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re: Blazing Saddles was released 50 years ago today
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:57 am to Kafka
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:57 am to Kafka
I saw it at 13 during its first theatrical run. My cool sister-in-law took me, so I was able to laugh out loud at all of the inappropriate humor. The only thing that shocked her was the horse getting punched out (she was a horse person).
Probably the first highly quotable comedy. Other movies had catchphrases and fun quotes, but this movie was jam-packed with fantastic one-liners and punchlines. Even more so than Young Frankenstein (which also had a lot of great quotes).
Probably the first highly quotable comedy. Other movies had catchphrases and fun quotes, but this movie was jam-packed with fantastic one-liners and punchlines. Even more so than Young Frankenstein (which also had a lot of great quotes).
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Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:26 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Make it stop.
Just enjoy the movie. Quit looking for reasons to be pissed.
No one is pissed, nor is anyone not enjoying the movie because of that reality. They are just lamenting where society is now relative to a time where you could make a truly funny movie without fear reprisal for "feigned outrage". People were just looking for something to make the laugh. Now, our society has made being a loser and victim "virtuous" which, in turn, has made society less fun.
It's a MOVIE...not actual events
Posted on 4/23/24 at 11:08 am to Alt26
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No one is pissed, nor is anyone not enjoying the movie because of that reality. They are just lamenting where society is now relative to a time where you could make a truly funny movie without fear reprisal for "feigned outrage". People were just looking for something to make the laugh. Now, our society has made being a loser and victim "virtuous" which, in turn, has made society less fun.
Well-said. Also even though this movie is full of racism and racist words/terms, it's actually showing how stupid and ignorant racism is. Which ironically a good chunk of society today is too ignorant to see.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 11:23 am to Alt26
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No one is pissed
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They are just lamenting
Again. Just enjoy the movie.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 12:18 pm to L.A.
Seen this movie a lot very funny sadly if they tried to make a movie like that today libtards, the media, and the fake conservatives that always give libtards what they want would throw a fit if it was made in 2024.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 3:04 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Again. Just enjoy the movie.
You do know it is possible to have two distinct thoughts/perspectives at the same time, right?
One can BOTH enjoy the movie AND simultaneously be disappointed a similar movie just as enjoyable can't be made again because of the current state of society.
Humor/laugher is a good thing. Blazing Saddles provides such. Presumably if you like humor you would like more of it. Society prohibiting humor/laughter makes for a much duller society.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 4/23/24 at 4:06 pm to Alt26
quote:Speaking of dull. You must be a riot at parties.
Humor/laugher is a good thing. Blazing Saddles provides such. Presumably if you like humor you would like more of it. Society prohibiting humor/laughter makes for a much duller society.
"Have a drink! You'll possibly damage your liver, but, enjoy!"
Posted on 4/23/24 at 4:17 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Speaking of dull. You must be a riot at parties.
"Have a drink! You'll possibly damage your liver, but, enjoy!"
No, it would more akin to going to a party and having a phenomenal drink. Then going to another party, asking for the same drink because you liked it so much, and being told that they don't serve that drink because it is a horrible drink that contributes to climate change and only horrible people enjoy that drink.
My taste and enjoyment level never changed. The world around me did.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 4:28 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:This is a really weird response to what you guys are talking about.
Speaking of dull. You must be a riot at parties.
"Have a drink! You'll possibly damage your liver, but, enjoy!"
Posted on 4/24/24 at 5:41 am to LSUMJ
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“Someone has to go back and get a shitload of dimes” is one of my top quotes all times
I literally say that out loud whenever I encounter a toll road or bridge.
Would also say this upon arrival at the office on Mondays.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:23 am to Alt26
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No, it would more akin to going to a party and having a phenomenal drink. Then going to another party, asking for the same drink because you liked it so much, and being told that they don't serve that drink because it is a horrible drink that contributes to climate change and only horrible people enjoy that drink.
My taste and enjoyment level never changed. The world around me did.
It's interesting, but John Stewart had a take on this (though in a different context) that really resonates with this IMHO:
John Stewart: Where's the line?
To summarize:
A student at the University of Chicago asks him this question:
"Are there limits to comedy? The fact that it can... and are there certain topics that are off limits to political satire?"
His response:
"No topics are off-limits... because no topics are off-limits to life."
So while she is talking about political satire specifically, it still felt like he was addressing the elephant in the room, so to speak. He then points out that it's weird that it only seems that comedians and not, say, politicians and policy makers, that are ever asked "where's the line" or told "you've gone too far."
I, personally, think we need comedians to point out the absurdities of both sides of the aisle, but also the absurdities of life in general. We can laugh at Blazing Saddles treatment of a "black sheriff" because the idea of someone being black being a reason not wanted for a job in law enforcement is patently absurd, but wasn't back then.
It's okay to have family-friendly comics and comedic movies, and if people really want to "be safe" instead of trying to stop these movies from being made instead just let parents know, "Hey, this movie satirizes racism, murder, and other crimes, so use your discretion regarding if your kids are ready to watch it" instead of "No, never make comedies that push the envelope again."
I will say this though:
If you can't laugh at the absurdities of your own side/beliefs, THEN that's when you shouldn't be making jokes about the other side of the aisle.
I don't think that ever applied to Mel Brooks. He made fun of his own faith just as quickly as he made fun of literally anything else.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 9:52 am to skrayper
I think people
forget that Richard Pryor helped write this movie.
It would still get made today. they would just make sure everyone knows a black guy was there writing the n-word jokes.
Like I said earlier, does anything think Jordan Peele or Donald Glover couldn’t get a script about a black sheriff in the old west green lit?
How many of the “it could never be made today” people would be complaining about another black character
making white guys look bad and ignorant?
forget that Richard Pryor helped write this movie.
It would still get made today. they would just make sure everyone knows a black guy was there writing the n-word jokes.
Like I said earlier, does anything think Jordan Peele or Donald Glover couldn’t get a script about a black sheriff in the old west green lit?
How many of the “it could never be made today” people would be complaining about another black character
making white guys look bad and ignorant?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 10:01 am to SammyTiger
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I think people
forget that Richard Pryor helped write this movie.
It would still get made today. they would just make sure everyone knows a black guy was there writing the n-word jokes.
Like I said earlier, does anything think Jordan Peele or Donald Glover couldn’t get a script about a black sheriff in the old west green lit?
As with Chapelle leaving his Comedy Central show, black writers/performers are aware that there is an audience laughing with you and a separate audience laughing at you. A huge part of the Blazing Saddles audience was laughing not just at the racists getting their due, but also that they got to hear the N-word used repeatedly in a humorous fashion.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 6:10 pm to L.A.
They said you was hung!!!
And theys were right!!
And theys were right!!
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:28 am to Floating Change Up
"Give the Governor a Hrumph!!"
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:34 am to L.A.
Doesn't hold up. Not many of Mel Brooks' movies do.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:49 am to LSUDonMCO
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"Give the Governor a Hrumph!!"
You watch your arse...
Posted on 8/14/25 at 10:18 am to kywildcatfanone
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Back when you could have a sense of humor and it wasn't racist.
Those were good times.
Redd Foxx said the n-word on national TV virtually every Friday night, and nobody lost their minds over it. Instead, we all laughed. It was just a word.
Somewhere along the line, we lost our way.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 11:41 am to BuckyCheese
Seriously, that horse is one hell of an actor...
That's a well trained horse, and camera angle.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 2:47 pm to GeauxldMember
The only movie I've ever been to that our group unanimously decided to stay for a rewatch to catch some more of the gags that we couldn't hear for all the laughter in the theater.
And we do now have a copy with no blanked dialog including the Madeline Kahn scene that ends with her, in the dark saying, "It's twue, it's twue!"
And we do now have a copy with no blanked dialog including the Madeline Kahn scene that ends with her, in the dark saying, "It's twue, it's twue!"
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