r/Westerns 1d ago

Tonight's Movie. Thanks to TCM

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u/diabeetus76 1d ago

Mongo only pawn in game of life.

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u/imadork1970 21h ago

someone's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes

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u/jmason03 18h ago

That’s my cue to turn the movie off

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u/Windup-1014 1d ago

Gabby Johnson: I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin’ bushwackin’, hornswagglin’ cracker croaker is gonna rouin me bishen cutter.

Olson Johnson: I’m particularly glad that these lovely children were here today to hear that speech. Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.

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u/minder125 1d ago

I love the fact when I saw The Big Lebowski when it first came out. And the other Jeffrey Lebowski showed up. I was like Olson Johnson was right.

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u/RanchHere 1d ago

Reverend Johnson was right about Olson Johnson being right.

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u/Awkward_Squad 7h ago

I just love the English language, don’t you?

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u/nightrider2072 1d ago

Hahaha damn I love this movie. The sheriff is near….

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u/bujuzu 21h ago

Curious if tcm censors out some of the colorful language or lets it fly?

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u/minder125 21h ago

It was all there

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u/RRLSonglian 1d ago

How did he do such impressive stunts, with such little feet?!?!

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u/minder125 16h ago

That was a joke which made my father cry with laughter.

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u/RRLSonglian 16h ago

Awesome. One of countless many.

“Little bastard shot me in the ass.”

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u/Cuhuldra 1d ago

I wonder if it would have been better with Richard Pryor. I love Richard but I think he was too animated for this character anyways. The cool cat swagger that Cleavon Little brought to Sheriff Bart was what made so many scenes IMO.

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u/minder125 1d ago

Richard actually suggested Cleavon. After the studio said no to Richard due to his drug use.

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u/Cuhuldra 1d ago edited 1d ago

I know. It was more than his Drug use though. He was the Andrew Dice Clay of the 70's to a point. No one could fully control what may come out of his mouth. Yes some of that was from the Drugs but it was Pryor's Brash style as well.

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u/Wonderful_Hamster933 1d ago

He roooooode a blazing saddle. He wore a shinning star. His jooooob to offer battle, to bad men near and far.

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u/minder125 1d ago

Oh I sang along to the theme. Much to my wife's chagrin. She took that moment to go read.

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u/Acee97 1d ago

What in the wide wide world of sports is a-goin’ on here?

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u/minder125 16h ago

I'd repeat the second part. But I know better.

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u/sh3p23 23h ago

Oh it’s twoo it’s twoo

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u/Gold-Quit3424 23h ago

Definitely still as funny 50 years after it was made.

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u/ZacharyTF 1d ago

You would do it for Randolph Scott.

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u/Top-Sleep-4669 1d ago

Does anybody gotta dime?

….

Someone’s gonna have to go back and get a shit load of dimes.

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u/UltramegaOKla 1d ago

Absolute classic.

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u/TioLucho91 20h ago

Watching Mel Brooks while being high is only natural

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u/napa9fan 14h ago

"Where the white women at!?"

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u/DerpyDerpKenobi 7h ago

Give the Governor a harrumph!

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u/Delicious_Stomach_70 1d ago

I showed this movie to my 20 something daughters, they still talk about it, maybe not in the ways I’d hoped, but I ADORE this film.

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u/minder125 16h ago

No way would I watch this with the kids today. Just my dogs and cat.

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u/JohnWa54 1d ago

Watched this as a 7 yr old at the drive in with the folks. Still one of the funniest movies ever. Honestly understand it more now than my 7 year old self.

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u/TonyT074 1d ago

“What did he say??”

“He said the sheriff is near!!”

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u/Cuhuldra 1d ago

Man, They said you was hung. And They was right!

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u/No_Move7872 11h ago

I have this on bluray. One of my favorite Westerns.

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u/Weary_Nectarine5117 9h ago

That was close, purr near lost a perfectly good 400 dollar hand cart.

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u/Vegetable-Pay2709 1d ago

😆 Hahaha!

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u/Bcwell1981 1d ago

No Irish

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u/Cuhuldra 1d ago

I bring this line up to people and so many never even got the joke.

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u/godspilla98 10h ago

Ho Noo it’s Mongo Santa Maria

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u/Ski99y 7h ago

Telle Gram for Mongo!

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u/OkAioli4409 3h ago

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u/secondphase 3h ago

Mongo like candy!

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u/CmdrYondu 7h ago

The best western!!

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u/MotorBobcat 10h ago

Well let's play chess.

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u/BadTiger85 5h ago

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u/minder125 5h ago

I always get the warped ones.

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u/NinoDeFe 5h ago

The version I remember as a kid was much longer than the one they play now. There were like 3 different scenes of him defeating Mongo and the German Lady.

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u/minder125 5h ago

That's the TV cut. It also has the Governor showing up before they blow up the town.

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u/Vegetable_Win_8123 3h ago

When Bart rides up and the “Welcome Sheriff” banner goes up like a window shade… Priceless. And he walks up and pulls it back down 😅

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u/GuitarSingle4416 1d ago

Watching a cut for TV version of Blazing Saddles, is like eating a Swanson's Dinner and expecting real meat.

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u/minder125 1d ago

TCM is Turner Classic Movies. It's not edited. It's in all its R rated glory.

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u/ResponsibleBank1387 1d ago

Have to watch unedited. 

Rustlers Rhapsody is another irreverent western. 

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u/minder125 1d ago

I've only seen the TV cut when it aired on TV when I was like 12. Always unedited.

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u/GuitarSingle4416 1d ago

I am trying to recall , having watched quite a bit of TCM. I will stand corrected. Is this a first run for "Saddles there ?" I will submit that if any movie should never be edited is " Blazing Saddles". Harrumph!

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u/minder125 1d ago

It's been on before. I was scrolling through the app. And was like I know what I'm watching.

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u/realsalmineo 12h ago

I had never seen it before. I remember friends watching it when it was released when I was a kid and saying how funny it was. I loved Young Frankenstein, and always liked Harvey Korman on Carol Burnett, so I figured this was on par. I finally watched it about three weeks ago.

It was not very funny at all, and verged on boring. There were a few moments, but it wasn’t all that. I won’t be watching it again.

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u/Awkward_Squad 7h ago

Goodbye and thank you for your time.

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u/CultureContact60093 5h ago

Authentic frontier gibberish

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u/No_Move7872 11h ago

Hot take