12-20-2010, 06:13 AM
Paul F. wrote: If anyone tried to make that movie today, they'd be lynched before the end of the first day of filming.
I disagree. The jokes were just as shocking then as they would be today. I think Blazing Saddles broke new ground and was the beginning of films where racial stereotypes were blatantly thrown out and laughed at rather than pretending they didn't exist. That was a good thing.