidity of racism.
If you want to go down the Mel Brooks rabbit hole, another of his best movies is Young Frankenstein. Spaceballs is also a good one, as is Robin Hood: Men In Tights. Brooks can be hit or miss with some of his comedy, ranging from great movies like this one to some moments of eye rolling silliness.
You forgot Dracula Dead and Loving It! AND The History of the World, Part One!
And Silent movie.
I was going to recommend this as well. I would just add "High Anxiety" to the list, which is a Hitchcock parody.
1. Mel Brooks played the Governor, the Indian Chief and one of the thug roundup.
2. Mel Brooks doesn't just break the 4th wall he shatters, steps on and grinds it into the ground.
3. The preacher/Liam Dunn also plays in Young "Frankenstein" as Mr. Hilltop. Madeline Kahn also had a role in it.
4. Imagine how much fun this was to make.🤣🤣🤣🤣
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
To number 5, Gene and Cleavon both did some adlibbing in the movie....like when Bart is reading the message from Lily he was supposed to read it normally but instead he used her accent and Gene about lost it when he was drinking the beer....
Mel Brooks broke every rule in the book.
He had 1 fart in the campfire scene, it would be the 1st fart ever on the big screen.
The Co. suits & movie review board said
🗣 NO - NO - NO - YOU MAY NOT PUT A FART IN YOUR MOVIE.
Mel Brooks: 🤔hmmm, Ok I won't put 'A' fart in my movie, I'll put in 50.
& That my friends tells you everything you need to know about Mel Brooks.
Dr. Gillespie was an old movie serial. The lead actor developed severe arthitis and was confined to a wheelchair, which they worked into the serials. The reference may be to the end of the series or the murders that happened in some of the episodes.
Le Petomane was the name of a French flatulist, that is he could break wind on command. He was quite popular from the 1880s through the 1900s. Rather fitting moniker for a politician.
Never knew there was a real Le Petomane. Mel uses juvenile humor about farts and sexual organs that should only appeal to 14-year-old boys ... and everybody else, if the truth be told. 😅
The joke is that the only way he could have been so good at solving all those murders was that he committed them all, himself, and he was just framing innocent people in each film.
When i tell people about this movie and it comes to hedy Lamar my phone autocorrects to hedly I can't stress how important Mel Brooks is to the world of pop culture
That’s hilarious. Last week I watched “Witness for the Prosecution” which stars Marlene Dietrich, and all I could think of was Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles whenever Dietrich was on screen. Brooks , true genius, so many levels. Work, work, work!
Randolf Scott was the leading man in dozens and dozens of Westerns. However, by the time of this movie, word had leaked out about his decade-long relationship with Cary Grant, so he was being blacklisted. I suspect Brooks was showing him a bit of tribute to him by how all the townspeople stood in awe.
Well, Rock Hudson was gay and a Republican president was his friend.
@@christhornycroft3686 Have no idea what that has to do with this. Hudson was able to hide it much longer - the public did not know until he no longer could hide he had AIDS. Rock Hudson was forced into a brief marriage as a way to quell the rumors.
Hollywood had very little problem with what one did as long as it wasn't made public or found out.
This was an era (up until 1969) when it was literally illegal to BE homosexual in many states. Hoover had the FBI's main thrust to root out gay people and communists. And if found out, you could be forced to chemically castrated.
Oh, and by the way, J. Edgar Hoover's lover was BEST friends with the man who directed the FBI on a decades-long witchunt to root out all gay men. The man being Hoover, himself, of course.
He wasn't blacklisted or gay. He was 64 when he made his last movie and he had a bad back from an injury decades earlier. He had been investing his earnings from movies instead of just blowing it all so when he retired he had a mountain of cash. As in around 100 million in assets in 1962 money. He was married to the same woman for 43 years and she and everybody else who knew him insisted he wasn't gay even decades after his death.
There were rumors about him and Cary Grant. To this day, I've never heard of any definitive proof; they have always been merely rumors. He and Cary were simply very good friends and housemates. But "merely rumors" have been enough to de-rail careers many times, so should not be discounted. As far as I know, neither Randolph Scott nor Cary Grant ever suffered any major career setbacks due to the rumors about them; they both had very successful careers and retired quite happy.
But he was indeed very well known for his Western roles, and that scene is indeed a tribute to him.
-My 2¢
This was a groundbreaking movie. At the time no movie was like this one. I'm so glad it is still entertaining people and blowing minds!
Yes - Yes - Yes
50 years old & it still makes people laugh. Even though this new generation misses 50% of the hidden references. such as ...
"a "Laurel & Hardy"Handshake".
Laurel & Hardy were a Comedy duo that ruled Hollywood in the 1930s & 40s.
"Hedy Lamarr" one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood.
She sued them for this. They settled out of court.
& He's not just fondling a statue. He's assaulting 'Justice'. &
The other guy isn't just knocking books over. He's throwing 'The Law' in the trash.
& There's at least 100 more.
Even with 1/2 the jokes out of date & missed, the movie is still, fall on the floor funny 50 years later. How many directors can pull that off?
And also, a windbreaking movie!
"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.
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I love your laughter when he “whips it out”! ❤
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I have used that line at the grocery store. It gets almost the same reaction as in the movie.
@@cuethecommentary If you like, or at least seen Star Wars, check out Brook's 1987 movie, "Spaceballs". Also, he did a Dracula spoof, "Dracula: Dead and Loving it".
The Producers is another great Mel Brooks film. There’s the 1968 original and the 2005 version based on the Broadway play - it’s a musical. Both are worth your time.
Mel Brooks version of the Producers is one of my favourites
The music from the play within the play is some of the funniest stuff I've ever seen. I just have a sing a couple words to my wife and she breaks out in laughter.
There was a popular Cuban drummer at the time named Mongo Santamaria. Mel Brooks chose the name Mongo so that, when he rode into town, one of the villagers could yell, "Mongo! Santa Maria!"
Mongo is probably short for Mongloid, an archaic term for Downs Syndrome. So Mongo was a big, strong but had the mental capacity of a child. The actor that played him was a football player, and was the father on Webster in the 1980s.
@@wyrmshadow4374 yours is the first comment I've seen that picked up on that particular point. But then again this is the first reaction I've seen to question the name
Amazing how many people don’t know the Obvious reason for Mongo. Maybe because most people are “ mongos”.
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The following is a letter from Mel Brooks published in the NY Times on June 2, 1974:
I was shocked to read Terry Boyle's letter to The Times Movie Mailbag reprinted in the Mental Retardation News, but even more dismayed and confounded by your endorsement of such an erroneous charge. It is outrageous for anyone to believe that the writers of “Blazing Saddles” would be as cruel, heartless and unthinking as to allude comically to anyone suffering from Down's syndrome in a film scenario. And, if we knew of a writer who did, we would join in denouncing him.
To begin with, the character's name in “Blazing Saddles” is not, and has never been, “Mongol.” The character's name is “Mongo,” and that name was created only for the joke which occurs when the man in the serape sees him entering town. The man says, “Mongo ... Santa Maria”; and if you're a fan of good jazz music, I'm sure you well know, as I do, that Mongo Santa Maria is one of the greatest bongo players that ever lived. The name Mongo was a tribute to him.
The character was based on Hoss (the late Dan Blocker) who used his great strength to help, rather than hurt men; and we felt that Alex Karras was good, strong choice to play him; and in the end, he helped Mongo to become one of the most entertaining and beloved characters in the film.
I have spoken to everyone connected with “Blazing Saddles” about Terry Boyle's letter and have shown them the mail that has come in from the parents of children suffering from Down's Syndrome. I cannot tell you how truly heartsick everyone connected with the film feels.
One of the joys in making comedy films is the thrill I get when I hear the laughter in a darkened theater and know that I have made people happy. I must tell you, in all candor, reading that letter and the endorsement of it in the Mental Retardation News was one of the unhappiest moments of my life.
MEL BROOKS Los Angeles
All the Johnson's referring to Johnson and Johnson company, and Howard Johnson's a popular hotel/restaurant chain back then. Also known as HoJo's
The fart scene was first time in a movie
All the cattle in the bar was a joke about the casting calls for but players and extrasvwad called a cattle call.
Laurel and hearty handshake was referring to the old comedy duo of laurel and hardy.
Lilly von stup, throw back to Marlena Dietrich a German actress from 30-50's very well known in the US. The name is also German slang for you know what.
A bunch others I can't recall right now.
In case it wasn't mentioned it was co written by Richard Pryor. If I recall correctly he insisted on the slurs being kept in because it wouldn't have the same impact if they toned it down.
I love the line about the orange roof on Howard Johnson's outhouse, because the restaurants were placed along busy highways and recognizable by their orange roofs.
@@russb24 one of the ones I forgot about.
Also, I think there was a reference to Dr. Samuel Johnson, the British philosopher/writer of the 18th century.
Van Johnson, the actor too.
So true
"Some get a kick from cocaine" was an original line when this song premiered in the Broadway musical Anything Goes
Mel Brooks made a bunch of parody films. But in order to get a lot of the jokes you need to watch the films he is making fun of first.
High Anxiety - spoof of Hitchcock films like Vertigo, Psycho
Young Frankenstein- watch the old Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein
Robin Hood: Men in Tights- several Robin Hood movies
Space Balls - Star Wars
Ohhhh ok thanks for this ❤️ thanks for watching
Then there was "The Cheap Detective" (which was by Neil Simon, not Mel Brooks, but it had a similar style of humor). It was a parody of two Humphrey Bogart films, "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon," which are both classics that everyone should watch.
@@bobbuethe1477 Also, The Producers. Not. Parody but I think it is the best! The old one with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel
You just got a new subscriber. Mel Books (the governor here) intended this film to be a commentary on the stupidity if racism. I highly suggest his "Young Frankenstein" which he wrote with Gene Wilder (the Waco Kid). Very funny.
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Mel Brooks made many great parity movies. He was fantastic at using humor not just for fun but to make comments on social issues. He was way ahead of his time. Some other movies of his that you may wish to look at include: Young Frankenstien, History of the World part 1, Spaceballs, Robin Hood Men in TIghts, Dracula Dead and Loving It, Silent Movie.
PARODY... SMH.
The Hays Code was a set of extremely restrict rules on censorship of the movies from the early '30's to 1968, when it was replaced by the current letter rating system. At the same time, the civil rights movement was starting to take hold. Movies like this, Airplane, Holy Grail, Naked Gun were sudden and shocking (in a good way) to take advantage of these new freedoms. Watching this movie from the viewpoint of how we have moved on dilutes what audiences were seeing for the first time. It was a giant leap forward. (And viewing older movies shows just how offensive were the things this movie was mocking.)
It's always wonderful to see someone who finally gets a chance to see a Mel Brook's movie.
I would have to say that Blazing Saddles is Mel Brooks's best movie.
2:34 The Doctor Gillespie Killings was a reference to an old series of the "Dr Kildare" movies from the 1940's. Dr Kildare was a new resident physician in a big city hospital and his mentor was Dr. Gillespie, and elderly physician in a wheelchair played by a great actor named Lionel Barrymore, who also played the villain in "It's A Wonderful Life." By the way, Dr Gillespie never murdered anyone 🙂
"Blazing Saddles": A young UA-cam viewer is about to witness movie history in the making. Mel Brooks did to the Hollywood Western what he'd done to Adolf Hitler with "The Producers" (1967): ua-cam.com/video/HPXHRX8Q2hs/v-deo.html 16:40 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Scott 18:25 Can you imagine a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western with "A Shitload of Dimes" title? (Sergio's all out of "Dollars.";) 21:40 Not enough horsepower to "ride off into the sunset." How about Something Completely Different? "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975), a ROTFLMAO romp through King Arthur's 10th century Britain. Then there's "Casablanca" (1942), a tale about Humor, Drama and Romance, in black-and-white, when the outcome of World War II was still in doubt. There's even a memorable sing off.;)
For your historical information, at 6:21, The "black guy" who led the Orchestra that played the music for the new Black Sheriff was the famous "Count Basie" and the "Count Basie Orchestra"
Randolf Scott was a popular actor during the 50's and 60's who did a lot of western movies.
"How did the Waco Kid get the chess piece?" When the sheriff grabs the king he slides his hands back, he's actually dropping it into his lap. The Waco Kid already had another king in his holster. Movie Magic!
It looks like he does that (classic conjuring move) but there also seems to be a cut there. I wonder if he couldn't drop it cleanly enough.
"Well raise my rent!"...love that line
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Thank you for sharing your reaction to this. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. This is the last movie I saw in the theater with my grandfather before his passing. Good luck with your movie making ambition.
Airplane, is not a Mel Brooks movie. Although it's made in his style. I highly recommend Mel Brooks movie "young Frankenstein" it's also a classic.
Love you confused Mel Brooks with Mel gibson that's awesome
Hey where the white woman at is my favorite line in the entire movie.
There are a lot of Loony Tune references in this movie made at Warner Brothers, The Candy Gram scene was pure Buggs Bunny and Lilly's lisp was a nod to Porkie the Pig
Loved your reaction. A sense of humor goes a very long way. A few comedies to add to your list -
Stir Crazy (1980)
Animal House (1978)
The Jerk (1979)
I would really love to see you do a reaction to the (1979) movie the Jerk starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters and please react to seeing Navin getting dirty in the movie.
Young Frankenstein, Dracula: Dead and Loving It.
Oh! You left out the best parts of the New Sheriff In Town scene. 🤣🤣🤣
Watch the blues Brothers if you haven't already
Hey Dez, you ought to check out Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
One of the funniest movies ever made, with an important message.
Mel Brooks does like to break the fourth wall. 😉
Mel Brooks is a legend . If you haven't , try these by him : Young Frankenstein - Life Stinks - Spaceballs - History Of The World Part 1 - The Producers - Robinhood Men In Tights - To Be Or Not To Be - Silent Movie - High Anxiety . He also was the the producers of the true story " The Elephant Man " with Anthony Hopkins .
And don't forget "The Twelve Chairs"
Mel Brooks was also the creator and producer of the TV show Get Smart.
@@randybass8842 also : Robin Hood Men In Tights.
Brooks' "History of the World Part I" is another silly romp through historical eras. And...40 years later, we are finally getting "History of the World Part II" coming soon as a 4-nite event on some streaming service. And yes, Mel Brooks is behind it. 😊
FINALLY!!! Someone showed. "Don't mess up the 'Brother's' fines!" Classic Pryor. (See "Sharp Eye Washington" in "Uptown Saturday Night.")
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Aww, I'm always disappointed when an editor leaves out the scene where Mongo punches the horse. A big loss. 😉
"You can't park that animal there. It's illegal!"
Randolph Scott was one of the great actors of the 30’s and 40’s known for his many awesome western movies
Asking for parodies? How about Major Payne followed by Blankman...also Undercover Brother and Pootie Tang
A little Hollywood history of Gene Wilder (The Waco Kid) that you may find interesting is that Gene co-stared in a lot of movies with Richard Pryor back in the 70's and 80's.
: There's one line in the movie that I have never been able to figure the meaning to. When they are hanging people, Harvey Korman says of one of the hangees, "Oh yes, the Dr. Gillespie killings." Does anyone in the civilized (or uncivilized) world know what he is referring to?
Civilized?? Hmmm......
Boris the hangman is about to hang a dignified-looking older gentleman in a wheelchair and Hedley Lamarr says: "Yes, the Dr. Gillespie killings."
The dignified-looking older gent is supposed to be Lionel Barrymore who played Dr. Gillespie in a series of films in the early to mid forties.
Mr. Barrymore was stricken with a very serious condition of arthritis which had him confined to a wheelchair. He was only supposed to live a year or so but that year lasted long enough to become several years' worth of books and movies that went on and on and on.
He continued acting in his wheelchair playing crotchety Dr. Gillespie, mentor of Dr. Kildare as played by Lew Ayres.
The films are:
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
So "The Dr. Gillespie Killings" is Mel Brooks' twisted take on what he considers should have been the last Dr. Gillepsie film.
Mel Brooks has never made a bad movie!
Mel Brooks films are to movies as Weird Al songs are to hit songs!
Mel Brooks admits that they couldn't make this film in 1974!
The Morons line was improvised and the laugh was genuine!
High Anxiety(Hitchcock) is my favorite Mel Brooks film!
Like Blazing Saddles, I was made i 1974. I have seen the movie itself lots of times. I've enjoyed dozens and dozens of reactions to it. Yours made me smile! _You_ make me smile! Keep letting us watch stuff with you!
I saw Blazing Saddles when it was first released and it’s still the funniest movie I’ve ever seen - my three boys were quite young at the time and even now they can quote any part. I sometimes ring them up and say a line and they repeat the next one. Mel Brooks, you’re a real genius.
Mel Brooks is one of the greatest comedic minds and comedians in history. He is also a veteran of World War II and was a combat engineer just like I was, essayons! If you want to watch more of his movies I would recommend Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs, two more classic comedies which will have you rolling in the aisle❤
When you're ready for a Hitchcock movie, I suggest North by Northwest. If you like that, he's got a dozen other films that are arguably even better.
LOVE Vertigo, The Birds and Rope. But N by NW is a personal fav.
@@ravissary79 My Hitchcock faves include all those plus Psycho, Shadow of a Doubt, and Rear Window.
Hedy Lamarr was an extremely beautiful and talented actress, popular in the 1930s and 40s. She was also an extremely brilliant mathematician and engineer, who during WWII developed the technology that eventually came to be used in Bluetooth to this day.
I've heard that she resented Mel Brooks' use of her name as a running gag in this film, which is kind of a shame, as it is a funny bit. Or at least it was at the time, when more people were familiar with the name "Hedy Lamarr." Most modern reactors watching today do not know who Hedy Lamarr was, so the running gag of Hedley Lamarr doesn't land with the younger audience. But that's life; topical humor is going to age out, eventually. There are still plenty of other gags in the film that still hold up to this day.
First, Richard Pryor wrote most of the script for this movie. As for Mongo ( Alex Karras ) before becoming an actor, he as an NFL star playing most of his football career with the Detroit Lions. He was also the father in the TV show Webster.
I love your passion.
As a kindred spirit, there’s something very important Ive learned in life. The sooner you can trust and believe in this , the easier things will be….
Those who are open to the wisdom of the experience of others, will move ahead and grow in leaps and bounds.
This is because you are saving your self the pain and suffering of trial and error,
Know when to listen to others who’ve been there.
So, all that said, if you’re setting out to knock out that bucket list of classic and noteworthy film, you’re in for a great ride.
Have a blast with this epic personal ambition. 🙂
This is hacked up so bad it ruined the gags missing the nuance. You need to watch the actual movie appreciate it.
That part about them saying they don’t want the Irish is based on history. The Irish were victims of discrimination during the 19th and 20th centuries.
mongo
actually was Alex carris who played for the Detroit Lions as a linebacker during the sixties and early seventies
You're my girl too? How the heck did I get so many girls? And why won't they ever come visit?
Movies back in the 70's were AWESOME, saw this when it 1st came out 😂😅
This was a fun reaction to watch!!!!! Also 5 stars :))
Thank you ☺️
They said you was hung” and they was right “ haha so many classic lines! Thanks enjoyed your reaction!
Excuse me while I whip this out
Mel Brooks' othjer great comic masterpiece is "Young Frankenstein." It came out the same year as this one.
In the movie theatre, when Hedley asks for Raisinettes, the company reported a major increase in sales of Raisinettes!
If you have not done so, watch the original Universal Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, then Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein. So Good :)
Thinks Mel Brooks (a Jewish actor/director) is Mel Gibson.
Actually, you should show that to Mel Brooks, he'd be on the floor laughing of the irony.
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The picture you showed was Mel Gibson
I thought Mel Brooks was Mel Gibson 😩
Now THAT is sorta ironic/LOL interesting. Mel GIBSON is as far from Mel BROOKS as KK is from George Lucas, to use an obscure/current example.;)
@@Otokichi786 It also brings up the surreal thought of how The Road Warrior would have turned out with Mel Brooks starring in it.
With this movie, Mel Brooks created the 5th wall. And then broke that also.
Randolph Scott was a famous western actor in the 50s.
Randolph Scott was a cowboy western hero/actor in movies.
This movie is the perfect example of why racism is so stupid
If you like that movie try another one from Mel Brooks, Ro men in tights or young Frankenstein
The beans scene was the first time farts were acknowledged in the movies.
The scene where they're eating beans is funny because it was the first fart joke in a movie.
I'm sure someone has already pointed out that this was written by Richard Prior. He wasn't just a comedian, he got his start writing comedy.
Confusing Mel Gibson for Mel Brooks is so jarring on a number of levels. lol!
😩 I’m ashamed
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You need to see Field of Dreams but watch every second of it or it won't make sense at the point in the end of the movie where everything ties together. Grab tissues because it's going to bring you years of joy
Adding it to my list ❤️ thank you 🙏🏾
“Scuse me while I whip this out….AAAHHHH!!!” 😂😂😂
19:20 That breath is probably PURE ALCOHOL.
Great reaction , beautiful laugh an smile.
If you haven't seen Mel Brooks' -- Young Frankenstein -- check it out. Mel found all the laboratory equipment from the 1930s Frankenstein movies and used it in 1974. Stars Gene Wilder, Madeleine Kahn, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Chloris Leachman and Peter Boyle. Mel likes to pay homage to all the very old movies from the 30s on.
I don't want to use the term 'ground breaking' for this movie, as like 'Airplane' it's a one of a kind spectacle , no matter what decade you watch it in .
But by the 1970's (when this was made) and more pointedly in the 80-90's, there was an effort to produce more socially integrated content featuring black-white cooperation -- that in classic comedies like this one (or Police Academy, or Beverly Hills Cop -- both are recommend btw) there was the element of recognition & coming together through both adversity and laughter at both the failings and triumphs of the races , as humor is (or at least used to be) an excellent tool to examine social issues and offer social commentary .
Today's Hollywood seems to try and re-create all of this ... , but by the use of check boxes that are need to be ticked for "representation" , while they either bend over backwards to be as inoffensive as possible , or go pointlessly over the top .
Post-modernist art vs Modernist art .
The latter believed in itself.
The former secretly (or sometimes not so secretly) hates all that came before, and also not so secretly believes itself to be both superior to the past and inventing the wheel .
This is why all movie reviewers & reactors , no matter what gender or race , don't think that something like Airplane or Blazing Saddles could be made today .
Because the authenticity and the freedom of thought and language are no longer present in the (post)modern 'diverse' , inoffensive & mono-thought Hollywood , where the biggest "breakthrough" of the last decade has been race & gender swapping of established characters .
(Sorry if this is offensive to your profession. I've been watching too many productions from the 80-90's lately , as today's tv & cinema are just not made by people who read or experienced a lot in real life.)
Look at "Wholly Moses" starring Dudley Moore and Laraine Newman. It's not as well known, but very funny. It also has a great scene with Richard Pryor. It's also done in the "Mel Brooks" style.
Hedy lamar...not sure of spelling....was a truly gifted woman...she designed what would become frequency hopping for radios....among other gadgets....look her up
Mel Brooks is the man! Don't know if you've seen it but: History of the World Part I - Should be your next Mel Brooks film
Such a great parody. Mel Brooks are all ridiculously funny. Blazing Saddle's tough, is truly one of a kind. Nothing like it can ever been made again, and even Mel Brooks said he couldn't really even make it back then, but did anyway.
Hope your dreams of becomng an acrtess coms true. You are certainly beautiful enough to be in front of a camera.
Try Casablanca ww2 epic. Many say Blazing Saddles is funniest movie they ever saw. There is a horrible TV version. Brooks reserved the final cut rights in his contract. Studio suits wanted major changes. Allegedly Brooks said yes to edit, then released it his way anyway. Super hit.
The Producers (original one with Zero Mostel) is probably my favorite Mel Brooks movies. Just as awkward...I mean a musical called "Springtime for Hitler!:
I'd like to recommend Mel Brooks' next movie "Young Frankenstein", a parody of the classic monster movies.
3:30--Yep, the Horse, too...For helping that no-good Outlaw get away from his crimes..That there was aidin' and abettin'!! 7:57..It wouldn't have been any fun If Bart had shot himself--THEY wanted to do it!! 14:18 Even back then, Once they go black, they never go back (LOL) Glad to see you enjoy this movie so,,I don't think you could make it today--the P.C thugs would go nuts!!
This is my favorite takedown of racist idiots. Cleavon Little is fantastic. Everyone should see this once, at least.
Mel is 96 and still working. Hes just done a sequel to History of the World Part 1. Its a mini-series for Hulu...History of the World Part 2 (finally!). Watch for it as it will be the only time you can see something from him contemporarily.
If anyone tells you to watch Young Frankenstein, ignore them UNTIL youve seen Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein. Trust me.
Comedies aside, if youve never seen The Wizard of Oz, your film education is incomplete.
And from the other Mel (Gibson), Braveheart is MANDATORY.
And is there no background work in CA? Plenty in NY...been on or in dozens of films and tv series. No better experience than being on set with the actors, till you get your break. And you get paid. Something to consider, if you haven't already.
Why is it that all the reactors never mentions Count Basie and his band seeing him off? The hero finding an alcoholic gun fighter in jail who helped him out occurred in three John Wayne westerns. Brahma Bull the yes/no tell what side to pass on. Running joke: Hedy Lamar was a world famous movie actress and genius. Not Hedley. Mongo was played by Alex Karras an NFL lineman and hall-of-famer. Mongo derives from the word humongous and/or means idiot. Randalph Scott made over 20 westerns as the hero. Jesse Owens the gold medal runner in the 1939 Olympics. Hope you don't mind the comments from this septuagenarian.
Some jokes you missed Stupp (Lilly Van) is Yiddish for F#$@ing.
Mel Brooks also played the Indian Chef and spoke in Yiddish
The band leader in the desert was Count Basie.
Randolf Scott was a early western movie star.
about to flee).
The Governor’s name is LePetomane (a reference to a turn-of-the-century French performer whose talent was musical farting).
The “We don’t need no stinking badges” line (a reference to “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”).
Watch "space balls"by mel brooks "young Frankenstein " by Mel brooks......
The other Mel Brooks movie that is a must see (and just as edgy) is the original The Producers with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Who would ever imagine you would live something called "Springtime for Hitler?"
And if you like the guy who plays HEDLY (NOT Heddy) Lamar, he is Harvy Coreman. In the Carroll Burnett show he was often paired up with Tim Conway. Conway was so funny, Corman often lost it and couldn't help laughing. It was a live show so it was obvious. If you watch some of the old Carroll Burnett shows you will not regret it.
Mel Brooks and Richard Prior rote the jokes...Madeline Khan is one of the great comedy actresses of the 20th Century (Young Frankenstein, Whats Up Doc & The Cheap Detective)
You should try spaceballs if you haven't seen it 😂
I actually watched it on this channel ua-cam.com/video/a9tAj-99srM/v-deo.html ❤
Yes I saw
Another Mel Brooks movie is History of the World Part I and at 96 Brook's is the narrator for History of the World Part II Hulu series.
You might also like Labrynth staring Davie Bowie and Jennifer Connelly with Jim Henson muppet creations. There is a companion behind the scences docu movie showing how they did it. I think you'd really appreciate the duo.
Remember when we were beating racism by making fun of it? Probably not. Movies like Blazing Saddles, or a TV series like "All in the Family" would be decried as "racist" today. Couldn't even be made. A shame.
If you watch Mel Brooks movies, you should also watch Monty Python movies. Other great comedy movie makers would include the Marx brothers and the Zucker brothers.
Star Cleavon LITTLE and Gene WILDER . Tag line should of been "Things just got a LITTLE WILDER"