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==Parodies and other uses== |
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This dialogue is also used in the Hindi movie ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007). It is spoken by the main character Om, played by [[Shah Rukh Khan]], at a critical juncture. It is also used in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' as a humoristic element when the dead walk the earth. |
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The line was also parodied in the 1985 film ''[[Clue_%28film%29|Clue]]''. Miss Scarlet apologizes to Wadsworth for trying to shoot him, and he replies "Frankly, [[Miss Scarlet|Scarlet]], I don't give a damn." |
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The line was used in the 1993 film ''[[Poetic Justice]],'' starring [[Tupac Shakur]] said to [[Janet Jackson]], "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a fuck." |
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In ''[[The Meaning of Liff]]'', [[Douglas Adams]] and [[John Lloyd]] humourously maintained that the original line was "Frankly, my dear, I don't give an [[Epworth, Lincolnshire|epworth]]" but that it had been changed on the grounds that this would not be understood in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. |
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In episode AABF16, "[[The Old Man and The "C" Student]]", of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the residents of the Springfield Retirement Castle are watching the final scene of ''Gone With the Wind''. The line begins as normal; "Frankly, my dear," and a voice-over finishes the phrase with, "I love you, let's remarry." The credits state: "Edited for seniors." |
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It also appear as part of the "Mamushka" song lyrics, in the first Addam´s Family movie (1991), sung by Raul Julia as Gomez Addams and Chritopher Lloyd as Fester Addams. |
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In episode 11, season 3 of That '70s Show it was used by Fez. The line was "Frankly my dear, I don't give a rat's ass." |
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In an episode of [[I'm Alan Partridge]], after a discussion with a caller to his radio show in which they discuss who is the best out of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Lord of the Dance]]'' or ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', Alan says "[[Michael Flatley|Flatley]] my dear, I don't [[Riverdance]]". |
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*It is used in The Isley Brother's song Busted. Mr. Biggs' significant other sings at the end of the song, "Tell me, where am I supposed to go from here?" to which Mr. Biggs (Ron Isley) sings back, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:31, 20 June 2008
| Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give A Damn | |
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| Character | Rhett Butler |
| Actor | Clark Gable |
| First used in | Gone with the Wind |
| Also used in | Corpse Bride; "Windy City Heat" |
| Voted #1 in AFI's 100 Movie Quotes poll | |
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." is a line from the 1939 film Gone with the Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.
It was spoken by Gable, as Rhett Butler, in his last words to Scarlett O'Hara. It occurs at the end of the film when Scarlett asks Rhett, "Where shall I go? What shall I do?" if he leaves her. The line is memorable not only because it contains a swear word (which was generally not allowed in films of that time period), but because it demonstrates that Rhett has finally given up on Scarlett and no longer cares what happens to her.
This quotation was voted the number one movie line of all time by the American Film Institute 2005.[1]
In the novel Gone with the Wind, Rhett does not say "Frankly", but simply "My dear, I don't give a damn". The context is also different; he is speaking quietly to Scarlett in a room, not storming dramatically out of the house.
Production Code conflict
Prior to the film's release, censors objected to the use of the word "damn" in the film, a word that had been prohibited by the 1930 Motion Picture Association's Production Code that began to be enforced in July 1934. However, before 1930 the word "damn" had been relatively common in films.[2] Although legend persists that the Hays Office fined producer David O. Selznick $5,000 for using the word "damn," in fact the MPA board passed an amendment to the Production Code on November 1, 1939, a month and a half before the film's release, that forbade use of the words "hell" or "damn" except when their use "shall be essential and required for portrayal, in proper historical context, of any scene or dialogue based upon historical fact or folklore … or a quotation from a literary work, provided that no such use shall be permitted which is intrinsically objectionable or offends good taste." With that amendment, the Production Code Administration had no further objection to Rhett's closing line.[3][4]
Parodies and other uses
This dialogue is also used in the Hindi movie Om Shanti Om (2007). It is spoken by the main character Om, played by Shah Rukh Khan, at a critical juncture. It is also used in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride as a humoristic element when the dead walk the earth.
The line was also parodied in the 1985 film Clue. Miss Scarlet apologizes to Wadsworth for trying to shoot him, and he replies "Frankly, Scarlet, I don't give a damn."
The line was used in the 1993 film Poetic Justice, starring Tupac Shakur said to Janet Jackson, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a fuck."
In The Meaning of Liff, Douglas Adams and John Lloyd humourously maintained that the original line was "Frankly, my dear, I don't give an epworth" but that it had been changed on the grounds that this would not be understood in Cleveland.
In episode AABF16, "The Old Man and The "C" Student", of The Simpsons, the residents of the Springfield Retirement Castle are watching the final scene of Gone With the Wind. The line begins as normal; "Frankly, my dear," and a voice-over finishes the phrase with, "I love you, let's remarry." The credits state: "Edited for seniors."
It also appear as part of the "Mamushka" song lyrics, in the first Addam´s Family movie (1991), sung by Raul Julia as Gomez Addams and Chritopher Lloyd as Fester Addams.
In episode 11, season 3 of That '70s Show it was used by Fez. The line was "Frankly my dear, I don't give a rat's ass."
In an episode of I'm Alan Partridge, after a discussion with a caller to his radio show in which they discuss who is the best out of Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Dance or Lord of the Flies, Alan says "Flatley my dear, I don't Riverdance".
References
- ^ "Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give A Damn", AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, American Film Institute.
- ^ In the silent era, John Gilbert even shouted "Goddamn you!" to the enemy during battle in The Big Parade (1925). The Production Code was ratified on March 31, 1930, and was effective for motion pictures whose filming began afterward. Thus, talkies that used "damn" include Glorifying the American Girl (1929), Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929), Hell's Angels (1930), The Big Trail (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), and The Green Goddess (1930).
- ^ Leonard J. Leff and Jerold L. Simmons, The Dame in the Kimono: Hollywood, Censorship, and the Production Code, pp. 107-108.
- ^ David O. Selznick, Memo from David O. Selznick, Modern Library, 2000, p. 246n. ISBN 978-0375755316.
