EXTRAS Some bonus scenes will look familiar to those who grew up with the sanitized television version, and Brooks' commentary doesn't even run the length of the movie. Fortunately, the look-back doc is a blast, chronicling casting what-ifs (cowriter Richard Pryor as Sheriff Bart? John Wayne as the Waco Kid?) and the genius of Harvey Korman as Hedy Lamarr -- that's ''Hedley!''
Image credit: Blazing Saddles: Photofest
'SADDLES' SOARS Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder spoofed the Hollywood western and racial stereotypes in Brooks' '74 hit
EW's GRADE
B+Details Release Date: Jun 29, 2004; DVD Release Date: Jun 29, 2004; Movie Rated: R; Genres: Comedy, Western; With: Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder; Distributor: Warner Bros.
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