| 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 |
| 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. The line is spoken by Rhett Butler (Gable), as his last words to Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh), in response to her tearful question: "Where shall I go? What shall I do?"; Scarlett clings to the hope that she can win him back. This line is slightly different in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind, from which the film is derived: "My dear, I don't give a damn."[1]
The line demonstrates that Rhett has finally given up on Scarlett and their tumultuous relationship. After more than a decade of fruitlessly seeking her love, he no longer cares what happens to her, even though she has finally admitted that she truly loves him.
- ^ Dawn, Randee (December 14, 2014). "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a straw: The secret history of 'Gone With the Wind's' curse". Today. Retrieved May 24, 2019.