Some Like It Hot (Special Edition)

Some Like It Hot (Special Edition)


Starring:Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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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 behavior. The results, however, are sublime. --Robert Horton
Some Like It Hot
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Some Like it Hot
  • Hilarious Classic!
  • Quintessential fun
  • We Wouldn't be Caught DEAD in Chicago!
  • Hot Collection.
 Some Like It Hot
Starring: Dave Barry , Joe E. Brown , Marian Collier , Billy Gray , and John Indrisano
Director: Billy Wilder
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00003CXCR
Release Date: 2001-05-22

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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 behavior. The results, however, are sublime. --Robert Horton

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Some Like it Hot.......2007-06-26

Long before "Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire", Wilder gave us this comic, gender-bending masterpiece, which came at the very end of the conservative `50s, providing a preview of the more liberated decade to come. Here the director is in pure comedy mode, and pulls off a tricky premise brilliantly. Lemmon and Curtis make an ideal comic duo, Monroe sparkles as the object of their sisterly affections, and Joe E. Brown nearly steals the picture as a dotty millionaire besotted with Lemmon's Daphne. A howl, truly.

5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Classic!.......2007-05-09

Of of the funniest movies of all times. Billy Wilder is a genius, and even though this was made in the 50's, it is not outdated at all and truly a fun film!

4 out of 5 stars Quintessential fun.......2007-04-23

Boy! With present Hollywood standards in comedy going down and down, Billy Wilder black and white movie mixing gangsters, crossdressing, gender clichés, music and intelligence... giving us a melting pot that comes out as a real gem.
Marilyn Monroe has never been one of my favorites, but the dance scene and final dialogue between Jack Lemmon and Joe E.Brown worth the price of a lifetime in movie theaters.
A must!

5 out of 5 stars We Wouldn't be Caught DEAD in Chicago!.......2007-04-23


"Suppose the stock market crashes. Suppose Mary Pickford divorces Douglas Fairbanks. Suppose the Dodgers leave Brooklyn!"

Suppose another improbable premise: Two down on their luck musicians inadvertently witness Chicagoland's infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre and to get outa town they don wigs, flapper dresses and cloche hats and join an all-girl band, bound for Florida on the Sunshine Limited. What a hoot!

Even if you don't know all of the historical references, this is a film that works flawlessly from start to finish with gags that are fresh and fun no matter how familiar they become. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon are unconvincingly improbable dolled up as dames, but they manage to hoodwink bandleader Sweet Sue (Joan Shawlee), songbird Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) and the rest of the cast, to the point that Jack snags a "rich millionaire" (Joe E. Brown who hams it uproariously as "Osgood Fielding III") with enough moxie to tango till dawn! What fun!

Billy Wilder must have loved the `twenties, the songs and the clothes, and who doesn't love the Del Coronado Hotel even when it doubles for the Seminole Ritz? "Spats Colombo" (George Raft) has a wonderful insider Hollywood gag bit harking back to his own smaller "Guino Rinaldo" supporting role in "Scarface"--could it be the very same quarter being flipped? ("Where did you pick up that cheap trick?").

The songs are fabulous, especially when Marilyn is "Runnin' Wild", does her o so scantily clad version of Boop-a-Doop gal Helen Kane and warms up Tony to "I'll Build a Stairway to the Stars". And "Underneath the Sheltering Palms" is the perfect resort-arrival song--Disney should try it at their pseudo-Del AKA Grand Floridian.

Remember: "It's not how long it takes, it's who's taking you." And the film's perfect ending line is surely one of the five greatest in all Hollywood history. (The others? "Casablanca", "The Wizard of Oz", "Sunset Boulevard" and "Now, Voyager"). Maybe nobody's perfect, but this comedy sure is!


5 out of 5 stars Hot Collection........2007-03-27

One of Marilyn Monroe's best films. A classic duo of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Guarenteed to make you laugh!
Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Some Like it Hot
  • Hilarious Classic!
  • Quintessential fun
  • We Wouldn't be Caught DEAD in Chicago!
  • Hot Collection.
 Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)
Starring: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon , George Raft , and Pat O'Brien
Director: Billy Wilder
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Comedy of ErrorsComedy of Errors | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
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ASIN: B000FIHNAC
Release Date: 2006-07-18

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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 behavior. The results, however, are sublime. --Robert Horton

Description

When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting, they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the twonewestand homeliestmembers of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfect...until a lovelorn singer (Marilyn Monroe) falls for Josephine, an ancient playboy (Joe E. Brown) falls for Daphne, and a mob boss (George Raft) refuses to fall for their hoax! Nominated* for 6 Academy AwardsÂ(r), Some Like It Hot is the quintessential madcap farce and one of the greatest of all film comedies (The Motion Picture Guide). *1959: Director, Actor (Lemmon), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography (B&W), Art Direction (B&W), Costume Design (B&W, winner)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Some Like it Hot.......2007-06-26

Long before "Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire", Wilder gave us this comic, gender-bending masterpiece, which came at the very end of the conservative `50s, providing a preview of the more liberated decade to come. Here the director is in pure comedy mode, and pulls off a tricky premise brilliantly. Lemmon and Curtis make an ideal comic duo, Monroe sparkles as the object of their sisterly affections, and Joe E. Brown nearly steals the picture as a dotty millionaire besotted with Lemmon's Daphne. A howl, truly.

5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Classic!.......2007-05-09

Of of the funniest movies of all times. Billy Wilder is a genius, and even though this was made in the 50's, it is not outdated at all and truly a fun film!

4 out of 5 stars Quintessential fun.......2007-04-23

Boy! With present Hollywood standards in comedy going down and down, Billy Wilder black and white movie mixing gangsters, crossdressing, gender clichés, music and intelligence... giving us a melting pot that comes out as a real gem.
Marilyn Monroe has never been one of my favorites, but the dance scene and final dialogue between Jack Lemmon and Joe E.Brown worth the price of a lifetime in movie theaters.
A must!

5 out of 5 stars We Wouldn't be Caught DEAD in Chicago!.......2007-04-23


"Suppose the stock market crashes. Suppose Mary Pickford divorces Douglas Fairbanks. Suppose the Dodgers leave Brooklyn!"

Suppose another improbable premise: Two down on their luck musicians inadvertently witness Chicagoland's infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre and to get outa town they don wigs, flapper dresses and cloche hats and join an all-girl band, bound for Florida on the Sunshine Limited. What a hoot!

Even if you don't know all of the historical references, this is a film that works flawlessly from start to finish with gags that are fresh and fun no matter how familiar they become. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon are unconvincingly improbable dolled up as dames, but they manage to hoodwink bandleader Sweet Sue (Joan Shawlee), songbird Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) and the rest of the cast, to the point that Jack snags a "rich millionaire" (Joe E. Brown who hams it uproariously as "Osgood Fielding III") with enough moxie to tango till dawn! What fun!

Billy Wilder must have loved the `twenties, the songs and the clothes, and who doesn't love the Del Coronado Hotel even when it doubles for the Seminole Ritz? "Spats Colombo" (George Raft) has a wonderful insider Hollywood gag bit harking back to his own smaller "Guino Rinaldo" supporting role in "Scarface"--could it be the very same quarter being flipped? ("Where did you pick up that cheap trick?").

The songs are fabulous, especially when Marilyn is "Runnin' Wild", does her o so scantily clad version of Boop-a-Doop gal Helen Kane and warms up Tony to "I'll Build a Stairway to the Stars". And "Underneath the Sheltering Palms" is the perfect resort-arrival song--Disney should try it at their pseudo-Del AKA Grand Floridian.

Remember: "It's not how long it takes, it's who's taking you." And the film's perfect ending line is surely one of the five greatest in all Hollywood history. (The others? "Casablanca", "The Wizard of Oz", "Sunset Boulevard" and "Now, Voyager"). Maybe nobody's perfect, but this comedy sure is!


5 out of 5 stars Hot Collection........2007-03-27

One of Marilyn Monroe's best films. A classic duo of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Guarenteed to make you laugh!
Some Like It Hot
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Some Like it Hot
  • Hilarious Classic!
  • Quintessential fun
  • We Wouldn't be Caught DEAD in Chicago!
  • Hot Collection.
 Some Like It Hot
Starring: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon , George Raft , and Pat O'Brien
Director: Billy Wilder
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Assumed IdentityAssumed Identity | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Buddy FilmsBuddy Films | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Fish Out of WaterFish Out of Water | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Sex ComediesSex Comedies | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Love TriangleLove Triangle | Love & Romance | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Comedy of ErrorsComedy of Errors | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Gender BendingGender Bending | By Theme | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
FarceFarce | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Comic CriminalsComic Criminals | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
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Billy WilderBilly Wilder | Comedy Directors | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
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  1. Sunset Boulevard (Special Collector's Edition)
  2. The Apartment
  3. All About Eve
  4. Citizen Kane
  5. The Maltese Falcon (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B00005A06N
Release Date: 2001-05-22

Amazon.com essential video

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 behavior. The results, however, are sublime. --Robert Horton

Description

When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting, they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the twonewestand homeliestmembers of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfect...until a lovelorn singer (Marilyn Monroe) falls for Josephine, an ancient playboy (Joe E. Brown) falls for Daphne, and a mob boss (George Raft) refuses to fall for their hoax! Nominated* for 6 Academy Awards(r), Some Like It Hot is the quintessential madcap farce and one of the greatest of all film comedies (The Motion Picture Guide). *1959: Director, Actor (Lemmon), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography (B&W), Art Direction (B&W), Costume Design (B&W, winner)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Some Like it Hot.......2007-06-26

Long before "Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire", Wilder gave us this comic, gender-bending masterpiece, which came at the very end of the conservative `50s, providing a preview of the more liberated decade to come. Here the director is in pure comedy mode, and pulls off a tricky premise brilliantly. Lemmon and Curtis make an ideal comic duo, Monroe sparkles as the object of their sisterly affections, and Joe E. Brown nearly steals the picture as a dotty millionaire besotted with Lemmon's Daphne. A howl, truly.

5 out of 5 stars Hilarious Classic!.......2007-05-09

Of of the funniest movies of all times. Billy Wilder is a genius, and even though this was made in the 50's, it is not outdated at all and truly a fun film!

4 out of 5 stars Quintessential fun.......2007-04-23

Boy! With present Hollywood standards in comedy going down and down, Billy Wilder black and white movie mixing gangsters, crossdressing, gender clichés, music and intelligence... giving us a melting pot that comes out as a real gem.
Marilyn Monroe has never been one of my favorites, but the dance scene and final dialogue between Jack Lemmon and Joe E.Brown worth the price of a lifetime in movie theaters.
A must!

5 out of 5 stars We Wouldn't be Caught DEAD in Chicago!.......2007-04-23


"Suppose the stock market crashes. Suppose Mary Pickford divorces Douglas Fairbanks. Suppose the Dodgers leave Brooklyn!"

Suppose another improbable premise: Two down on their luck musicians inadvertently witness Chicagoland's infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre and to get outa town they don wigs, flapper dresses and cloche hats and join an all-girl band, bound for Florida on the Sunshine Limited. What a hoot!

Even if you don't know all of the historical references, this is a film that works flawlessly from start to finish with gags that are fresh and fun no matter how familiar they become. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon are unconvincingly improbable dolled up as dames, but they manage to hoodwink bandleader Sweet Sue (Joan Shawlee), songbird Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) and the rest of the cast, to the point that Jack snags a "rich millionaire" (Joe E. Brown who hams it uproariously as "Osgood Fielding III") with enough moxie to tango till dawn! What fun!

Billy Wilder must have loved the `twenties, the songs and the clothes, and who doesn't love the Del Coronado Hotel even when it doubles for the Seminole Ritz? "Spats Colombo" (George Raft) has a wonderful insider Hollywood gag bit harking back to his own smaller "Guino Rinaldo" supporting role in "Scarface"--could it be the very same quarter being flipped? ("Where did you pick up that cheap trick?").

The songs are fabulous, especially when Marilyn is "Runnin' Wild", does her o so scantily clad version of Boop-a-Doop gal Helen Kane and warms up Tony to "I'll Build a Stairway to the Stars". And "Underneath the Sheltering Palms" is the perfect resort-arrival song--Disney should try it at their pseudo-Del AKA Grand Floridian.

Remember: "It's not how long it takes, it's who's taking you." And the film's perfect ending line is surely one of the five greatest in all Hollywood history. (The others? "Casablanca", "The Wizard of Oz", "Sunset Boulevard" and "Now, Voyager"). Maybe nobody's perfect, but this comedy sure is!


5 out of 5 stars Hot Collection........2007-03-27

One of Marilyn Monroe's best films. A classic duo of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Guarenteed to make you laugh!
The Billy Wilder DVD Collection (The Apartment / Avanti! / The Fortune Cookie / Irma la Douce / Kiss Me Stupid / One Two Three / The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes / Some Like It Hot / Witness for the Prosecution)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 The Billy Wilder DVD Collection (The Apartment / Avanti! / The Fortune Cookie / Irma la Douce / Kiss Me Stupid / One Two Three / The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes / Some Like It Hot / Witness for the Prosecution)
Starring: Jack Lemmon , Shirley MacLaine , Fred MacMurray , Ray Walston , and Jack Kruschen
Director: Billy Wilder
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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  2. Billy Wilder DVD Collection (Sunset Boulevard/Stalag 17/Sabrina)
  3. Classic Comedies Collection (Bringing Up Baby / The Philadelphia Story Two-Disc Special Edition / Dinner at Eight / Libeled Lady / Stage Door / To Be or Not to Be)
  4. The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection (Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition / North by Northwest / Dial M for Murder / Foreign Correspondent / Suspicion / The Wrong Man / Stage Fright / I Confess / Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
  5. Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection (Psycho / Vertigo / Rear Window / The Birds / Shadow of a Doubt / Family Plot / Frenzy / The Man Who Knew Too Much / Marnie / Rope / Saboteur / Topaz / Torn Curtain / The Trouble with Harry)

ASIN: B00008ZZ9T
Release Date: 2003-07-15

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Even if "nobody's perfect," Billy Wilder sometimes came close. This DVD box presents a strong cross-section of films by one of Hollywood's greatest directors, and although his early Paramount years are not covered (they're available in a different set), the box does include a couple of Wilder's woefully underappreciated autumnal gems. Chronologically speaking, 1957's Witness for the Prosecution is the earliest film in the set, a crackerjack courtroom drama derived from Agatha Christie. It gives especially tasty roles to Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich. With Some Like It Hot, Wilder merely created the film widely considered the best comedy of the sound era, with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon impersonating female musicians in the Roaring Twenties. Marilyn Monroe is the songbird tired of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Wilder took home three Oscars® for The Apartment, his exquisitely bittersweet look at an organization man (Lemmon) who loans out his flat for his boss's liaisons.

One, Two, Three is a breathless Cold War comedy (and a time capsule of its era) with James Cagney as a Coca-Cola executive in Berlin. Irma La Douce teams Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a racy Parisian love story that became a box-office smash. With Kiss Me, Stupid, Wilder suffered a rare flop, although the once-scandalous sex comedy looks better and sharper as it ages. The Fortune Cookie, which nabbed an Oscar for Walter Matthau, is one of Wilder's most cynical tales, but the last two films in the set represent Wilder's late-career romantic flowering. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes arranges slapstick around the melancholy, misogynistic figure of Holmes, who might just be a directorial self-portrait. Avanti! is a delightful, leisurely romance about a businessman (Lemmon again) who loosens up while in Italy settling his late father's business. It's a lovely end note for a snappy, often acerbic collection. --Robert Horton

Description

The Billy Wilder DVD Collection includes the following films: The Apartment, Avanti!, The Fortune Cookie, Irma la Douce, Kiss Me Stupid, One Two Three, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Some Like It Hot, and Witness for the Prosecution.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars classic Wilder collection.......2006-02-25

For Billy Wilder fans, this is a must. Get this box set now before it is discontinued now that Sony distributes MGM's library.

4 out of 5 stars great collection....but............2004-12-29

This is a great collection but why is one of the best, Double Indemnity, missing ??? It is a good collection of a genius who was such a major influence on modern film making. Both his comedy and dramatic films are in this set. I have to say that his dramas hold up a lot better then the comedy films. The constent theme of stupid women, or the whore with "a heart of gold" now seems just pathatic and not endearing.
Ladies Of The Chorus [PAL, Region 2, Import]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Marilyn as a blonde Rita Hayworth replica
 Ladies Of The Chorus [PAL, Region 2, Import]

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Product Features:
  • Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt).
  • Requires multi-region DVD player in the US.

ASIN: 830114047X

Product Description

In her second film appearance, Marilyn Monroe stars as Peggy Martin, a second-generation showgirl who begins a romance with a rich young man (Randy Brooks), an action that strains her relationship with her mother (Adele Jurgens).

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Marilyn as a blonde Rita Hayworth replica.......2007-05-15

Very interesting movie - strange that it has not been on dvd in the USA where
Marilyn Monroe is the biggest movie star ever.
Here she is under contract at COLUMBIA in 1948 and Harry Cohn did not know how to use her. He makes a sort of blonde Rita Hayworth out of her, who was the biggest Star Columbia Pictures ever had. It seems that Monroe and the Chorus Girls even wear Hayworth's old dresses from "Down to Earth" an "Cover Girl". To bad he did not see Marilyn's Star potential which clearly shows
alreday in her singing numbers. She sings well and looks lovely. Cohn did
not renew her contract, so she left and became the biggest movie star ever at
20th Century Fox. Poor Cohn, Rita Hayworth left one year later to marry prince Ali Khan, so he had no female Star left.
Charlie Rose with Jack Lemmon (February 9, 1998)
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    		Charlie Rose with Jack Lemmon (February 9, 1998)

    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

    ( C )( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
    All TitlesAll Titles | Charlie Rose Store | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
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    ASIN: B000JUBF2I
    Release Date: 2006-10-23

    Description

    Charlie talks for the hour with actor Jack Lemmon, who has received eight Oscar nominations and two wins. Lemmon discusses a variety of topics including his diverse film rolls, including comedies, Some Like It Hot and The Odd Couple, and more dramatic work in The China Syndrome and Missing, as well as recently receiving a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the television remake of 12 Angry Men.
    Some Like It Hot [Region 2]
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      		Some Like It Hot [Region 2]
      Starring: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon , George Raft , and Pat O'Brien
      Director: Billy Wilder
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

      GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
      Brown, Joe EBrown, Joe E | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Curtis, TonyCurtis, Tony | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Frees, PaulFrees, Paul | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Lemmon, JackLemmon, Jack | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Mazurki, MikeMazurki, Mike | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Monroe, MarilynMonroe, Marilyn | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      O'Brien, PatO'Brien, Pat | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Persoff, NehemiahPersoff, Nehemiah | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Raft, GeorgeRaft, George | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Shawlee, JoanShawlee, Joan | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Stone, George EStone, George E | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Wilson, HarryWilson, Harry | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
      Wilder, BillyWilder, Billy | ( W ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
      ( S )( S ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
      ASIN: B00005NFLQ
      Some Like It Hot [Region 2]
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        		Some Like It Hot [Region 2]
        Starring: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon , George Raft , and Pat O'Brien
        Director: Billy Wilder
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

        GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
        Brown, Joe EBrown, Joe E | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Curtis, TonyCurtis, Tony | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Frees, PaulFrees, Paul | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Lemmon, JackLemmon, Jack | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Mazurki, MikeMazurki, Mike | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Monroe, MarilynMonroe, Marilyn | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        O'Brien, PatO'Brien, Pat | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Persoff, NehemiahPersoff, Nehemiah | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Raft, GeorgeRaft, George | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Shawlee, JoanShawlee, Joan | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Stone, George EStone, George E | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Wilson, HarryWilson, Harry | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
        Wilder, BillyWilder, Billy | ( W ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
        ( S )( S ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
        ASIN: B000050GOL
        Charlie Rose (June 28, 2001)
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          		Charlie Rose (June 28, 2001)

          Manufacturer: Charlie Rose Inc.
          ProductGroup: DVD
          Binding: DVD

          ( C )( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
          All TitlesAll Titles | Charlie Rose Store | Television | Genres | DVD | Video
          ASIN: B000HBL6L4
          Release Date: 2006-12-21

          Description

          Following the death of Jack Lemmon yesterday at the age of 76, the rebroadcast of the excerpts from February 9, 1998 and October 1, 1993, is dedicated to a celebration of his remarkable life. Lemmon was an accomplished and well-respected actor, recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute and the winner of five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy, and two Oscars. He is best known for his work in such memorable films as Mr. Roberts, The Odd Couple and Some Like it Hot, in which he worked with Marilyn Monroe.
          Some Like It Hot [Region 2]
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            		Some Like It Hot [Region 2]
            Starring: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon , George Raft , and Pat O'Brien
            Director: Billy Wilder
            ProductGroup: DVD
            Binding: DVD

            GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
            Brown, Joe EBrown, Joe E | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Curtis, TonyCurtis, Tony | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Frees, PaulFrees, Paul | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Lemmon, JackLemmon, Jack | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Mazurki, MikeMazurki, Mike | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Monroe, MarilynMonroe, Marilyn | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            O'Brien, PatO'Brien, Pat | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Persoff, NehemiahPersoff, Nehemiah | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Raft, GeorgeRaft, George | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Shawlee, JoanShawlee, Joan | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Stone, George EStone, George E | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Wilson, HarryWilson, Harry | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
            Wilder, BillyWilder, Billy | ( W ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
            ( S )( S ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
            ASIN: B00005Q61Q

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