It's a good thing Mel Brooks' inspiration for "Blazing Saddles" struck in the early 1970s and not 2012. Had Brooks come up with the western genre spoof today, it wouldn't pass muster at any major studio.
Brooks himself shared that sad truth during a visit to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night. "Blazing Saddles" starred Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman and Madeline Kahn in a zany send up of classic western films. And while "Superbad," "Bridesmaids" and "Project X" push the boundaries of modern cinema, they couldn't compare to the outrageous gags Brooks sprinkled throughout his 1974 comedy classic.
"It couldn't be made today," Brooks tells Kimmel flatly before launching into a classic story about an early preview of the film, and how a man high up at Warner Bros. told him to make some major cuts ... or else.
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It should'nt have been made the first time.
Why is that? And you "shouldn't" have misspelled "shouldn't" as "should'nt,"
Because in spite of what Mel Brooks stated in the Kimmel interview he was not "unhinged".I have watched a half dozen or so Brooks interviews over the last 35 years and his story has changed a bit.At first he claimed to be navigating an ethnic minefield during the making of Blazing Saddles.Now he acts as if he was determined to have his way or else.In reality he left out a whole lot of very funny stuff DURING production as not to offend any more ethnic groups than possible.For that reason the film should not have been made.Had he not left out the funniest,most offensive stuff the movie would have been much better.
So where does History of the World Pt 1 fit in? That was the funniest movie EVER!
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