But then, i am a mere female, perpetually puzzled as to what men consider to be sexy, and i have yet to meet a man who hasnt raved about the sexiness of monroe in this movie. Brown, joan shawlee, grace lee whitney, and nehemiah persoff. They, too, were designed to be seen in black and white. Nominated for several oscars, some like it hot ended up the biggest moneymaking comedy up to 1959. It won the outstanding film contribution award at the hengdian film and tv festival of china. The movie some like it hot was better than i expected. Billy wilder was a master at offending audience taste, and here he cuts closer to the bone than the later victorvictoria and tootsie would.
It was in black and white because of the heavy makeup the boys had to wear. Marilyn monroe must have gained 15 pounds between the seven year itch and some like it hot. This makes some like it hot the film with the difference. Joe tony curtis and jerry jack lemmon are downontheirluck jazz musicians who become accidental witnesses to a shooting similar to the st. The weak points in many marx brothers films are the musical interludesnot harpos solos, but the romantic duets involving insipid supporting characters. Some like it hot one of the most beloved films of all time, this sizzling masterpiece by billy wilder set a new standard for hollywood comedy. Some like it hot original motion picture soundtrack. Also, if youve seen color shots of mm in her dresses, they werent very nice in color. So in spite of wilders initial plans to shoot the movie in color and a stipulation in monroes contract that it would be, the determination was made. It should be a proof that when the making of pictures is taken out.
Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician gene krupa, playing on the sidewalk to attract the customers, the living corpse and other lowrent acts arent enough to lure the seenitall. Watching the movie now, fortyfive years after its initial release, its easy to see why it deserved the designation. Some like it hot movieonly edition 22nd may 2001 dvd 1. Marilyn monroe rare color candids of some like it hot. Posts about some like it hot written by addisonfrancis. Diamond is based on a screenplay by robert thoeren and michael. The great race part 1 tony curtis jack lemmon natalie wood peter falk. Some like it hot billy wilders manic, magical 1959 farce is more than drag shtick and marilyn in that amazing gown its a topsyturvy exploration of sexual desire and identity. After witnessing a mob hit, chicago musicians joe and jerry tony curtis and jack lemmon, in landmark performances skip town by donning drag and joining an allfemale band en route to miami. When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an allfemale band disguised as women, but further complications set in. On march 29, 1959, billy wilders some like it hot, starring marilyn monroe and jack lemmon, held its premiere in new york. Some like it hot was produced in 1959 but set 30 years earlier in the late 1920s. This movie made me laughed and i enjoyed this movie, this reminds me of the movie, white chicks. After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an allfemale band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Its no fluke that the capper is the most famous closing line in movie history. It has the classic comic plot of disguise, deception, and intrigue where a single complication generates a series of subplots the way a single pebble creates concentric ripples in a pool. With bob hope, shirley ross, una merkel, gene krupa. In her fleshcoloured, clinging costumes in some like it hot, she appears to be far too plump for them to look like the sex bombshell she was purported to be. The great race part 2 jack lemmon tony curtis natalie wood.
I found some of the history of 1950s movie production a bit boring, but later enjoyed the memories that gave a feeling of being on set with these famous personalities. The movie has been compared to marx brothers classics, especially in the slapstick chases as gangsters pursue the heroes through hotel corridors. Marilyn monroe, jack lemmon and tony curtis keep this joyous billy wilder comedy fizzing from start to finish. Some like it hot is a 1959 american blackandwhite romantic comedy film directed and. Back to speaking of this movie, tony curtis is handsome, so is jack lemmon ive always loved him, and. Life with father 1947 color digitally remastered version. With marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack lemmon, george raft.
Is the 1959 billy wilder comedy some like it hot with jack lemmon, tony curtis and marilyn monroe available in a colorized version. Parents need to know that some like it hot is a classic blackandwhite comedy. So they fake it as women and join the train full of the members of the girl band and then check in. Marilyn monroe rare some like it hot pictures colour behind the. Marilyn monroe in some like it hot movie scene and. Some like it hot 211 movie clip sugar kane 1959 hd. Marilyn monroe and jack lemmon in some like it hot 1959 marilyn monroe in some like it hot 1959 makeup man emile lavigne, jack lemmon film set some like it hot marilyn monroe and. Marilyn monroe rare some like it hot colour youtube. Valentines day massacre and are now on the run from the mob. Some like it hot is a 1959 american blackandwhite romantic comedy film directed and produced by billy wilder, starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis, and jack lemmon. So they fake it as women and join the train full of the members of the girl band and. Valentines day massacre, in which gangland hoodlums execute seven other thugs with machine guns, to the broad genderbending humor that finds the two male heroes masquerading as female musicians for most of the film. There was never a color version of some like it hot.
I see some sites listing it as available in colorized version. Some like it hot in color everlasting star community. Marilyn monroe beach scene from the 1959 movie some like it hot marilyns 27th movie appearance. Marilyn monroe in some like it hot movie scene and rare onset. Some like it hot 1959 cast and crew after witnessing a mafia murder, slick saxophone player joe tony curtis and his longsuffering buddy, jerry jack lemmon, improvise a quick plan to escape. Some like it hot heres an excellent essay from salon. Marilyn monroe the making of some like it hot youtube. Is the 1959 comedy some like it hot available in a. A classic 1959 comedy film directed by billy wilder, who also wrote the screenplay along with frequent collaborator i. Some like it hot was photographed in black and white, a decision that was a major point of contention with marilyn at the outset though this film was an independent project distributed by united artists, marilyns most recent fox contract stipulated that all her movies be shot in color. Despite monroes contract requiring the film to be in color, she agreed to it. It would not be hyperbole to call some like it hot a comic masterpiece. Valentines day massacre, they want to get out of town and.
When two chicago musicians, joe and jerry, witness the the st. A few years ago, the american film institute named some like it hot the best film comedy of the past one hundred years. Well, some of the scenes particularly the opening sequence, and. Nicky nelson is a fasttalking sideshow barker with a waxandalive concession on atlantic citys boardwalk. Title sequence from the film some like it hot 1959, directed by billy wilder, starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack lemmon, george raft. Some like it hot featured marilyn monroe as a dumb blonde and tony curtis and jack lemmon as women. A large part of what makes some like it hot a perennial favorite is that it has the goforbroke commitment of an early marx brothers farce, but its harnessed by a wellstructured script that keeps building on itself. Some like it hot 1959 marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack lemmon. Some like it hot is another supersonic, breakneck, bellylaugh comedy that should be a blockbusting bonanza at the box office. It stars tony curtis and jack lemmon, two men who witnessed murder by the chicago mob and flee to florida. Some like it hot 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tony curtiss memories were filled in by research in this memoir of the making of some like it hot.
The supporting cast includes george raft, pat obrien, joe e. Some like it hot, american screwball comedy film, released in 1959, that is considered one of best in that genre. The color contrast gave it a more classic look, it does not bother me at all, as long as the movie is entertaining. Full of hilarious set pieces and movie injokes, it has not tarnished with time and in fact seems to get better with each passing year, as its crossdressing humor keeps it only more and more uptodate. Adolph deutschs score to billy wilders 1959 classic some like it hot is as witty and infectious as the film itself. Interviews with billy wilder, jack lemmon, tony curtis and others surrounding the production of this movie classic. When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
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