Blazing Saddles (1974)

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In Mel Brooks’ satirical take on Westerns, a crafty railroad worker becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population. Starring Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, and Madeline Kahn. Rated R. General admission $5. Temple Theatre, Downtown Saginaw. Starts at 3 PM.