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Two of a kind, never repeated. I don't think you could make people like this today, they came from a different era. Not even sure you could make Blazing Saddles

Two of a kind, never repeated. I don't think you could make people like this today, they came from a different era. Not even sure you could make Blazing Saddles today either.

rocmcd 7y ago
I've always viewed Tropic Thunder as somewhat of a successor to Blazing Saddles, but I largely agree that it couldn't be recreated today. The time period in which these movies were made is a lot of what makes them so special. That's not to say that what we'll have next won't be special, but 1974 (and 2008) was a different time.
- slowmovintarget 7y ago
  Mel Brookes got full creative control over Blazing Saddles in an accident of contract. The studio didn't notice and signed. This is why the movie is so good. Mel got to make what he thought was funny.
  - drewcoo 7y ago
    The movie itself alludes to that toward the end when the cowboys bust through a wall into a studio dance number, Dom Deluise as the studio's director tries to regain order, and Slim Pickins proclaims "I'm workin' for Mel Brooks" and socks him. Which is a great example of what Mel Brooks thinks is funny.
- oh_sigh 7y ago
  Thinking back to when Tropic Thunder came out, I remember the scandal relating to the movie had nothing to do with RDJs character, but with the fact that they say "retarded" in it.
  - deleted 7y ago
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  - Ididntdothis 7y ago
    I have to admit the “full retard” is one of the best lines I have ever heard in a movie. Maybe “10-20 million dead, tops” from Dr Strangelove is on that level.
    - senderista 7y ago
      "I'm not saying we won't get our hair a little mussed."
      - thombat 7y ago
        Back in the dark ages (pre-streaming) Sky Movies showed "Dr Strangelove". The UHF scrambling only affected the picture, not the audio, so even though we didn't have a Sky subscription we could still listen in: it works wonderfully as a radio play too.
  - manigandham 7y ago
    And like most of these "scandals", it was nothing more than a handful of offended people being very vocal while the vast majority didn't even notice. It's only worse now because of social media amplifying the outrage but the relative numbers are the same.
- nerfhammer 7y ago
  I saw a good youtube video about how blazing saddles was satirizing decades of hyper popular sanitized Western genre and helped kill it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMFoNZeZm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMFoNZeZm0
  - nitemice 7y ago
    So a "modern Blazing Saddles" would probably be a super-hero movie then
    - jeffnv 7y ago
      Does that make Deadpool the spiritual successor?
      - toyg 7y ago
        Deadpool feeds off the genre, it does not criticize it.
        pstuart 7y ago
        The Deadpool trailers were better than the movie.
- karatestomp 7y ago
  > I've always viewed Tropic Thunder as somewhat of a successor to Blazing Saddles I'd say Django Unchained is the closest I've seen to a modern Blazing Saddles.
- dntbnmpls 7y ago
  "And we'll weep for him ... in the press". My all-time favorite line. > but I largely agree that it couldn't be recreated today. I agree also.
andrepd 7y ago
>Not even sure you could make Blazing Saddles today either. I keep hearing stuff like that, but why not? Why would you think it couldn't be done today?
- kedean 7y ago
  Well, to start, the number of n-bombs they drop is super uncomfortable these days, even with satire in mind. I love the movie, but that aspect just feels off now, even though I understand the intent.
  - dragonwriter 7y ago
    > Well, to start, the number of n-bombs they drop is super uncomfortable these days, even with satire in mind. It was, then, too, and intentionally so in contrast to the sanitized approach to the time period in conventional cinema of the time. OTOH, that specific thing that it is satirizing is far less current and relevant today, so I suppose without active consideration of context, it might seem gratuitous as well as uncomfortable.
  - adaisadais 7y ago
    You’re right. But this is pure satire. The joke is that the white plains-folk are way dumber than Sheriff Bart. It’s a mockery of how stupid racism is.
    - kedean 7y ago
      I understand that its a mockery, but the word carries a lot more weight now than it did. Even just rewatching it with someone who knows nothing about it is really weird, because I have to genuinely worry if they're getting the sarcasm or if they think it was just made by racist people. It's not a casual word anymore, and that definitely affects how the film works. It couldn't be made today in that state, because nobody would be comfortable with the language used, regardless of its historical accuracy. A TV show about
      - 7y ago
toyg 7y ago
Rob Reiner definitely tried hard to carry the torch: Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men... For about 10 years he was as hot as the sun.
- JiNCMG 7y ago
  Max Brooks went in the opposite direction with World War Z. Also Albert Brooks was "always" at the Reiner's home and Carl talks about him always trying out new material on them. EDIT: Albert Brooks is not related to Mel or Max. In fact his last name is Einstein. I believe it was Carl who said "Yeah guess which one got all the brains"
  - pssflops 7y ago
    Correct, he is the brother of Bob Einstein that played Super Dave Osborne.

Two of a kind, never repeated. I don't think you could make people like this today, they came from a different era. Not even sure you could make Blazing Saddles today either.

rocmcd 7y ago

I've always viewed Tropic Thunder as somewhat of a successor to Blazing Saddles, but I largely agree that it couldn't be recreated today. The time period in which these movies were made is a lot of what makes them so special. That's not to say that what we'll have next won't be special, but 1974 (and 2008) was a different time.

slowmovintarget 7y ago
Mel Brookes got full creative control over Blazing Saddles in an accident of contract. The studio didn't notice and signed. This is why the movie is so good. Mel got to make what he thought was funny.
- drewcoo 7y ago
  The movie itself alludes to that toward the end when the cowboys bust through a wall into a studio dance number, Dom Deluise as the studio's director tries to regain order, and Slim Pickins proclaims "I'm workin' for Mel Brooks" and socks him. Which is a great example of what Mel Brooks thinks is funny.
oh_sigh 7y ago
Thinking back to when Tropic Thunder came out, I remember the scandal relating to the movie had nothing to do with RDJs character, but with the fact that they say "retarded" in it.
- deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]
- Ididntdothis 7y ago
  I have to admit the “full retard” is one of the best lines I have ever heard in a movie. Maybe “10-20 million dead, tops” from Dr Strangelove is on that level.
  - senderista 7y ago
    "I'm not saying we won't get our hair a little mussed."
    - thombat 7y ago
      Back in the dark ages (pre-streaming) Sky Movies showed "Dr Strangelove". The UHF scrambling only affected the picture, not the audio, so even though we didn't have a Sky subscription we could still listen in: it works wonderfully as a radio play too.
- manigandham 7y ago
  And like most of these "scandals", it was nothing more than a handful of offended people being very vocal while the vast majority didn't even notice. It's only worse now because of social media amplifying the outrage but the relative numbers are the same.
nerfhammer 7y ago
I saw a good youtube video about how blazing saddles was satirizing decades of hyper popular sanitized Western genre and helped kill it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMFoNZeZm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMFoNZeZm0
- nitemice 7y ago
  So a "modern Blazing Saddles" would probably be a super-hero movie then
  - jeffnv 7y ago
    Does that make Deadpool the spiritual successor?
    - toyg 7y ago
      Deadpool feeds off the genre, it does not criticize it.
      - pstuart 7y ago
        The Deadpool trailers were better than the movie.
karatestomp 7y ago
> I've always viewed Tropic Thunder as somewhat of a successor to Blazing Saddles I'd say Django Unchained is the closest I've seen to a modern Blazing Saddles.
dntbnmpls 7y ago
"And we'll weep for him ... in the press". My all-time favorite line. > but I largely agree that it couldn't be recreated today. I agree also.

andrepd 7y ago

>Not even sure you could make Blazing Saddles today either. I keep hearing stuff like that, but why not? Why would you think it couldn't be done today?

kedean 7y ago
Well, to start, the number of n-bombs they drop is super uncomfortable these days, even with satire in mind. I love the movie, but that aspect just feels off now, even though I understand the intent.
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Well, to start, the number of n-bombs they drop is super uncomfortable these days, even with satire in mind. It was, then, too, and intentionally so in contrast to the sanitized approach to the time period in conventional cinema of the time. OTOH, that specific thing that it is satirizing is far less current and relevant today, so I suppose without active consideration of context, it might seem gratuitous as well as uncomfortable.
- adaisadais 7y ago
  You’re right. But this is pure satire. The joke is that the white plains-folk are way dumber than Sheriff Bart. It’s a mockery of how stupid racism is.
  - kedean 7y ago
    I understand that its a mockery, but the word carries a lot more weight now than it did. Even just rewatching it with someone who knows nothing about it is really weird, because I have to genuinely worry if they're getting the sarcasm or if they think it was just made by racist people. It's not a casual word anymore, and that definitely affects how the film works. It couldn't be made today in that state, because nobody would be comfortable with the language used, regardless of its historical accuracy. A TV show about
    - 7y ago

toyg 7y ago

Rob Reiner definitely tried hard to carry the torch: Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men... For about 10 years he was as hot as the sun.

JiNCMG 7y ago
Max Brooks went in the opposite direction with World War Z. Also Albert Brooks was "always" at the Reiner's home and Carl talks about him always trying out new material on them. EDIT: Albert Brooks is not related to Mel or Max. In fact his last name is Einstein. I believe it was Carl who said "Yeah guess which one got all the brains"
- pssflops 7y ago
  Correct, he is the brother of Bob Einstein that played Super Dave Osborne.