Brooks’ other film highlights include The Producers, High Anxiety, Silent Movie, History of the World: Part I and To Be or Not to Be.
The Western film genre spoof is one of Brooks’ top commercially successful films, along with Young Frankenstein, also released that same year. The unforgettable Brooks comedy, one of Warner Bros.’ most successful ever, is listed as #6 on American Film Institute’s (AFI) list of the best comedies of all time – “AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs.” First released in 1974, Blazing Saddles grossed nearly $120 million at the domestic box office and has sold more than 4.6 million DVDs. The Blu-ray will be available for $24.98 SRP. Blazing Saddles 40 th Anniversary Bu-ray will also include 10 quotable art cards with funny quotes and images from the film, plus vintage extra content including Brooks’ commentary, cast reunion documentary, and “Black Bart,” the 1975 television pilot inspired by the movie. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will commemorate the four-decade birthday of the great comedy classic Blazing Saddles, by releasing a new 40th Anniversary Blu-ray highlighted by a new featurette Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks’ Wild, Wild West in which Mel Brooks reflects on his own movie-making chutzpah, Blazing Saddles’ lasting cultural impact on audiences of all generations, and alongside co-stars Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn, proves why his film is, without a doubt, the funniest and most outrageous film ever made. The Blazing Saddles: 40th Anniversary Blu-ray is now available in stores and at online retailers.
The clever, racially-charged and outright silly story of a frontier town with America’s first black sheriff (played by Cleavon Little) has no shortage of classic scenes, and director Mel Brooks looks back on one of them in this CraveOnline Exclusive preview of the Blazing Saddles Blu-ray, discussing his memories of Harvey Korman’s unexpected paddleball skills. Mel Brooks has been responsible for many of the funniest comedies ever made, including The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, the groundbreaking western farce that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with a new Blu-ray special edition.
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