Some Like It Hot (1959)

Movie Details

Original Title Some Like It Hot

Original Language EN

Budget $2,883,848

Revenue $25,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 4.0

Cast

Tony Curtis

Joe (Josephine)

Popularity: 6.1

Jack Lemmon

Jerry (Daphne)

Popularity: 1.7

Marilyn Monroe

Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

Popularity: 7.0

George Raft

Spats Colombo

Popularity: 0.8

Pat O’Brien

Detective Mulligan

Popularity: 0.7

Joe E. Brown

Osgood Fielding III

Popularity: 0.6

Nehemiah Persoff

Little Bonaparte

Popularity: 1.0

Joan Shawlee

Sweet Sue

Popularity: 1.2

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Billy Gray

Sig Poliakoff

Popularity: 0.2

George E. Stone

Toothpick Charlie

Popularity: 0.4

Dave Barry

Beinstock

Popularity: 0.2

Mike Mazurki

Spats' Henchman

Popularity: 1.4

Key Crew

Director Billy Wilder

Editor Arthur P. Schmidt

Producer Billy Wilder

Screenplay Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Production

The Mirisch Company

Videos & Trailers

Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) Performs “I Wanna Be Loved By You” | Some Like It Hot (1959) | TCM

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Marilyn Monroe Has a Hot Date with Tony Curtis on a Yacht | Some Like it Hot | TCM

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Private Party

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Sugar Meets A "Rich" Man

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Joe & Jerry Go On The Run

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The Speakeasy Gets Raided

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Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

r96sk 8/10

Jan 8, 2021

Ridiculous plot, but very enjoyable nonetheless. <em>'Some Like It Hot'</em> is good, unserious fun. Tony Curtis (Joe) and Jack Lemmon (Jerry) are the stars of the show, with amusing performances from start-to-finish. Marilyn Monroe is pleasant too, this is actually the first film of Monroe's I'v ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 4/10

Sep 2, 2022

**One of Curtis' best films... and an effective and enjoyable comedy.** For many, this movie is simply one of the greatest comedies of all time. However, I have serious doubts about that. In my personal opinion, it's a good comedy, it entertains its audience very well, and there's no doubt about ... Read more

drystyx 3/10

Apr 18, 2023

I really don't get the comedy here. Curtis and Lemmon dress up as showgirls to avoid the mob. That's good for a five minute sketch, but not a full length movie. And that's the problem. It is stretched out to be an ordeal. For some reason, some guy likes Lemmon as a woman, and Lemmon avoids him. A ... Read more