No. 7: Blazing Saddles
Fart scenes are the least of it
December 08, 2011
1974, dir. Mel Brooks. “Nein, nein. Zeist est meshuggah.” Thus spoke the Indians in Mel Brooks’ iconic western comedy. Naturally, the Indians speak in Yiddish.
Liel Leibovitz is editor-at-large for Tablet Magazine and a host of its weekly culture podcast Unorthodox and daily Talmud podcast Take One. He is the editor of Zionism: The Tablet Guide.
