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by jjulius 222 days ago
It's HEDLEY!
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doitLP 222 days ago
Quote is from Blazing Saddles.

1:28

https://youtu.be/g2Bp8SqYrnE

He says it many times in the film.

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yodon 222 days ago
The name "Hedley Lamarr" was, obviously, a play on Hedy Lamarr, who sued the filmmakers for using her name.
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satori99 222 days ago
Mel Brooks did not even try to defend against this. He is a huge admirer of her. He thought it was appropriate to pay her and apologise for any offence she may have taken from the gag. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQef9PqjKbG/
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meisel 222 days ago
No it’s not? Her Wikipedia page says “Hedy”
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khazhoux 222 days ago
It's a reference to a famous Mel Brooks cowboy comedy (Unforgiven, 1992)
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rsingel 222 days ago
Which itself was a sequel to Brooks's first and underappreciated Western, The Wild Bunch (1969)
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doitLP 222 days ago
It’s a quote from a running joke in the film Blazing Saddles
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