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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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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.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

This is one of the wildest farces ever filmed, but it has a lot of heart as well.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
09/26/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Manages to be a complete winner on every level.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
09/26/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

No review available.

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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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07/30/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Always manage[s] to spoil the fun with elaboration.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment 7 Comments
03/05/02
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

I wish I could watch it again for the first time.

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

One of the greatest comedies ever.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
06/13/01
Michael Thomson
Michael Thomson
BBC

Wilder's wise-cracking, gender-bending farce is a perfectly pitched comedy of romance and masquerade

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
05/30/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Some of the wittiest one-liners on film.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/27/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The American Film Institute voted it the number-one funniest movie of all time...an effervescent laugh riot with few equals.

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05/25/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Expands a one-joke premise with hysterical results, due in no small part to the contributions of the near-perfect ensemble, with each of the major characters shining like a perfect jewel.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Some Like It Hot does cool off considerably now and again, but Mr. Wilder and his carefree clowns keep it crackling and funny most of the time.

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01/01/00
A.H. Weiler
A.H. Weiler
New York Times

When Wilder put together gangsters, wise-cracking, cross-dressing heroes and Marilyn Monroe, he wrought a laugh riot played by an inspired cast.

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01/01/00
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine

Still terrific entertainment

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01/01/00
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

You'll have a hard time finding a faster paced comedy, nor one that delivers it all so flawlessly.

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01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Wilder's 1959 comedy is one of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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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

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