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Some Like It Hot

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

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James Jackson The Times (UK) 08/04/2022
Nobody’s perfect, as the film’s immortal closing line has it, but some comedies are. Go to Full Review
Jake Cole Slant Magazine 02/11/2022
Kino gives Billy Wilders racy comic masterpiece its best-ever home video presentation, highlighting the films visual beauty alongside the taut perfection of its screenplay. Go to Full Review
Jack Moffitt The Hollywood Reporter 04/02/2020
Some Like It Hot is another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy that should be a block-busting bonanza at the box office. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 18
4/4
The film's final line is legendary, although I have a soft spot for Jerry's description of a sashaying Sugar: "Look at that! Look how she moves! That's just like Jell-O on springs!" Go to Full Review
Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Apr 8
5/5
Billy Wilder's marvelous comedy Some Like It Hot remains a timeless classic of the genre, proving itself to be just as funny & charming as it was over 65 years ago, all thanks to its top-notch cast, brilliant screenplay, and outstanding direction. Go to Full Review
Peter Piatkowski PopMatters 03/02/2024
Jack Lemmon's judgment of Marilyn Monroe's comedic brilliance is validated on the silver screen. Go to Full Review
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Google 08/27/2023 Fabulous Classic! Thank goodness for The Prytania Theater for showing these fabulous movies! See more Enaid 06/08/2023 Hilarious! Fun! Costuming was gorgeous, Marilyn was beautiful and the "girls" on the run in hiding were often believable and masters of their game. I would go to see it again. See more Goomba B 5d One of the greatest comedies on the screen ... with a sensational last line quote! Marilyn is delicious ... Jack Lemmon is terrific! See more John S Nov 8 Very cheeky and highly enjoyable film. Marilyn shines so bright! See more judy b Nov 2 Probably one of the funniest movies of all time. Filmed in black and white enhances the time frame of the prohibition era. Jack Lemmon having to pretend to be a woman for almost all of the time was done so well. I am watching it for the third time. I saw it the first time in a actual movie theater. See more thehumble K. @thehumbleking17 Oct 18 Hilarious! I watched this for my film course on Billy Wilder, absolutely loved it and I didn’t expect to! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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.
Director
Billy Wilder
Producer
Billy Wilder
Screenwriter
I.A.L. Diamond, M. Logan, Robert Thoeren, Billy Wilder
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
United Artists, Ashton Productions, Mirisch Company
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 1, 1959, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 26, 2016
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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