Blazing Saddles (1974) - Mel Brooks and his writer’s were sitting across the table from John Wayne one day at lunch on the production lot. The Duke said he had heard about their new western, the one where they say things like, “blow it out your ass”. Mel Brooks replied, “Yes and we’d like you to be in it.” John Wayne replied, “Naw, I can’t do a picture like that, but I’ll be first in line to see it!”