7.9/10
John Hillerman , Mel Brooks , Alex Karras , Jack Starrett , Slim Pickens , Liam Dunn , David Huddleston , Count Basie , Carol DeLuise , Gene Wilder , George Furth , Harvey Korman , Madeline Kahn , Don Megowan , Charles McGregor , Richard Collier , Dom DeLuise , Cleavon Little
Norman Steinberg , Andrew Bergman , Richard Pryor , Alan Uger
English [Original]
English , Norwegian , Swedish , Danish , Finnish
Comedy, Western
1974
1h32m
May include adult themes, adult activity, strong language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-orientated nudity, drug abuse or other elements
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.