Movie · Comedy · Western

Irreverent spoof about a black sheriff hired by a crooked speculator to drive citizens out of an all-white town which lies in the path of a railroad. The townspeople turn on the inexperienced sheriff, and he is forced to turn to a convict, once the fastest gun in the West, for help.

1974 · 1h 33m
Director Mel Brooks

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Irreverent spoof about a black sheriff hired by a crooked speculator to drive citizens out of an all-white town which lies in the path of a railroad. The townspeople turn on the inexperienced sheriff, and he is forced to turn to a convict, once the fastest gun in the West, for help.

COMMON SENSE

Zany Western spoof takes on racism with "N" word, innuendo.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8.4
Reviews 75
Fresh 67
Rotten 8

Information

Studio
WARNER BROS.
Released
1974
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
R
Content Advisories
Violence, Language, Suggestive Dialogue
Region of Origin
United States
© 1974 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.