Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon

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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Unrated, 121 min.

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Release Date: March 29, 1959

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • September 15, 2009
    Classic comedy. Curtis and Lemmon together are brilliant and this is their best. Billy Wilder is also an overlooked and unappreciated comedy director too. Brilliant! One of the best comedies of all time!
  • April 18, 2009
    never seen jack lemmon and tony curtis together before and the chemistry wasn't all that great. marilyn helps it flow especially when she's doing some of her singing numbers in that skimpy dress. better looking at her than curtis and lemmon in drag anyway. i really can't see why ...( read more)it's thought of as a classic
  • March 26, 2009
    "Nobody's perfect."

    Ranked 22 on the AFI top 100, and was as high as 14 in 1998.

    Some Like it Hot is a comedy about two musicians who witness a murder and flee from the gang in disguise as women musicians.

    Some Like it Hot is a bit overrated in my opinion,...( read more) but not without merit. It's one of the first films that tackled the cross-dressing, transvestite subject. At times it is humorous, but most of the jokes are a bit outdated. However, the two leads in drag are a lot more convincing than more modern attempts at tackling this subject matter (like say White Chicks).

    Wow, Marilyn Monroe is smoking hot... and a good actress. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis were great as well.

    Some Like it Hot is well directed and well acted... however, it's just not my cup of tea. It's still worthy of praise though.

    Oh, and I love the ending...
  • February 23, 2009
    i Loved this! a perfect old comedy!
  • January 11, 2009
    Brilliant movie about two men on the run. who join an all girl band. Excellent cast.
  • November 10, 2009
    Great comic classic. Lemmon and Curtis are absolutely hilarious in this fun gender bending film that doesn't feel in the bit dated. Marilyn's the only weak spot but the hijinks are so fun you barely notice.
  • November 5, 2009
    Daffy and silly. Well done by Billy.
  • November 2, 2009
    A classic comedy that is great for so many reasons. Tony Curtis with what is essentially a triple role, all as one character, is amazing.

    Review soon.
  • October 25, 2009
    Wunderbar frische Darsteller in einer tollen Geschichte. Großes Kino. Einen halben Stern Abzug gibt es für das Abnehmen des Ohrrings ;)!
  • October 25, 2009
    Just so terribly enjoyable. And the writing is so terribly clever. And Jack Lemmon is terribly watchable as a woman.

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  • mojtabaarjmandi
    October 1, 2008
    The greatest comedy of all time
  • MrBadBillieJean
    November 25, 2007
    WOOO, i love this film, daphne is funny. haha, ohh yes, i've seen it more than twice, and i could watch it again. i LOVE the song i wanna be loved by you.xxxxxxxxxxx
  • terris85017
    November 4, 2007
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    Classic....Jack Lemmon classic Tony Curtis...and the bombshell classic Marilyn Monroe (1959).. this movie is good clean (in the old style)F U N!
  • GymNetic25
    February 28, 2007
    This earlier film in the late 50's is an all-time classic. The three actors/actress in this film were laugh-out-loud hilarious throughout the entire film. "Marilyn Monroe" was very astonishing and seductive with her part. As for "Tony Curtis" and "Jack Lemmon" they put earlier drag queen and gay queer cinema on the map with this particular movie. Although the ending was short and should have been more action along with the bad guys getting caught the film itself and the actors will always be icons.
  • Kittycrazy111
    November 25, 2006
    Love it!
    Tony Curtis rocks in it! oh and dont forgbet Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon!
  • Spicecats
    October 10, 2006
    Another great marilyn monroe movie.

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