"I'm a man!""Well, nobody's perfect."
Cinemas
Directed by Billy Wilder
Some Like It Hot
An acclaimed, rewatchable comedy.
Comedy
Romance
Crime
1959
2h 3m
4.3(402k)via LetterboxdTony Curtis + 4 more
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
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6What people say
fellas........ is it gay to dress up in drag to escape the mob
"I'm engaged!""Congratulations. Who's the lucky girl?""I am!"
Common questions
What is Some Like It Hot about?+
Two struggling musicians go on the run disguised as women in an all-female band after they witness a mafia gangland murder in Chicago.
Who directed Some Like It Hot?+
The film was directed by Billy Wilder, the Austrian-American filmmaker who also directed The Apartment and Sunset Boulevard.
Has Some Like It Hot won any awards?+
Yes, the film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design and Jack Lemmon was nominated for Best Actor, while Billy Wilder was nominated for Best Director.
