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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

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.

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Cast

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BartCleavon Little
Jim, the Waco KidGene Wilder
TaggartSlim Pickens
Hedley LamarrHarvey Korman
Lili Von ShtuppMadeline Kahn
Governor Le Petomane / Indian chiefMel Brooks
Olson JohnsonDavid Huddleston
Rev JohnsonLiam Dunn
MongoAlex Karras
Howard JohnsonJohn Hillerman
Van JohnsonGeorge Furth
Gabby JohnsonClaude E Starrett Jr
Buddy BizarreDom DeLuise
Dr Sam JohnsonRichard Collier
Count BasieCount Basie
LyleBurton Gilliam
Miss SteinRobyn Hilton

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DirectorMel Brooks

Details

Theatrical distributor
Columbia-Warner Dists
Released on
1974-06-23
Languages
English | Yiddish | German
Guidance
Contains some violence, swearing and drug abuse.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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