Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #558 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-11-26
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Black & White, PAL, Special Edition, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 117 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Maybe "nobody's perfect", as one character in this masterpiece suggests. But some movies are perfect, and Some Like It Hot is one of them. In Chicago, during the Prohibition era, two skirt-chasing musicians, Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon), inadvertently witness the St Valentine's Day Massacre. In order to escape the wrath of gangland chief Spats Colombo (George Raft), the boys, in drag, join an all-woman band headed for Florida. They vie for the attention of the lead singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), a much-disappointed songbird who warbles "I'm Through with Love" but remains vulnerable to yet another unreliable saxophone player. (When Curtis courts her without his dress, he adopts the voice of Cary Grant--a spot-on impersonation.) The script by director Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is beautifully measured; everything works, like a flawless clock. Aspiring screenwriters would be well advised to throw away the how-to books and simply study this film. The bulk of the slapstick is handled by an unhinged Lemmon and the razor-sharp Joe E. Brown, who plays a horny retiree smitten by Jerry's feminine charms. For all the gags, the film is also wonderfully romantic, as Wilder indulges in just the right amounts of moonlight and the lilting melody of "Park Avenue Fantasy". Some Like It Hot is so delightfully fizzy, it's hard to believe the shooting of the film was a headache, with an unhappy Monroe on her worst behaviour. The results, however, are sublime. --Robert Horton

Special Features

• Nostalgic lookback documentary
  
• Memories from the Sweet Sue’s featurette
  
• Virtual Hall of Memories
  
• Press Book Gallery
  
• Theatrical trailers
  
• Collectable booklet

Synopsis
Billy Wilder's classic SOME LIKE IT HOT is one of Hollywood's most beloved comedies. Two musicians (the outrageously hilarious Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) are forced to go on the run from gangsters and end up posing as women in an all-girl band, which includes a never-better Marilyn Monroe. While Curtis falls for Monroe, Lemmon gets stuck with Joe E. Brown. The film is ranked number 1 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Funniest Movies.

Customer Reviews

One of the Best Comedy Movies Ever Made.
Actually, strike that title comment. Some Like It Hot has to be one of
the best movies of any genre in cinema ever made, as it succeeds on so
many different levels. The plot and script are witty and sharp, the
characters are easy to identify with and hilarious, the acting is a
masterclass in comedy and the laughs are constant throughout. Without a
doubt this is one of my favourite films, and contains one of the best
closing lines ever. After a movie full of two guys in drag, a sweet
girl singing, and a bunch of gangsters pursuing them, what else is
there to say except that "Nobody's perfect!" A comedy masterpiece which has never been bettered.

a hilarious classic somewhat dissapointingly mastered on DVD
What more can be said about this all-time comic classic? Probably Billy Wilder's best movie, 'Some like it hot' has all the key elements for hilarious entertainment: sharp and snappy dialogues, esp. between Curtis and Lemmon, disguise, embarrassing situations and of course, rivalry and romance. Starting with a rather grim 1929 gangster hunt, the movie soon lightens up in an exotic setting. Marilyn sings some of her best known songs, like 'Running Wild' and 'I wanna be loved by you'. As far as the DVD is concerned, from MGM you'd expect a little more respect for their own heritage: the feature film has smudges, blotches, dust and scratches and looks rather unprocessed and fuzzy, at some places even out of focus. There is a great deal of visual noise in the pictures, especially in the darker parts. It seems as if they've sent the first reel they could get their hands on to the encoding factory. Extra features are virtually non-existent - only the original trailer in very poor quality is included. Definite pro's (at least for the European mainland) are the additional sound tracks in German, French, Spanish and Italian and a wealth of languages in subtitling. The original aspect ratio of 5:3 (set in a 4:3 letterbox) is beautifully preserved.

If you haven't seen this you haven't lived...
Perhaps the greatest movie of all time, as reflected in countless polls, Some Like It Hot is a classic feel-good movie. The constant humour is a delightful mix of subtle comedy and bordering-on-farsical jokes, so there's something for everyone. Jack Lemmon has to be seen to be believed as he teams up with the great Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe to create an experience never to be forgotten. Be prepared for side-splitting humour as you witness Lemmon and Curtis join an all-female band - dressed as females - in a desperate bid to escape the mob after witnessing the infamous Valentine's Day Massacre. Monroe inevitably falls for Curtis, providing the required romance to complement the less serious moments. This film is a must-see for anyone, and the lack of colour will be forgotten after a few minutes. If you want to buy any video/DVD this year, this is a dead-cert winner.