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BLAZING BROOKS: MEL SAYS 'SADDLES' COULDN'T BE MADE IN 2012
http://www.breitbart.com ^ | 16 Nov 2012 | by Christian Toto

Posted on 11/17/2012 4:17:46 AM PST by SMGFan

Edited on 11/17/2012 11:18:24 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

It's a good thing Mel Brooks' inspiration for "Blazing Saddles" struck in the early 1970s and not 2012. Had Brooks come up with the western genre spoof today, it wouldn't pass muster at any major studio.

Brooks himself shared that sad truth during a visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night. "Blazing Saddles" starred Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman and Madeline Kahn in a zany send up of classic western films. And while "Superbad," "Bridesmaids" and "Project X" push the boundaries of modern cinema, they couldn't compare to the outrageous gags Brooks sprinkled throughout his 1974 comedy classic. "It couldn't be made today," Brooks tells Kimmel flatly before launching into a classic story about an early preview of the film, and how a man high up at Warner Bros. told him to make some major cuts ... or else. "We had this preview, people went crazy. They laughed, they enjoyed it. Afterwards, he grabs me by the collar and shoves me into an office ... and he says,

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To: Feckless
Best BS reference I was ever involved in (this takes a little explanation, but stick with it):

We shoot Cowboy Action (steel plate match against the clock, usually 6 stages, dress up as Western characters). The stages have elaborate themes and scenarios, and to start the clock, the shooter has to say something.

One weekend, the theme for the match was "Western movies", and to start the clock you said your favorite line from a movie. We got to the "Blazing Saddles" stage, my husband went up to the line, got in the starting position, took his hat off, put it over his heart, and sang, "I get no kick from champagne . . . "

And three guys behind him harmonized "Woo . . . woo . . . wooo." (they weren't prompted, they just did it).

We were all laughing so darned hard we had to restart the clock.

61 posted on 11/17/2012 5:58:14 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: SMGFan; All
I thought he said "..the sheriff is near"??

All kidding aside I thought Clevelon Little was great as the sheriff and Mel Brooks a genius for making this classic film..!

62 posted on 11/17/2012 6:07:44 AM PST by Las Vegas Dave
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To: SMGFan
Awww., Hell naw!!!


63 posted on 11/17/2012 6:11:36 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Mad Dawgg

My favort Gov. line:

We’ve got to do something to protect our phony baloney jobs!!

Actually, I think Hedley said it first.


64 posted on 11/17/2012 6:16:46 AM PST by RatRipper (Self-centeredness, greed, envy, deceit and lawless corruption has killed this once great nation.)
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To: roj

“He’d have to have an enormous schvanstuuker!”

“Well, that goes without saying.”


65 posted on 11/17/2012 6:18:10 AM PST by Ignatz (Winner of a prestigious 1960 Y-chromosome award!)
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To: Smokin' Joe

Blazing Saddles is one of my all time favorites. I also love Rocky Horror Picture but can only watch it in a theater. It requires the interaction of an audience to reveal it’s true genius.


66 posted on 11/17/2012 6:23:12 AM PST by rfreedom4u (I have a copy of the Constitution! And I'm not afraid to use it!)
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To: RatRipper
"We've got to do something to protect our phoney baloney jobs"!!!


67 posted on 11/17/2012 6:25:11 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: SMGFan

“Dock that chink a days pay”


68 posted on 11/17/2012 6:25:22 AM PST by Rightly Biased (Avenge me Girls AVENEGE ME!!!! ( I don't have any son's))
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To: fatnotlazy

69 posted on 11/17/2012 6:28:22 AM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: MD Expat in PA

IIRC, Brooks’ indian headdress was lettered “Kosher for Passover” in Hebrew, or some deliberate misspelling thereof. Mel is truly an equal-opportunity offender. :-)


70 posted on 11/17/2012 6:29:13 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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Oh de camptown ladies sing this song....


71 posted on 11/17/2012 6:30:29 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: fatnotlazy

“I didn’t get a Hurrumph outa dat guy...”

“Hurrumph!”

“You watch your ass.”

Priceless


72 posted on 11/17/2012 6:30:29 AM PST by Peter W. Kessler (Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
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To: SMGFan

He said, “The sheriff is near...”


73 posted on 11/17/2012 6:33:57 AM PST by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: allmendream

That’s racist!

Actually my buddies were Eyetalian.
Our nickname for their Dad was the Wopper.


74 posted on 11/17/2012 6:36:13 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Feckless

Absolutely agree with those, but don’t forget “ High Anxiety”
making fun of Nurse Ratchet from Cuckoo’s Nest.


75 posted on 11/17/2012 6:38:03 AM PST by hatter ( Cr*p. Just realized I'm still "it" from a game of Tag in 1969.)
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To: SMGFan

Monty Python would also be out. Every other skit would be considered “racist”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a54Ch8-7g6I


76 posted on 11/17/2012 6:38:44 AM PST by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: mylife
"I hired you people to get a little track laid, not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots!"

Make this movie today? Fat chance.

77 posted on 11/17/2012 6:46:26 AM PST by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: cripplecreek

Borat showed many similar things and got made. Blazing Saddles could still get made. I think Brooks is wrong.


78 posted on 11/17/2012 6:48:30 AM PST by sakic
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To: SMGFan

I tried watching this once. Too much scatology for me.


79 posted on 11/17/2012 6:49:57 AM PST by Bigg Red (Sorry, Mr. Franklin, I guess we couldn't keep it.)
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To: sima_yi

LOL!!!


80 posted on 11/17/2012 6:51:34 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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