{"id":28643,"date":"2012-11-26T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T20:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28643"},"modified":"2021-01-20T20:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T03:29:47","slug":"some-like-it-hot-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28643","title":{"rendered":"Some Like It Hot (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Now you know how the other half lives.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Some-Like-It-Hot-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Some-Like-It-Hot-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Some-Like-It-Hot-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Some-Like-It-Hot-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Some-Like-It-Hot-Poster.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1920s Chicago, a pair of struggling musicians (Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) who accidentally witness a murder committed by mob boss Spats Colombo (George Raft) flee to Florida in disguise as members of an all-girl band. &#8220;Josephine&#8221; (Curtis) soon adopts the persona of a wealthy oilman to seduce sexy bandmate Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), while &#8220;Daphne&#8221; (Lemmon) is wooed by an older millionaire (Joe E. Brown) who has no idea Daphne is actually a man.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Billy Wilder Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Gender Bending<\/li>\n<li>George Raft Films<\/li>\n<li>Jack Lemmon Films<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe Films<\/li>\n<li>Millionaires<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Pat O&#8217;Brien Films<\/li>\n<li>Tony Curtis Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em> &#8212; where he votes <em>Some Like It Hot<\/em> the Best Film of the Year &#8212; Peary accurately notes that this classic farce by director Billy Wilder features &#8220;sparkling, high-energy comic performances by Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Joe E. Brown&#8221;, as well as &#8220;a dazzling array of lead and secondary characters, all with quirky, aggressive personalities&#8221;, and &#8220;hilarious, furious, and often sexy interplay among those characters&#8221;. He points out the film&#8217;s &#8220;enlightened ahead-of-its-time sexual-identity theme&#8221;, its &#8220;frenetic pacing&#8221;, and its &#8220;consistently clever, daring, and provocative&#8221; script &#8212; by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond &#8212; which is perpetually &#8220;straddling the boundaries of bad taste&#8221;. He names some of its &#8220;many wonderful moments&#8221;, including &#8220;such classic scenes as Monroe&#8217;s Sugar [Kane] sexily wiggling up the train compartment aisle singing &#8216;Running Wild&#8217;; Sugar sharing secrets and a train berth with the increasingly titillated &#8216;Daphne&#8217;; &#8230; &#8216;Daphne&#8217; dancing into the night with Osgood [Brown], a flower moving from mouth to mouth on their deadpan faces; [and] &#8216;Josephine&#8217; reminding &#8216;Daphne&#8217; of the reasons why s\/he can&#8217;t marry Osgood&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Peary argues that <em>SLIH<\/em> features &#8220;Marilyn Monroe&#8217;s most delectable performance&#8221;, and names her Best Actress of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>, where he notes that while she &#8220;plays a character who has been pushed around in life&#8230; [she] doesn&#8217;t try to win audience sympathy or pass herself off as lovable, as she does in other films&#8221;. Instead, he posits, she &#8220;concentrated on comedy&#8221;, and comes across as &#8220;truly funny in this film&#8221;. Indeed, there&#8217;s truly no evidence of the infamous inter-personal conflicts between Monroe and others that plagued the film&#8217;s production. Meanwhile, Peary names Jack Lemmon Best Actor of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>, where he notes that Lemmon is &#8220;howlingly funny&#8221; playing a &#8220;character who is excitable, frantic, flustered, argumentative, cynical, sarcastic, curious, horny, and slightly mischievous&#8221;. What&#8217;s most impressive about Lemmon&#8217;s characterization is the way he &#8220;jumps into the zaniness [of his &#8220;insane predicament&#8221;] and allows himself to become screwy and happy&#8221;. Peary notes that &#8220;as in all of his most successful comedies, he&#8217;s appealing here because, in addition to his immense talent, he seems to be enjoying himself so much&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>In his analysis of the film for <em>GFTFF<\/em> (elaborated upon in his more extensive reviews for <em>Cult Movies 2<\/em> and <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>), Peary notes that &#8220;in Wilder&#8217;s screen world, people are identified by what they wear, carry, or own, but by [the] film&#8217;s end, [the] characters will be identified by who they are&#8221;. He notes that &#8220;interestingly, Jerry and Joe don&#8217;t become silly movie females when they don women&#8217;s clothing&#8221;, instead becoming &#8220;tough, smart, fun-to-be-with broads who take guff from no man and are loyal friends to other women&#8221;. He points out that &#8220;like <em>Sylvia Scarlett<\/em>, [the movie&#8217;s] theme is that when a person lives as the other sex, he or she has the opportunity to explore previously latent aspects of the personality&#8221;; to that end, he argues that &#8220;Daphne and Josephine aren&#8217;t the alter egos of Jerry and Joe&#8221; so much as they are &#8220;<em>more<\/em> (extensions) of the two men&#8221;. Ultimately, <em>SLIH<\/em> remains the best and smartest of countless cross-dressing comedies to come out of Hollywood, offering an enduring treat to both first-time viewers as well as those returning for repeat visits. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane (named Best Actress of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Monroe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Monroe-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Monroe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Monroe-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Monroe-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Monroe.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jack Lemmon as Jerry\/Daphne (named Best Actor of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-Lemmon-Drag2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-Lemmon-Drag2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"937\" height=\"564\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-Lemmon-Drag2.jpg 937w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-Lemmon-Drag2-128x77.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-Lemmon-Drag2-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tony Curtis as Joe\/Josephine (nominated as one of the Best Actors of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"564\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis.jpg 938w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-128x76.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Curtis-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joe E. Brown as Osgood Fielding III<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Brown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Brown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"564\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Brown.jpg 939w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Brown-128x76.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SLIH-Brown-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A memorable, clever script, full of plenty of one-liners: &#8220;I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, of course &#8212; as a most enjoyable comedy classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053291\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1959\/03\/30\/archives\/screen-2hour-comedy.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/4087\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/some.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.tvguide.com\/some-like-it-hot\/review\/118261\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/16637\/some-like-it-hot#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/some-like-it-hot\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pAVsD4PgtTw\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Now you know how the other half lives.&#8221; Synopsis: In 1920s Chicago, a pair of struggling musicians (Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) who accidentally witness a murder committed by mob boss Spats Colombo (George Raft) flee to Florida in disguise as members of an all-girl band. &#8220;Josephine&#8221; (Curtis) soon adopts the persona of a wealthy oilman to seduce sexy bandmate Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), while &#8220;Daphne&#8221; (Lemmon) is wooed by an older millionaire (Joe E. Brown) who has no idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28643\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28643"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28787,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28643\/revisions\/28787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}