Ranked by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of all time, BLAZING SADDLES (1974) was co-written and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree – and AFI Honorary Degree recipient – Mel Brooks, who also appears in a dual role. Of the film’s placement on AFI’s list – at #6 – Brooks has said, “I am so angry at the AFI! BLAZING SADDLES should be number one! And then there should be 50 spaces before the next one gets into the running!”
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