Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A toast that doubles as a declaration, it lets a man who shows nothing say the one thing he cannot say. Because it comes at a goodbye, it carries the whole film's sadness. The line is now what people say to raise a glass or to flirt with a nod to the old movies.
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In context
Spoilers for CasablancaShow the scene
"Here's looking at you, kid" is said four times in Casablanca. It was not in the draft screenplays: it has been attributed to something Humphrey Bogart said to Ingrid Bergman between takes while she played poker with her English coach and her hairdresser. Rick says it in the café when Ilsa admits she cannot fight her love any more and leaves the thinking to him. He says it again at the airfield, after telling her that the problems of three little people do not amount to a hill of beans. The American Film Institute ranks it #5 among film quotations.
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- Wikipedia: Casablanca (film)Production (Script)Reference checked
- Wikiquote: Casablanca (film)Rick Blaine and Rick/Ilsa dialogueReference checked
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