Blazing Saddles is a
Warner Bros. 1974 comedy directed by
Mel Brooks and starring
Cleavon Little and
Gene Wilder. The film was written (in what Brooks called
Your Show of Shows-style) by a team of writers, namely Brooks,
Andrew Bergman,
Richard Pryor,
Norman Steinberg, and
Alan Uger; it was based on Bergman's story and draft. Brooks appears in multiple supporting roles, including Governor Le Petomane and a
Yiddish-speaking Indian Chief.
Slim Pickens,
Alex Karras,
David Huddleston, and Brooks regulars
Dom DeLuise,
Madeline Kahn and
Harvey Korman are also featured. Musician
Count Basie has a cameo.