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      Some Like It Hot

      1959, Comedy, 2h 0m

      73 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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

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      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

      • Writer: I.A.L. Diamond, M. Logan, Robert Thoeren, Billy Wilder

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

      • Production Co: United Artists, Ashton Productions, Mirisch Company

      • Sound Mix: Mono

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Tony Curtis
      Jack Lemmon
      Marilyn Monroe
      George Raft
      Joe E. Brown
      Billy Gray
      George E. Stone
      Dave Barry
      Mike Mazurki
      Tom Kennedy
      John Indrisano
      I.A.L. Diamond
      Doane Harrison
      Adolph Deutsch
      Charles Lang
      Ted Haworth
      Edward G. Boyle
      Orry-Kelly
      Agnes Flanagan
      Emile LaVigne
      Alice Monte
      Allen K. Wood
      Sam Nelson

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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!

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      • 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.

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      • 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.

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      • 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.

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