Blazing Saddles
Taste attributes: comedywesternunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotionally undemandingsocial commentary
"Never give a saga an even break!"
Boxlist takeSimple and heightened: a light western, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lemar sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Crossbow Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
