Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
- governor
- saloon
- gun
- parody
- marching band
- breaking the fourth wall
- spoof
- racism
- railroad
- interrupted hanging
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Madeline Kahn — Lili Von Shtupp
- Mel Brooks — Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
- Burton Gilliam — Lyle
- Alex Karras — Mongo
- David Huddleston — Olson Johnson
- Liam Dunn — Rev. Johnson
- John Hillerman — Howard Johnson
- George Furth — Van Johnson
- Jack Starrett — Gabby Johnson
- Carol Arthur — Harriett Johnson
- Richard Collier — Dr. Sam Johnson
- Directed
- Mel Brooks
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 2,146 ratings
- Studio
- Crossbow Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
