Blazing Saddles
When a corrupt attorney general plots to seize a frontier town by installing a scapegoated black sheriff amid violent intimidation, the townspeople must rally behind an unlikely hero to defend their future and stop the railroad’s ruthless takeover.
“...or never give a saga an even break!”
Synopsis
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to acquire their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the West.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 299+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Danford B GreeneShot by Joseph F BirocScored by John MorrisDesigned by Peter WooleySound by Doug MountainCostumes by Vittorio Nino NovareseStunts by Ernest Robinson
Box Office
1974 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 46× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$119.5M
Full synopsis
Also known as
- (pre-release title)Black Bart
- Der Wilde Wilde Westende
- Le shérif est en prisonfr
- Mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuocoit
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesFeb 7, 1974
- AustraliaApr 11, 1974
- ColombiaApr 22, 1974
- United KingdomJun 20, 1974
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Cast & Crew
299 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Cleavon Little
as Bart
Gene Wilder
as Jim
Slim Pickens
as Taggart
Harvey Korman
as Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
as Lili Von Shtüpp
Mel Brooks
as Governor Lepetomane, Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
as Lyle
Alex Karras
as Mongo
David Huddleston
as Olson Johnson
Liam Dunn
as Rev. Johnson
John Hillerman
as Howard Johnson
George Furth
as Van Johnson
Supporting cast
134Jack Starrett
as Gabby Johnson
Carol Arthur
as Harriett Johnson
Richard Collier
as Dr. Sam Johnson
Charles Mcgregor
as Charlie
Robyn Hilton
as Miss Stein
Don Megowan
as Gum Chewer
Dom Deluise
as Buddy Bizarre
Count Basie
as Count Basie
Billy Akins
as Townsman
John Alderson
as Gum Chewer
Don Ames
as Townsman
Tom Anfinsen
as German Soldier
David Armstrong
as Pressman
Denny Arnold
as Townsman
Larry Arnold
as Theatre Patron
Benjie Bancroft
as Townsman
Herman Boden
as Cowboy
Jimmie Booth
as Desperado
Nick Borgani
as Townsman
Alex Brown
as RR Worker
Jerry Brown
as Stage Driver
Loren Brown
as Townsman
Eldon Burke
as Desperado
Stephen Burnette
as Townsman
David Cadiente
as Mexican
Patrick Campbell
as MC at Show
Bart Carroll
as Dancer
Bill Catching
as Outlaw #1
Ray Chabeau
as German Soldier Dancer
Donald Chaffin
as Townsman
Dick Cherney
as Townsman
Jack Clinton
as Official
Aneta Corsaut
as Tourist Mother
Dick Crockett
as Townsman #2
Alfred Desio
as German Soldier Dancer
George Dockstader
as Politician
Ross Dollarhide
as Desperado
Randy Doney
as Dancer
Alphonso Dubois
as Townsman
Ken Dumain
as Townsman
Hobert Durham Jr
as Railroad Worker
Stewart East
as Pressman
Daniel Elam
as Railroad Worker
Kenny Endoso
as Indian
Elly Enriquez
as Mexican
Richard Farnsworth
as Sheriff
Joe Ferrante
as Desperado
Fred Fisher
as Townsman
Bob Folkerson
as Townsman
Abel Franco
as Mexican Bandit
Ben Frommer
as Convict
John Furlong
as Tourist Man
Rick Garcia
as Mexican Bandit
Laura Gile
as Townswoman
Seamon Glass
as Cowboy
Betty Jeanne Glennie
as Townswoman
Cecil Gold
as Dancer
Chuck Hayward
as Outlaw #4
Bud Hazlett
as Townsman
Francine Henderson
as Townswoman
George Hickman
as Townsman
Robert Hitchcock
as Funkie
George Holmes
as Theatre Patron
Kal Isaacs
as Railroad Worker
Kathryn Janssen
as Commissary Customer
Rosemary Johnston
as Townswoman
Madge Journeay
as Townswoman
M J Kane
as Leopold
Ron Kinwald
as Townsman
Sally Kirkland
as Cashier
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Henry
Almeteer Lafrance
as Bart's Mother
Richard Lamarr
as Townsman
Tex Lambert
as KKK Member
Jack Lilley
as Overseer
Craig Littler
as Tex
Jay Loft Lynn
as RR Worker
Karl Lukas
as Cutthroat #1
Bert Madrid
as Convict in Line
Ralph Manza
as Man in Commissary Playing Hitler
Jimmy Martinez
as Scared Mexican Man
Bert May
as German Soldier Dancer
Fred Mcdougall
as Desperado
Rod Mcgaughy
as Desperado
Bill Mcintosh
as Desperado
Clyde Mcleod
as Townsman
Troy Melton
as Member of the Press
Ira Miller
as Baker Man
Jessamine Milner
as Elderly Woman
Richard Monahan
as Dancer
Boyd Red Morgan
as Outlaw #3
Beans Morocco
as Townsman
Hal Needham
as Outlaw
Daniel Nunez
as Mexican
Monty O Grady
as Townsman
Harvey Parry
as Townsman
Jack Perkins
as Desperado
Alan Peterson
as German Soldier Dancer
Tom Pittman
as Official
Anthony Redondo
as Townsman
Booty Reed
as Railroad Worker
Tony Regan
as Pressman
Danny Big Black Rey
as Bart's Father
Robert Ridgely
as Boris
Rodney Allen Rippy
as Bart - Age 5
Al Roberts
as Townsman
Arnold Roberts
as Townsman
Hank Robinson
as Townsman
Victor Romito
as Arabian
Clark Ross
as Townsman
Darrell Sandeen
as KKK Man
Danny Sands
as Desperado
George Sawaya
as Townsman
Fred Scheiwiller
as Outlaw #2
David Sharpe
as Man in Suit
June Smaney
as Townswoman
Eddie Smith
as RR Worker
Roy Smith
as Dancer
Paul Stader
as Desperado
Tom Steele
as Townsman Who Falls from Chair
Tim Sullivan
as Dancer
Jerry Summers
as Desperado
Lisa Summers
as Manicurist
Jim Taylor
as Dancer
George Tracy
as Townsman
Jerry Trent
as Dancer
Frankie Van
as Fighter
Richard Vitagliano
as Anal Johnson
Al Ward
as Man at Pond
Dick Warlock
as Townsman
Janice Whitby
as Tour Guide
Pinocchio Roy Wilson
as Dancer
Joe Yrigoyen
as Townsman #3
Bill Zuckert
as Official
Directors
1Writers
5Producers
2Other crew
180Morris Hoffman
(as Morey Hoffman), as Morey Hoffman
Jose Catala
Actor in cafeteria / Voiceover (1976)
Gloria G Robertson
Additional Crew (uncredited)
Ralph Helfer
animal supervisor: Gentle Jungle [US] (uncredited)
Carroll Timothy O Meara
assistant editor (as C. Timothy O'Meara)
Steve Potter
assistant editor (as Stephen Potter)
Ricard Solans
Bart (as Ricardo Solans) (1976)
Joan Borras
Bart's Father / Thug on set / Thug in row 1 (1976)
Carmen Robles
Beaten old woman (1976)
Raul A Bruce
boom operator (uncredited)
Antonio Gomez De Vicente
Buddy Bizarre / Foreman on tracks (1976)
Kenneth Peach Jr
camera operator (uncredited)
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