Joe tony curtis and jerry jack lemmon are downontheirluck jazz musicians who become accidental witnesses to a shooting similar to the st. Some like it hot anthology limited time anthology of very sexy original novellas. They witness a murder and the mob is after them, so they decide to dress as women and join a womens band heading for a gig on the beach. Some like it hot is a novel in the alist series by zoey dean. It was the bands biggest hit, peaking at number six on the billboard hot 100 singles chart and number four in canada and australia. It is still a silly, frivolous read, but some like it hot kept my interest. Some like it hot is the hottest book ive read in 2014. 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.
Based on fanfare of love, a german film written by robert thoeren and. 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. Finally, the some like it hot script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the billy wilder movie with jack lemmon and tony curtis and marilyn monroe. In chicago, during the prohibition era, two skirtchasing musicians, joe and jerry tony curtis and jack lemmon, inadvertently witness the st. Released by parlophone records in 1985, the song features heavy drum beats from tony thompson and vocals from robert palmer. What were some of the major actions or events in the. What line was cut after nobodys perfect from some like. Included are drafts from the screenplay, casting trivia the boys were almost.
The supporting cast includes george raft, pat obrien, joe e. Joe is floored but keeps his composure and they share a drink together. Buy billy wilders some like it hot dvd edition 25 annotated edition by alison castle, dan auiler, alison castle isbn. There did not to seem to be so much celebritybrand name dropping, and instead used the time to develop a plot and some character development. Diamond is based on a screenplay by robert thoeren and michael. Will sam help them when her boyfriend eduardo might not even be able to make it. A classic 1959 comedy film directed by billy wilder, who also wrote the screenplay along with frequent collaborator i. Title sequence from the film some like it hot 1959, directed by billy wilder, starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack lemmon, george raft. Some like it hot is an exceptional film comedy made in 1953, directed by billy wilder and starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis and jack lemmon. Hed just finished a decadelong hot streak that had begun with sunset blvd and included sebrina, stalag 17 and witness for the prosecution.
Oct 31, 2011 since its release in 1959, some like it hot has been repeatedly held aloft in topwhatever film lists. Got a special tutor to read me books that were banned in boston. Meanwhile, the hearse with the damp coffin draws up to the delivery entrance at the side of the building. The alltime outrageous, satirical, comedy farce favorite, some like it hot 1959 is one of the most hilarious, raucous films ever made. Included are drafts from the screenplay, casting trivia the boys were almost frank sinatra.
Tony wrote a perfect book with details into his memories of getting his role, how it was on set, marilyns famous fluff ups and constantly being a pain in the ass for everyone in making the film. The comedy went on to be nominated for six oscars at the 32nd academy. Some like it hot study guide study guide for class films. Billy wilders some like it hot dvd edition taschen books.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of some like it hot. Original movie script paperback november 1, 1996 by d. While joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the bands sexy singer, sugar marilyn. This study guide consists of approximately 21 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of some like it hot. Thus opens some like it hot, set in al capones wintry city during the. It has not only one of the great comic double acts of all time in curtis and jack lemmon, but also a genius of a script, mainly billy wilders.
How did some like it hot challenge gender norms and. Namely, shes setting out to shoot a prom documentary expose on the blist girls that plan prom, befriending them yet simultaneously referring to them as the prom weenies behind their back. Thus opens some like it hot, set in al capones wintry city during the time of prohibition. The official 50th anniversary companion maslon, laurence on. Reclams universalbibliothek band 19753 fremdsprachentexte. Based on the screenplay some like it hot by billy wilder and i. Some like it hot script transcript from the screenplay and. Some like it hot movie script screenplay spiralbound january 1, 1956 by billy wilder author visit amazons billy wilder page. Some like it hot is billy wilder at about the height of his abilities as a director. Thus, the title, some like it hot, refers to the fact that the characters in the film like when things are loose and hot, like jazz, even when. Fresh off his companion book written with michael kantor to the splendid. There seem to be some rites going on inside, because a number of mourners, singly and in couples, are hurrying from the cold, windy street into mozarellas parlor. Some like it hot is a 1959 american blackandwhite romantic comedy film directed and.
From its first release it has been hailed a classic and it is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant comedy movies to have ever been made. There seem to be some rites going on inside, because a number. What line was cut after nobodys perfect from some like it hot. Billy wilders some like it hot dvd edition image 9 the funniest movie ever made. The driver honks the horn one long and two short as the other men. City at night a hearse of late twenties vintage is proceeding at a dignified pace along a halfdeserted wintry street. With some funny, sad and interesting chapters of the book, accompanied with pictures. Mar 29, 2017 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 script taken from a transcript of the screenplay andor the billy. Billy wilders some like it hot dvd edition 25 hardcover 1 oct. Disguising themselves as women, they join an allfemale jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny florida. Fortune changes a few minutes later when a police officer, mulligan, working on a hot tip from a mob informant, toothpick charlie, leads a raid on the place for illegal liquor sales. Some like it hot was photographed in black and white, a decision that was a major point of contention with marilyn at the outset though this film was an independent project distributed by united artists, marilyns most recent fox contract stipulated that all her movies be shot in color. After witnessing a mafia murder, slick saxophone player joe tony curtis and his longsuffering buddy, jerry jack lemmon, improvise a quick plan to escape from chicago with their lives.
Oct 04, 2011 some like it hot, from a script he wrote with his frequent collaborator i. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have. Ben birnbaum is back from princeton university for the summer but also visiting is a friend of his familys. She hasnt aged into an icon, some citizen of the past, but still seems to be inventing herself as we watch her. This book is a joy and almost as good as seeing the film. Diamond, michael logan, some like it hot screenplay, some like it hot script top 10 film scripts in american history in the film industry, there are three types of films. With marilyn monroe, tony curtis, jack lemmon, george raft. Some like it hot was nominated for six academy awards, though marilyn was overlooked in the best actress category. Some like it hot script transcript from the screenplay andor billy. But some movies are perfect, and some like it hot is one of them. Some like it hot is a book about a group of highschool students in an alist group. Marilyn monroe sweet sues band reunion some like it hot duration. The plot gets even thicker when spats columbo and his boys show up in florida. Denby author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Full of hilarious set pieces and movie injokes, it has not tarnished with time and in fact seems to get better with each passing year, as its crossdressing humor. Some like it hot is a song recorded by the power station. In order to make his portrayal of junior convincing and put sugar under his spell, joe pretends to be a coldblooded man, moved more by staid and proper classical music, rather than hot jazz music. The first section delves into the making of the movie and contains a facsimile of the final script, on. In praise of some like it hot editorial opinion the. Some like it hot heres an excellent essay from salon. The jokes dont quite jab you in the ribs but neither are they witty little glissades. Full of hilarious set pieces and movie injokes, it has not tarnished with time and in fact seems to get better with each passing year, as its crossdressing humor keeps it only more and more uptodate. Billy wilders legendary crossdressing comedy, some like it hot, satisfies on split levels. Miami madness a pair of hardboiled male musicians disguised as femmes fatales. It was the first single released from the groups 1985 eponymous debut album.
However, if you watch jack lemmon jerry carefully in the according movie excerpt, you can see he actually spoke one more line, though the audio cuts to the ending music so you cant hear it, just see his mouth move. The story, to which writerdirector billy wilder had purchased the rights, featured two depressionera musicians who are driven by poverty to pretend to be gypsies, black men and finally women in order to find work with. Some like it hot pdf script november 12, 1958 unspecified draft written by billy wilder and i. Vieira may be more feverish than fluent, but its a wonderful tribute to one of the funniest movies ever made. After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an allfemale band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Those gags exist, surely the screenplay isnt too haughty for a dick joke here and there, but what makes the script a classic is the way that it ties gender assumptions in knots.
So, in my trek to watch more of the golden oldies of hollywood, i finally got around to watching the monroelemmoncurtis comedy some like it hot. It was released in 2006 by little, brown plot introduction. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Still, marilyns performance did not go totally unrewarded. Valentines day massacre, perpetrated by mob leader spats columbo. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. With some like it hot, billy wilder and his writing partner, i. In the next year he would direct the apartment with lemmon and after that his career would start to stall out as he had more trouble getting projects. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Sugar kane kowalczyk is a beautiful singer who has a problem with men and alcohol. In 2001, afi selected some like it hot as the number one comedy film of all time. The whole history behind the making of the movie and the script is discussed in detail and there is a true to life replica of the script booklet used by marilyn with her own handwritten notes.
But even if the voice is a little insaneit suits the edgy, emotionally charged set of some like it hot perfectlycurtiss book written with mark a. The greatest american comedy of all time, according to the american film institute. Some like it hot is a hilarious farce where men dress as women in order to hide from the mob. Parts of some like it hots humor havent aged well at all, especially where the film hams it up to the audience, while other components of it have aged remarkably well. The historical setting helps make the story seem realistic. Some like it hot sublime comedy from hollywoods golden age. Some like it hot script transcript from the screenplay. Set in 1929, the film costars jack lemmon and tony curtis as a pair of downandout chicago musicians trying to escape the wrath of vicious gangsters.
It is extremely funny, beautifully acted by a talented cast. Parents need to know that some like it hot is a classic blackandwhite comedy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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 movieonly edition 22nd may 2001 dvd 1. Brown, joan shawlee, grace lee whitney, and nehemiah persoff.
Diamond, combined the physicality of the mack sennett era with the wit and complications of 1930s screwball comedy to make the funniest american film of the 1950s and one of the greatest of the genre. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Joe and sugar go to the ladies room to prepare some ice and during their conversation, sugar tells joe that shes had bad luck with romance and men and that she has a softspot for saxophone players. Some like it hot, so lets turn up the heat till we fry feel the heat pushing you to decide feel the heat burning you up, ready or not some like it hot, and some sweat when the heat is on some feel the heat and decide that they cant go on some like it hot, but you cant tell how hot till you try some like it hot, so lets turn up the heat till.
The film won only one oscar for costume design in a blackandwhite film. Its time for prom and the blist students need one of the alist girls to help them prepare for it. What were some examples of effective or innovative cinematography in the film. Inside the hearse, there are four somber men in black and.
Apr 11, 2016 the genderbased comedy of some like it hot goes far beyond chuckles over men wearing womens clothing. The ribald film is a clever combination of many elements. 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. Some like it hot script taken from a transcript of the screenplay andor the billy wilder movie with jack lemmon and tony curtis and marilyn monroe. This book has replaced all others on my table some like it hot is a whimsical movie and this book. 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. Nominated for several oscars, some like it hot ended up the biggest moneymaking comedy up to 1959. The speakeasy itself belongs to chicagos most notorious mob boss, spats colombo. Curtiss writing in this memoir of billy wilders 1959 comic masterpiece is staccato, repetitive and occasionally baffling. I like this book more than i have reading the other books in this series. Some like it hot the greatest ending line in movies. Enter your email address here and well update you on availability.