AFI Elevates 'Blazing Saddles' to No. 1 as Mel Brooks Turns 100
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Updated · American Film Institute · Jun 28
AFI Elevates 'Blazing Saddles' to No. 1 as Mel Brooks Turns 100
3 articles · Updated · American Film Institute · Jun 28
Summary
AFI moved 1974's "Blazing Saddles" from No. 6 to No. 1 on its "100 Laughs" ranking, declaring it the funniest film of all time on Mel Brooks' 100th birthday.
The institute called the shift an honorary reordering tied to Brooks' centennial and his long-running complaint that the film outranked too low behind 1959's "Some Like It Hot."