One of Wilder's funniest satires.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:37
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the... Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the gangsters, Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) are forced to hit the road in drag, taking the only jobs available with an all-girl band bound for Miami. Enroute, both men fall for lead singer and blond bombshell Sugar Kane, (Marilyn Monroe), but are unable to fulfill their desires for fear of revealing their identity. Joe tries to get around this by adopting a third identity for seduction, that of a shy millionaire who sounds strangely like Cary Grant. Meanwhile Jerry has his own problems, fighting off the advances of Osgood E. Fielding, a real millionaire hypnotized by his/her charms. [More]
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Nehemiah Persoff, Joan Shawlee, Billy Gray, George E. Stone, Mike Mazurki, Harry Wilson, Tom Kennedy, Edward G. Robinson
Director: Billy Wilder
Director: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Producer: Billy Wilder
Composer: Adolph Deutsch
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Reviews for Some Like It Hot
If Billy Wilder achieved nothing else in his entire career, he would still rank as one of the great masters of cinema for pulling off this comic tour de force.
Wilder gave his audience credit for being as smart as he was, and, boy, they don't make 'em like that anymore, but they oughtta.
Both Billy Wilder’s high-heeled boys are a delight in the classic gender-bending romp.
The all-time outrageous, satirical, comedy farce favorite, Some Like It Hot (1959) is one of the most hilarious, raucous films ever made. The ribald film
Wilder's 1959 comedy is one of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft.
When Wilder put together gangsters, wise-cracking, cross-dressing heroes and Marilyn Monroe, he wrought a laugh riot played by an inspired cast.
This is a flawlessly scripted, superbly performed and endlessly witty comedy that deserves its place among the all-time greats.
In many ways, the ultimate Billy Wilder film -- replete with breathless pacing, transvestite humor, and unflinching cynicism.
Wilder's wise-cracking, gender-bending farce is a perfectly pitched comedy of romance and masquerade
Only top ranked episodes of the Jerry Springer show provide more laughs and surprises from two con men made up to look like women.
Nobody's Perfect, says Joe E. Brown after proposing to Jack Lemmon, but Billy Wilder came close with his racy, witty, much ahead of its time comedy about cross-dressing, impotence, and gender bender, with Lemmon, Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in top form.
This is one of the wildest farces ever filmed, but it has a lot of heart as well.
...more likely to elicit smiles and chuckles rather than full-fledged belly laughs.
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