Los Angeles, CA -- Organizers are spilling the beans about the release party for the 30th anniversary DVD of the cowboy comedy "Blazing Saddles."

Paying homage to the Mel Brooks movie's infamous bean-eating scene, the party at Los Angeles' Saddle Ranch Chop House will feature "The World's Largest Bowl of Baked Beans" -- a 10-foot-diameter, 3-foot-deep crock filled with 475 gallons of gooey beans.

During the event, volunteers will be asked to dive into the big bowl of beans to retrieve DVD boxes which contain prizes ranging from "Blazing Saddles" memorabilia to a pass for a one-week vacation at a Texas dude ranch.

The bean bounty begins at 9 a.m. PDT on June 29.

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