John Wayne was offered the part of the Waco Kid. After reading the script he said there is no way he could be in the movie, but he'd be first in line to go see it.
Gene Wilder's delivery on "Little bastard shot me in the ass." gets me every time. Another little scene that I love is the look on Bart's face when Jim says, "No no don't do that...don't do that, if you shoot him you'll just make him mad."
@@lazyperfectionist1 right - and when he admonishes the one brave not to hurt them he calls him "mischugah" which is the Yiddish word for crazy *Yiddish is a folk language of ashkenazim Jewish people - ashkenazim Jewish people are of Polish / German descent , and Yiddish is essentially a mixture of both Polish and German - shalom
My ALL-TIME favorite, don't care what anybody say, written by Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks did a great job. Studio cited Richard's drug use and said he was uninsurable and refused financing, also Brooks originally wanted John Wayne as Waco Kid, but he declined, good thing, Gene was so much better. Also Pryor told Brooks the N words had to be in it or else he felt it wouldn't be a realistic funny movie.
My grandmother was a Dutch. I shoot with this hand. When Mel brooks and Headley look at each other and stop laughing into a hmmmm. When Bart takes himself hostage. Native American Mel Brooks. Hey boys look what I got right here. Hey where are the white women at? Stampeding cattle, through the Vatican. I’m working for Mel Brooks. The fart scene. Mongo punched a horse. The whole damn movie is a national treasure. 🤘🏼
My favorite bit; "Where you going?" "No where special." "No where special, huh? Always wanted to go there." Just an exchange I've always liked. The whole movie is gold, of course.
@@brianlogsdon4824 understanding Yiddish adds even more to it. I knew it was Yiddish when I first saw it, but hadn't learned enough yet to understand anything besides Shvartzas & Kahpa Walk, S'alright (my family, like most Jewish families, use Yiddish to talk when they didn't want the little children to understand), so I understood way more when I rewatched in my teens, and even more everytime since.
As I understand, it's supposed to be a reference to the theory that the American Indians might have been the descendants of the lost ten tribes of Israel. Of course, that begs the question of how they would have learned Yiddish!
They had great chemistry, like the scene where Bart whispers in Jim’s ear about the tollbooth plan and Jim’s reaction to it. Such a little thing but it made it feel so real. Kind of makes you wonder how the Wilder-Pryor movies would have been with Cleavon Little.
I cant not laugh every God DAMNED TIME. Hell I'll even be just hanging out doing nothing or be at work and suddenly there it'll pop in my head and I'll start busting up.
Agreed, way way too many. Not only do they make me laugh consistently, but I also have odd thoughts when I see a number of them. Farting Joke = I keep expecting the campfire in the middle to explode in a giant methane Fireball! 'Tongue prettier than a $20 whore' Joke? = I keep thinking, "Wow. Back then, that would be a LOT of money. That much wouldn't just get you a High Class hooker, but a TOP TIER hooker!" And your "Mongo only pawn" Joke = always makes me think, "Huh? Mongo is more insightful/ aware than his low IQ would imply."
My favorite joke was the only one Mel Brooks chose to take out of the script for obvious reasons. The scene with Bart and Lili in her dressing room where she's saying "it's true, it's true" fades to black after she says the line. But in the original script after she says it Bart says to her "I hate to disappoint you ma'am, but you're sucking on my arm".
Fun fact: Frankie Laine, who created a song that you hear at the beginning of the movie, was not told that the movie is a slapstick comedy/satire. That's why he poured his entire heart in this song.. When they ended recording this song in studio, Frankie laine thanked mel brooks, with tears in his eyes, " for being given the chance to record something so pure and inspiring". And Mel brooks couldn't bring himself to tell this man that it was for a joke.
@@mevbLet's face it--he got to sing the theme song to one of the greatest comedies of all time, and one with an important message on racism to boot. In Frankie's position, I'd also be pleased overall.
IKR??? I’ve been watching this movie since I was a kid and every time I see it, I discover a new joke I previously missed. I thought I had gotten them all, but I guess not. How did I miss that one??!!
This movie was written by Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks. The studio cited Richard's drug use and said he was uninsurable and refused financing, also Brooks originally wanted John Wayne as The Waco Kid, but he declined, good thing too as Gene was so much better. Also Pryor told Brooks that the N words had to be included in the film or else he felt it wouldn't be a realistically funny movie. Trivia: When this movie aired on television the farts in the “campfire scene” were censored. Trivia: Richard Pryor was originally going to play the role of sherif but due to some arrests the studio thought he wasn’t insurable. If he had, it would have been Richard Pryor & Gene Wilder’s first onscreen team up. 14:37 The horse was trained to turn its head and fall down (react to the punch) when the rider (its trainer) pulled on the reins. No actual harm done.
In a recent interview, Mel Brooks said that they had to remove a joke in the scene between Cleavon Little and Madelin Kahn. When they're in the dark, Cleavon says "Madam, you are sucking on my elbow."
God I love this movie. I remember back in 2000 for our high school senior project in English my best friend and I had to research a topic with relevance to our area and present it to our class, and extremely long story short our topic ended up being assigned to us since our original idea didn't work out. We ended up with How the 1849 California Gold Rush affected our local area in Ohio and we had about a quarter of the time to work on it since we had to start so late. About 2 days before it was due and needing 20 minutes for presentation and a 20 minute video, all we had to show was an 8 minute video and 0 to present, though we'd shot some comedic skits with buddies as filler for our video _(think In Living Color interview skits with Jim Carrey in the background, that's what we ended up doing.)_ With *maybe* a day left I got the genius idea to add the entire campfire scene from Blazing Saddles into our video because it actually segued nearly *PERFECTLY* between some scenes we'd shot, giving us like a 10 minute movie. Between that video and my world class BS skills of turning a zero-preparation presentation into a 60 minute long Q&A involving the whole class we scored an A on our project. I remember our teacher and the librarian watching in the background both trying to hold back their laughter when the campfire scene came up and I'm convinced it pushed our grade up. In a very real way... Mel Brooks probably helped me graduate high school 🤣
How many near spit takes really happened during the reaction? I mean, holding a drink while watching Blazing Saddles IS a real danger. All of Mongo's lines are written by Richard Pryor.
"Well let's play chess" still gets me every time. Clevon Little had spectacular comedic timing in this movie, hard to believe he was a last-minute replacement for Richard Pryor.
Ya know, as much as I like reaction videos, to movies/music I love/like....whenever someone "reacts" to something they've already seen/heard, I never watch it, because I prefer the initial reaction to the source material, but, you two are so god damn funny and legitimately enjoyable to watch, that I'm happy to watch, even though you're re-watching something.
Love this movie. If you're re-watching movie I really hope "Clue" is one of them. No one react to it. I live in Canada. East Coast. So right now I'm trying not to laugh when complain about the cold. I'm used to seeing below 0 temperatures. Fahrenheit & Celsius. You don't want to know what it feels like with the 'Windchill factor'. Cheer up. Spring is coming. And a lot sooner for you then for me.
"Flies are where men are most vulnerable." "What did your husband do?" "He was a magician." "Whst hPpened?" "He disappeared." "But he never reappeared!" "He wasn't a very good magician." "How many husbands have you had?" "Mine or othrrs?" "Yours." "5."
@@bessarion1771 I've been watching this movie at least 5 times a year (some times more) since 1985 so I didn't even have to read. The moment I saw "Wadsworth: The game's..." I knew every word. 💖
One of my favs has to be... Colonel Mustard: Wadsworth, am I right in thinking there's nobody else in this house? - Wadsworth: Um... no. - Colonel Mustard: Then there is someone else in this house? - Wadsworth: Sorry, I said "no" meaning "yes". - Colonel Mustard: "No" meaning "yes"? Look, I want a straight answer, is there someone else, or isn't there, yes, or no? - Wadsworth: No. - Colonel Mustard: No there is, or no there isn't? - Wadsworth: Yes.
When I was at secondary school (1980s), those 'in the know' (i.e. those that had seen the film) routinely used the taking-yourself-hostage gag to exit awkward situations (a bit like Trekkies using "beam me up Scotty) to the general confusion of those not in the know...
In the Campfire Beans scene It was the first time ever a fart was heard in cinemas. They also deliberately turned the volume up, so you could still hear the farts over the laughing of the audience
Great to watch you guys enjoy this classic! Truly one of the best comedies ever. Since you're Madeline Kahn fans (who isn't?), I have to ask if you've seen WHAT'S UP, DOC (1972). My guess would be you're aware of it, but if not, it is hilarious and features one of Madeline Kahn's best performances. It's also her first screen role and she is as brilliant as always!
Speaking of Richard Pryor co-wrote this movie, he was chosen by Mel Brooks to play the sheriff, but studio overruled him by having the actor named Cleavon Little because studio deemed Pryor too controversial that might hurt box office.
To this day I cannot drive through a town with the word rock anywhere in the name without saying “somebody’s gotta go back and get a shit-load of dimes” 🤣
My favourite comedy. It's just so effing good. One of my (many) favourite lines is: Bart: A man drink like that and he don't eat, he is going to DIE. Jim: When?
At this point, I can't decide if hearing you guys laugh after the punchline or seeing you guys trying as for your lives to hold it in until the punchline comes is funnier but I love every moment of it nevertheless :) Also, love the Nightwish hoodie. I still think Tarja Turunen was the best singer they had and well... that has probably garnered me some enemies but so be it :)
You should review Mel Brooks' "High Anxiety." It's his homage to Alfred Hitchcock. Starring all your favorites... Mel, Madeleine, Cloris, and Harvey. Worth checking it out. You won't be disappointed.
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"we wanted to chill tonight". You just had to go outside… ;-)
It put a huge smile on my face when I saw that your were reacting to this film. I already love the two of you so I am sold. I don't know how many times I have seen this movie but it never gets old.
The actor playing Hedley (not Heddy) is the wonderful Harvey Korman. He spent many years on the Carol Burnett show. Some of his skits with Carol and Tim Conway are worth a look.
Another Great Reaction! Yall becoming my favorite Reaction channel. I love the honest and genuine channel. My fav line is " they said u was hung, yeah and they was right" Classic. Reaction to Which Way Is Up. Staring Richard Pryor
@8:37 - It took awhile for me to catch onto that joke, but I'm surprised there was no reaction to the line, "It is my privilege, to extend a Laurel... and Hardy handshake..."
Yeah, I recommended this one, too. Watched it a lot growing up(the edited version, my dad recorded it off the TV, saw the unedited as an adult and it was even better🤣)The whole cast is epic, so quotable, so many epic bits(Wilder and Feldman with their asses out at the dance is hysterical) and Madeline Kahn is so fantastic, it really features her impressive singing voice❤ It should be more well-known than it is...
Things I noticed very recently 1) Anne Bancroft (Mel Brooks' wife) is standing next to John Hillerman (Howard Johnson... whose name and business jokes in of themselves that I missed when I was younger, as I was not familiar with the Howard Johnson's brand). 2) Harriet Johnson (soft spoken school marm with sudden power voice) is played by Carol Arthur (Dom Deluise's wife) 3) Reverend Johnson is the same actor as Mr. Hilltop (the old guy Fredrick Frankenstein knees in the hoohah during his presentation).
Mongo is played by Alex Karras, who was a pro football player. He later played the evil sheriff in Porky's and the dad in the TV show Webster. All his dialogue was written by Richard Pryor, who was brought in to write Bart's dialogue.
One of the biggest myths in Hollywood. The script was written by a team of writers that included Mel Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Alan Uger (another African American that greatly contributed to Bart's lines)
My favorite line is in hedley speech. You men are merely risking your lives whilst I am risking an almost assured nomination for best supporting actor.
I hope y'all get around to Dracula: Dead and Loving It at some point. It's so silly, but still so darn funny, and of course you have the great Leslie Nielson in it.
I love watching reaction videos to this movie and the both of you have the best I have seen so far. The only thing I get disappointed in when I watch reactions to Blazing Saddles is no one shows any of the extended scenes of Mongo vs. Bart. This movie played with my head for years because, growing up, when it was shown on television, they had several extra scenes. Later on, those scenes were dropped and left out of every release until the 30th anniversary edition. Imagine watching those scenes and then never seeing them again for decades. People thought I was confused.
Matt, like you I first saw this move in my youth. I became an instant Madeline Khan fan. Which turned into a fascination for older women, but that's a whole different subject. Fun few min. remembering a classic.
Love this movie and yes it is probably one of the few movies from that era that is just timeless and funny every time you watch it, Mel was a genius not only in writing and producing, but casting, even when it was himself. One of my favorite Gene Wilder movies is The Frisco Kid with Harrison Ford. Way underrated and I couldn't find a single react video to it. Also, while I am sure you've seen it, Haunted Honeymoon is another great Wilder flick. Kudos on the Nightwish swag, big Floor fan! Keep up the good work! Love your reactions! :)
Other than the favorites mentioned and the "Im tired" scene .. my other favorite is ... "Our Fathers came across the prairie, fought Indians, fought drought, fought locusts, fought Dix. Remember when Richard Dix came in here and tried to take over the town?"
Adult hot chocolate (my personal recipe): High-fat milk. Dark chocolate (50-70% cocoa, none of the vomit-taste Hersheys and so many other US manufacturers add). Heat milk, add chocolate, stir until chocolate has melted. Serve with topping of choice (whipped cream, marshmallows, whatever) or as is. Edit: Also, Madeline Kahn is fricking pure gold in this movie. She basically blended Mae West and Marlene Dietrich and *made it work.* Just...amazing. Edit edit: Also, the guy playing "the Dumb And Dumber-looking" guy was in his very first movie role. He tells the story in a very funny anecdote in the documentary they made around the big anniversary a few years ago.
I believe my personal favorite appearance of Madeline Kahn (God tickle her souls) is her breakout role, in Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 send-up of 30's screwball comedies, "What's Up, Doc?". If you really desire a yuk-fest fit to bring down the ceiling, the roof, and all the floors in between, I CAN'T recommend it highly enough. 😁
This movie is such a true gem. I love all the little things, like Baskin Robins, 1 flavor" (instead of the 32) Hitler in the back ground during the pie fight, standing in the back, doing the salute. The town meeting, and everyone has he same last name, but only show their initials. Pugs were in the list of bad guys to round up.
Before I even start watching - *YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!* | 11:30 is one of about 4 lines from movies or TV shows that I can never repeat all the way through without bursting into laughter "Little b*$trd shot me in the ass!"
Fun Fact: the random guy standing looking confused on the sidewalk corner near the end when they run out of the studio and into the street to the chinese theater is actually a random guy who accidentally wandered onto that set and really wasn't meant to be there. Hence why he looks so confused and is awkwardly just standing, but they left it because for one money, but also they just thought it was funny.
