A Shepherdstown Film Society Selection

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Directed by Mel Brooks

2026 marks Mel Brooks' 100th birthday — join us for this screening of one of his milestone films.

Blazing Saddles is one of the boldest and most enduring comedies ever made — a gleefully anarchic send-up of the American Western that uses the genre to skewer racism, corruption, and small-town ignorance with devastating wit. When a corrupt political boss schemes to drive out a frontier town by appointing the first Black sheriff in the West, his plan backfires spectacularly.

Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, with Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman in inspired supporting turns, the film is as sharp and as raucously funny today as it was fifty years ago. Written with Richard Pryor.

Age Rating: R

Runtime: 93 minutes

Post-film discussion: Facilitated discussion follows the film for those who wish to stay.

Thank you for paying what you can for your tickets to support the Film Society at the Shepherdstown Opera House.

General admission ("pay what you can")

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is a cozy vaudeville-style theater — advance reservations encouraged. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, beer & wine available for purchase (no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.