The Franchise That Never Was
In addition to writing the Blazing Saddles screenplay, Brooks was creating a television show called Your Show of Shows. During his visit to New York, he was motivated by a Richard Pryor performance at the Vanguard nightclub. Upon getting along well with the comedian, Brooks made Pryor an offer for a role. Its popularity was greatly aided by Pryor, and the rest is history. Mongo wrote the most of the dialogue on his own.
The Franchise That Never Was
Music Musical Chairs
When it comes to thinking creatively and unconventionally, Brooks has always been a genius. This definitely applicable when he wished to employ front music rather than background music, which was more frequently used. Count Basie was one of the top band leaders he could find as a result. For the song “April in Paris” to be played in the movie, he used Count Basie and his band. Amazingly, Brooks also wrote the film’s theme song, which was eventually performed by Frankie Laine.
Music Musical Chairs
