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Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Daphne's plan to seduce Sugar Cane is foiled when all the girls join the party.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Joe, disguised as Junior, leads Sugar into believing that he's a single millionaire with a yacht.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Osgood Fielding puts the moves on Daphne.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Daphne and Josephine meet Sugar Cane, the groups vocalist with a drinking problem.
Some Like It Hot (1959) -- Joe tries to talk Jerry out of marrying a rich man by asking, "Why would a guy want to marry another guy?"

Overview

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Director:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Robert Thoeren (story) and
Michael Logan (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 March 1959 (USA) more
Tagline:
The movie too HOT for words! more
Plot:
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(36 articles)
Rare Monroe Photos Posted Online
 (From WENN. 2 June 2009, 3:05 PM, PDT)

Never-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photos
 (From PEOPLE.com. 1 June 2009, 7:25 AM, PDT)

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In this brilliant comedy, Marilyn was breathtakingly beautiful... more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Not Tonight, Josephine! (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Mexico:A | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #19281) | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG-13 (DVD version) | Finland:K-16 (1959) | Finland:S (1987) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | France:-12 (original rating) | France:U (re-rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 (re-release) | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1989) | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
Tony Curtis's voice as Josephine was dubbed by Paul Frees (according to co-writer I.A.L. Diamond). Curtis confirmed it by stating the voice you hear as Josephine is a combination of his voice and Frees'. Curtis says he had trouble maintaining a high-pitched voice for an entire take. more
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Anachronisms: Osgood tells Daphne that his mother sent him to Florida when the yearly "George White Scandals" opened. The film is set in February; the "Scandals" never opened earlier than June, and the 1929 review opened in September. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mulligan: All right, Charlie; that the joint?
Toothpick Charlie: Yes, sir.
Mulligan: Who runs it?
Toothpick Charlie: I already told you.
Mulligan: Refresh my memory.
Toothpick Charlie: Spats Columbo.
Mulligan: That's very refreshing; what's the password?
Toothpick Charlie: "I've come to Grandma's funeral." Here's your admission card.
[he gives Mulligan a mourning armband]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sapiches (1983) more
Soundtrack:
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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
In this brilliant comedy, Marilyn was breathtakingly beautiful..., 27 June 2007
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Any camera loved Marilyn the best… In all her films, Marilyn dominated any photographer not just because of her ability with a script but ceaseless attention to the camera... More than anyone else on the set, she knew the importance of her sex appeal…The 'fifties belonged to Marilyn, and in that decade it almost seemed as if the world belonged to her also…

Sugar is one of Monroe's most loved and memorable character... She presents herself as a sensitive woman quick to feel compassion or affection, sensual and readily impressionable which is Sugar Kane... It was her greatest role and certainly her greatest film...

The film opens in 1929 Chicago during Prohibition, where Spats Colombo (George Raft) and his gang gun down seven men in a car garage… A couple of small-time Jazz musicians witness it and flee…

To avoid the mob, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) disguise themselves as women and attach themselves to an all-girl band… Joe calls himself Josephine and Jerry calls himself Daphne…

The orchestra takes a train to play an engagement in Florida... On board, the two men have a hard time keeping cool with all the beautiful girls around, especially during a late-night pajama party in a Pullman sleeper… Needless to say, Joe falls in love with the sensual Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), a luscious ukulele player and singer with the troupe…

Once in Florida, Jerry meets a really wealthy bachelor Osgood Fielding (Joe E. Brown).

Of course, Jerry is still dressed as Daphne, and the seven time divorcée proceeds to pursue Daphne… Joe wants to romance Sugar but knows that he needs a wealthy front…

The boys think they are safe until the gangsters arrive at the same Miami hotel to attend a gangsters' convention…

Marilyn sang three songs in the film: "I'm Through with Love," "I Wanna Be Loved By You," and "Running Wild."

The movie's closing line is one of the most celebrated in movie history…The film won an Oscar for Best Costume Design and was nominated for six Academy Awards…

Irresistibly funny this black-and-white shot comedy is a definite must-see!

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