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Harrumph! Blazing Saddles is Coming Back To Theaters For Its 50th Anniversary

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The famous filmmaker and his first smash movie Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks’s classic movie Blazing Saddles is coming to a theater near you as part of Fathom’s Big Screen Classic series to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Starring Gene Wilder as Jim the Waco Kid, an alcoholic gunslinger. Cleavon Little as Bart, a black railroad worker who becomes a sheriff; Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr, a crooked territorial attorney general; Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp, a German seductress-for-hire that Lamarr tries to use on Bart and Mel Brooks as Governor William J. Le Petomane, the governor of the unnamed state that Rock Ridge, Indian Chief and more extra cameos all over the movie

Released in 1974, it was Mel Brooks’s first smash hit theater film. Some people can get away with anything, say anything, do anything. One friend told me, “It’s one of those movies that would not be made these days because everyone has such thin skin and is offended by just about anything.

Movie now celebrating 50th Anniversary.

The Movie That Threw Jokes Against The Wall To See What Would Stick

“Blazing Saddles” is like a grabbag of jokes that does everything to keep us laughing. And controversy when actor Alex Karris is knocking a horse cold with a right cross to the jaw? All camera tricks and no animals were harmed in the making of the movie. I can imagine the censors who watched this scene.

YIKES!

Blazing Saddles Returns To The Big Screen Again

The movie is tasteless and hilarious … this classic spoof of the Western genre by director Mel Brooks pokes fun at everyone and everything.

The plot is not simple. A corrupt governor grants a reprieve to an African American convict if the condemned man agrees to serve as sheriff of a small Western town, believing that the new sheriff will only live long enough to serve the needs of the governor and his nefarious railroad-baron backer.

Look for special engagements in theaters on September 15th & 16th as part of Fathom Entertainment.

The Big Classics Series. Order Tickets HERE

Can You Believe The Movie Won Awards And Critics Loved It!

Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Madeline Kahn); Best Music, Original Song; and Best Film Editing.

The best part is no one ever has tried to cancel it or ban the movie.

Mel Brooks Explained The Movie

Mel Brooks tells the story about roadblocks to make the movie

Mel Brooks had some hurdles to make when they first screened the movie. From The Head of Warner Brothers telling him to cut up more than 20 sections of the movie, remove all farts, and you can’t punch a horse.

One Takeaway When Watching This Movie

They made jokes at everyone’s expense. The movie doesn’t promote hate; it focuses on how silly we all look at life sometimes. So take time to laugh along at a time when Hollywood took a chance and made a great classic!

List Of Must Watch Holiday Christmas Classics Movies

When it comes to Holiday Christmas Classics on TV and Movies there is no shortage of great entertainment. The holidays are going to whip by us so fast it will make your head spin. Take some time around the family tube and don’t forget some of these Christmas classics from the past.

Here are some are my personal favorites. I won’t be surprised if in some parts of the movie make your eyes water a bit. It must be the onion dip with the potato chips. I hope you get a chance to see some of my all-time favorite Christmas movies.

WCSX Staff Picks For Favorite Holiday Christmas Classics

Megan Murphy – goes right off the charts to start a controversy with the pick of the movie, “Die Hard.”  Megan, a huge Bruce Willis fan says, “I’m totally 100% on the bandwagon that, Die Hard is no doubt a Christmas movie.”

Big Jim’s House Jim O’Brian – “Yippee ki yay,” a second vote for, Die Hard. As for TV classics, the episode of M*A*S* H* where Hawkeye goes out as Santa to a fox hole.

Local Celebrity Ryan Logan –  The Christmas Classic, Bad Santa.  The Christmas season just got much less joyous in this dark comedy, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Bernie Mac.

Donielle Flynn – picks Rise of the Guardians.

“I consider Rise of The Guardians a Christmas movie but really it deals with all holidays.  It centers around Jack Frost.  The cast is star-studded.  Chris Pine is Jack Frost, Hugh Jackman plays the Easter Bunny, and Alec Baldwin voices a tatted-up Russian Santa.

“Our favorite family Christmas movie is National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. The movie is a timeless classic and has so many unforgettable moments.”

Ben Perez WCSX Regional Promotions ManagerPromotions – Favorite is, A Christmas Story. Be careful, Ben, you’ll shoot your eye out, kid. 
Screamin’ Scott Randall – Here are some of my personal favorites. I won’t be surprised if some parts of the movie make your eyes water a bit. It must be the onion dip with the potato chips. I hope you get a chance to see some of my all-time favorite Christmas movies. Some great Christmas Holiday Movie Classics watching is in store for the next few weeks. And if you really want to know what I think. Yes, I think, Die Hard is a Christmas movie too.

  • The Night of the Meek - The Twilight Zone episode (season 2, episode 11)

    This movie originally aired on December 23, 1960, on CBS. Years before Bad Santa, Art Carney starred as a drunk mall Santa with one wish to make someone’s Christmas wishes come true. There are a lot of Hollywood extras in this episode to make this a wonderful Christmas classic come to life. It’s my All-TIME favorite must-see episode.

  • The Ref - with Denis Leary , Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis

    Denis Leary plays an unfortunate cat burglar trapped in a fate worse than jail when he takes a bickering couple played by Kevin Spacey, and Judy Davis, and their annoying relatives hostage. Before long, they’re driving him nuts, and the line between who is whose hostage begins to blur. His only hope is to act as their referee and resolve their differences.

     

  • Fred Clause - starring Vince Vaughn

    Vince Vaughn had a smash hit with the movie, “Swingers,” in 1996. I was so impressed that I had to watch everything that he was in. Here is Vince in a Christmas movie, Fred Clause. Imagine if Santa had a brother.

  • Bill Murray in "SCROOGED"

    This is a hilarious take-off of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” Bill Murry and a cast of characters rip through the Christmas Tale with a lot of twists and turns. Even the ending seems like the movie company ran out of money for a script to finish. It does end on a happy note.

  • Three Stooges Christmas

    What kind of Three Stooges fan are you?  Do you like Shemp or Curly?  This short film entitled “Malice in the Palace” features Shemp along with Moe and Larry as each don disguises as Santa Claus and rides in a horse-drawn sleigh across the sand.

Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, "Chit!." Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.

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