‘Blazing Saddles’ trailer title, 1974

This Friday, February 7th is the 40th Anniversary of the release of Mel Brook’s classic comedy Western, Blazing Saddles. To celebrate the occasion, we have the original theatrical trailer on display for you below.

Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart.

Blazing Saddles stars Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart and Gene Wilder as Jim (also known as “The Waco Kid”). Co-stars include Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickins, Alex Karras and Dom DeLuise.

Gene Wilder as Jim aka ‘The Waco Kid.’

I saw the film when it originally released and loved it. I would have been 7-years-old at the time. No wonder I turned out as demented as I have. Incredibly, Brooks released another comedy classic, Young Frankenstein, a scant 10 months later. Talk about being on a roll.

Blazing Saddles Wiki, IMDb
Blazing Saddles review at Every70sMovie

Previously on Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ (1975)