From “Sir, you are no gentleman,” to “Tomorrow is another day,” there are plenty of memorable quotes from the 1939 film, Gone With The Wind. But without question, the most famous quote from Gone with the Wind is, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”. The line is spoken by Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) to Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) as he walks away from her for good.
- Scarlett: Rhett, Rhett… Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?
- Rhett Butler: Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
Rhett and Scarlett’s relationship is passionate and tumultuous, but it is also ultimately doomed. The quote is both a reflection on their relationship and the story’s overall themes of loss and love.
The Lasting Popularity Of The Quote, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
Over the years, the Frankly My Dear quote has become one of the most famous and oft-quoted lines in film history. Ranked #1 on the American Film Institute‘s list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema, the line is often used to express a sense of apathy or indifference.
NERD NOTE: The film premiere of Gone with the Wind took place at the Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939. It was a lavish event, attended by many of the film’s stars and Hollywood elite. The premiere included a parade of limousines featuring stars from the film, receptions, thousands of Confederate flags, and a costume ball. Eurith D. Rivers, the governor of Georgia, declared December 15 a state holiday. This was a controversial move at the time, as the film was based on a novel that romanticized the Confederacy and the antebellum South.
The Difference Between The Frankly My Dear Quote In The Novel VS The Gone With The Wind Movie
Unless you are a lifelong Gone With The Wind fan, you might not know that the quote, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” is different in both the movie and novel. To be fair, the line is only slightly different in the film.
In the novel, Rhett says, “My dear, I don’t give a damn.” The word “Frankly” was added to the line for the film, and it is thought to have been done to make the line more humorous.
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.“
Rhett Butler; Gone With The Wind (1939)
Which version do you like better? “My dear, I don’t give a damn,” or “Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn”? What’s you favorite famous quote from Gone With The Wind? Let us know in the comments or read more articles about famous movie quotes.
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