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Some Like It Hot

  • 19591959
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
263K
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POPULARITY
1,505
240
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Trailer for the classic comedy Some Like It Hot, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe
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  • Music
  • Romance
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
263K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,505
240
  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
    • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
    • Robert Thoeren(suggested by a story by)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Tony Curtis
    • Jack Lemmon
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  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
    • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
    • Robert Thoeren(suggested by a story by)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Tony Curtis
    • Jack Lemmon
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    • 484User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
    • 98Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #130
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)

    Top cast

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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Sugar Kane Kowalczykas Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Joeas Joe…
    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Jerryas Jerry…
    George Raft
    George Raft
    • Spats Colomboas Spats Colombo
    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Detective Mulliganas Detective Mulligan
    Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown
    • Osgood Fielding IIIas Osgood Fielding III
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Little Bonaparteas Little Bonaparte
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Sweet Sueas Sweet Sue
    Billy Gray
    • Sig Poliakoffas Sig Poliakoff
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Toothpick Charlieas Toothpick Charlie
    Dave Barry
    Dave Barry
    • Bienstockas Bienstock
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Spats' Henchmanas Spats' Henchman
    Harry Wilson
    Harry Wilson
    • Spats' Henchmanas Spats' Henchman
    Beverly Wills
    Beverly Wills
    • Doloresas Dolores
    Barbara Drew
    • Nellieas Nellie
    Edward G. Robinson Jr.
    Edward G. Robinson Jr.
    • Johnny Paradiseas Johnny Paradise
    Sam Bagley
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
      • I.A.L. Diamond(screenplay)
      • Robert Thoeren(suggested by a story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jack Lemmon wrote that the first sneak preview had a bad reaction with many audience walkouts. Many studio personnel and agents offered advice to Billy Wilder on what scenes to reshoot, add and cut. Lemmon asked Wilder what he was going to do. Wilder responded: "Why, nothing. This is a very funny movie and I believe in it just as it is. Maybe this is the wrong neighborhood in which to have shown it. At any rate, I don't panic over one preview. It's a hell of a movie." Wilder held the next preview in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, and the audience stood up and cheered.
    • Goofs
      Osgood makes a ship-to-shore phone call using a Hallicrafters Model S-20R which came out in 1939. Also this radio is only a receiver and not a two-way radio.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jerry: Oh no you don't! Osgood, I'm gonna level with you. We can't get married at all.

      Osgood: Why not?

      Jerry: Well, in the first place, I'm not a natural blonde.

      Osgood: Doesn't matter.

      Jerry: I smoke! I smoke all the time!

      Osgood: I don't care.

      Jerry: Well, I have a terrible past. For three years now, I've been living with a saxophone player.

      Osgood: I forgive you.

      Jerry: [tragically] I can never have children!

      Osgood: We can adopt some.

      Jerry: But you don't understand, Osgood! Ohh...

      [Jerry finally gives up and pulls off his wig]

      Jerry: [normal voice] I'm a man!

      Osgood: [shrugs] Well, nobody's perfect!

      [Jerry looks on with disbelief as Osgood continues smiling with indifference. Fade out]

    • Alternate versions
      Video version contains extended exit music after the film.
    • Connections
      Edited into Vida conyugal sana (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Runnin' Wild
      (1922) (uncredited)

      Music by A.H. Gibbs

      Lyrics by Joe Grey and Leo Wood

      Played during the opening credits

      Played by the girls on the train and Performed by Marilyn Monroe

      Performed also a capella by Tony Curtis

      Gene Cipriano (tenor sax for Tony Curtis) and Al Hendrickson (ukulele for Marilyn Monroe)

    User reviews484

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    Top review
    10/10
    One of the Best Comedies of the Cinema History
    In 1929, in Chicago, the musicians and friends Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) flees from the night-club where they are playing during a police raid. Without any money, they seek a job position for saxophone and bass players in another band and they are invited to play in a concert for one night only in a distant town. Joe borrows the car of a former girlfriend to travel and when they arrive in the parking garage, they witness the "Saint Valentine's Day Massacre" led by the infamous mobster Spats Columbo (George Raft). The criminals discover Joe and Jerry hidden in a corner and when the killers are ready to execute them, they succeed to escape. Joe and Jerry disguise, dressing like women and they head to Florida by train with an all-girl band using the names of Josephine and Daphne. They get close to singer Sugar Kane Kowalczyk (Marilyn Monroe) and Joe falls in love with her but she believes he is a woman. Meanwhile the millionaire Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown) harasses Daphne inviting her to visit his yacht. When Spats and his henchmen arrive in the same hotel where Joe and Jerry are lodged for a mafia convention, the two musicians feel that they are in a dangerous situation.

    Yesterday Tony Curtis died and I decided to watch "Some Like it Hot" again. This film is another masterpiece of Billy Wilder and certainly one of the best comedies of the cinema history. Jack Lemmon is hilarious and responsible for some of the funniest moments especially when Osgood flirts with Daphne. Marilyn Monroe performs the perfect dumb blonde stereotype. Last time I had seen this movie was on 18 August 2000. My vote is ten.

    Title (Brazil): "Quanto Mais Quente Melhor" ("The Hotter, the Better")
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    FAQ9

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    • Where do Joe and Jerry get the clothes, wigs, and makeup to dress up as girls?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Not Tonight, Josephine!
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel del Coronado - 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ashton Productions
      • The Mirisch Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,883,848 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $195,088
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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