No, no, I mean maybe ‘Young Frankenstein.’ Maybe a few. But never ‘Blazing Saddles,’ because we have become stupidly politically correct, which is the death of comedy,” he said when asked if he thinks he could get films like “Blazing Saddles,” “The Producers,” or “Young Frankenstein” made today. “It’s okay not to hurt feelings of various tribes and groups. However, it’s not good for comedy. Comedy has to walk a thin line, take risks. Comedy is the lecherous little elf whispering into the king’s ear, always telling the truth about human behavior.”
It could NEVER be made today.
Even though at the core it was saying rural folks were kind of ignorant and definitely racist (but they come around by the end), blacks and liberal whites and others would read it upside down and condemn it.
Oh and the GAY scene. Forget it.
And the “latinos” saying “we don’t need no stinking badges!”.
And the comment about saying rape twice because it was his favorite. Feminist groups would go insane. Even though it was a BAD GUY that said it.
And on and on and on.
The new version with all the parts various group would want cut out would be 10 minutes long.