193 Blazing Saddles (1974)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
193 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Scriptwriter 'Andrew Bergman' (qv) originally named the lead character
``Tex X''.
- Director 'Mel Brooks' (qv) plays a character called ``Le Petomane'', which
was the stage name of a popular French performer (Joseph Pujol) from the
beginning of the 20th century. His specialty was telling stories punctuated
with flatulence.
- In the shot where the showbill for ``Lili von Schtupp, The Teutonic
Titwillow'' appears, the tune played on the honky-tonk piano in the
background is ``Springtime for Hitler'' from "The Producers (1968)" (qv),
also directed by Brooks.
- The ``stinkin' badges'' line is from
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)" (qv).
- The TV release has several extra scenes that weren't in the theatrical
release.
- When Sheriff Bart is trying to capture Mongo, after he delivers the
``CandyGram for Mongo'', it then shows a ``draw on the dummy sheriff'' game
that fires a cannon at Mongo.
- A scene where Bart convinces Mongo to go diving down a well for Spanish
Doubloons and Bart stops pumping air to the diving suit because it's time
for his lunch break.
- Escaping from the ``Bad guy queue'', Jim and Bart encounter a Baptism
ceremony.
- Governor Le Petomane rides into the fake Rock Ridge in a stagecoach and
tries to talk to the fake people.
- Everyone in the town of Rockridge's last name is ``Johnson''.
- CAMEO(Count Bassie): leader of the jazz band in the desert.
- DIRCAMEO(Mel Brooks): the aviator in the bad-guy queue.
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