Some Like It Hot (1959) / Z-View
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Director: Billy Wilder
Screenplay: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O’Brien and Joe E. Brown.
The Pitch: “Hey, Billy Wilder has an idea for a Marilyn Monroe comedy with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon!”
Tagline: The movie too HOT for words!
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
When musicians Joe [Curtis] and Jerry [Lemmon] witness a gangland execution and are seen by the killers, they know their days are numbered. The mob has placed a price on their heads and they have to get out of town. So Joe becomes Josephine, Jerry becomes Daphne and they join an all girl band headed for Florida by train.
Things become even more complicated when Joe falls for Sugar [Monroe] and millionaire Osgood Fielding the third, goes ga-ga for Daphne. The only way things could get worse is if the gangsters find them and guess what? Yep. The gangsters find them.
Monroe looks great. This is my favorite Jack Lemmon role. You won’t be disappointed.
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