Madeline Kahn

‘Blazing Saddles’ (1974) sends up Westerns before running out of gas

Director/co-writer Mel Brooks starts his run of original genre spoofs in fiery fashion with “Blazing Saddles,” the first of a one-two punch in 1974 with

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‘High Anxiety’ (1977) a Hitchcock celebration with some chuckles

Neither the height of parody nor the depths of a phoned-in throwaway, “High Anxiety” (1977) is likable comedy from a writer-director-star, Mel Brooks, who clearly

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