Blazing Saddles Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

10 of the most interesting Blazing Saddles easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Blazing Saddles movie message.

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Blazing Saddles poster
Blazing Saddles poster
Blazing Saddles Plot

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Genre Comedy, Western
Director Mel Brooks
Stars Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
IMDB score 7.7

Blazing Saddles Movie Trivia

1 - When Mongo rides into town on his bull it has YES and NO on his backside. This is because back then tractor-trailers had one on each side to indicate the safe side to pass on (left) and the joke was that Mongo was as big as truck.

When Mongo rides into town on his bull it has YES and NO on his backside. This is because back then tractor-trailers had one on each side to indicate the safe side to pass on (left) and the joke was that Mongo was as big as truck.

Mel Brooks hired Frankie Laine- a singer who had performed many themes to Western movies like 3:10 to Yuma (1957)- to sing the theme for the movie. However, Laine had no idea Blazing Saddles was a comedy and thought it was a drama. He sang the song seriously.

1 - The "Indian Chief" is actually Mel Brooks and he is speaking Yiddish.

The "Indian Chief" is actually Mel Brooks and he is speaking Yiddish.

Blazing Saddles movie hidden details

1 - ; when Lyle and the rest of Taggart's men are singing "Camptown Ladies", there is no sound is coming out of the banjo even though there is a person playing the banjo.

; when Lyle and the rest of Taggart's men are singing "Camptown Ladies", there is no sound is coming out of the banjo even though there is a person playing the banjo.

One of the characters reacts to Mongo (Alex Karras) arriving to town by saying "Mongo! Santa Maria!" This is a reference to Jazz musician Mongo Santamaria, famous in the 1950's and 60's.

Immediately before the German singer Lili von Shtupp goes on stage to sing, she is singing a small warmup piece which follows the tune of "Springtime for Hitler" from The Producers (1967). Both movies were directed by Mel Brooks.

1 - When Mel Brooks' Native American chief character encounters Sheriff Bart's family, he says "Shvartses!" the Yiddish word for "blacks." Brooks later uses the etymologically similar German word "scwartz" to describe the dark force-like power in his film Space Balls.

When Mel Brooks' Native American chief character encounters Sheriff Bart's family, he says "Shvartses!" the Yiddish word for "blacks." Brooks later uses the etymologically similar German word "scwartz" to describe the dark force-like power in his film Space Balls.

1 - Jim (Gene Wilder) mentions to Bart (Cleavon Little) that a note was addressed to "The deputy spade". "Spade" was a derogatory term used towards black people in the time the movie was set

Jim (Gene Wilder) mentions to Bart (Cleavon Little) that a note was addressed to "The deputy spade". "Spade" was a derogatory term used towards black people in the time the movie was set

1 - Lili von Shtupp (Madeleine Kahn) makes a small joke about Premature Ejaculation when she says "They're always coming and going and going and coming, and always too soon."

Lili von Shtupp (Madeleine Kahn) makes a small joke about Premature Ejaculation when she says "They're always coming and going and going and coming, and always too soon."

1 - (1974), during the chess scene, you can see that Bart is using the black chess pieces, obviously referring to his skin.

(1974), during the chess scene, you can see that Bart is using the black chess pieces, obviously referring to his skin.

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