Featuring marilyn monroe as the sweet singer sugar kowalczyk, some like it hot fairly fizzes with witty oneliners, visual gags and fast paced slapstick scenes. Some like it hot is a 1959 comedy film starring marilyn monroe and directed by billy wilder. Complete national film registry listing sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Le film some like it hot 1939 vostfr admin 20170615t01. Some like it hot was released in 1959 but its effervescence and sparkle are timeless.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in some like it hot 1959. What makes some like it hot different is two things. Some like it hot 1939 nicky nelson is a fasttalking sideshow barker with a waxandalive concession on atlantic citys boardwalk. Le film some like it hot 1959 vostfr admin 20170405t19. A film tour of the river rouge ford plant in 1939 by lauren camille march 17, 2017 have you ever wanted to explore the past and gain insight into auto manufacturing during the 1930s. Some like it hot 1939 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Hope, in fact, had starred in a 1939 film that was called some like it hot. Some like it hot is another supersonic, breakneck, bellylaugh comedy that should be a blockbusting bonanza at the box office.
The historical setting helps make the story seem realistic. It was the first single released from the groups 1985 eponymous debut album, released by parlophone records in 1985. Rhythm romance is the television title for the 1939 bob hope comedy some like it hot the change was made to avoid confusion with the 1959 billy wilder film. She hasnt aged into an icon, some citizen of the past, but still seems to be inventing herself as we watch her. Some like it hot 1959 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Its no fluke that the capper is the most famous closing line in movie history. Rhythm romance is the television title for the 1939 bob hope comedy some like it hot the change was made to avoid confusion with the 1959 billy wilder film of the same name. Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician gene krupa, playing on the sidewalk to attract the customers, the living corpse and other lowrent acts arent enough to lure the seenitall. Some like it hot with jack lemmon, tony curtis and. Filmed at hotel del coronado in 1958, some like it hot showcased the talents of marilyn monroe, tony curtis and jack lemmon while also highlighting the hotels assets a spectacular sundrenched silhouette of victorian architecture, the perfect backdrop for the film s 1929 setting. Hope plays a pennyante carnival concessionaire with both eyes on the main chance.
The comedy went on to be nominated for six oscars at the 32nd academy. Some like it hot, american screwball comedy film, released in 1959, that is considered one of best in that genre. Filmed at hotel del coronado in 1958, some like it hot showcased the talents of marilyn monroe, tony curtis and jack lemmon while also highlighting the hotels assets a spectacular sundrenched silhouette of victorian architecture, the perfect backdrop for the film. It should be a proof that when the making of pictures is taken out. On march 29, 1959, billy wilders some like it hot, starring marilyn monroe and jack lemmon, held its premiere in new york. Some like it hot rhythm romance 1939 rotten tomatoes. Apr 05, 2017 le film some like it hot 1959 vostfr admin 20170405t19. Tony curtis, jack lemmon, marilyn monroe, billy wilder. Some like it hot featured marilyn monroe as a dumb blonde and tony curtis and jack lemmon as women. In 1958, hotel del coronado made hollywood history when it became the setting for director billy wilders classic comedy, some like it hot, starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis, and jack lemmon. Cast and crew credits for some like it hot, 1939, directed by george archainbaud, with bob hope, shirley ross, una merkel, at turner classic movies. Some like it hot disambiguation jump to navigation jump to search. The highlight of the film is gene krupa and his band playing blue rhythm fantasy, a number with krupa soloing while the band beats out tempo on small drums.
Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician gene krupa, playing on the sidewalk to attract the customers, the living corpse and other lowrent acts arent enough to lure the seen it all. Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician gene krupa, playing on the. Some like it hot 1959 marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack. Charlie barnet the complete charlie barnet, volume ii. Valentines day massacre, in which gangland hoodlums execute seven other thugs with machine guns, to the broad genderbending humor that finds the two male heroes masquerading as female musicians for most of the film. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Parents need to know that some like it hot is a classic blackandwhite comedy. Jun 15, 2017 le film some like it hot 1939 vostfr admin 20170615t01. The following is a complete list of afi 100 greatest american movies as announced by the american film institute afi june 16. When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Jun 18, 2015 the official promo video for some like it hot by the power station. Some like it hot is a hilarious farce where men dress as women in order to hide from the mob. With bob hope, shirley ross, una merkel, gene krupa. Many dont have video machines anymore, but id recommend this format for this film if you do.
This book provides some insight into the making of some like it hot, but is obviously biased towards tony curtis own memories and observations rather than a general overview. The official promo video for some like it hot by the power station. Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician gene krupa, playing on the sidewalk to attract the customers, the living corpse and other lowrent acts arent enough to lure the seenitall boardwalk strollers, and the landlord closes the show in lieu of neverpaid rent. Some like it hot is quite a long film, nearly 2 hours, and more amusing, i find, when watched in two parts so that one brings fresh energy to the ending, so the ideal format is vhs where one can pick up directly where one left off. Charlie barnet the complete charlie barnet, volume ii 1939. Set in chicago and florida during prohibition, the movie is full of guntoting. Read the full synopsis of some like it hot, 1939, directed by george archainbaud, with bob hope, shirley ross, una merkel, at turner classic movies.
Some like it hot demonstrates wilder at the peak of his form. Detailed information about this film is available from. Some like it hot 1939 until the marilyn monroe film of the same name had extensive play on television, rhythm romance 1939 was known by its original title some like it hot. Some like it hot is a 1959 american blackandwhite romantic comedy film directed and produced by billy wilder, starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis, and jack lemmon. But the truth is this shines like the holy grail compared to some of the limp offerings we see today. Both films deal with jazz bands but that is where the resemblance ends. Diamond is based on a screenplay by robert thoeren and michael logan from the. The film has become a part of the popular culture, says ossana. Tony curtis was great man, but even better woman10 interesting facts about tony curtis duration. Some like it hot 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. During prohibition, a primary business of the mob was to sell alcohol, no matter what they had to steal or who they had to kill.
I pinpointed one setting on the tv full pixel that resulted in displaying the proper rasters. The ribald film is a clever combination of many elements. Some like it hot filmed at hotel del coronado hotel. These 100 top films were selected by a blueribbon panel of leaders. The supporting cast includes george raft, pat obrien, joe e. She has the gift of appearing to hit on her lines of dialogue by happy inspiration, and there are passages in billy wilders some like it hot where she and tony curtis exchange oneliners like hot potatoes. Some like it hot 1959 marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack lemmon. A blackandwhite comedy about gangsters and sex, some like it hot is triple d. We found a copy of the harvest of years, a ford motor company film from 1939 that allows viewers to explore the ford river rouge plant. The pair disguise themselves as women and hide in the one place they figure the mob will never look for them. Regularly cropping up near the top of best comedy of all time lists and boasting the best last line ever, the exteriors for billy wilders classic were filmed in a mere seven days at coronado beach near san diego, standing in for 1920s florida the miami hotel, where daphne and josephine jack lemmon and tony curtis hide out with sugar kane marilyn monroe and. A large part of what makes some like it hot a perennial favorite is that it has the goforbroke commitment of an early marx brothers farce, but its harnessed by a wellstructured script that keeps building on itself. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release.
In her fleshcoloured, clinging costumes in some like it hot, she appears to be far too plump for them to look like the sex bombshell she was purported to be. Some like it hot, reissued for television as rhythm romance, is a 1939 comedy film starring bob hope, shirley ross, and gene krupa. Some like it hot, a 2006 novel by lori wilde some like it hot, a short story from tales of the vampires some like it hot, a phrase in the popular 18th century childrens rhyme pease porridge hot see also. Like them, his comedies were not only considered the best in their time, they have continued to be the best over time. Billy wilders film with monroe, jack lemmon and tony curtis, is a classic. Marilyn monroe, who has remained a universal icon among movie stars longer perhaps than any other female star, is also at her peak in this film. Some like it hot the current the criterion collection. Some like it hot the comic sequences arent just some hocus pocus but contains some concrete material that has witty humor and amusing characters that focuses on the crisp of it and not some lame one liners or double entandre. Foster, based on the play the great magoo by ben hecht and gene fowler, which performed briefly on broadway in 1932. Lemmon and curtis turn in admirable performances both as joe and jerry, and as josephine and daphne. The alltime outrageous, satirical, comedy farce favorite, some like it hot 1959 is one of the most hilarious, raucous films ever made. Afis 100 greatest american movies complete list variety.
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