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Also Read: 'Gone With the Wind' Back on HBO Max With Disclaimer Film Ignores 'Horrors of Slavery'“The film’s real, and much more enlightening perspective is from its two main characters,” Stewart says of the leads played by Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder.

Mel Brooks film kicks off not with its opening sequence, but rather an introduction by University of Chicago professor and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart.The intro, in which the “Silent Sunday Nights” host provides social context to the 1974 Cleavon Little-Gene Wilder comedy, is similar to the disclaimer in front of “Gone with the Wind.”“This movie is an overt and audacious spoof on classic Westerns,” Stewart says in the newly added intro.

HBO Max has added an informative introduction to the spoof Western classic Blazing Saddles on its streaming service.In a similar move to its other Turner Classic Movies (TCM) title Gone With The Wind, HBO’s new streaming platform has now included a presentation to explain the social context of Mel Brooks’ 1974 movie in order to warn and educate viewers of its outdated ideas.The spoof Western, which stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, contains “racist language and attitudes”, says TCM host

Blazing Saddles is currently streaming on HBO Max, along with a new introduction that automatically plays before the Mel Brooks classic begins. It is unclear exactly when the intro was added to the 1974 comedy classic starring the lateCleavon Little and the late Gene Wilder, but it was sometime after the film premiered on the streaming service in July.

Elon Musk is in the midst of selling numerous properties after he announced his plan earlier this month to rid himself of material possessions. Among those on the market is the home of the late Gene Wilder, but there is a stipulation for the would-be buyer, whichthe billionaireengineer andphilanthropist discussed Thursday while a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.

ABC is teaming up with comedy legend Mel Brooks for its next live musical, Young Frankenstein Live! The network announced the news at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Wednesday. The musical event is set to air this fall, with Brooks on board as a producer.