Blazing Saddles

1h 33m · 1974 · Directed by Mel Brooks · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

Blazing Saddles (1974) runs 1h 33m, directed by Mel Brooks. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab 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.

Genres: Western, Comedy

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