Summary
Spoof western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Sheriff Bart fights prejudice and corruption to save the little town of Rock Ridge from wicked speculator Hedley Lamarr, helped by the once legendary Waco Kid.
Spoof western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Sheriff Bart fights prejudice and corruption to save the little town of Rock Ridge from wicked speculator Hedley Lamarr, helped by the once legendary Waco Kid.
This all-singing, all-belching western spoof remains one of Mel Brooks's finest creations. Cleavon Little stars as the smart-as-a-whip railway worker who is appointed the first black sheriff to a hellraising western town; Gene Wilder plays the Waco Kid, the drunken gunman who helps him out. The two stars are great together, but there are even better performances from Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp (sending up Marlene Dietrich in an Oscar-nominated performance), Alex Karras as dumb strongman Mongo and the crazed Harvey Korman as slimy villain Hedley (not Hedy!) Lamarr. Brooks also turns up as the easily swayed Governor Lepetomane. There's not a lot of subtlety here, but loads of slapstick and more jokes about bodily functions than you'll find in the average Farrelly brothers movie. Mongo say enjoy.
role | name |
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Bart | Cleavon Little |
Jim, the Waco Kid | Gene Wilder |
Taggart | Slim Pickens |
Hedley Lamarr | Harvey Korman |
Lili Von Shtupp | Madeline Kahn |
Governor Le Petomane / Indian chief | Mel Brooks |
Olson Johnson | David Huddleston |
Rev Johnson | Liam Dunn |
Mongo | Alex Karras |
Howard Johnson | John Hillerman |
Van Johnson | George Furth |
Gabby Johnson | Claude E Starrett Jr |
Buddy Bizarre | Dom DeLuise |
Dr Sam Johnson | Richard Collier |
Count Basie | Count Basie |
Lyle | Burton Gilliam |
Miss Stein | Robyn Hilton |
role | name |
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Director | Mel Brooks |