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Blazing Saddles

1974 · 93 min · Director: Mel Brooks ★ IMDb 7.7 · 167,097 ratings

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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 Lamarr 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.

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Blazing Saddles (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Joy
20%Smile
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Smile20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Smile. Genres: Comedy, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 76/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Surprise
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Surprise
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSurpriseTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor58 %57 %28 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor61 %59 %29 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor63 %57 %25 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor64 %56 %23 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor63 %59 %20 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Humor61 %60 %23 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor63 %59 %28 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor61 %57 %26 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor63 %59 %28 %23 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor65 %60 %29 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Humor65 %63 %25 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor65 %65 %20 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor61 %61 %18 %11 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Humor57 %56 %19 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Humor61 %57 %23 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Humor64 %59 %23 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Humor64 %59 %24 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Humor69 %65 %35 %44 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Humor71 %70 %40 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Humor68 %68 %35 %28 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

CL
Cleavon Little

Madeline Kahn

Lili Von Shtupp

BG
Burton Gilliam

JH
John Hillerman

Howard Johnson

GF
George Furth

Van Johnson

JS
Jack Starrett

Gabby Johnson

CA
Carol Arthur

Harriett Johnson

RC
Richard Collier

Dr. Sam Johnson

CM
Charles McGregor

Charlie

RH
Robyn Hilton

Miss Stein

DM
Don Megowan

Gum Chewer

Dom DeLuise

Buddy Bizarre

CB
Count Basie

Count Basie

Details

Directed by
Mel Brooks
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 167,097 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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