A Look Behind The Scenes Of Blazing Saddles - Including The Infamous Line That Was Not Meant To Be Said

1974 brought one of the funniest films ever made by Warner Brothers. It hit the silver screen and made huge waves, and is still hugely popular to this day, decades after its release. However, critical reactions were mixed when the movie was initially released. Considering the massive fuss that was caused concerning this groundbreaking and record making film, it is no surprise many wanted to know what really went on behind the scenes. Here are little-known facts about Blazing Saddles - the film that is considered a Western-spoof masterpiece to this very day. These facts are guaranteed to change your entire perspective when watching the film the next time around.

Movie premieres are known to be glamorous and saturated with the most expensive tailored suits and A-listers popping out of fancy rides.

Film fanatics will remember the following scene very well: the brutish Mongo parked his horse in a no parking zone, and then was confronted by a fellow horse rider. Mongo then calmly walked over and clobbered the horse, and by doing so, he knocked them both to the ground.

Despite how hilarious Mongo's knockout punch scene was considered, some viewers saw it as inappropriate. Animal rights activists were enraged with the treatment of the horse, despite the fact that in reality, no horses were injured. Still, it was argued that a lesser violent scene could have been made, which would not have made others get any ideas as was suggested in the film.

In the first round of shooting, the Waco Kid was played by Gig Young. One of the early scenes shot was when the Waco Kid hung from his bunk, intoxicated, and berates Bart. Upon viewing the scenes, you might think that Young is an amazing actor for acting drunk so accurately.

For a comedy movie that involved cowboys' flatulence, some of the actors took their roles very seriously. One of those was Slim Pickens, who wanted to truly be Taggart, the bully gang head who worked tirelessly to terrorize the Rock Ridge citizens from their town.

Believe it or not, Sheriff Bart was not a popular figure. Amazingly, in order to be let free by the townspeople, he held a gun to his head. Originally, Brooks got this idea from something that happened during his childhood.

Warner Brothers believed that Brooks was capable of recapturing the magic he produced in the movie The Producers. However, upon early viewings, the movie was poorly received and executives from the studios were worried how not funny they found the movie.