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Originally Posted by peachiekene
I know Selznick tried having the line without any swearing to avoid the fine and all the test audiences said that the line just didn't have the wham impact it was supposed to. In the end he decided it was his movie and he'd just eat the fine. Certainly paid off in the end.
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I can see that. I mean if Rhett had said,"Frankly my dear I don't care." or some such it just seems to soften the moment up too much. It's like he doesn't even care enough about the argument to even show any emotion. But with the way he did say it you can almost feel his anger yourself. For that moment you are Rhett Butler telling his estranged wife off. Like it or loath it the movie is a classic of the media.