Skillful Singing Performance
We’ve all heard and loved Frankie Laine’s wonderful theme song for the movie. It’s quite convincing, and it sounds exactly like the theme song from a true Western! But did you know that this was due to creator Mel Brooks’ deception? He actually didn’t notify Lane that the film was a satire. He assured him that was a genuine Western, so he sang it seriously! It definitely worked!
Skillful Singing Performance
Breach Of Contract
After WB dismissed Young and replaced him with Gene Wilder, Young was quite furious and planned to sue the production company for breach of contract. According to Mel Brooks, “On the first day of shooting…we hung him upside down in the jail cell, and green stuff started spewing out of his mouth,” in an interview with Rolling Stone. Sounds like Young was the one who broke the deal!
Breach Of Contract
