Uniform Title |
Blazing saddles (Motion picture : 1974) |
Title |
Mel Brooks' Blazing saddles. |
Edition |
30th anniversary special edition. |
Published |
Pyrmont, NSW : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video Pty Limited, ©2002. |
©1974 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (89 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Originally produced as motion picture in 1974. |
Warner Bros. Entertainment : 18959. |
Based on the original screenplay (titled Tex X) that served as the basis for the movie Blazing Saddles by Andrew Bergman. |
"Never give a saga an even break!"--Cover |
Special features: All-new 30th-Anniversay digital transfer ; soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 ; scene-specific commentary by Mel Brooks ; additional scenes ; theatrical trailer ; 2 blazingly boffo documentaries: Back in the saddle ; Intimate portrait. Madeline Kahn (excerpt) ; Black Bart: 1975 pilot episode of the proposed TV series spinoff. |
Credits |
Directed byMel Brooks ; produced by Michael Hertzberg ; screenplay by Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Al Uger. |
Performers |
Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, John Hillerman, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, Alex Karras, George Furth, Madeline Kahn. |
Summary |
The new sheriff and his sidekick, retired gunfighter Waco Kid, protect the town of Rock Ridge from the men who want to run the railroad through the town. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M 15+ |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 1.0 ; PAL/NTSC ; Region 4 ; 16:9, widescreen 2.40:1 |
Language note |
Dialogue in English, with optional German or Italian. Subtitles in English, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Croatian, Slovenian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian. English, German & Italian for the hearing impaired. |
Subjects |
Bergman, Andrew -- Film adaptations |
Railroad companies -- West (U.S.) Drama |
Railroads -- West (U.S.) Drama |
Cowboys -- West (U.S.) Drama |
Sheriffs -- African American -- West (U.S.) Drama |
Outlaws -- West (U.S.) Drama |
Race relations -- West (U.S.) Drama |
Western films -- Parodies, imitations, etc |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
West (U.S.) -- Race relations -- Drama |
Genre |
Comedy films |
Western films |
Parody films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Brooks, Mel, 1926- director, screenwriter, actor. |
Hertzberg, Michael producer. |
Steinberg, Norman screenwriter. |
Bergman, Andrew screenwriter. |
Pryor, Richard screenwriter. |
Uger, Al screenwriter. |
Wilder, Gene, 1933-2016 actor. |
Little, Cleavon actor. |
Hillerman, John actor. |
Korman, Harvey, 1927-2008 actor. |
Pickens, Slim actor. |
Huddleston, David, 1930-2016 actor. |
Dunn, Liam, 1916-1976 actor. |
Furth, George, 1932-2008 actor. |
Kahn, Madeline actor. |
Bergman, Andrew. Tex X. Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Bergman, Andrew .
- Bergman, Andrew. Tex X. .
- Brooks, Mel, 1926- .
- Dunn, Liam, 1916-1976 .
- Furth, George, 1932-2008 .
- Hertzberg, Michael .
- Hillerman, John .
- Huddleston, David, 1930-2016 .
- Kahn, Madeline .
- Korman, Harvey, 1927-2008 .
- Little, Cleavon .
- Pickens, Slim .
- Pryor, Richard .
- Steinberg, Norman .
- Uger, Al .
- Wilder, Gene, 1933-2016 .
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