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Synopsis: The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar (Harvey Korman), a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor (Mel Brooks). Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff (Cleavon Little) in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople.
Genre: Comedy, Western
Director(s): Mel Brooks
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1974
93 min
15,281 Views


I've got a special.

When can you work him in?

I couldn't possibly fit him in

until Monday, sir. I'm booked solid.

Monday. Splendid.

Thank you, sir.

And don't you worry.

We'll make Rock Ridge

think it's a chicken...

...that got caught in a tractor's nuts!

It's all right, Taggart. Just a man

and a horse being hung out there.

"There was a peaceful town

called Rock Ridge,

"... where people lived in harmony.

"They never had no kind of trouble.

"There was no hint of misery.

"The town saloon was always lively...

"... but never nasty or obscene.

"Behind the bar stood Anal Johnson.

"He always kept things nice and clean!

"And all at once the trouble started.

"A pack of murderers and thieves...

"... like swarms of locusts

they descended...

"... their aim to make

the townsfolk flee. "

Well, that's the end of this suit!

Have you ever seen such cruelty?

"Now is a time of great decision.

"Are we to stay or up and quit?

"There's no avoiding this conclusion.

"Our town is turning into sh*t!"

Well, I don't have to tell you

good folks...

...what has been happening

here in our beloved town.

Sheriff murdered, crops burned...

...stores looted, people stampeded...

...and cattle raped!

Now the time has come to act.

And act fast!

I'm leaving.

You get back here, you old

pious, candy-ass sidewinder!

There ain't no way that nobody

is going to leave this town!

Hell, I was born here

and I was raised here...

...and goddamn it,

I'm going to die here!

And no sidewinder,

bushwhacking, hornswoggling...

...cracker croaker, is going

to ruin my biscuit-cutter!

Now who can argue with that?

I think we're all indebted

to Gabby Johnson...

...for clearly stating

what needed to be said.

I'm particularly glad that

these lovely children...

...were here today to hear that speech.

Not only was it authentic

frontier gibberish...

...it expressed a courage

little seen in this day and age!

What are we made of?

Our fathers came across the prairie...

...fought Indians, fought drought,

fought locusts, fought Dix!

Remember when Richard Dix came in here

and tried to take over this town?

Well, we didn't give up then...

...and by gum, we're not

going to give up now!

Olson Johnson is right!

What kind of people are we, anyhow?

I say we stay and fight it out!

Dr. Samuel Johnson is right about

Olson Johnson's being right.

And I'm not giving up

my ice cream parlor...

...that I built with these two hands

for nothing or nobody!

Howard Johnson is right!

Well, if we're going to stay, and

I think it's a big mistake...

...we're going to need a new sheriff.

Now, who is it going to be?

Why don't we wire the governor

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Mel brooks

Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, composer and songwriter. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. more…

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