Ticking the Right Boxes
We all remember Blazing Saddles as a crazy and sometimes boundary-pushing film, especially given how horrified WB execs were by it. It’s astonishing to believe that this was the entire aim of the production. When Brooks first signed on to create the film, based on Andrew Bergman’s original story proposal, he told his writing team, “Please do not write a polite script,” according to USA Today. They certainly followed the guidelines!
Ticking The Right Boxes
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In addition to mocking the entire genre of Western film adventures, Mel Brooks incorporates a handful of references to his own earlier works in the sequences. When Von Shtupp first appears in the film, we hear a rather familiar music. Did you recognize it? That’s correct! It’s the first few notes of “Springtime For Hitler,” a song from Mel Brooks’ second famous film, 1967’s mega-hit The Producers.
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