Matthew in the Bible.The message sets the film""s moral tone and forecasts its eventual outcome:...for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.Matthew: 26-52In the short opening scene of the film seen in long-shot, a car drives into a gas station.After Luz""s tragic death and an inheritance, Rink was instantly made a tycoon millionaire when he struck oil on his own small piece of land (Little Reata).Plot SynopsisThe absurd, tactless film opens, under the credits, with the Oscar-nominated title songBlazing Saddles(accompanied by cracking whips) sung by Frankie Laine, parodying and satirizing his own classic western tune - "Mule Train":CHORUS:He rode a blazing saddleHe wore a shining starHis job to offer battleTo bad men near and farHe conquered fear and he conquered hateHe turned our night into dayHe made his blazing saddleA torch to light the wayWhen outlaws rule the WestAnd fear fills the landA cry went up for a man with gutsTo take the West in handThey needed a man who was brave and trueWith justice for all as his aimThen out of the sun rode a man with a gunAnd Bart was his name, yes Bart was his nameThe film opens in the West of 1874 [100 years before he film was made] with the memorable scene of a black and coolie rail gang laying down track in the heat.Mitch""s old man is my dad""s boyhood pal -- his idol, I guess.A small rancher -- kind of a legend in our country.A great hunter, sort of a throwback to Daniel Boone.I used to wish he was my father...Dad""s a big man -- so big that he and I know I can""t fit his shoes, or even come close to him...When I was kicked out of college, I guess Dad gave up hoping Mitch""s qualities might rub off on me.According to Kyle, only Mitch could fulfill his magnate father""s aspirations for a son.He honestly told Lucy about his own personal failings as the number one troublemaker and black sheep of the family - he had a reputation for being a misbehaving, ne""er-do-well playboy, and carried on the tradition of his uncle Joe Hadley who "lived hard and he died hard":It""s easy to talk like this when you""re 6,000 feet above the big poker table.