Some Like It Hot
When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting, they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest - and homeliest - members of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfect...until a lovelorn singer (Marilyn Monroe) falls for "Josephine," an ancient playboy (Joe E. Brown) falls for "Daphne," and a mob boss (George Raft) refuses to fall for their hoax!
Nominated for 7 Academy Awards®, Some Like It Hot is the quintessential madcap farce and "one of the greatest of all film comedies" (The Motion Picture Guide).
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As Hot As It Gets - Amadeus
A Comedy that has it all, and lacks absolutely nothing. "Nobody's perfect" may be an inherent truism, but "Some Like it Hot" is a definite somebody in the universe of cinema, thus it IS perfect in every sense. Swing, sex and slapstick, (three words that immediately come to mind when trying to describe it) , are a mix so delicious, so fruitful in its possibilities that one cannot imagine a film which can live up to them, and yet this one does. Marilyn, her trademark, displeasingly infantile voice aside, is a bombshell of thermonuclear dimensions, whose powers of titillation will not expire so long as there are hormones and/or Viagra. The sexual content, for socio-historical reasons cannot be as explicit as we've come to expect, but there's still plenty of it, from Monroe's see-through outfit to the double entendre worthy of the Farelli Brothers ("What do I do if it's an emergency ? - Pull the emergency break!" ), including overtly gay themes that have a cult following of their own. The Lemmon/Curtis duo operates with gleeful, unrestrained vitality that can only be likened to Chaplin in his heyday. Though not a Musical, the combustive energy of this movie is so stimulating it almost makes you get up and dance.Fuzzy end of the lollipop - hilkayaker
This is one of the funniest movies of all time. Kind of similar (ish) in storyline to Connie and Carla in recent years.
Marilyn Monroe is an amazing actress and does an amazing job at her role. It is fantastic to see a size 10 model on screen and not the typical size 0 like today. She is gorgeous and wears some of the sluttiest clothes ever!! But her role is fun and it is a funny story. Even guys I know love this movie and laugh the whole way through. A true classic that everyone should see. And the ending is the best ending ever!!A lot like it hot! - Movies4Robb
I've been meaning to watch this movie for decades actually and finally did. Being quoted as "a classic" certainly lives up to it's title. A nice surprise for me was Tony Curtis's acting. Splendid job Mr. Curtis! This was actually the first movie I've seen of Marilyn Munroe and she definitely lits up the screen as I read in many books. I give this movie 4 out of 5 stars. Definitely a great Sunday afternoon movie.
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As Hot As It Gets - Amadeus
A Comedy that has it all, and lacks absolutely nothing. "Nobody's perfect" may be an inherent truism, but "Some Like it Hot" is a definite somebody in the universe of cinema, thus it IS perfect in every sense. Swing, sex and slapstick, (three words that immediately ...Fuzzy end of the lollipop - hilkayaker
This is one of the funniest movies of all time. Kind of similar (ish) in storyline to Connie and Carla in recent years.
Marilyn Monroe is an amazing actress and does an amazing job at her role. It is fantastic to see a size 10 model on screen and not ...A lot like it hot! - Movies4Robb
I've been meaning to watch this movie for decades actually and finally did. Being quoted as "a classic" certainly lives up to it's title. A nice surprise for me was Tony Curtis's acting. Splendid job Mr. Curtis! This was actually the first movie I've seen ...