If you could remake Blazing Saddles.....who would play the parts?

Bart: Chris Rock
Jim (The Waco Kid): Sean Penn
Hedley Lamarr: John Travolta
Taggart: Jeff Bridges
Lyle: David Spade
Gov. Wm. J. LePetomane: Adam Sandler
Lilli Von Schtupp: Jessica Simpson
Mongo: Brad Garrett
Gabby Johnson: Mel Brooks
Olson Johnson: Dan Aykroyd
Harriett Johnson: Rosie O'Donnell
Howard Johnson: Kevin Spacey
Rev. Johnson: Bill Murray

 

Sorry,.. but Billy Bob must be in every bad remake of every comedy movie. It's a law or something

 

According to Brooks, Pryor wrote all the Mongo stuff.

 

From what I understand, Pryor wasn't cast because the studio was afraid of Pryor's reputation. It had nothing to do with his perceived inability to carry the film.

 

Why would anybody want to remake and tamper with one of the funniest movies of all time?

You could not come close to matching the original....ever!

 

For starters, nobody could ever top Harvey Korman's performance as Hedley Lamarr. It's an absolute travesty that he wasn't at least nominated for an Oscar as best supporting actor.

 

I'm still waiting for History of the World Part II - Jews in Space, Hitler on Ice...c'mon Mel get cracking...

 

Would Pryor and Wilder have had the same chemistry they showed when teamed in later films? Would those later films have been better had they been paired earlier? Oh, the possibilities ...

 

Cleavon Little (Black Bart)> Chris Rock

Gene Wilder (Jim)> Steve Buschemi

Harvey Korman (Hedley Lamarr)> Will Farrell

Madeline Kahn
(Lili Von Shtupp)> Sarah Silverman

Mel Brooks (Governor William J. Lepotomane)>
Irreplaceable

Alex Karras (Mongo)> Tony Siragusa

 

I like those. And I'll humbly suggest Larry David for the part of the Gov ... though no one would ever hire him, because he's a pain in the ass to work with.

 

The script is not dominated with Pryor material, but a good deal of his stuff still made the cut.