There are some movies that watching with someone seeing it for the first time is a real joy. Watching The Wizard of Oz with my then 4-year-old son, Gone With The Wind with my college boyfriend, and Some Like It Hot with anyone! In recent years, I've had the fun of watching this movie with three different people who were seeing it for the first time. Another friend called me right after seeing it because she was laughing so hard, she wanted to share the experience with me.
Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play two musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and of course, are spotted. Running away from their pursuers, they join an all-girls band on their way by train to Miami. Yes! Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in DRAG! As you can see, they both make pretty ugly women.
One of the girls in the band is the very gorgeous Sugar Kane, played by Marilyn Monroe at her best, who is a little naughty and likes her booze. Both fall head over heels for her, competing with each other to win her heart. So it's in and out of drag we go.
This movie is full of fun and laughter from the very first second to the last. The last line is a screamer! It will be hard for you to ever say it again without remembering Some Like It Hot and laughing out loud.
DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder. ACTORS: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Nehemiah Persoff, Joan Shawlee, Mike Mazurki.
AWARDS: Oscar + 10 others + 8 nominations
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