Some Like It Hot
3622 reviews
Comedy/Romance
2h 2m
1959
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an...
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Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
- DirectorBilly Wilder
- Release19 March 1959
- Genre
- Duration2h 2m
- Budget$2,883,848
- Revenue$25,000,000
- Rate3622 reviews
- Productions
The Mirisch Company
Cast

Tony Curtis
Joe (Josephine)

Jack Lemmon
Jerry (Daphne)

Marilyn Monroe
Sugar Kane Kowalczyk

George Raft
Spats Colombo

Pat O’Brien
Detective Mulligan

Joe E. Brown
Osgood Fielding III

Nehemiah Persoff
Little Bonaparte

Joan Shawlee
Sweet Sue

George E. Stone
Toothpick Charlie

Dave Barry
Beinstock

Mike Mazurki
Spats' Henchman

Harry Wilson
Spats' Henchman

Beverly Wills
Dolores

Edward G. Robinson Jr.
Johnny Paradise

Tom Kennedy
Bouncer (uncredited)

Fred Sherman
Drunk (uncredited)

Sandra Warner
Emily (uncredited)

Paul Frees
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Perry
Gangster at Convention (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie
Gangster at Massacre (uncredited)

James Dime
Gangster Convention Greeter (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers
Hotel Guest (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Laurie Mitchell
Mary Lou (uncredited)

Tito Vuolo
Mozzarella (uncredited)

Scott Seaton
Old Man (uncredited)

Marian Collier
Olga (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Police Officer (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Party Guest (uncredited)

John Roy
Police Officer (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

Grace Lee Whitney
Rosella (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Hank Mann
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Mather
(uncredited)

Carl Sklover
(uncredited)

Billy Wayne
(uncredited)
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