48. Blazing Saddles (1974)
This was the ultimate western parody and just one of Mel Brooks’ masterpieces. It’s about a town where everyone seems to be named Johnson and includes all the stereotypical characters that Westerns seem to have.
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Fun fact: Mel Brooks never told composer Frankie Laine that the theme song “Blazing Saddles” was for a comedy. Laine thought it was a real dramatic western film. But Brooks was worried that he wouldn’t sing it with sincerity if he knew the truth. We can call it a little white lie.