Corrected entry: Mel Brooks originally wanted Gene Wilder to play Hedley Lamarr. Wilder felt he wasn't right for the part, and asked to play the Waco Kid.
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12th Feb 2012
Blazing Saddles (1974)
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Correction: Wilder was hired after the movie started shooting because Gig Young, who was to play the Waco Kid, began foaming at the mouth during the jail cell scene due to extreme DTs. He went to the hospital and Wilder jumped into the part.