Comments on: Movie Urban Legends Revealed #10

By: MLJames

MLJames — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:32:20 +0000

Actually, the last line in the novel Gone With The Wind is, “Frankly, I don’t give a damn.” So, it’s the addition of the “my dear” that softens the line a bit in the film.

By: Ted Watson

Ted Watson — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:56:36 +0000

There’s never been any doubt in my mind that the big brou-ha-ha over “damn” was to distract from other controversial subject content (detailed discussions of pregnancy, childbirth and miscarriage; rape, in marriage no less) which in 1939 one would have expected all hell to break out over. Relevant to that, the “G” rating receieved on all three MPAA code-era theatrical re-releases (c. 1974, 1989 [50th anniversary] & 1999) was indefensible.

Speaking of those, on both of the latter two, the owners (Turner Entertainment and Time-Warner, respectively) made the exact same promotional announcements: They claimed to have gone back to the original three-strip Technicolor negatives and only people who had seen GWTW on its first release had seen it as it would appear this time. I repeat, this was said on the ocassions of both the 1989 and 1999 theatrical reissues! What do you make of that, Brian?

By: Jbird

Jbird — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:25:36 +0000

And I’d guess that first exception for “damn” in the revised code had something to do with a famous David Farragut phrase about torpedoes.

By: ShadowWing Tronix

ShadowWing Tronix — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:47:47 +0000

I would have immediately given that camel a big hug, and whatever his favorite food/drink is at the earliest opportunity. Not to mention a nice gift for his trainer. (If I were a rich celebrity. )