
Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play A hilarious madcap spoof of nearly every Hollywood Western convention BLAZING SADDLES turns racism on its head at every turn When the sheriff of a small frontier town is killed convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is appointed the first black sheriff of the all-white Rock Ridge by the evil Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman) in a bid to chase the townspeople from their homes The naive Sheriff Bart soon realizes from the less-than-cheery welcome that the townspeople (who all seem to be named Johnson) aren&t prepared for a black sheriff & that he was never meant to succeed at all Enlisting the sensitive town drunk (Gene Wilder) formerly the Waco Kid Bart embarks on a plan to help save Rock Ridge A scathing spoof that deals with racism sexism & bodily functions BLAZING SADDLES offers a contrast between picture & words that is shocking subversive & hysterical Director Mel Brooks makes two memorable appearances as both the sleazy governor & a Yiddish-speaking Sioux Indian chief while Madeline Kahn does a side-splitting Marlene Dietrich imitation as the town floozyentertainer Featuring fabulous comic turns by Alex Karras Slim Pickens & the aforementioned Little Brooks Korman & Wilder BLAZING SADDLES is one of the raunchiest funniest & most beloved spoofs ever made