"released Wilder's Prohibition-era farce ""Some Like It Hot"" without a Production Code seal of approval, withheld due to the film's unabashed sexual comedy, including a central cross-dressing theme. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play musicians who disguise themselves as women to escape pursuit by a Chicago gang. Curtis's character courts a singer played by Marilyn Monroe, while Lemmon is wooed by Joe E. Brown—setting up the film's final joke in which Lemmon reveals that his character is a man and Brown blandly replies ""Well, nobody's perfect"". A box office success, the film was lightly regarded during its original release. But"
"Jack Lemmon John Uhler ""Jack"" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. Lemmon was an eight-time Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in over 60 films, such as ""Some Like It Hot"", ""The Apartment"", ""Mister Roberts"" (for which he won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), ""Days of Wine and Roses"", ""The Great Race"", ""Irma la Douce"", ""The Odd Couple"" and its sequel ""The Odd Couple II"" (and other frequent collaborations with ""Odd Couple"" co-star Walter Matthau), ""Save the Tiger"" (for which he won the 1973 Academy Award"
"whenever Spats' gangsters appear. In terms of cinematography and aesthetics, Billy Wilder chose to shoot the film in black and white as Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in full drag costume and make-up looked 'unacceptably grotesque' in early color tests. ""Some Like It Hot"" received widespread acclaim from critics, and is considered among the best films of all time. It received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for Lemmon and Best Director and Best Screenplay for Wilder, the latter along with I.A.L. Diamond. It was voted as the top comedy film by the American Film Institute on their list"
"success of ""Some Like It Hot"" is considered one of the final nails in the coffin for the Hays Code. It is February 1929 in the city of Chicago, during the era of Prohibition. Joe (Tony Curtis) is a jazz saxophone player, and an irresponsible gambler and ladies' man; his sensible friend Jerry (Jack Lemmon) is a jazz double bass player. They work in a speakeasy (disguised as a funeral home) owned by gangster ""Spats"" Colombo (George Raft). Tipped off by informant ""Toothpick"" Charlie (George E. Stone), the police raid the joint. Joe and Jerry flee—only to accidentally witness Spats"
"is surprised and delighted to see her. Fran insists on resuming their gin rummy game, telling Bud that she is now free as well. He declares his love for her, and she replies lovingly, ""Shut up and deal."" Immediately following the success of ""Some Like It Hot"", Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond wished to make another film with Jack Lemmon. Wilder had originally planned to cast Paul Douglas as Jeff Sheldrake; however, after he died unexpectedly, Fred MacMurray was cast. The initial concept for the film came from ""Brief Encounter"" by Noël Coward, in which Celia Johnson has an affair"
"speed, they attempt about to do the same to Sheba, but she escapes using a knife she had hidden in her wetsuit to cut the rope. As Brick leads the police to the yacht and another gun battle breaks out, Shark tries to escape in a speedboat but Sheba gives chase on a jet ski and kills him with a spear gun. Brick urges Sheba to continue their relationship but Sheba insists on returning to Chicago, though she promises to return to see him again since they are now business partners. Roger Ebert gave the film 1.5 stars out of"
"Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, and Johnnie Ray. This film's lavish production didn't overshadow the dragged plot line. However, Monroe re-gained her success with ""The Seven Year Itch"" in 1955, co-starring Tom Ewell and Evelyn Keyes. ""Seven Year Itch"" showcased the famous scene of Monroe's white dress being skyrocketed in the air by a subway grating. This film was a major success, as was Marilyn's next feature, ""Bus Stop"" (1956), which was her last film with Fox until 1960. However, Monroe's biggest success in a film was in 1959's ""Some Like It Hot"", a comedy co-starring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon."
"Some Like It Hot (1939 film) Some Like It Hot, reissued for television as Rhythm Romance, is a 1939 comedy film starring Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, and Gene Krupa. Directed by George Archainbaud, its screenplay was written by Wilkie C. Mahoney and Lewis R. Foster, based on the play ""The Great Magoo"" by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler, which performed briefly on Broadway in 1932. The film was released the year before ""Road to Singapore"" converted theatre and radio star Hope into a huge movie box office draw. Legendary cinematographer Karl Struss filmed the movie. The title of the film"
"herself. Another tragedy took place on the beach at the hotel in 1904 when actress Isadore Rush drowned. The hotel was first featured in a film when it was used as a backdrop for ""The Flying Fleet"" (1927). Since then, it has been featured in at least 12 other films, including: ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis, where it represented the ""Seminole Ritz"" in southern Florida; ""Wicked, Wicked"" (1973), which was completely filmed on location there; ""The Stunt Man"" (1980), starring Peter O'Toole; and ""My Blue Heaven"" (1990), starring Steve Martin and Rick"
"be called his best performance: three interrelated roles in the comedy ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959). Thomson called it an ""outrageous film,"" and an American Film Institute survey voted it the funniest American film ever made. The film co-starred Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, and was directed by Billy Wilder. That was followed by Blake Edwards’s ""Operation Petticoat"" (1959) with Cary Grant. They were both frantic comedies, and displayed his impeccable comic timing. He often collaborated with Edwards on later films. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in ""Spartacus"", which became another major hit for him. His stardom and"
"boozing Hollywood director, Mr. Holt, buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to go to Hollywood. There he meets film stars, including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from ""Some Like It Hot"". He is also surprised by things that were new in the U.S. at the time, such as automatic doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of"
"and the resulting movie was a box office hit. Curtis then co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Natalie Wood in ""Kings Go Forth"" (1958), a war story. It was mildly popular, but ""The Defiant Ones"" (1958), was a bigger success. Curtis gave an Oscar-nominated performance as a bigoted white escaped convict chained to a black man, Sidney Poitier. Curtis and Leigh then made a popular comedy for Blake Edwards at Universal, ""The Perfect Furlough"" (1958). He co-starred with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe in Billy Wilder's ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959). It was a huge success and became a classic; equally"
"work with the ship's first officer to try to stop it after they discover it is programmed to crash into an oil tanker. De Bont had the idea for the film after he had a recurring nightmare about a cruise ship crashing into an island. ""Speed"" star Keanu Reeves was initially supposed to reprise his role as Jack Traven for the sequel, but decided not to commit and was replaced by Patric before filming. Production took place aboard ""Seabourn Legend"", the ship on which the film is set. The final scene, in which the ship crashes into the island of"
"Preston Lacy, Dave England, and Ehren McGhehey. Brandon DiCamillo and Raab Himself also appear but not as frequently as in the show. Other regular ""Jackass"" personalities who made appearances include Rake Yohn, Manny Puig, Phil Margera, and April ""Ape"" Margera. In addition, Rip Taylor, Henry Rollins, Spike Jonze, boxing star Butterbean, Mat Hoffman, and Tony Hawk make cameo appearances. An unrated version of the film was released in 2006, with a runtime of 88 minutes long. In the ending of the film, Johnny Knoxville is launched from a catapult into a lake, where Rip Taylor sits in a boat, announcing"
"Some Like It Hot (song) ""Some Like It Hot"" is a song recorded by The Power Station. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Parlophone Records in 1985, the song features heavy drum beats from Tony Thompson and vocals from Robert Palmer. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number six on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. The video featured the transgender model Caroline Cossey (also known as Tula). The song was featured in the 1985 film ""National Lampoon's European Vacation"". It was also featured in ""It's a Trap!"", the"
"his injuries, Jake joins his crew and Camparelli, all in their Navy whites, on deck to prepare for entry at a port of call. Jake and Camparelli reconcile their differences, and the movie ends in rolling credits. Politician and actor Fred Dalton Thompson has an uncredited role as a JAGC Captain during the court-martial sequence, reflecting his real-life profession as an attorney. David Schwimmer has a bit part as a Squadron Duty Officer. David Wilson, a military advisor to the production, appears as an officer in the flight briefing. The Naval Institute Arm, the semi official arm of the United"
"inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Despite Monroe's contract requiring the film to be in color, she agreed to it being filmed in black and white after seeing that Curtis and Lemmon's makeup gave them a ""ghoulish"" appearance on color film. ""Some Like It Hot"" opened to largely positive reviews and is today considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. It was voted as the top comedy film by the American Film Institute on their list on AFI's ""100 Years... 100 Laughs"" poll in 2000. In 2017, the film was voted the best comedy of"
"saw it for the first time while in the studio; and connected with it so much. The movie was a visual manifestation of the emotions I was trying to capture in a lot of my lyrics."" When Truman makes his escape by boat and cannot be found, the director Christof dramatically commands, ""Cue the Sun!"" A few minutes later, Truman is found and on screen once again. When the television crew switches to a camera on the boat which shows Truman courageously guiding the boat, Christof remarks, ""That's Our Hero Shot."" Finally, when Truman meets his true love, Sylvia in"
"as the steward. Setting out to sea Capt. Rummill is optimistic, while Scott and Leroy force Mace to choose between joining the partnership or being thrown overboard. In the officer’s saloon, officer Alex Cole (Jack Kruschen) warns Rummill about the devious nature of Scott and Leroy. Moody dies early in the journey, of what is believed by the crew to be a broken heart, further inflaming the crew against the new captain. One day Scott enrages Pete by letting him overhear that his wife (Mahia) will be seduced by Leroy. A butcher-knife-wielding Pete confronts Leroy while he is attacking Mahia,"
"and reels himself in through the water. He climbs onto the plane and rescues Annie, and both escape from the plane on one of its floats, which falls onto the ocean. Geiger loses control of the plane and crashes into the oil tanker, causing it to explode. The tanker crew however are safe, having launched their lifeboat just in time. Annie and Alex travel back to shore in the speed boat, and he gives her an engagement ring, asking her if she will ""wear it for a while"", and she accepts. ""Speed"" was released in June 1994, starring Keanu Reeves"
"to the revulsion of Elsa Lanchester seeing him for the first time in the climax of ""Bride of Frankenstein"". John ""Jack"" Henry's name alludes to the legend of John Henry, who worked hard against his opponent (the steel driving machine) and won, but soon afterward died of heart failure. Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. appears in the film as Agent Amos Flood, with the same last name of a role he played in the Spike Lee film ""25th Hour"", though there are no obvious parallels between the two films. This was the last film featuring Ossie Davis, as he died in"
"by Jack Lemmon in drag; at the end of the film, Lemmon takes off his wig and reveals to Brown that he is a man, to which Brown responds; ""well, nobody's perfect"", one of the most celebrated punchlines in film history. Another of his notable postwar roles was that of ""Cap'n Andy Hawkes"" in MGM's 1951 remake of ""Show Boat"", a role that he reprised onstage in the 1961 New York City Center revival of the musical and on tour. The musical film version included such prominent costars as Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Kathryn Grayson. Brown performed several dance"
"actor was signed by Columbia. Lemmon's singing voice was first heard on two film soundtracks in 1955, ""Three for the Show"" with Betty Grable and ""My Sister Eileen"". He also performed songs in the 1956 film ""You Can't Run Away from It"" with Stubby Kaye and June Allyson. His first solo album, ""A Twist of Lemmon"", was released in 1958 on Epic Records. While filming ""Some Like It Hot"" with Marilyn Monroe in 1959, Lemmon released a second album, ""Some Like It Hot"". Both featured Lemmon's singing and piano solos. The two Epic albums were later released as ""A Twist"
"(1964-65). He had good support roles in ""A Very Special Favor"" (1965) with Rock Hudson; ""How to Steal a Million"" (1966) with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole; ""Barefoot in the Park"" (1967) with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. He had cameos in ""Is Paris Burning?"" (1966) and ""Casino Royale"" (1967) and was top billed in ""The Day the Hot Line Got Hot"" (1968). His career had lasted longer than that of other romantic actors, winning him the nickname ""the last of the cinema's great lovers."" He recorded a laid-back album called ""Where Does Love Go"" in 1966. The album consisted"
"San Francisco police officer Jack Cates has been after drug dealer ""the Iceman"" for the past four years. At the Hunter's Point Raceway, Jack confronts Tyrone Burroughs and Arthur Brock. Jack kills Brock, while Burroughs escapes. Despite killing Brock in self-defense, Jack is now under investigation, as Brock's gun cannot be found at the scene. Blake Wilson, the head of the Internal Affairs division, becomes determined to prosecute Jack on a third-degree manslaughter charge. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Iceman has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from"
"they could not settle their disagreements and she had begun to suspect that he was embezzling money from the company. Monroe returned to Hollywood in July 1958 to act opposite Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Billy Wilder's comedy on gender roles, ""Some Like It Hot"". Although she considered the role of Sugar Kane another ""dumb blonde"", she accepted it due to Miller's encouragement and the offer of receiving ten percent of the film's profits in addition to her standard pay. The difficulties during the film's production have since become ""legendary"". Monroe would demand dozens of re-takes, and could not"
"Jack Lemmon - A Twist of Lemmon In the setting of his office, Jack Lemmon shares some memories of his childhood and his relationship with his father that led him to develop a certain sense of humour and, ultimately, to become a professional entertainer. Lemmon expresses his personal mantra about film acting (“Simple is good”), and discusses some of his most important parts in ""Some Like it Hot"" and ""The Days of Wine and Roses"". The film also contains original interviews with Walter Matthau and Billy Wilder, and film clips from ""The Odd Couple"" (1968), ""Kotch"" (1971) (Lemmon's first directorial"
"into other celebrities, namely Sylvester Stallone, Tina Turner and Pee-wee Herman, with the bike also briefly morphing (into a jackhammer, stop sign, waterski, and jet pack) in repeatedly unsuccessful attempts to throw the fans off. After a long chase, the fans / press are finally thwarted by crashing into a giant (Claymation) cop and are arrested. Freed of their attention, Michael rides on into the desert, and as the sun rises, he pulls over in a canyon to remove the ""Spike"" costume. The costume then comes to life and challenges him to an extended dance-off. In the end, a passing"
"Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell) and the rest of the Others. He and the Others successfully ambush Keamy and his mercenaries by sending Kate out to them, and then getting into a gunfight with them. They then go to the helicopter with Jack, Hurley, Sawyer and Lapidus, but Sawyer leaves them to reduce the weight. They are able to land on the ship, but are quickly informed that the ship is about to explode. They quickly refuel, and pick up Desmond, Sun, and Aaron, before lifting off. On the way back to the island, they see a white light envelop it,"
"his autobiography, """"My Father, My Son"""", written with William Dufty. Robinson was a close friend and sometime lover of Marilyn Monroe, and was the prototype for the character 'Eddie G.' in ""Blonde"" (2001), the TV mini-series about Monroe, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Robinson appeared in some films and numerous television series during the 1950s and early 1970s. He appeared briefly in ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), as the murderer of George Raft's '""Spats"" Colombo' character. He was the last-billed of the sixteen credited cast members in the film. He also appeared in shows like ""Wagon Train"","
"George Raft George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, today Raft is mostly known for his gangster roles in the original ""Scarface"" (1932), ""Each Dawn I Die"" (1939), and Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy ""Some Like It Hot"", as a dancer in ""Bolero"" (1934), and a truck driver in ""They Drive by Night"" (1940). Raft said he never regarded himself as an actor. ""I wanted to be me"","
"Hot Rod (film) Hot Rod is a 2007 American comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring members of The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer). The film stars Samberg as amateur stuntman Rod Kimble, whose step-father, Frank (Ian McShane) continuously mocks and disrespects him. When Frank becomes ill, Rod raises money for his heart operation by executing his largest stunt yet. In addition to raising money for the operation, he also does so to win Frank's respect, by kicking his butt. The film also stars Taccone, Sissy Spacek, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Isla Fisher and Bill Hader."
"in the German comedy ""Fanfares of Love"" (1951), which served as a direct predecessor for ""Some Like It Hot"". After Thomalla had dubbed Lemmon for more than 40 years, the two met at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival where Thomalla held an honorific speech for Lemmon. He was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit in 1985. Georg Thomalla Georg Thomalla (14 February 1915 – 25 August 1999) was a German actor. He appeared in about 150 film and television productions between 1939 and 2000, and was widely known in Germany for his comedic roles. Thomalla was also well-known"