Some Like it Hot
After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.
Jack Lemmon
Tony Curtis
Marilyn Monroe
Joe E. Brown
George Raft
Pat O’Brien
Billy Wilder
Producer:
Billy Wilder
Written by:
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Distributor:
United Artists
$2.9 million
Box Office:
$40 million
Awards:
Academy Awards - Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Director (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture - Comedy (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (Won)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
96%