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Article: Magical Movie Ad-Libs.
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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In 10 notable films, an improvisation added unexpected spice to the script.
LIKE MOST FILM FANS, I have always been fascinated with famous movie lines and the stories behind hem. For instance, Hollywood's censorship board originally wanted Clark Gable's Rhett Butler to exit "Gone With the Wind" (1939) by saying, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a darn," instead of the then-taboo "damn." (Gee, that would really have sounded angry.) Did you know that John Wayne's often repeated observation, "That'll be the day"--as director John Ford's most darkly ambiguous character, Ethan Edwards in "The Searchers"(1956)--was the inspiration for a pioneering rock `n' roll ...