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Some Like It Hot (1959) -- When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Daphne's plan to seduce Sugar Cane is foiled when all the girls join the party.
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Overview

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Director:

Billy Wilder

Writers:

Robert Thoeren (story) and
Michael Logan (story) ...
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Release Date:

29 March 1959 (USA) more

Tagline:

The movie too HOT for words! more

Plot:

When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 8 nominations more

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(59 articles)

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The Perfect Comedy more (275 total)


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Not Tonight, Josephine! (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Mexico:A | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #19281) | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG-13 (DVD version) | Finland:K-16 (1959) | Finland:S (1987) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | France:-12 (original rating) | France:U (re-rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 (re-release) | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1989) | West Germany:16


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Trivia:

Supposedly when Orry-Kelly was measuring all three stars for dresses, he half-jokingly told Marilyn Monroe, "Tony Curtis has a nicer butt than you," at which point Monroe pulled open her blouse and said, "Yeah, but he doesn't have tits like these!" more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Abnormal changes in the brightness of the sun and the shadows on the sand, during the time when Sugar, Daphne, the band members and Junior are on the beach together. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mulligan: All right, Charlie; that the joint?
Toothpick Charlie: Yes, sir.
Mulligan: Who runs it?
Toothpick Charlie: I already told you.
Mulligan: Refresh my memory.
Toothpick Charlie: Spats Columbo.
Mulligan: That's very refreshing; what's the password?
Toothpick Charlie: "I've come to Grandma's funeral." Here's your admission card.
[he gives Mulligan a mourning armband]
[...]
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder (1980) more

Soundtrack:

Randolph Street Rag more


FAQ

Which actor played which girl?
Were the voices of the female Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis dubbed?
Where do Joe and Jerry get the clothes, wigs, and makeup to dress up as girls?
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35 out of 53 people found the following comment useful.
The Perfect Comedy, 29 July 2006
10/10
Author: claudette-crivelli from Italy

Why a man would want to marry another man? asks Tony Curtis, Security! Jack Lemmon replays without missing a beat. Clearly he had put the question to himself before and had arrived to a perfectly sensible conclusion. Everything in this gem of a movie had been thought so cleverly and as it turned out so prophetically, that the world of our three characters, a world of prohibition and gang wars could be today and more than likely will be tomorrow. Billy Wilder analyzes human nature with an acid eye and a glorious panache for underlining our most endearing features. Our frailties. Marilyn Monroes is at her pick, the sadness in her eyes a startling metaphor in a comedy about wanting. Tony Curtis with an Eve Arden's pout is so beautiful, so charming, imitating Cary Grant and trying to be himself that, in my mind he'll be always be in a frock. And, of course, Jack Lemmon, throwing himself into the part, body and should. Only perfection can allow to end its course with a line like "Nobody's perfect"

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