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Some Like It Hot (1959)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:37

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the... Billy Wilder's classic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as a pair of unemployed musicians who inadvertently become witnesses to the St. Valentine Day's Massacre. To escape the wrath of the gangsters, Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) are forced to hit the road in drag, taking the only jobs available with an all-girl band bound for Miami. Enroute, both men fall for lead singer and blond bombshell Sugar Kane, (Marilyn Monroe), but are unable to fulfill their desires for fear of revealing their identity. Joe tries to get around this by adopting a third identity for seduction, that of a shy millionaire who sounds strangely like Cary Grant. Meanwhile Jerry has his own problems, fighting off the advances of Osgood E. Fielding, a real millionaire hypnotized by his/her charms. [More]

Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft

Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Nehemiah Persoff, Joan Shawlee, Billy Gray, George E. Stone, Mike Mazurki, Harry Wilson, Tom Kennedy, Edward G. Robinson

Director: Billy Wilder

Director: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Producer: Billy Wilder
Composer: Adolph Deutsch

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The Great American Comedy (if you discount the Marx Brothers).

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09/30/09
Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

This is a flawlessly scripted, superbly performed and endlessly witty comedy that deserves its place among the all-time greats.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 1 Comment
04/02/08
James Jennings
James Jennings
Channel 4 Film

Contains a marvelous, ertoically explosive Monroe performance.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/18/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Pictures like this, with a sense of humor that is as broad as it can be sophisticated, come along only infrequently.

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08/15/07
Variety Staff
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In many ways, the ultimate Billy Wilder film -- replete with breathless pacing, transvestite humor, and unflinching cynicism.

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08/15/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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It's a smart farce that has a high-energy pace, sparked by stunning performances by the stars.

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03/16/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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02/25/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

The laughs never get old.

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10/05/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Wilder gave his audience credit for being as smart as he was, and, boy, they don't make 'em like that anymore, but they oughtta.

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07/23/06
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com

Nobody's Perfect, says Joe E. Brown after proposing to Jack Lemmon, but Billy Wilder came close with his racy, witty, much ahead of its time comedy about cross-dressing, impotence, and gender bender, with Lemmon, Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in top form.

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07/15/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

One of Wilder's funniest satires.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Only top ranked episodes of the Jerry Springer show provide more laughs and surprises from two con men made up to look like women.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

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01/31/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Arguably the best American comedy.

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10/29/04
D.K. Holm
D.K. Holm
DVDTalk.com

Both Billy Wilder’s high-heeled boys are a delight in the classic gender-bending romp.

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02/27/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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02/25/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A dazzling screwball that holds up decades later.

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01/15/04
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Very funny Billy Wilder film, but not as good as its legend.

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09/18/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

...more likely to elicit smiles and chuckles rather than full-fledged belly laughs.

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08/01/03
David Nusair
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08/01/03
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