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Released: 1974
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| Cleavon Little stars as the newly hired black
sheriff who teams up with Gene Wilder to foil the
railroad-building scheme of Hedley Lamarr (played by Harvey Korman).
A lot of the humor in this movie is derived from the reaction of
the local townsfolk to the fact that their new sheriff is black.
However, I would say that the most memorable scene from this Mel
Brooks movie is probably the scene in which a bunch of cowboys sit
around a campfire eating beans. As we all know, beans have a
predictable effect on those who eat them, and that fact is played
out in a very detailed manner in this movie. Throughout this
film the infamous "N Word" is used on numerous occasions and makes
me wonder if a film such as this could have been made in today's
politically correct environment. In fairness to the creators
of this film, we have to remember the time in which the story was
supposed to have taken place. Obviously, in the days of the
old west, not long after the end of slavery, we could very safely
assume that the word was in wide usage. If you would still
find that offensive, then I would not recommend that you purchase
the movie. This was one of Mel Brooks' first hits and helped
to pave the way for the many commercially successful films of his
to follow. |
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