Some Like It Hot

One of Hollywood's greatest comedies! Curtis and Lemmon play musicians during the roaring twenties who accidentally witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Having no money and no where to hide from the mob, they dress in drag and join an all-girl band headed for a Florida resort. Wilder and Diamond's hilarious, break-neck script never gives us a second to stop laughing. Curtis disguises himself as fictional multi-millionaire "Shell Oil Junior" to try to seduce the band's sexy lead singer Sugar Kane (Monroe should have been nominated for an oscar for her hilarious performance). Meanwhile, Lemmon's female alter-ego has her (his?) hands full trying to avoid Osgood Fielding (Joe E. Brown) -- a real millionare! The film is full of brilliant word-play, puns, gags, slapstick, cross-dressing nonsense and satire. In Wilder's manic world, people are identified by what they wear, what instruments they play, their nicknames, et cetera, and, often, these things are false disguises -- a golf-bag contains a machine gun, a coffin contains bootleg whiskey, mob goons pretend to be opera lovers, Lemmon and Curtis dress as women. Mistaken identity and disguise are primary themes of this film, making it one of the best -- and one of the only -- true farces on film. A delight.

Oscar for Best Costumes: Orry-Kelly