Blazing Saddles

In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

Wisconsin connection: Gene Wilder plays Jim the Waco Kid and is a native of Milwaukee, Wis.

Release on February 7, 1974. Running time, 1 hour, 33 minutes.

Screenings at 2 and 6 p.m.

If you go: This performance is rated R, and tickets are $6.57, plus fees and tax.