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Blazing Saddles?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Mooninite, Apr 14, 2007.

  1. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    Oh, baby, you are so good! And they are so dumb!
     
  2. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.
     
  3. Chef

    Chef Active Member

    Let's say we remake Blazing Saddles; assuming (and it's a big assuming) you get the actors you want to play the roles, who do you get?
     
  4. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Dave Chappelle in Cleavon Little's role. That's a natural, in my opinion.

    I'll have to give the others some thought.
     
  5. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    How about Navin R. Johnson in The Jerk: "I was born a poor black child."

    All in the Family wouldn't make it. The Jeffersons might not.
     
  6. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Can we have more beans, Mr. Taggart?
     
  7. ballscribe

    ballscribe Active Member

    Ah think you've had enough!

    They'd probably cast Will Farrell as the Waco Kid.
     
  8. PhilaYank36

    PhilaYank36 Guest

    Chappelle would run amok as Sheriff Bart, but I think the character of the Waco Kid is a little too subdued for Farrell's tastes. I think the tougher roles to fill would be Taggart and Hedley Lamar. I conclude by leaving you simpltons with this bit of knowledge:

    Mongo only pawn... in game of life. ;D
     
  9. Jesus_Muscatel

    Jesus_Muscatel Well-Known Member

    Steve McMichael as Mongo.

    It was, after all, his nickname during his playin' days with the rollickin' Bears of the '80s.

    "Mongo like candy!"
     
  10. You do this for Randolph Scott.

    BTW, my son, who's in college, and I had exactly the same conversation about the original "The Producers" -- and, before anyone says anything, the Broadway version was considerably defanged.
     
  11. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    RANDOLPH SCOTT!!!!!!
     
  12. boots

    boots New Member

    Excuse me while I whip this out!
    Blazing Saddles was a look at our society only peoople couldn't see that. Some thought it was a take on the wild west but it wasn't.some The scenes and the stereotypes were too real. Could the movie be made today and still be a hit, yes.
     
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