Blazing Saddles (1974)
Thur | Jan 29, 2026 | 2:00pm
Mel Brooks’s fearless satire blasts apart Western clichés with an onslaught of sight gags, wordplay, and fourth-wall-breaking shenanigans. When a corrupt politician schemes to appoint a Black sheriff to the frontier town of Rock Ridge—hoping to drive out the residents and clear the way for a railroad—his plan backfires spectacularly as the quick-witted lawman and a washed-up gunslinger rally the townsfolk against him. Widely regarded as one of the greatest comedies ever made, the film earned a place in the National Film Registry and remains a landmark of subversive humor that skewers racism by holding it up to gleeful ridicule.
Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion with the audience.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 33m
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