Made a few bad career moves in the 70's
Was offered Dirty Harry before Clint Eastwood , and turned down a part in Blazing Saddles.
Have a feeling The Duke came to regret them decisions.
Dirty Harry maybe, but I doubt he regretted Blazing Saddles.
shareIt's hard for me to even imagine Wayne in Blazing Saddles. Was he supposed to be Taggart? Because if so, it's safe to say Slim Pickens meshed far better with Mel Brooks' zaniness.
And yeah this was a guy who thought High Noon was unpatriotic and a sorry excuse for a Western. I seriously doubt he had a high opinion of a ribald comedy aimed at young adult audiences that lampooned the genre.
He regretted missing out on Dirty Harry so much that he made McQ and Brannigan in 1974 and 1975, which were both heavily inspired by Dirty Harry's "tough cop who doesn't play by the rules" image.
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