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Some Like It Hot

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
288K
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POPULARITY
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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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Buddy ComedyFarceScrewball ComedyComedyMusicRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder
    • I.A.L. Diamond
    • Robert Thoeren
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Tony Curtis
    • Jack Lemmon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    288K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,854
    749
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • Robert Thoeren
    • Stars
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Tony Curtis
      • Jack Lemmon
    • 523User reviews
    • 242Critic reviews
    • 98Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #133
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Sugar Kane Kowalczyk
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Joe…
    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Jerry…
    George Raft
    George Raft
    • Spats Colombo
    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Detective Mulligan
    Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown
    • Osgood Fielding III
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Little Bonaparte
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Sweet Sue
    Billy Gray
    • Sig Poliakoff
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Toothpick Charlie
    Dave Barry
    Dave Barry
    • Bienstock
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Spats' Henchman
    Harry Wilson
    Harry Wilson
    • Spats' Henchman
    Beverly Wills
    Beverly Wills
    • Dolores
    Barbara Drew
    • Nellie
    Edward G. Robinson Jr.
    Edward G. Robinson Jr.
    • Johnny Paradise
    Sam Bagley
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • Robert Thoeren
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Years after the film's release, a movie reviewer asked Tony Curtis why his "Josephine" was so much more feminine than Jack Lemmon's "Daphne." Curtis explained he was so scared to be playing a woman (or a man pretending to be one) that his tightly wound body language could be read as demure and shy, traditionally feminine traits, whereas Lemmon, who was completely unbothered, and "ran out of his dressing room screaming like the Queen of the May," kept much more of his masculine body language.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie, Joe talks about the Brooklyn Dodgers, a name not officially used until 1932. From 1914 to 1931 the Brooklyn baseball team was the Robins, not the Dodgers. However, the Dodgers had been an unofficial nickname since 1895, and the World Series program from 1920 even referred to them as the Dodgers instead of the Robins.
    • 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 reviews523

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    Featured review

    Awesome, it really is!

    Sit back and enjoy this comedy, I don't believe in greatest this and that when it comes to films, but boy, this is superb.

    The acting here is fantastic, all actors, even Monroe are on top form.

    The direction by Wilder is superb, the guy's style in this picture is perfect. He directed this film in a very clever way, by using one camera for the majority of the scenes, he could easily edit the film together without studio interference.

    The script is well written. The dialogue between Lemmon and Curtis is beautifully balanced.

    Monroe is just too hot for the screen in this picture. Although, Monroe had major off-screen problems (83 takes to get things right) she is fantastic on-screen. She may not have the best lines, but what the heck! She plays the role very well.

    Overall, this is awesome, it really is.
    • darth_sidious
    • Apr 16, 2001
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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
      • Una Eva y dos Adanes
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel del Coronado - 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California, USA(Seminole Ritz Hotel)
    • Production companies
      • Ashton Productions
      • The Mirisch Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,883,848 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $208,457
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    Tech specs

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

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