Some Like It Hot

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Some Like It Hot: A spry, quick-witted farce that never drags.

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Movie Info

After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Billy Wilder
  • Producer:
    Billy Wilder
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Production Co:
    United Artists, Ashton Productions, Mirisch Company
  • Sound Mix:
    Mono
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Tony Curtis
Joe, Josephine
Jack Lemmon
Jerry, Daphne
Marilyn Monroe
Sugar Kane (Kowalczyk)
George Raft
Spats Colombo
Pat O'Brien
Mulligan
Joe E. Brown
Osgood Fielding
Nehemiah Persoff
Bonaparte
Joan Shawlee
Sweet Sue
Billy Gray
Sig Poliakoff
George E. Stone
Toothpick Charlie
Billy Wilder
Director
I.A.L. Diamond
Writer
M. Logan
Writer (Story)
Robert Thoeren
Writer (Story)
Billy Wilder
Writer
I.A.L. Diamond
Associate Producer
Doane Harrison
Associate Producer
Billy Wilder
Producer
Adolph Deutsch
Original Music
Charles Lang
Cinematographer
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  • Nov 30, 2013
    A delightful, light hearted comedy. Brilliant comedic turns by Lemmon and Curtis. Marilyn did a good job too, and oh boy! wasn't she a pleasure to look at!
    Anoop K Super Reviewer
  • Oct 15, 2013
    This raucous comedic farce from Billy Wilder is often considered to be one of the best and funniest comedies ever made...and you know what? The reputation isn't wrong. Joe and Jerry are two Chicago jazz musicians who, after witnessing a gangland murder, are forced to go on the run. Obtaining some costumes, they board a train for Florida with an all girl jazz band as its newest and more homely members "Josephine" and 'Daphne". Besides the obvious problems with having to keep up their ruse in general, things really get complicated (and hilarious) when Josephine falls for fellow band member Sugar Kane, and an aging playboy falls for Daphne. Also, the mob happens to find their way to Florida as well... Everyone talks about how funny this film is, and yeah, I expected to laugh, but I also figured this film would be kinda overrated as well. Much to my surprise and delight, this film had me in stitches through almost all of the runtime, and I didn't think it was overrated at all. This really is a sharp, witty, and breezy comedy masterpiece. It set the standard for all future cross dressing related comedies, and has yet to be topped. Tony Curtis is great as Joe/Josephine and Jack Lemmon is tremendously awesome as Jerry/Daphne. George Raft is fun as the mob boss who wants them dead, and Marilyn Monroe is a delightful knockout as Sugar Kane. As the man who falls for Daphne, Joe E. Brown is an absolute scream. The film does go for some obvious targets with some of the jokes, but they are deftly handled, and feel quite relevant and fresh. Yeah, there is the obvious need for suspension of disbelief, but that only adds to the fun. With a strong start that just keeps building and building, this truly is one of the all-time greats that you really must see if you haven't already done so.
    Chris W Super Reviewer
  • Apr 22, 2013
    The drivers for this film are Curtis and Lemmon for sure. Monroe does her bit but gets away with mostly being decoration. The final sequence alone makes this a brilliant film.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Nov 25, 2012
    Another fine selection from Billy Wilder's impressive filmography, "Some Like It Hot" is a comedy that owes much of its hilarity to the performances of Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and the timelessly beautiful Marilyn Monroe. Surprisingly, it hasn't lost much of its comedic touch and still manages to provide a lot of laughs, which is something that most classic comedies can't seem to always do.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
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