Midway : 'Gosh-darnit'

'Gosh-darnit'

I took a "World War II in Film and Novel" class in college in 1982 and we were shown the "edited for TV" copy (probably none other available at the time.) Expletives were bleeped or looped throughout (Halsey says to Spruance, "You find Yamamoto and chew his head!"), which didn't matter that much, but Tom Garth's line to Haruko was edited to "Say it to my face, gosh-darnit!" which made the entire class burst out laughing and ruined what nominal impact the scene would have had.

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Too funny! Sounds like watching movies on AMC!

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sailor mouth

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So funny that we need to protect college students from the GD word ... although they are old enough to die in combat.

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John McClane: "Here, take this."
Zeus Carver: "How's it work?"
John McClane: "You don't know how to shoot a gun?"
Zeus Carver: "Look! Not all brothers know how to shoot guns you racist Melon Farmer!"



That's my favorite.

Also love...

Raymond Babbot: "Uh oh...Passed Gas...."
Charlie Babbot: "Did you just pass Ray? Did you just freakin' pass?"
Raymond Babbot: "Yeah."

Or...

Barfolomew: "What are we doing risking our lives for a runaway princess?! I know we need the money but...."
Lone Starr: "BARF! We're not just doing this for money........We're doin' it for a LOAD a money!!"

That ones doesn't read funny, but it sure sounds funny.

Oh, and who could forget.....

Walter Sobchak: "You see what happens, Larry, when you find a stranger in the Alps!!"

Censoring films can be as much an art as the films themselves. Plenty of creativity can be brought to bear for a positive result.

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What about SCARFACE?

"Damn you, mang!"
"This town is just one big chicken waiting to get plucked."
"You too, Mel. YOU fouled up."

Or FARGO?

"I'm takin' the froozin' car!"



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