As a 70 year old white guy, I'm glad to see you guys laugh at this movie... When it came out we knew that the racism was the joke.. Mel Brooks was a genius.
Exactly! Back then people understood context. They knew there was a difference between a good guy using a racial slur and a bad guy using it. They understood that the characters using those words in this movie were supposed to be stupid and racist. Now too many people are so hung up on what words are being said that they ignore the context of the scene. The black characters in this movie were never the butt of the joke.
The beautiful part about this movie is there wasn't a single race that WASN'T insulted. Blacks, Whites, Oriental, Jews, Germans, Southerners, Irish and So on. Back when we could laugh at ourselves.
We can still laugh at ourselves...when it is done right and not under the guise of hate. All the racist people in this movie were stupid. It is one of the best comedies of all time.
Cleavon Little was the sheriff character. Prior was Mel Brooks’ choice but this was in the hey-day of Richard’s partying and legal troubles. The studios simply didn’t want him at the time. A shame to be sure but, IMO, Cleavon was probably the perfect choice 👌🏻
Most folks aren't that familiar with Little because he's mostly a stage actor. IIRC, this was his first movie role. Wilder gave him a lot of pointers during the shoot.
I'm surprised that Cleavon Little didn't become a household name after this movie. I remember that he was in a hospital sitcom on ABC called "Temperature's Rising" in the mid/late 70's, but not much after that. He was a funny guy for sure.
Fun fact: Slim Pickens who played the villain's henchman in 'Blazing Saddles' also played the Air Force pilot who rode the hydrogen bomb like a rodeo in 'Dr Strangelove'
He was an awesome actor who was in many movies, I loved the line in this movie when he said, Hey I know you, your that N****R that hit me in the head with a shovel, I laugh every time I think about it, this is an era when comedy was comedy and I'm Truly sad we are where we are today, One person gets offended by something and it gets cancelled, Shows like Archie Bunker and the Jefferson's wouldn't last one episode today, Sad isn't it.
"What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is a going on here?" My most requoted line from the movie, through the years. Although nowadays, most folks under 45 got no ideal about the reference.
Shawn just as many today don't 'get' the "Laurel and Hardy handshake" line, or recognize Count Bassie's Orchestra sitting in the middle of the dessert.
I was watching it with my mate 30 years ago !. He is black and I'm Irish. We was laughing all the way through but my mate loved it when they said " we will have the Jews, we will have the blacks, but we don't want the Irish" hehehe. We both were laughing . Sweet revenge for him after all the black jokes. 😂. Comedy is the best.
It was a historical reference. There actually was a time when there were signs in store windows in America that said "No Irish." EVERY new immigrant group in America goes through this in the early days. When that group has the misfortune of being easily identifiable by looks it never ends.
I love that Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks wrote that together - brilliant combination, my Dad showed me this movie when I was about 7! Best education ever for a wee white lad in the UK...
Airplane! - Another Classic Comedy many people think is the funniest comedy ever. It’s a joke a minute and it’s hilarious! Love to see you react to this full movie! Guarantee you will have a good time!
Top movie its the one that started off all the other movies like police academy, naked gun , hotshots and many more. Blazing saddles although was the originator.
Yeah there’s plenty of other reactions to this movie and lots of movies that are like 39:00 and no copyright! Don’t worry bros your movie reactions will be fine.
There is a big difference between today's ideals and those from the 70's. I think Mel Brook idea was that if you wanted to make a mockery of racism, you had to portray it. Today, it would be portrayed in a sterilized, suggested way, and the "moral of the story" would be like an after school special. Personally, I think mockery has more of an impact.
Back in the day, me and my stoner buddies would watch this movie over and over again. We could quote all the lines. Also "Up in Smoke". Blues Brothers and Caddy Shack. We always had great lines.
Love watching you guys. I'm an old Brit from across the pond. Loving your British comedy experience. I haven't seen this film in years, laughing my head off. Comedy is universal to those who give it the time to just sit and watch. Gives me hope sharing laughs! Please just keep them coming.
Damn man!! "Hey, where the white women at?" Is still one of the funniest movie lines ever to me 😂😂. My brother and me grew up thinking this movie was hilarious. We showed it to of a couple of our female friends maybe like 10 years ago and they were not amused, LoL. They was like "what in the hell is this?" Definitely could not make this movie today. SMH 😂😂😂
"And Now, For My Next Impression: Jesse Owens" For anyone who doesn't know who Jesse Owens was, he was a track and field athlete who competed in the 1936th Olympic Games in Berlin
Mel Brooks has said in countless interviews that when people tell him "ooooh, you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today," he replies "oh, we couldn't make it back then either!"
@@pineutrino true, even back in 1974, it was a pretty controversial movie due to all of the racial stereotypes depicted in the movie The racial slurs and all of that kind of thing even though the jokes about Jewish people or even black people being referred to as the "N" word were written by the Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor (Yes, Mel Brooks is Jewish)
Trivia: Westerns were still a big thing when this movie was made. The producers didn't think anyone who worked in that genre would go along with this spoof so they never asked. They put an ad in the paper looking for a singer who sounded like Frankie Laine, who sang a lot in westerns. Mr. Laine responded to the ad and got the job. He never knew he was singing for a western spoof.
And what’s sad is this movie was not racist at all, it was mocking it. It was pure genius. Sadly most people today who watch it don’t get that point. Like I said, it was pure genius!
Having seen this when it came out I absolutely love seeing people, both Black and White reacting to this these days. Hard to believe it came out 46 years ago now, but I know LOTS of people White and Black consider this one of (if not ) THE funniest movie they have ever seen. I saw this first time in 1974 one day, then took 4 or 5 different people to see it again the Very next day. Even now knowing the upcoming lines, people damn near gets stomach aches from laughing so damn hard at it. It's genius on so many levels --- mostly lampooning every stereotype you can think of and in every way. Thank you Mel and Richard for your parts in making this brilliant flick. Peace !!
THIS is why your (son’s) generation needs to see this movie. The point of the whole movie is to show that racism is bad and stupid. It’s just instead of getting angry and hoping to reach people by yelling at them, this movie does it by being funny and memorable and over the top so you’ll think about it.
You guys nailed the purpose of the movie. There are a bunch of lines that "younger" people will never get. There used to be a weekend sport show called "The Wide World of Sports" that was extremely popular. Also, there was a comedy duo from the black and white era named Laurel and Hardy. Lots of obscure (for today) references.
This movie and Animal House along with Porkys the first one were the most I've ever laughed at the movies. The Western genre has never recovered from Blazing Saddles. Thanks fellas for the trip down memory lane.
My siblings & I loved History Of the World, Part I from 1981. It was the heyday of video store VHS rentals and for the 6 of us, this was one of our picks along with Airplane & The Warriors.
I saw this in the theater with my parents. Everybody laughed so hard during the beans scene you couldn't hear anything. I watched the director commentary with Mel. He said Richard Pryor wrote a lot of Mongo's lines. He wrote, "Mongo is pawn in game of life." So many quotable lines. And I remember how cool I thought it was of Mel to have Bart riding by The Count Basie Orchestra in his Gucci outfit.
I saw this film when it premiered in a New Jersey theater. The audience had a ratio of 60/40 in favor of blacks. The laughter throughout the movie was non-stop and LOUD. By far the hardest I've ever seen an audience laugh. After the movie people were still laughing hysterically. No brawls, no shootings, no threats, no demonstrations and not a single police vehicle. The 1970s were a different time when people were less uptight about race. Leave it to the neo-Liberals of the 21st century that couldn't leave well enough alone and had to reignite racism. What a sorry lot those people are.
Blazing saddles is one unique piece of comedy movie. Never would have thought before that the American industry would push one like that out. Different times. Superior art.
if they ever did a remake of Blazing Saddles I would like to see Dave Chappelle as the sheriff and Bill Burr as the Waco kid this is the movie they would be perfect for
I've never seen this movie but have heard about it over the years. Kind of want to watch it now after watching you guys laughing so hard! No way would this movie fly today! Thank god for classic comedy though. Nothing held back in the name of COMEDY. Patrice O'Neal once said something like "the idea of comedy should be a room with 100 people, 50 people will be laughing hysterically and 50 people completely horrified." That is how comedy should be and that is how comedy should stay.
The Governor is the lead writer, and director, Mel Brooks. Mel was born in Brooklyn NYC in 1927. Being a Jew growing up in NYC Mel knew a thing or two about ethnic bigotry. Gene Wilder, the Waco kid, was in a few of Mel’s movies.
I can't see anybody remaking Blazing Saddles today. It truly is a one of kind movie. A remake would not hold the comedy weight like the original did. It totally annihilates racism as being completely ignorant, and stupid. I remember watching this the first time back in the early 80s when I was just about 10, and I could understand what it did to racism even then. Great video, loved watching you guys enjoying the movie. You should watch Young Frankenstein if you haven't yet. It is another great Mel Brooks classic comedy.
My favorite part of this movie is when their signing up to invade the town Gene Wilder dressed as a kkk dude pulls Cleavon from around the rock and he says "Where all the white women at?"
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder’s chemistry was UNMATCHED. But I have to express my disappointment that you guys didn’t let the campfire scene play out all the way through 😂 it’s a legendary cinematic moment
Guys, you REALLY need to check out another Mel Brooks movie that came out that same year. It's 'Young Frankenstein' and it's just as funny - Gene Wilder is the lead. If you've not seen it you're in for a treat! 😉👍
If it wasn't for Mel wanting Gene in this movie Young Frankenstein might not have been made. He agreed to be in the movie if Mel would be involved in his screenplay.
If you're on the Mel Brooks road, I highly recommend Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Hilarious, and the bonus is that it stars a very young Dave Chappelle. Great video too, love you guys doing movies!
@@zeffie100 History of the World, Part 1 - "It's good to be the king." Young Frankenstein - "Walk this way." And while not a Mel Brooks film, as Jeff Phillips commented, AIRPLANE! is another awesome movie. - "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
You should see the whole movie, without all the segments left out. It actually was written and produced and acted by Mel Brooks. He always pushed the boundaries, but if you saw it all, he makes so many brilliant points. Mel Brooks also wrote and produced and acted in a Broadway show called, "Springtime for Hitler", with a dance line of SS Nazis. The man is brilliant he has likely has not a racist bone in his body. I don't think Blazing Saddles should ever be re-made. There were some really wild and crazy parts to this movie which were left out of this compilation. He even has Chinese work crews, a western saloon lady entertainer patterned after Marlena Ditrich, with a German accent and some really risky lines. She falls in love/lust with the sheriff. I am sure you have seen the whole movie by now. Mel keeps it real and makes some powerful statements against racism or any kind of prejudices.
Almost all of the cast has passed away at this point. Cleavon, Gene, Harvey, Slim, Madeline, Alex, Dom. Mel Brooks is still around. This is great satire, and pointed out the stupidity of racism.
Could you guys do a reaction to Robin Hood: Men in Tights? 😂😂 Thank you for reacting to Blazing Saddles ! I had a crush on Cleavon Little. 😂😂 “candy gram for mongo!”
Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs, two of the greatest comedies ever. Gene Wilder and Richard Prior Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. Two of the best "buddy" comedies ever.
FUN FACT....The reason all movie say no animals were harmed, was because of mango knocking out the horse in this movie. Also Mell Brooks is the writer-director of this movie and a few hilarious others. 👍
1:45 edited the hard F out of the scene. I get it if that's the line where you'd get a strike or something, but reminds me of Chapelle's stand up where on his show, he could drop 40 N bombs in an episode, but couldn't say "f*gg*t"
The sheriff Cleavon Little also played the radio announcer in the 1971 movie vanishing point This is a great classic I saw it when I was 15 years old back in 1974 at the local movie theater glad you liked it!
It is a great movie. If you like that one from Mel Brooks, you need to watch History of the World Part I or Spaceballs. Mel Brooks didn't only show how racisim is ridiculous in just one movie. He made a career out of it
That movie is so epically NOT PC - the reaction was cut down to 10 minutes LOL. The entire point to this movie to was make fun of racism and various bigotry. Such a great film & you are right - they COULDN'T make it today because people don't understand the point of it. If you liked this movie, you need to check out Young Frankenstein.
The beauty of this movie is that the blatant racism was parody. Mel Brooks designed it to highlight the absurdity of racism via farce. He will forever be one of the greatest comedic writers and actors that ever graced the genre.
I would love to see a new blazing saddles, just with the rolls reversed. Could you see Lilly Von Schtoup being played by Beyonce? The entire cast reworked to the opposite. Have a white sheriff in an all black town... Stuff like that. I wonder if it would work?
Mel Brooks' comedy doesn't discriminate when it comes to sex, religion, race or sexual orientation in his insults and that's what works. It pokes fun at all of us and we all can relate. Unfortunately, I don't think one could make a movie like this these days. Too many people would be offended. You really have to gave a good sense of humor and take it for what it is. It's damn funny.
Check the credits in the beginning! Written by... Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks. Richard Prior wrote the parts for the White people and Mel Brooks wrote the parts for the Black people. That's why it came out so amazing!
I'm a white Canadian man and saw this as a little kid with my Dad and showed me the absurdity of racism. I'm 51 years old and my kids don't see colour either. Love this flick.
U Guys Rock! 🤘😎🤙 Thank U for laughing so much at that movie! It was great to see u laugh your asses off! It was from a different time. U can't make movies like that no more;
Mel Brooks said that Richard Pryor wrote the funniest joke in the movie and the studio cut it out. When the sheriff was in the dark with Madeline Kahn who was wondering if it was true that black men were well endowed, and started saying 'it's twoo, it's twoo!.' The sheriff replied with 'you're sucking on my arm.' Though that joke never made it into the final cut, hiring Richard Pryor to help write the movie was comedy genius. And as much as we think that movie could not be made today, it will always be a comedy classic that in the end, was an equal opportunity offender of all racial stereotypes.
When people tell the writer/director Mel Brooks “you couldnt make Blazing Saddles today,” he replied with “oh, we couldn’t make it back then, either.”
Some producer once told Mel he couldn't make jokes about jews. Seriously.
@@scottrackley4457he is one, he couldn’t care less. 😂
@@Labyrinth6000 ...yeah, that was his point.
As a 70 year old white guy, I'm glad to see you guys laugh at this movie... When it came out we knew that the racism was the joke.. Mel Brooks was a genius.
did you know that Richard Pryor also co wrote the movie.
Same message as All in the Family - Racism' is for the stupid.
Exactly! Back then people understood context. They knew there was a difference between a good guy using a racial slur and a bad guy using it. They understood that the characters using those words in this movie were supposed to be stupid and racist. Now too many people are so hung up on what words are being said that they ignore the context of the scene. The black characters in this movie were never the butt of the joke.
We just didn't take it so serious!
@@richarddehart7672 Yes, we did. We just took irony seriously too.
"where the white women at?" Gets me every time.
The beautiful part about this movie is there wasn't a single race that WASN'T insulted. Blacks, Whites, Oriental, Jews, Germans, Southerners, Irish and So on. Back when we could laugh at ourselves.
Yep
Yep, that kind of comedy can bring people together, rather than divide them.
We can still laugh at ourselves...when it is done right and not under the guise of hate. All the racist people in this movie were stupid. It is one of the best comedies of all time.
@daffystruck Agreed, it shows how stupid racism is.
Because it was mocking *racists*.
Sheriff: "So what do you like to do?" Waco Kid : "I don't know, play chess, screw." Sheriff: "Well let's play chess!"
Cleavon Little was the sheriff character. Prior was Mel Brooks’ choice but this was in the hey-day of Richard’s partying and legal troubles. The studios simply didn’t want him at the time. A shame to be sure but, IMO, Cleavon was probably the perfect choice 👌🏻
Cleavon was perfect and is so funny.
I was about to post this info myself. You've got it covered👍
Most folks aren't that familiar with Little because he's mostly a stage actor. IIRC, this was his first movie role. Wilder gave him a lot of pointers during the shoot.
I'm surprised that Cleavon Little didn't become a household name after this movie. I remember that he was in a hospital sitcom on ABC called "Temperature's Rising" in the mid/late 70's, but not much after that. He was a funny guy for sure.
Little is perfect - his humanity and wits ground the otherwise masterfully wacky movie really nicely.
My favorite line: "Excuse me while I whip this out!"
It gets me every time. 😂🤣😂🤣
I still say it! 🤣
I know! What makes me bust a gut is HOW he says it!!! So many sight gags and crazy dialogue.
15 is my limit on schnitzengrubens lol
They say you was hung! And they was right!
And the lady screaming then fainting!🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact: Slim Pickens who played the villain's henchman in 'Blazing Saddles' also played the Air Force pilot who rode the hydrogen bomb like a rodeo in 'Dr Strangelove'
He was an awesome actor who was in many movies, I loved the line in this movie when he said, Hey I know you, your that N****R that hit me in the head with a shovel, I laugh every time I think about it, this is an era when comedy was comedy and I'm Truly sad we are where we are today, One person gets offended by something and it gets cancelled, Shows like Archie Bunker and the Jefferson's wouldn't last one episode today, Sad isn't it.
"What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is a going on here?" My most requoted line from the movie, through the years. Although nowadays, most folks under 45 got no ideal about the reference.
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
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My dad said that to me all the damn time as a kid. ABC sports.
Mine is, "Mongo only pawn in game of life." Also, the laurel and Hardy handshake line goes over their heads. Great flick!!
Shawn just as many today don't 'get' the "Laurel and Hardy handshake" line, or recognize Count Bassie's Orchestra sitting in the middle of the dessert.
@@K9AF Yes. Shame there are whole generations that don't have a clue about some of those old comedians and musicians.
I was watching it with my mate 30 years ago !. He is black and I'm Irish. We was laughing all the way through but my mate loved it when they said " we will have the Jews, we will have the blacks, but we don't want the Irish" hehehe. We both were laughing . Sweet revenge for him after all the black jokes. 😂. Comedy is the best.
The actor that said that was of Irish decent too 😀
It was a historical reference. There actually was a time when there were signs in store windows in America that said "No Irish."
EVERY new immigrant group in America goes through this in the early days. When that group has the misfortune of being easily identifiable by looks it never ends.
I love that Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks wrote that together - brilliant combination, my Dad showed me this movie when I was about 7! Best education ever for a wee white lad in the UK...
and Richard was up to play Bart, but the studio shut it down.
Mel Brooks was a huge fan of British comedy from the Goons to Monty Python. It really shows in this movie. I had to explain it to my American friends.
One of my favourite movies of all time. My Mum showed me this movie when I was 8 .Best education for a little black girl from the UK 😊
@Purple Prince What was your impression of it at that time as an 8 year old?
Great Dad.
“They said you was hung”
“And they was right.”
Best Line Ever!
Did you hear about the plastic surgeon who hung himself?
Airplane! - Another Classic Comedy many people think is the funniest comedy ever. It’s a joke a minute and it’s hilarious! Love to see you react to this full movie! Guarantee you will have a good time!
Top movie its the one that started off all the other movies like police academy, naked gun , hotshots and many more. Blazing saddles although was the originator.
Must show the lady having a panic attack, that part has me dying each time
Well they mention Airplane! at the end of the video ...
Surely you must be joking...
"Surely you can't be serious"
Saw this movie when it 1st came out, I'm a 62 year old white woman, and it's so great to see young black men understanding the humor ❤
Mongo just pawn in game of life..
Mongo low key smart
Mongo love sheriff Bart
Aren't we all. 😆
Mongo like candy!!
@@onefatstratcat but....MONGO STRAIGHT!!!
Boiled down to 10 minutes?!?! Awwww! Darn. Please make your movie reactions just a little longer, guys! You're always fun to watch. 😊👍
Yeah there’s plenty of other reactions to this movie and lots of movies that are like 39:00 and no copyright!
Don’t worry bros your movie reactions will be fine.
I know
10 minutes isn't long, I need more time to match your vibe lmao
@@Luke14616 🤣🤣🤣 No one smart says "vibes"...not anymore. The xanny generation...bleh.
Where is the rest of your reaction?
I have rarely been as excited about a notification as I was when I saw this. Have fun gents.
I felt the exact same way!
Its fking clickbait. How sad are you?
@@fascistliberal5654 🙄 its not clickbait its a reupload. How sad are you
With how much of the movie they left out, yeah this is pretty much clickbait.
@@I_AM_BAYTOR Tough to boil down this film. So many excellent parts - common clay; She’s Tired; the Hangman; Kinky…
Blazing Saddles is by far my favorite comedy of all time. It's genius.
“See no Evil, Hear no Evil” with Gene Wilder and Richard Prior. Comedy gold.
They was ahead of their time complete geniuses.
Fuzzy wuzzy was a woman?
"Well, to tell a family secret.... my grandmother was Dutch."
My dad has passed away .. I was young and didn’t understand movie ... but I can still picture daddy laughing.... !!!❤️
There is a big difference between today's ideals and those from the 70's. I think Mel Brook idea was that if you wanted to make a mockery of racism, you had to portray it. Today, it would be portrayed in a sterilized, suggested way, and the "moral of the story" would be like an after school special. Personally, I think mockery has more of an impact.
Exactly
Lenny Bruce knew that, too.
Back in the day, me and my stoner buddies would watch this movie over and over again. We could quote all the lines. Also "Up in Smoke". Blues Brothers and Caddy Shack. We always had great lines.
Love watching you guys.
I'm an old Brit from across the pond. Loving your British comedy experience. I haven't seen this film in years, laughing my head off.
Comedy is universal to those who give it the time to just sit and watch. Gives me hope sharing laughs! Please just keep them coming.
Damn man!! "Hey, where the white women at?" Is still one of the funniest movie lines ever to me 😂😂. My brother and me grew up thinking this movie was hilarious. We showed it to of a couple of our female friends maybe like 10 years ago and they were not amused, LoL. They was like "what in the hell is this?" Definitely could not make this movie today. SMH 😂😂😂
We don't need no stinking badges!
@@mymartianhome 😂 " somebody's going have to go back and get a 💩 load of dimes!"
"And Now, For My Next Impression: Jesse Owens"
For anyone who doesn't know who Jesse Owens was, he was a track and field athlete who competed in the 1936th Olympic Games in Berlin
Mel Brooks has said in countless interviews that when people tell him "ooooh, you couldn't make Blazing Saddles today," he replies "oh, we couldn't make it back then either!"
@@pineutrino true, even back in 1974, it was a pretty controversial movie due to all of the racial stereotypes depicted in the movie
The racial slurs and all of that kind of thing even though the jokes about Jewish people or even black people being referred to as the "N" word were written by the Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor
(Yes, Mel Brooks is Jewish)
Trivia: Westerns were still a big thing when this movie was made. The producers didn't think anyone who worked in that genre would go along with this spoof so they never asked. They put an ad in the paper looking for a singer who sounded like Frankie Laine, who sang a lot in westerns. Mr. Laine responded to the ad and got the job. He never knew he was singing for a western spoof.
Dom Deluise as the Director of the musical gets me every time "Not in the face"😂😂😂😂😂
his son is bug from 3rd rock from the sun and his wife was also in this film
Richard Pryor co-wrote the movie and got upset that he didn’t get to play the sheriff.
He drugged himself out of a job.
The Producers couldn't get insurance to cover him.
@@thisismagacountry1318 🙄 bullshit
It's not bullshit, he was way too unreliable at the time.
He wrote most of the Mongo stuff, actually
@@kristiskinner8542 it’s not bullshit. He had a lot of drug related arrests at the time. The studio couldn’t get insurance for him.
And what’s sad is this movie was not racist at all, it was mocking it. It was pure genius. Sadly most people today who watch it don’t get that point. Like I said, it was pure genius!
Having seen this when it came out I absolutely love seeing people, both Black and White reacting to this these days. Hard to believe it came out 46 years ago now, but I know LOTS of people White and Black consider this one of (if not ) THE funniest movie they have ever seen. I saw this first time in 1974 one day, then took 4 or 5 different people to see it again the Very next day. Even now knowing the upcoming lines, people damn near gets stomach aches from laughing so damn hard at it. It's genius on so many levels --- mostly lampooning every stereotype you can think of and in every way. Thank you Mel and Richard for your parts in making this brilliant flick. Peace !!
My dad took my brother and me to see this at the drive - in theater back in 74. You won't see anything like it today.
Great reaction!
No you won't see anything like it now - and that's a tragedy. :( They are trying their hardest to kill comedy.
I'm 48 years old & have been watching Blazing Saddles for as long as I can remember. Top 10 film for me.
I tried to explain to my son how groundbreaking and important this movie was- he's just like "this is racist!"
Interesting. I guess you had to live in the 50s and 60s to get the tongue-in-cheek humor.
THIS is why your (son’s) generation needs to see this movie.
The point of the whole movie is to show that racism is bad and stupid. It’s just instead of getting angry and hoping to reach people by yelling at them, this movie does it by being funny and memorable and over the top so you’ll think about it.
Fun Fact: Harvey Korman who played Hedley Lamarr later starred in a comedy movie with John Ritter called Americathon where he played Monty Rushmore.
You guys nailed the purpose of the movie. There are a bunch of lines that "younger" people will never get. There used to be a weekend sport show called "The Wide World of Sports" that was extremely popular. Also, there was a comedy duo from the black and white era named Laurel and Hardy. Lots of obscure (for today) references.
This movie and Animal House along with Porkys the first one were the most I've ever laughed at the movies. The Western genre has never recovered from Blazing Saddles. Thanks fellas for the trip down memory lane.
When they saw the new sheriff clip and Frank was like "oh he's black" I knew that it was totally new to them!
Dude so high he can’t even keep his eyes open! 😂
Monty Python Holy Grail and Blazing Saddles pulled of the greatest 4th wall breaks ever. Genius movie writing
You guys gonna put up full length reaction of this up on Patreon?
Yes
@@frankensteinslab2906 Oh that makes sense, gotta get that $ from the good stuff.
@@frankensteinslab2906 Wicked. Thanks you guys. Looking forward to it.
My siblings & I loved History Of the World, Part I from 1981. It was the heyday of video store VHS rentals and for the 6 of us, this was one of our picks along with Airplane & The Warriors.
I saw this in the theater with my parents. Everybody laughed so hard during the beans scene you couldn't hear anything.
I watched the director commentary with Mel. He said Richard Pryor wrote a lot of Mongo's lines. He wrote, "Mongo is pawn in game of life." So many quotable lines. And I remember how cool I thought it was of Mel to have Bart riding by The Count Basie Orchestra in his Gucci outfit.
Mel Brooks was a comedic genius. One of the most accurate honest documentary on the true America
Mel Brooks is a comedic genius (95 years old) ! 😀
I saw this film when it premiered in a New Jersey theater. The audience had a ratio of 60/40 in favor of blacks. The laughter throughout the movie was non-stop and LOUD. By far the hardest I've ever seen an audience laugh.
After the movie people were still laughing hysterically. No brawls, no shootings, no threats, no demonstrations and not a single police vehicle.
The 1970s were a different time when people were less uptight about race. Leave it to the neo-Liberals of the 21st century that couldn't leave well enough alone and had to reignite racism. What a sorry lot those people are.
I WAS 14 WHEN TWO OF MY OLDER BROTHERS TOOK ME TO SEE THIS MOVIE...CLEAVON WAS "THE MAN"..RIP AND KUDOS TO MEL BROOKS
Blazing saddles is one unique piece of comedy movie. Never would have thought before that the American industry would push one like that out. Different times.
Superior art.
if they ever did a remake of Blazing Saddles I would like to see Dave Chappelle as the sheriff and Bill Burr as the Waco kid this is the movie they would be perfect for
I've never seen this movie but have heard about it over the years. Kind of want to watch it now after watching you guys laughing so hard! No way would this movie fly today! Thank god for classic comedy though. Nothing held back in the name of COMEDY. Patrice O'Neal once said something like "the idea of comedy should be a room with 100 people, 50 people will be laughing hysterically and 50 people completely horrified."
That is how comedy should be and that is how comedy should stay.
It's a must watch
Watch the GD movie right now, what's wrong with you...
@@st0n3p0ny watch your GD mouth ooga booga
@@thegreg79 Less youtube commenting, more watching Blazing Saddles.
@@st0n3p0ny if i wanted any lip from you I would have dropped my fly.
Classic. Thanks. Yeah I can't wait for it.
Really enjoyed. Wish you showed more. Cutting edge for the time.
The Governor is the lead writer, and director, Mel Brooks.
Mel was born in Brooklyn NYC in 1927.
Being a Jew growing up in NYC Mel knew a thing or two about ethnic bigotry.
Gene Wilder, the Waco kid, was in a few of Mel’s movies.
You doing movie reactions now? Mel Brooks made a lot more hilarious movies like this, check out Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs.
Spaceballs fucking sucks
@@madmagboy
It's FrankenSTIEN!
Mel making a new movie as we speak. 90+ years old. History of the World 2 series on Hulu if I remember correctly
Yeah, Young Frankenstein is the funniest movie ever.
I can't see anybody remaking Blazing Saddles today. It truly is a one of kind movie. A remake would not hold the comedy weight like the original did. It totally annihilates racism as being completely ignorant, and stupid. I remember watching this the first time back in the early 80s when I was just about 10, and I could understand what it did to racism even then. Great video, loved watching you guys enjoying the movie. You should watch Young Frankenstein if you haven't yet. It is another great Mel Brooks classic comedy.
YES! Thank you! 😁😁
“Some Inception-type sh-t” 😂
Oh shit, this is gonna be amazing lol
One of the funniest movies of all time, with a lesson about racism.
5:35 One of the best scenes in this classic. Gene Wilder was a comedic genius.
Gabby Johnson. Greatest screen presence in the history of cinema. “The Sheriff’s comin’ !”
Funny movie..But something like this will never be seen again..
The cat taking a nap on the couch is priceless.....
I'm so fucking hyped for this.
And hugely disappointed once you see how much they left out.
@@I_AM_BAYTOR Yeah, I was hyped, saw the video length, got sad.
The cat is even baked in the background
I recommend another Mel Brooks comedy, History of the World, Part One. Freaking hilarious. 😁
Spaceballs !!!
I'm so glad you didn't shy away from the language of the movie. Takes real balls to deal with the real shit in the movie. Love it
Classic movie. It's too bad cancel culture wouldn't allow a movie like that to be made today.
It's on television tonight, between 2000 and 2005. They will show the start and end credits with adverts in between the two.
'Support Your Local Sheriff' is hilarious!
I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!
Frank and Rondo, you guys make my bad days a lot better. Very grateful for all you do.
My favorite part of this movie is when their signing up to invade the town Gene Wilder dressed as a kkk dude pulls Cleavon from around the rock and he says "Where all the white women at?"
Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder’s chemistry was UNMATCHED.
But I have to express my disappointment that you guys didn’t let the campfire scene play out all the way through 😂 it’s a legendary cinematic moment
Not only groundbreaking, but windbreaking!
Guys, you REALLY need to check out another Mel Brooks movie that came out that same year. It's 'Young Frankenstein' and it's just as funny - Gene Wilder is the lead. If you've not seen it you're in for a treat! 😉👍
Putting on the ritz.
@@Cannon-Fodder OHHH, sweet mystery of life, I've found you! UGH,MOAN.
If it wasn't for Mel wanting Gene in this movie Young Frankenstein might not have been made. He agreed to be in the movie if Mel would be involved in his screenplay.
Blucher!!
"And now for my next impression, Jesse Owens!" 🤣
If you're on the Mel Brooks road, I highly recommend Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Hilarious, and the bonus is that it stars a very young Dave Chappelle. Great video too, love you guys doing movies!
Or spaceballs !!!
And Carey Elwes in his prime!
@@zeffie100 History of the World, Part 1 - "It's good to be the king."
Young Frankenstein - "Walk this way."
And while not a Mel Brooks film, as Jeff Phillips commented, AIRPLANE! is another awesome movie. - "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
You should see the whole movie, without all the segments left out. It actually was written and produced and acted by Mel Brooks. He always pushed the boundaries, but if you saw it all, he makes so many brilliant points. Mel Brooks also wrote and produced and acted in a Broadway show called, "Springtime for Hitler", with a dance line of SS Nazis. The man is brilliant he has likely has not a racist bone in his body. I don't think Blazing Saddles should ever be re-made. There were some really wild and crazy parts to this movie which were left out of this compilation. He even has Chinese work crews, a western saloon lady entertainer patterned after Marlena Ditrich, with a German accent and some really risky lines. She falls in love/lust with the sheriff. I am sure you have seen the whole movie by now. Mel keeps it real and makes some powerful statements against racism or any kind of prejudices.
You guys are awesome keep it up
That is hands down one of the best movies' i have ever seen in my life . I was in tears the whole time .
I’d watch you two watching a lot more of this one… and I’ve already seen it I don’t know how many times. Do it again!
…er please.
Almost all of the cast has passed away at this point. Cleavon, Gene, Harvey, Slim, Madeline, Alex, Dom. Mel Brooks is still around. This is great satire, and pointed out the stupidity of racism.
Could you guys do a reaction to Robin Hood: Men in Tights? 😂😂 Thank you for reacting to Blazing Saddles ! I had a crush on Cleavon Little. 😂😂 “candy gram for mongo!”
Mongo Like Candy
Check out Vanishing Point from 1971.
Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs, two of the greatest comedies ever. Gene Wilder and Richard Prior Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. Two of the best "buddy" comedies ever.
Omg yes!!!! Did you guys do SPACEBALLS yet?!?
so glad you guys found this... i love the beginning when you guys don't know what you're in for
They don't make em like that anymore .....shame ! Money pythons "Life of Brian" is another great watch chaps 👍
FUN FACT....The reason all movie say no animals were harmed, was because of mango knocking out the horse in this movie. Also Mell Brooks is the writer-director of this movie and a few hilarious others. 👍
1:45 edited the hard F out of the scene. I get it if that's the line where you'd get a strike or something, but reminds me of Chapelle's stand up where on his show, he could drop 40 N bombs in an episode, but couldn't say "f*gg*t"
The gay Mafia is real, the late Robin Williams admitted it , jokingly but through his acknowledgement people who research can see its real.
@@eno6712 I love Chappelle's bit about Juicy Smollet...
The sheriff Cleavon Little also played the radio announcer in the 1971 movie vanishing point This is a great classic I saw it when I was 15 years old back in 1974 at the local movie theater glad you liked it!
It is a great movie. If you like that one from Mel Brooks, you need to watch History of the World Part I or Spaceballs. Mel Brooks didn't only show how racisim is ridiculous in just one movie. He made a career out of it
The Producers is also Mel Brooks with the song springtime for hitler. Funny Stuff. Also in 74 he released Young Frankenstien. What a year for comedy
Dudes, please, the whole movie. We can all make popcorn and have the time of our lives. (yes, I know I'm speaking for everyone, prove me wrong)
That movie is so epically NOT PC - the reaction was cut down to 10 minutes LOL. The entire point to this movie to was make fun of racism and various bigotry. Such a great film & you are right - they COULDN'T make it today because people don't understand the point of it. If you liked this movie, you need to check out Young Frankenstein.
The beauty of this movie is that the blatant racism was parody. Mel Brooks designed it to highlight the absurdity of racism via farce. He will forever be one of the greatest comedic writers and actors that ever graced the genre.
I would love to see a new blazing saddles, just with the rolls reversed. Could you see Lilly Von Schtoup being played by Beyonce? The entire cast reworked to the opposite. Have a white sheriff in an all black town... Stuff like that. I wonder if it would work?
Mel Brooks' comedy doesn't discriminate when it comes to sex, religion, race or sexual orientation in his insults and that's what works. It pokes fun at all of us and we all can relate. Unfortunately, I don't think one could make a movie like this these days. Too many people would be offended. You really have to gave a good sense of humor and take it for what it is. It's damn funny.
more comedy like this needs to be made so people can laugh at themselves.
Check the credits in the beginning! Written by... Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks. Richard Prior wrote the parts for the White people and Mel Brooks wrote the parts for the Black people. That's why it came out so amazing!
I'm a white Canadian man and saw this as a little kid with my Dad and showed me the absurdity of racism. I'm 51 years old and my kids don't see colour either. Love this flick.
U Guys Rock! 🤘😎🤙
Thank U for laughing so much at that movie! It was great to see u laugh your asses off!
It was from a different time.
U can't make movies like that no more;
I love this movie because everyone is in on the jokes. They make fun of all the stereotypes and you know the entire cast is just having fun.
Mel Brooks said that Richard Pryor wrote the funniest joke in the movie and the studio cut it out. When the sheriff was in the dark with Madeline Kahn who was wondering if it was true that black men were well endowed, and started saying 'it's twoo, it's twoo!.' The sheriff replied with 'you're sucking on my arm.' Though that joke never made it into the final cut, hiring Richard Pryor to help write the movie was comedy genius. And as much as we think that movie could not be made today, it will always be a comedy classic that in the end, was an equal opportunity offender of all racial stereotypes.
Y’all just had the best edit of this movie ever. Love it!
"Mongo" was played by Alex Karras. He actually was a bad ass 4-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions back in the 60s.