More Marilyn, Ashley. She was such a gifted comedian/actress she doesn't get enough credit for her talent over her looks. "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" "How To Marry A Millionaire" and the iconic "Seven Year Itch" are must sees.
And Bus Stop, The Misfits, The Prince and The Showgirl. Niagara is a must watch for not only Marilyn's acting but also Joseph Cotton. I love The Misfits because it is so different and highlights her true acting abilities.
Tony Curtis idolized Cary Grant, which is why he chose to do an impression of him. Shortly after the filming of _Some Like It Hot_ wrapped Curtis co-starred alongside Grant in the WWII comedy _Operation Petticoat,_ which was released in December of '59. The reason Wilder filmed _Some Like It Hot_ in black and white was that screen tests of the makeup Curtis and Lemmon wore as Josephine and Daphne made them look unnatural and rather sickly on color film. Joe E. Brown (Osgood) was a big comedy star in the 30s and 40s, so there was a significant bit of nostalgia casting him in the movie. Today he's best remembered for _Some Like It Hot_ and for playing Captain Andy Hawks in the 1952 revival of _Show Boat._ The character name "Little Bonaparte" is a reference to the classic gangster film _Little Caesar_ (1931), which starred the great Edward G. Robinson. Regarding the ice, Sugar would have taken that block of ice from the train's icebox. Residential electric refrigerators were still very rare in the late 20s as they were very expensive. Most homes would still have iceboxes, as would trains. Sugar's fur is called a stole. The one she has is white fox.
Wilder preferred black and white in general, and did it up until The Fortune Cookie in 1966. His film The Apartment was the last black and white movie to win the Best Picture Oscar until The Artist, a period piece that deliberately used it to evoke the silent era.
I had Dinner with Tony Curtis at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. We talked about his career and this movie came up. Spats Columbo was played by Dancer/Actor George Raft (famous for playing Gangsters). Raft worked with Jack Lemon and Joe E, Brown (Osgood) on their Tango dance number. The Female voice of Daphne (Lemon) character was his voice, Tony Curtis's female voice was dubbed in by Voice Artist Paul Frees. Marilyn had a serious drinking problem during this time and it held up production on numerous occasions. Tony did a lot of movies such as Houdini, Spartacus and The Defiants Ones (his favorite). His worst picture (according to him) was the Black Shield of Falworth in which he played a Knight that for some reason had a Brooklyn accent. I asked him what his greatest creation was and he answered "my daughter Jaime Lee". At this point in his career, Tony was in a a Touring company of Some Like it Hot. He was playing the Millionaire Osgood Fielding III. Tony was a very nice guy.
@@HuntingViolets I just saw The Black Shield of Falworth for the first time, and I thought it was really good! Yes, his accent sounded out of place, but that happens in a lot of movies, and I don't usually find it too distracting. It was very reminiscent of some old Errol Flynn movies, which I love.
Marilyn was pregnant while filming the movie, notice she was heavier in scenes while filming, it was covered up, she had to fulfill the signed contract. She was having an affair with Curtis at the time also...
@@bhartley868No she never had an affair with him. He was rude and insulting to her. And later on many years and interviews later, he claimed that they had an affair but that was not true just publicity and trying to stroke his own ego, maybe he was suffering from dementia.
I read in an interview he did towards the end of his life to a female reporter, and he claimed he could get her into bed, but he loved his wife. The reporter said she wanted to slap him, but he had just recovered from some surgery. I think the man was a narcissist.
Traditionally, a debutante is an young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society. It was a signal that you were ready for courtship. A debutante ball would be an event where all the young ladies in the area would "come out" together. This is a tradition in upper-class society. Thus, in older novels like those of Jane Austin, people would ask if a girl was "out." This meant she was out in society and eligible for marriage.
Like many high society events, debutante balls usually raise money for charity. The family pays a lot of money for their daughter to participate, and other wealthy families bring their sons to dance and socialize with the debutantes. So some money goes for the venue, catering, band, etc., and some for charity.
A wonderful comedy from 1958 is The Reluctant Debutante starring Rex Harrison, an absolutely delightful Kay Kendall, Angela Landsbury, John Saxon, and Sandra Dee. So many fun scenes in that. A fish out of water tale of a young American thrust unwillingly into the London season while visiting her British father and his new wife. Highly recommend it.
Girl I just dropped everything. This is one of my favorite classics! So glad you’re watching this. Edit: If you decide to do more Marylin, PLEASE watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She’s so good in it.
If you liked the pairing of Lemmon and Curtis, you might also enjoy "The Great Race." Oh, and I wouldn't wear too much eye make-up when reacting to "Beaches."
She probably needs to know more old stars before seeing it. One reason she didn't get much out of "It's a Mad Mad Mad World" was because she didn't know any of the stars in it. It's frustrating sometimes because she frequently sees actors careers in reverse. But it's also interesting because you get to see how they are seen by someone who hasn't seen the stars body of work.
@@macmcleod1188 It would be very, very difficult to introduce someone to Jack Benny from film. "To Be or Not To Be" is his best, but he's not himself as he was in IaMMMW; the other movies are either promos for his radio show or... not noteworthy films.
Marilyn in that dress, you can really see the influence she had on Madonna's style in the late 80s early 90s. And I always thought Jamie Lee is an exact half and half of her mom and dad, you can see both of their faces in her face. All such legends, great movie. ✌
Maddona copied her style like a lot of people do Jane Mansfield, Gwen Stefani, Anna Nicole Smith, Pamela Anderson, even that tacky Kim K. tries to emulate her style and sex appeal.
Ken Burns’ documentary on Prohibition had an anecdote from the son of a bootlegger in DC-one night, a local cop stopped by their window, whispered that a raid on their house was coming that night, got a big tip for the heads-up, and his dad called his uncle who was a mortician to come over with his hearse. They loaded it up with all of the booze in the house and drove to Arlington National Cemetery. As he said, “What are they gonna do? Stop a veteran from being buried?” So, they were let through where they stayed the night.
YES YES YES!!! One of the best movies to come out of the 50s and that is actually saying a LOT! I am so happy to see this film being rediscovered by people who aren't film nerds because it really is one of the best!
That WAS a sheer outfit at 14:12. You can see the poor dear's "uh-hum" all the way down. You know, I've seen this movie a million times, but never noticed that, THANKS!!
This is *such* a great movie. I always felt that Osgood and Daphne/Jerry were the perfect long-term couple. They are basically best buds hanging out, one of them in drag, enjoying the heck out of life. They can make each other happy for the rest of their lives, and chances are Osgood will leave a healthy sum of money to Daphne in his will. Meanwhile, Joe and Sugar will have some cash from the bracelet, and I always imagined the four of them would be absolute best couple friends, so all four would travel together and have loads of fun. It's really just the perfect ending, imho. More black and white movies, please! It'll make you a well rounded movie viewer, and we get the joy of watching you discover some amazing classics.
The new Broadway adaptation went all the way with what this film could only imply: that Daphne became a true and essential part of Jerry's identity, and so she lived the rest of her life as Daphne and married Osgood after all. Osgood clearly didn't care about her gender. And, as you've said, between Osgood's millions and Sugar's bracelet, they're not only set for life, but can afford to travel anywhere in the world where they can be quite safe from the mafia. Definitely a very happy ending.
The "mob stuff" is actually based on a real incident, the St. Valentines Day Massacre. You can look it up. For all the supposed violence of the prohibition years, the massacre had a surprisingly small body count. Movies and TV about prohibition make you think it's more on the scale of the cake scene at the end of this movie.
I'm SO GLAD that you did this Ashley, its one of my all time favorites. The writing was wonderful with so many clever one liners, and such a great cast. The movie was a success when it was released.
Old curmudgeon trivia : The Police officer was played by Pat O'Brien, who's largely forgotten now but who was instantly recognizable to audiences at the time. His Wikipedia filmography lists 100 roles, from 1930 to 1981.
Which reminds me, someone who Ashleigh listens to needs to start recommending some James Cagney films...Angels With Dirty Faces, Roaring Twenties, maybe even Public Enemy.
@@Widdershins. ... And for contrast, maybe one film where he dances... and Mister Roberts to bring in Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon again... and Ragtime which also has Pat O'Brien...
It's called a fur stole. Also Tony said he hated kissing Marilyn. One more little trivia is that Marilyn had just lost a baby so she had a little trouble keeping her mind on her lines and some on the set did not understand. I think she did a wonderful job and this is one of my favorite movies of all time. Oh and spats are the canvas covers on the shoes.
RIP, to the three main leads in this movie: Jack Lemmon, 1925-2001. Tony Curtis, 1925-2010. Marylin Monroe, 1926-1962. They made this into a fun laugh filled riot.
Believe it or not, Marilyn (Norma Jean) was a natural red head, which I prefer. She was also very smart proving how good of an actress she was. With that face and figure you can see how she is still an icon today. Her movie "How to Marry a Millionaire" is also hilarious. Osgood is played by Joe E. Brown, a comedic legend in his own right that was in many movies playing several types of characters. If you watched even more movies from the 30's through the 50's, you'll recognize a lot of the same actors playing the same character types.
Her acting skills are almost painfully underrated. I read a story of her being able to switch between her normal Norma Jean self and her Marylin self. She was on the subway train in New York early in her acting career and some casting directors or producers where with her not believing that e could act. She demonstrated that her Norma Jean self had no problem blending in with everyone around just like a normal person regardless of her beauty. Then she went back through the train cars ar her Marylin self and had the people swarming her with barely a word spoken. It was like when Christopher Reeve in the first Superman switching between Clark Kent and Superman. The subtle differences made the massive shift in how others perceived him. Marylin is absolutely a remarkable beauty of cinema but her acting is so good that most people don't even realize the act when it's before their eyes.
@@KentuckyBrad If you see early photos of Marilyn when she first started, she has dark red hair. They wanted her to go blonde since that was the thing in Hollywood. Lucy was red head, and for a short time at the beginning of her career, they made her a blonde also.
Definitely one of the funniest movies ever made. A true classic. Talking about shortening it for the shorter attention span of today's audiences is practically sacrilege though.
I've seen this movie before, but I can't believe I never noticed that George Raft is in it! George Raft was a Hollywood actor from the thirties, most famous for playing smooth operators and good dancers (he had previously worked as a lounge dancer, a man paid to dance with women at a lounge or wherever. This job title was often code for "gigolo"). Raft had grown up with and was best friends with Owney Madden, the real-life person the The Great Gatsby was based on. Madden had started as a poor Irish kid in New York, but managed to become an enormously wealthy owner of many speak-easies. He was also Mae West's boyfriend. She later recalled him as "so sweet and so vicious". In 1929, his most successful cabaret/speak-easy, Club Intime, was raided and shut down by the police. Texas Guinan, the MC, staged an "eviction", by putting all the tables and lamps, etc., out on the street, but actually she had just sold the place to another bootlegger, Dutch Schultz. Under Schultz, it became the infamous Club Abby, a "pansy club". These were all the rage at the time, and were basically what we would now call a drag club. Big Hollywood stars and other celebrities were constantly coming to take in the shows. So the idea of Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis dressing as women for the rest of the movie isn't so surprising when you consider the historical events being semi-reenacted here.
@@Divamarja_CA And Raft lampshades it by asking the punk "where'd you learn a cheap trick like that?" In the "Trivia" page of this move at IMDb, it says that it was George Raft who spent hours teaching Joe E Brown and Jack Lemmon to dance the tango.
I saw more joy and genuine laughter from Ashleigh in this reaction than in almost any of her others - plus some well-deserved scandalous shock! lol. I was surprised at her final score. This reaction was so good, I'm watching it again.
Actually, Ashleigh laughs even more through "Arsenic and Old Lace" (along with this one, another of my favorites.) She is pretty delightful, isn't she?
Billy Wilder said about this film that he made a film all about sex that wasn't about sex. George Raft had made the coin-flipping-gangster a "meme" back in the day from doing it in earlier movies. He was also an excellent dancer and gave Jack and Joe dancing lessons for their club scene. Tony and Jack also starred in The Great Race a few years later, a bit more over the top but well worth watching.
I love this movie so much. Now you need to watch "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" With Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. And I also suggest "Operation Petticoat" with Tony Curtis and Cary Grant. A piece of trivia I learned recently, Marilyn was pregnant during filming of this movie. So she was a little curvier because of that. Unfortunately, she ended up having a miscarriage.
Oh thank you! I adore Marilyn Monroe, I'm so glad you had fun with this one. Her comedy chops are just brilliant in How to Marry a Millionaire and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She's also fantastic in The Prince and the Showgirl. ✨💛✨
Jack Lemmon, especially in the 50s and 60s, was a GIANT. The Apartment and Under the Yum Yum Tree are particular favorites of mine. Oh, Glengarry Glen Ross, too!!
You really should check out more Billy Wilder films. Honestly think he was one of the greatest director/ screenwriters of all time. I would suggest Sunset Blvd and The Apartment.
A more serious Wilder-directed film, but still outstanding, is "Stalag 17" set in a Nazi prisoner of war camp and starring William Holden in his Oscar-winning performance. Billy Wilder could excellently direct any style of movie.
@@ronbo11 I'm sure it made a great play, but I didn't like the translation to the screen. There are far superior and more realistic POW films, like Bridge on the River Kwai and, especially, The Great Escape. Taking nothing away from Wilder, though, whose masterpieces Sunset Blvd. and The Apartment are right up there in the all-time best rankings with Some Like It Hot.
I still remember watching Sunset Blvd as a kid in the 70s, I loved black and white movies from early on. Sunset Blvd blew my mind, it's so good, such atmosphere, and the twist!
I love this movie. I studied it in college in film class. This movie broke so many boundaries, both with the cross dressing but also the amount of skin shown by Marilyn. What's even more interesting is she was pregnant during the filming
OMG what a wonderful way to start the day. This one of the best movies ever. I can't count the times I have watched it since 1959. Didn't underdstand all the jokes the first few times but still knew I loved it!
Love the reaction. Love older movies. Many were written with clever dialogue. In terms of movies seeming slower.... remember that these originally written to be shown in large theaters with lots of people around to share the experience. That is a different feeling than watching a movie alone on a smaller screen.
Yes, and "Daphne" shaking the maracas in bed is perfectly timed to let an audience laugh between lines without their laughter stomping over the next line.
I just realized that one of the many uncredited actors in this movie was Grace Lee Whitney, who star trek fans know as Yeoman Janice Rand from the original series. She was one of the band members on the train.
Great reaction Ashleigh. One of the best comedies of the 50s. Truly iconic For more Marilyn, The Seven Year Itch has her playing the ditzy blonde. Niagara and Don't Bother to Knock show that she really did have acting skills. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is probably her moviestariest performance, and pairs her with another 50s icon, Jane Russell. One of the few women who could hold her own sharing the screen with Marilyn. For Tony Curtis, I would go with Spartacus and The Great Race, (also starring Jack Lemmon.) For young Jack Lemmon, The Odd Couple and Bell, Book, and Candle, which you should save for Hallobeans.
Seven Year Itch was the beginning of the end for Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio. Joe was furious at the iconic scene where her dress gets blown up and people can almost see her undies, which was scandalous for that time. Marilyn also got one of the biggest eye rolls ever from Joe after she did a USO tour for soldiers overseas. She came back home and reportedly told Joe that it was such an amazing feeling to have 50,000 people cheering for her, he really should experience that someday! Even for a ditzy blonde, Marilyn, did you even know who your husband was?
I would also recommend: From Marilyn Monroe: Bus Stop and Let’s Make Love From Tony Curtis: Sex and the Single Girl (with Natalie Wood). From Jack Lemmon: Under the Yum-Yum Tree, How to Murder Your Wife.
So glad one of her supporters (Todd?) is getting her to watch older films, which mean her fans that are younger are also getting to see that classic films, are classic for a reason.
i wish i could be a millennial movie member because i would dearly love for you to see "Auntie Mame". The humor and wittiness of that movie would be absolutely perfect for you. It's one of my all time favorite movies. It's from 1958.
Auntie Mame has definitely shaped and informed me to be a better aunt, for sure! Rosalind Russell gives meaning to “tour de force” in terms of the magnitude of her performance. I hope everyone either has, or can be, an Auntie Mame!
This is honestly one of Marilyn's funniest movies. She is, of course, an absolute gem in her own right. Funny, over the top and her signiture soft voice make for an incredible character. She really makes the role her own. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon absolutely steal every scene they're in. A funnier pair of actors couldn't have pulled off this performance the way they did. Of all of Marilyn Monroe's movies, this is definatley one of my favourites. Its right up there with Bus Stop, The Misfits and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
One of my absolute favorites. I had the pleasure of meeting Tony Curtis in 2009 and he autographed a photo from Some Like it Hot. He was an absolute sweetheart. Sadly I never met Jack Lemmon but his son, Chris, lives near me and looks so much like his father. Highly recommend The Seven Year Itch for more Marilyn comedy gold.
One of the actors in this Film that played a gangster was George Raft. George Raft grew up with the Gangster Bugsy Seigel. It has been suggested that he was an actual gangster himself.
There's a whole list of great Jack Lemmon comedies from this era. Some to start: The Apartment, Irma La Duce, The Odd Couple, (the first two with a young Shirley MacLain, Weezer from Steel Magnolias, the last with his Grumpy Old Men sidekick, Walter Mathau).
Jack Lemmon and Walther Matthau were also in another (in my honest opion) good comedy called "Buddy Buddy" which is recommendable. According to sources through interviews, Jack Lemmon really enjoyed himself in the role of Daphne.
@Beth Cushway truly one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I also love The Out of Towners (but not the horrible remake), but I never see anyone talking about that one.
27:33 Spats, a shortening of spatterdashes, or spatter guards, are a type of classic footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle. Spats are distinct from gaiters, which are garments worn over the lower trouser leg as well as the shoe. The character played by actor George Raft has worn spats with such regularity that it earns him the nickname “Spats.” You noticed them earlier in the film when they were stained.
Another hilarious performance from Jack Lemmon I would HIGHLY recommend is The Odd Couple! Truly iconic and Jack Lemmon kills it in that comedy duo as well.
One of my all time favorite movies. I love this movie so much. It has such a great cast, great music, & it's so witty & funny. I've been watching if for over 30 years & it still makes me laugh. One of the best, if not the best & funniest closing line ever. Osgood Fielding III (Joe E Brown) "Well, nobody's perfect". 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Billy Wilder directed and co-wrote, an amazing filmmaker. He was a master of almost every genre: his Double Indemnity is a classic of film noir, for instance. He was also the first director to pair Lemmon and Matthau (the Grumpy Old Men) when casting them in The Fortune Cookie, although they're probably better known early pairing was as Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple (and much much later as the elderly Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple II).
Glad you're enjoying the old classics, no special effects just a good story line with great actors. I see in the other comments many suggestions for movies with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, can't disagree with any of them. Operation Petticoat ( a WW II comedy) is a good one to see both Cary Grant and Tony Curtis along with other actors who would go on to successful careers.
Tony Curtis does such a great Cary Grant impression! And it went right over Ashleigh's head. She never noticed! Also, the St. Valentine's Day massacre was a REAL event that actually happened. This was just a fictionalized version of it.
Just to let you know...Osgood Fielding III is played by Joe E. Brown, who was a popular comedian in the 1930s. He made movies like Earthworm Tractors and Alibi Ike. And in 1963, he had one of his last roles ( a cameo ), in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, in which he gets to give his famous "yell".
Yippee my girl! You're going to love it! She was married to "Jolting Joe" Joe Yankees during this movie! She was married AND divorced from him AND also Arthur Miller later. But at her death she had no family so they called Joe DiMaggio. He orchestrated her funeral and barred the public. He also barred almost everyone from Hollywood glitteratti that he could in the way of producers, directors actors. He used to send her flowers to her twice a week for 2 DECADES after she died. #NYGenXBIKERLady
Marilyn Monroe was married to Arthur Miller during this film. They were married in 1956 and she was pregnant during the production of this film. They divorced after she made _The Misfits_ with Clark Gable.
She was married to Joe during the filming of “The Seven Year Itch (1955). Their marriage was from 1954-1955.. He got jealous of guys cheering when she filmed the bit of her dress blowing up from the air from the subway on location.
Billy Wilder (director) made a string of wonderful iconic films with his co-writer I.A.L. Diamond, from Stalag 17 to One Two Three, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and The Fortune Cookie. I won’t say Some Like It Hot is the best of them, but it’s certainly their equal. What a pleasure to see someone of your generation enjoying this delightful film while “getting it” so perfectly. A few points: Wilder and Diamond make us “forget” about the mobsters deliberately so that their reappearance provides a shock to charge the finale with its energy. It was a meme throughout the jazz age that saxophone players were unreliable. The Milk Fund was a 1930s charity that gave milk to the needy. And yes, spats are/were just those shoe coverings. Fashion is weird, right?
"I'm a man!" "Well, nobody's perfect!" Fun Fact: A preview audience laughed so hard after Daphne's (Jack Lemmon) announcement of the engagement to Osgood (Joe E. Brown), that a lot of the dialogue was missed. It was re-shot with pauses (and the maraca gimmick) added to allow for this. Make-Up Test Fact: When Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon first put on the female makeup and costumes, they walked around the Goldwyn Studios lot to see if they could "pass" as women. Then they tried using mirrors in public ladies rooms to fix their make-up and when none of the women using it complained, they knew they could be convincing as women. There is a scene on the train recreating this moment. Hot Take Fact: Marilyn Monroe required 47 takes to get "It's me, Sugar" correct, saying either "Sugar, it's me" or "It's Sugar, me" instead. After take 30, Billy Wilder had the line written on a blackboard. Another scene required Monroe to rummage through some drawers and say "Where's the bourbon?" and after 40 takes, Wilder pasted the correct line in one of the drawers. After Monroe became confused about which drawer contained the line, Wilder had it pasted in every drawer. Fifty-nine takes were required for this scene and when she finally does say it, she has her back to the camera, leading some to wonder if Wilder finally gave up and had it dubbed.
Wilder was terrified about shooting the beach scene between Monroe and Curtiss because she had several long dialogue sequences. Much to the Director's surprise, she nailed them all in very few takes. Go figure.
The more I learn about Marilyn’s life and how tragic it was, the more I respect her. She was going through a LOT in her personal life while making these movies and it’s a miracle that she could pull herself together to film anything.
This is probably my favorite American comedy of all time, and I loved your reactions! Just so you know, although Some Like It Hot was banned in Kansas, it was enormously successful everywhere else. Not just in America, but all over the world! You're right: The ending was a bit progressive for 1959, but according to Billy Wilder, that got the biggest laugh of all - probably because everyone found it so absurd. Thank you! I really enjoyed watching you watching this!
Now that you appreciate Jack Lemmon in Grumpy Old Men and Some Like It Hot, PLEASE 🙏 see his performance (with Walter Mattheu again) in The Odd Couple. SO. FUNNY. I am so glad you appreciated this movie I love this movie so much ever since my mom showed it to me. 💜
I was surprised you didn't pick up on Tony impersonating Cary Grant when he was pretending to be the millionaire, I think that's why Tochi wanted you to see it after Arsenic and Old Lace. Tony and Cary star together in "Operation Petticoat", a very funny movie. Also, Tony and Jack star together in one of my top 5 movies, "The Great Race" (also with Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, and a ton of stars). You absolutely must see this movie. As for "Beaches", let's just say you also make it a "No Mascara Monday" and leave it at that. Anyway, loved the review, love you and tell Beans hi 👋
My favorite comedy ever…so damn funny. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon are legends. Curtis doing an impression of Cary Grant in this film, another huge movie star at the time. And, you can’t go wrong with any Billy Wilder film. You should do The Apartment next.
This movie is probably illegal now in Tennessee. I love your reaction to the ending lol. 21:50 I think that's called a wrap. Yes, Jack Lemmon was in Grumpy Old Men. You should check him and Walter Matthau out in The Odd Couple (1968), the movie that the tv series was based on. Tony Curtis was good in Operation Petticoat (1959)
I live in Tennessee, and I can assure you it is not illegal here. I own a copy on DVD, and in fact I saw it in a small town theater in Tennessee in 1959, and it wasn't illegal then either. In fact it didn't eve raise an eyebrow, and still doesn't. A lot of people who are bailing out of California are moving here, and believe me, they are NOT bringing their politics with them.
@jsat5609 Also California has a lot of very Republican areas so anyone moving to Tennessee was never a left-winger to begin with. Just a little fyi. But yeah I know you all want this movie banned along with whatever books at your school libraries. Didn’t care in ‘59 but you do now.
I watched an episode of Columbo the other day and Janet Leigh was the lead in it at like 45 years old with white hair and she looked exactly like Jamie Lee Curtis now. I always thought Jamie Lee Curtis and her mother didn't really favor each other, but as they both aged, they really did resemble each other. The American Film Institute selected this as the best American comedy of all time.
The shooting that sets the events of this movie off is a real historical event called the St. Valentine's day massacre. 7 members and associates of Chicago's north side gang were lined up in a parking garage and shot by 4 people. No one ever figured out who did the shooting.
When producers Miller-Boyett originally pitched their idea for a male buddy show along the lines of Laverne and Shirley, they conceived it as a straight buddy show. But when they made a reference comparing it to a Billy Wilder style, the ABC execs didn't understand, and the producers referenced this film in passing, meaning just the buddy picture aspect. But the execs misunderstood, and thought they were referring to a buddy show in drag. And that's how we ended up with the wonderful show Bosom Buddies, starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari.
Finally! Welcome to the grandmother of sex symbols, Marilyn Monroe! She is a tragic figure playing the ditzy blonde when in reality she was a very intelligent lady. Where to start with young Jack Lemmon. The Apartment and Bell, Book,Candlestick to name a couple. Loved him with Doris Day in It Happened to Jane. Now that you've been introduced to the sexiest woman ever. My recommendation is Seven Year Itch where she has her most iconic scene. This is by far one of the best drag films. It is considered the number one comedy film of all time.
The ending is the most classic line ever. But the onr that cracks me up is when anouncing shes engaged Toy say 'whos the lucky girl' and Jaack replys 'I am'. George Raft who played Spatz started as a song and dance man in vauderville. He taught Jack Lemmon how to tango for the film.
Marilyn Monroe was not just a pretty face (and fantastic body). At the time of her death she was developing as an actress. At some point you need to react to "The Misfits", the last film for both Marilyn and Clark Gable, which also stars Eli Wallach, who played Tuco in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". If you like Jack Lemmon, you should react to "Mr. Roberts", "The Apartment" or "The Odd Couple". Other good ones with Tony Curtis include my favorite medieval campfest "The Black Shield of Falworth", and either "Spartacus" or "Operation Petticoat".
Another Tony Curtis movie that was big when it came out was "The Vikings" with Burt Lancaster. Totally different take, a full blown Conanesque swashbuckler. ALSO, the female lead in "The Vikings" was...Janet Leigh, who had been married to Tony Curtis in 1951. Sadly in 1962 when the 36 year old Curtis appeared in the movie "Taras Bulba" with Yul Brynner, he began an affair with the female lead, a 16 year old French/German starlet, Christine Kaufmann. The affair became a scandle with Curtis essentially left Janet Leigh and his two daughters. (Jamie Lee was only 4 or 5 years old when her parents marriage fell apart.) They kept it on the down low until Christine reached the age of 18, when they married...Janet Leigh had divorced him in 1962.
One of my favorites. LOVE Jack Lemmon. Another great one from his early days is The Apartment with a young Shirley MacLaine, aka Ouiser from Steel Magnolias. That also happens to be a Billy Wilder movie. And if you liked Grumpy Old Men, you need to watch The Odd Couple. A much earlier pairing of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. He is hysterical in it.
Hi Ashleigh, I`m really enjoying you discovering these classics, as I did myself a few decades ago. Seeing you enjoy them as much, as many of us have done before you, is a great treat. Many thanks also, to those Patrons who have requested you react to them. :)
Your reactions are always so fun, thank you! I remember seeing this movie as a kid when it came on the afternoon TV movie one summer. It of course was pretty old by then but they still showed black & white movies on the local channel.
One of my favorite movies from Marilyn and from the golden age of Hollywood ❤ Another great Marilyn movie is “How to Marry a Millionaire” You’d love it!! 🙌🏻
27:36 “Spats, a shortening of spatterdashes, or spatter guards are a type of classic footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle. Spats are distinct from gaiters, which are garments worn over the lower trouser leg as well as the shoe.” - Wiki
Ashleigh- Marilyn wore a fur "stole" about her shoulders; kind of like today's shrug. "Spats" are the shoes you see men wearing- they cover from ankle to instep (shown mostly white, on here)..they were frequently seen when men wore dress/casual clothes. Great choice to share!✌️❤️
Joe E Brown's "Well, nobody's perfect." Has to be the greatest closing line ever.
Billy Wilder really knew the art of the Closing Line.
And on his tombstone 😂 love it.
@@gaymer07 I just visited the small cemetery he's buried in! "I'm a writer, but then nobody's perfect" is such a great epitaph.
@@katecassidy9357he Front Page - the son of a bitch stole my watch!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
100% agree
More Marilyn, Ashley. She was such a gifted comedian/actress she doesn't get enough credit for her talent over her looks. "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" "How To Marry A Millionaire" and the iconic "Seven Year Itch" are must sees.
Yes to all of those suggestions!
I would also add the thriller Niagara to see Marilyn's non comedy acting chops.
I would add The Misfits with her and Clark Gable. It was her last completed movie.
Those are all great films.
And Bus Stop, The Misfits, The Prince and The Showgirl. Niagara is a must watch for not only Marilyn's acting but also Joseph Cotton. I love The Misfits because it is so different and highlights her true acting abilities.
Tony Curtis idolized Cary Grant, which is why he chose to do an impression of him. Shortly after the filming of _Some Like It Hot_ wrapped Curtis co-starred alongside Grant in the WWII comedy _Operation Petticoat,_ which was released in December of '59.
The reason Wilder filmed _Some Like It Hot_ in black and white was that screen tests of the makeup Curtis and Lemmon wore as Josephine and Daphne made them look unnatural and rather sickly on color film.
Joe E. Brown (Osgood) was a big comedy star in the 30s and 40s, so there was a significant bit of nostalgia casting him in the movie. Today he's best remembered for _Some Like It Hot_ and for playing Captain Andy Hawks in the 1952 revival of _Show Boat._
The character name "Little Bonaparte" is a reference to the classic gangster film _Little Caesar_ (1931), which starred the great Edward G. Robinson.
Regarding the ice, Sugar would have taken that block of ice from the train's icebox. Residential electric refrigerators were still very rare in the late 20s as they were very expensive. Most homes would still have iceboxes, as would trains.
Sugar's fur is called a stole. The one she has is white fox.
Wilder preferred black and white in general, and did it up until The Fortune Cookie in 1966. His film The Apartment was the last black and white movie to win the Best Picture Oscar until The Artist, a period piece that deliberately used it to evoke the silent era.
he sounds like Michael Caine to me :)
Oh I wondered why he was putting on that fake accent
I love the line where Lemmon tells Curtis, “nobody talks like that!” One of those, IYKYK inside jokes.
Oh she’d love Operation Petticoat, it’s so good. Then she’d need to see another military ship movie with Lemmon so how about Mister Roberts?
I had Dinner with Tony Curtis at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. We talked about his career and this movie came up. Spats Columbo was played by Dancer/Actor George Raft (famous for playing Gangsters). Raft worked with Jack Lemon and Joe E, Brown (Osgood) on their Tango dance number. The Female voice of Daphne (Lemon) character was his voice, Tony Curtis's female voice was dubbed in by Voice Artist Paul Frees. Marilyn had a serious drinking problem during this time and it held up production on numerous occasions. Tony did a lot of movies such as Houdini, Spartacus and The Defiants Ones (his favorite). His worst picture (according to him) was the Black Shield of Falworth in which he played a Knight that for some reason had a Brooklyn accent. I asked him what his greatest creation was and he answered "my daughter Jaime Lee". At this point in his career, Tony was in a a Touring company of Some Like it Hot. He was playing the Millionaire Osgood Fielding III. Tony was a very nice guy.
Just an aside, but I love the Magic Castle.
@@HuntingViolets I just saw The Black Shield of Falworth for the first time, and I thought it was really good! Yes, his accent sounded out of place, but that happens in a lot of movies, and I don't usually find it too distracting. It was very reminiscent of some old Errol Flynn movies, which I love.
Marilyn was pregnant while filming the movie, notice she was heavier in scenes while filming, it was covered up, she had to fulfill the signed contract. She was having an affair with Curtis at the time also...
@@bhartley868No she never had an affair with him. He was rude and insulting to her. And later on many years and interviews later, he claimed that they had an affair but that was not true just publicity and trying to stroke his own ego, maybe he was suffering from dementia.
I read in an interview he did towards the end of his life to a female reporter, and he claimed he could get her into bed, but he loved his wife. The reporter said she wanted to slap him, but he had just recovered from some surgery. I think the man was a narcissist.
Traditionally, a debutante is an young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society. It was a signal that you were ready for courtship. A debutante ball would be an event where all the young ladies in the area would "come out" together. This is a tradition in upper-class society. Thus, in older novels like those of Jane Austin, people would ask if a girl was "out." This meant she was out in society and eligible for marriage.
It sounds like Alexis Bledel in Gilmore Girls with her super wealthy grandmother.
Hence debut.
Like many high society events, debutante balls usually raise money for charity. The family pays a lot of money for their daughter to participate, and other wealthy families bring their sons to dance and socialize with the debutantes. So some money goes for the venue, catering, band, etc., and some for charity.
A wonderful comedy from 1958 is The Reluctant Debutante starring Rex Harrison, an absolutely delightful Kay Kendall, Angela Landsbury, John Saxon, and Sandra Dee. So many fun scenes in that. A fish out of water tale of a young American thrust unwillingly into the London season while visiting her British father and his new wife. Highly recommend it.
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Girl I just dropped everything. This is one of my favorite classics! So glad you’re watching this.
Edit: If you decide to do more Marylin, PLEASE watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She’s so good in it.
Her name was Marilyn lol
@@jameshighton2177 , dislexic.
I had no idea that all these old movies are so damn clever. I'm really glad you're watching them so I can watch them with you.
I cannot explain how many trivia contests I've won with my knowledge of this movie
If you liked the pairing of Lemmon and Curtis, you might also enjoy "The Great Race." Oh, and I wouldn't wear too much eye make-up when reacting to "Beaches."
She probably needs to know more old stars before seeing it. One reason she didn't get much out of "It's a Mad Mad Mad World" was because she didn't know any of the stars in it. It's frustrating sometimes because she frequently sees actors careers in reverse. But it's also interesting because you get to see how they are seen by someone who hasn't seen the stars body of work.
Agreed. The Great race is all about Curtis/Lemon palying off of eachother.
@@macmcleod1188 It would be very, very difficult to introduce someone to Jack Benny from film. "To Be or Not To Be" is his best, but he's not himself as he was in IaMMMW; the other movies are either promos for his radio show or... not noteworthy films.
@Rob Crawford agreed. I picked him up from bus bunny cartoon cameos And later his radio shows and appearances on the Lucille ball show.
Max, push the button.
Marilyn in that dress, you can really see the influence she had on Madonna's style in the late 80s early 90s. And I always thought Jamie Lee is an exact half and half of her mom and dad, you can see both of their faces in her face. All such legends, great movie. ✌
I always could have thought that Madonna could be Marilyn Monroe reincarnated
@@jodyspiegel73 Not even close!
Maddona copied her style like a lot of people do Jane Mansfield, Gwen Stefani, Anna Nicole Smith, Pamela Anderson, even that tacky Kim K. tries to emulate her style and sex appeal.
Ken Burns’ documentary on Prohibition had an anecdote from the son of a bootlegger in DC-one night, a local cop stopped by their window, whispered that a raid on their house was coming that night, got a big tip for the heads-up, and his dad called his uncle who was a mortician to come over with his hearse. They loaded it up with all of the booze in the house and drove to Arlington National Cemetery. As he said, “What are they gonna do? Stop a veteran from being buried?” So, they were let through where they stayed the night.
Love Ken Burns! If you have the SLIGHTEST interest in historical documentaries, check him out.
"Well, nobody's perfect."
Unless you're Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond or Robert Thoeren writing this movie because this script is absolute perfection.
YES YES YES!!! One of the best movies to come out of the 50s and that is actually saying a LOT! I am so happy to see this film being rediscovered by people who aren't film nerds because it really is one of the best!
That WAS a sheer outfit at 14:12. You can see the poor dear's "uh-hum" all the way down. You know, I've seen this movie a million times, but never noticed that, THANKS!!
Marilyn, Tony and Jack. Three timeless legends. I’m so happy you watched this movie. One of my very favorite movies.
This is *such* a great movie. I always felt that Osgood and Daphne/Jerry were the perfect long-term couple. They are basically best buds hanging out, one of them in drag, enjoying the heck out of life. They can make each other happy for the rest of their lives, and chances are Osgood will leave a healthy sum of money to Daphne in his will. Meanwhile, Joe and Sugar will have some cash from the bracelet, and I always imagined the four of them would be absolute best couple friends, so all four would travel together and have loads of fun. It's really just the perfect ending, imho. More black and white movies, please! It'll make you a well rounded movie viewer, and we get the joy of watching you discover some amazing classics.
The new Broadway adaptation went all the way with what this film could only imply: that Daphne became a true and essential part of Jerry's identity, and so she lived the rest of her life as Daphne and married Osgood after all. Osgood clearly didn't care about her gender. And, as you've said, between Osgood's millions and Sugar's bracelet, they're not only set for life, but can afford to travel anywhere in the world where they can be quite safe from the mafia. Definitely a very happy ending.
The "mob stuff" is actually based on a real incident, the St. Valentines Day Massacre. You can look it up. For all the supposed violence of the prohibition years, the massacre had a surprisingly small body count. Movies and TV about prohibition make you think it's more on the scale of the cake scene at the end of this movie.
They made a movie about it that's pretty good.
Add: also a really fun unknown movie about prohibition is 'Izzy and Moe' (1985). HIGHLY recommend.
I'm SO GLAD that you did this Ashley, its one of my all time favorites. The writing was wonderful with so many clever one liners, and such a great cast. The movie was a success when it was released.
Old curmudgeon trivia : The Police officer was played by Pat O'Brien, who's largely forgotten now but who was instantly recognizable to audiences at the time. His Wikipedia filmography lists 100 roles, from 1930 to 1981.
Which reminds me, someone who Ashleigh listens to needs to start recommending some James Cagney films...Angels With Dirty Faces, Roaring Twenties, maybe even Public Enemy.
@@Widdershins. ... And for contrast, maybe one film where he dances... and Mister Roberts to bring in Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon again... and Ragtime which also has Pat O'Brien...
@@RichardFay Oh dear...definitely NOT Ragtime. But Footlight Parade or Yankee Doodle Dandy, although that last one isn't my fav Cagney film.
George Raft too as a gangster?
@@davidsimon9303 Raft's gimmick in his first films was flipping a coin. The kid he grabs it from here is Edward G. Robinson. Junior.
It's called a fur stole. Also Tony said he hated kissing Marilyn. One more little trivia is that Marilyn had just lost a baby so she had a little trouble keeping her mind on her lines and some on the set did not understand. I think she did a wonderful job and this is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Oh and spats are the canvas covers on the shoes.
RIP, to the three main leads in this movie:
Jack Lemmon, 1925-2001.
Tony Curtis, 1925-2010.
Marylin Monroe, 1926-1962.
They made this into a fun laugh filled riot.
Marilyn deserved as many years as Jack & Tony got.
Who else imagines Brown's and Lemmon's life of dancing the nights away? ❤
Believe it or not, Marilyn (Norma Jean) was a natural red head, which I prefer. She was also very smart proving how good of an actress she was. With that face and figure you can see how she is still an icon today. Her movie "How to Marry a Millionaire" is also hilarious. Osgood is played by Joe E. Brown, a comedic legend in his own right that was in many movies playing several types of characters. If you watched even more movies from the 30's through the 50's, you'll recognize a lot of the same actors playing the same character types.
Her acting skills are almost painfully underrated. I read a story of her being able to switch between her normal Norma Jean self and her Marylin self. She was on the subway train in New York early in her acting career and some casting directors or producers where with her not believing that e could act. She demonstrated that her Norma Jean self had no problem blending in with everyone around just like a normal person regardless of her beauty. Then she went back through the train cars ar her Marylin self and had the people swarming her with barely a word spoken.
It was like when Christopher Reeve in the first Superman switching between Clark Kent and Superman. The subtle differences made the massive shift in how others perceived him. Marylin is absolutely a remarkable beauty of cinema but her acting is so good that most people don't even realize the act when it's before their eyes.
Well you know what they say, blonds may have more fun, but Redheads ARE more fun.
No you are thinking of Lucille ball
@@KentuckyBrad If you see early photos of Marilyn when she first started, she has dark red hair. They wanted her to go blonde since that was the thing in Hollywood. Lucy was red head, and for a short time at the beginning of her career, they made her a blonde also.
Oh I remember Joe E. Brown in the musical Showboat!! I kept thinking 🤔 what have I seen him in.
Missed the best joke in the movie: "Where did you get that PHONY ACCENT? NOBODY talks like that!!"
"Nobody's perfect."
One of my favorite endings.
You know your a fan if you stop hitting the blunt at 2:42 to shout "ITS BEANS" 😂❤
The fur around her shoulders that you asked about is called a "stole"
Definitely one of the funniest movies ever made. A true classic. Talking about shortening it for the shorter attention span of today's audiences is practically sacrilege though.
I've seen this movie before, but I can't believe I never noticed that George Raft is in it!
George Raft was a Hollywood actor from the thirties, most famous for playing smooth operators and good dancers (he had previously worked as a lounge dancer, a man paid to dance with women at a lounge or wherever. This job title was often code for "gigolo").
Raft had grown up with and was best friends with Owney Madden, the real-life person the The Great Gatsby was based on. Madden had started as a poor Irish kid in New York, but managed to become an enormously wealthy owner of many speak-easies. He was also Mae West's boyfriend. She later recalled him as "so sweet and so vicious".
In 1929, his most successful cabaret/speak-easy, Club Intime, was raided and shut down by the police. Texas Guinan, the MC, staged an "eviction", by putting all the tables and lamps, etc., out on the street, but actually she had just sold the place to another bootlegger, Dutch Schultz.
Under Schultz, it became the infamous Club Abby, a "pansy club". These were all the rage at the time, and were basically what we would now call a drag club. Big Hollywood stars and other celebrities were constantly coming to take in the shows.
So the idea of Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis dressing as women for the rest of the movie isn't so surprising when you consider the historical events being semi-reenacted here.
George Raft is also famous for the coin flip, so when a younger gangster is doing it in front of him, it’s an homage/fun poke at Raft.
George raft was in the original 1932 scarface movie
@@Divamarja_CA And Raft lampshades it by asking the punk "where'd you learn a cheap trick like that?"
In the "Trivia" page of this move at IMDb, it says that it was George Raft who spent hours teaching Joe E Brown and Jack Lemmon to dance the tango.
Raft was a fixture at the Capri hotel and casino in Havana in the 1950s. He was close with Santo Trafficante Jr, Tampa mob boss who owned the Capri.
I saw more joy and genuine laughter from Ashleigh in this reaction than in almost any of her others - plus some well-deserved scandalous shock! lol. I was surprised at her final score. This reaction was so good, I'm watching it again.
Actually, Ashleigh laughs even more through "Arsenic and Old Lace" (along with this one, another of my favorites.) She is pretty delightful, isn't she?
Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon team up again in 1960’s The Apartment. It is my favorite Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s movie.
Oh the apartment us perfect. And you'll enjoy seeing Shirley McLane as a young woman
@@LibrarianSally Cried like a baby the first time I saw it.
It's one of my all-time favorite movies.
Billy Wilder said about this film that he made a film all about sex that wasn't about sex. George Raft had made the coin-flipping-gangster a "meme" back in the day from doing it in earlier movies. He was also an excellent dancer and gave Jack and Joe dancing lessons for their club scene. Tony and Jack also starred in The Great Race a few years later, a bit more over the top but well worth watching.
I love this movie so much. Now you need to watch "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" With Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. And I also suggest "Operation Petticoat" with Tony Curtis and Cary Grant. A piece of trivia I learned recently, Marilyn was pregnant during filming of this movie. So she was a little curvier because of that. Unfortunately, she ended up having a miscarriage.
How to Marry a Millionaire is also good.
Monroe AND Bacall!
I second that on Operation Petticoat!
I am in agreement with Operation Petticoat!! Classic. You love Cary Grant.
Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream house with Myrna Loy and Carey Grant
@@okay5045 I watched Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House last weekend...
Oh thank you! I adore Marilyn Monroe, I'm so glad you had fun with this one. Her comedy chops are just brilliant in How to Marry a Millionaire and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She's also fantastic in The Prince and the Showgirl. ✨💛✨
Jack Lemmon, especially in the 50s and 60s, was a GIANT. The Apartment and Under the Yum Yum Tree are particular favorites of mine.
Oh, Glengarry Glen Ross, too!!
He was pretty damned good in the 70's and 80's as well, although he was doing more "Serious" work at that point.
Tony Curtis as the rich guy is using a Cary Grant accent, that's how iconic Grant is.
You really should check out more Billy Wilder films. Honestly think he was one of the greatest director/ screenwriters of all time. I would suggest Sunset Blvd and The Apartment.
A more serious Wilder-directed film, but still outstanding, is "Stalag 17" set in a Nazi prisoner of war camp and starring William Holden in his Oscar-winning performance. Billy Wilder could excellently direct any style of movie.
@@ronbo11 I'm sure it made a great play, but I didn't like the translation to the screen. There are far superior and more realistic POW films, like Bridge on the River Kwai and, especially, The Great Escape. Taking nothing away from Wilder, though, whose masterpieces Sunset Blvd. and The Apartment are right up there in the all-time best rankings with Some Like It Hot.
I still remember watching Sunset Blvd as a kid in the 70s, I loved black and white movies from early on. Sunset Blvd blew my mind, it's so good, such atmosphere, and the twist!
@@ronbo11 Love Bill Holden in that.
I love this movie. I studied it in college in film class. This movie broke so many boundaries, both with the cross dressing but also the amount of skin shown by Marilyn. What's even more interesting is she was pregnant during the filming
I feel like someone needs to get her to watch The Apartment now
I have suggested it before. A good choice for Christmas/New Year period.
"Nobody's perfect" - best punch line EVER!
The thing around her neck isn't a shawl, it's called a stole. They were often fur.
If you would like to see more Marilyn Monroe, I'd recommend Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. It has some of the most Iconic scenes in cinema history.
I die laughing every time jack lemmon says and I’m daphne! 😂
OH man, you definitely need to see 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'How to Marry a Millionaire' after seeing this one. I simply adore this film.
OMG what a wonderful way to start the day. This one of the best movies ever. I can't count the times I have watched it since 1959. Didn't underdstand all the jokes the first few times but still knew I loved it!
"Don't worry about me, baby. I ride side saddle."
The ending of this movie was just such a funny payoff, and gave one of the great classic quotes out of Hollywood.
If nothing else, this movie explains why Marilyn Monroe is STILL iconic!
Love the reaction. Love older movies. Many were written with clever dialogue. In terms of movies seeming slower.... remember that these originally written to be shown in large theaters with lots of people around to share the experience. That is a different feeling than watching a movie alone on a smaller screen.
Yes, and "Daphne" shaking the maracas in bed is perfectly timed to let an audience laugh between lines without their laughter stomping over the next line.
I just realized that one of the many uncredited actors in this movie was Grace Lee Whitney, who star trek fans know as Yeoman Janice Rand from the original series. She was one of the band members on the train.
Great reaction Ashleigh. One of the best comedies of the 50s. Truly iconic
For more Marilyn, The Seven Year Itch has her playing the ditzy blonde. Niagara and Don't Bother to Knock show that she really did have acting skills. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is probably her moviestariest performance, and pairs her with another 50s icon, Jane Russell. One of the few women who could hold her own sharing the screen with Marilyn.
For Tony Curtis, I would go with Spartacus and The Great Race, (also starring Jack Lemmon.)
For young Jack Lemmon, The Odd Couple and Bell, Book, and Candle, which you should save for Hallobeans.
Seven Year Itch was the beginning of the end for Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio. Joe was furious at the iconic scene where her dress gets blown up and people can almost see her undies, which was scandalous for that time. Marilyn also got one of the biggest eye rolls ever from Joe after she did a USO tour for soldiers overseas. She came back home and reportedly told Joe that it was such an amazing feeling to have 50,000 people cheering for her, he really should experience that someday! Even for a ditzy blonde, Marilyn, did you even know who your husband was?
I would also recommend:
From Marilyn Monroe: Bus Stop and Let’s Make Love
From Tony Curtis: Sex and the Single Girl (with Natalie Wood).
From Jack Lemmon: Under the Yum-Yum Tree, How to Murder Your Wife.
Also Houdini (1953)
Can't shorten this by one minute. Dialogue and acting are PERFECT! Enjoyed watching your reaction.
Millennials have short attention span. It’s a running complaint in reactions. “It could’ve been shortened.” It’s because the ADHD Generation.
Watching somebody enjoy watching this movie as much as you did is truly great entertainment.
So glad one of her supporters (Todd?) is getting her to watch older films, which mean her fans that are younger are also getting to see that classic films, are classic for a reason.
It is about damn time. Best comedy ever. Classic.
i wish i could be a millennial movie member because i would dearly love for you to see "Auntie Mame". The humor and wittiness of that movie would be absolutely perfect for you. It's one of my all time favorite movies. It's from 1958.
Auntie Mame has definitely shaped and informed me to be a better aunt, for sure! Rosalind Russell gives meaning to “tour de force” in terms of the magnitude of her performance.
I hope everyone either has, or can be, an Auntie Mame!
So looking forward to this.
The Odd Couple for peak Lemmon/Matheau 😁
This is honestly one of Marilyn's funniest movies. She is, of course, an absolute gem in her own right. Funny, over the top and her signiture soft voice make for an incredible character. She really makes the role her own. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon absolutely steal every scene they're in. A funnier pair of actors couldn't have pulled off this performance the way they did. Of all of Marilyn Monroe's movies, this is definatley one of my favourites. Its right up there with Bus Stop, The Misfits and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
One of my absolute favorites. I had the pleasure of meeting Tony Curtis in 2009 and he autographed a photo from Some Like it Hot. He was an absolute sweetheart. Sadly I never met Jack Lemmon but his son, Chris, lives near me and looks so much like his father. Highly recommend The Seven Year Itch for more Marilyn comedy gold.
One of the actors in this Film that played a gangster was George Raft. George Raft grew up with the Gangster Bugsy Seigel. It has been suggested that he was an actual gangster himself.
There's a whole list of great Jack Lemmon comedies from this era. Some to start: The Apartment, Irma La Duce, The Odd Couple, (the first two with a young Shirley MacLain, Weezer from Steel Magnolias, the last with his Grumpy Old Men sidekick, Walter Mathau).
Jack Lemmon and Walther Matthau were also in another (in my honest opion) good comedy called "Buddy Buddy" which is recommendable. According to sources through interviews, Jack Lemmon really enjoyed himself in the role of Daphne.
The Odd Couple is one of my favourite films ever. Has me in absolute fits😂😂😂
@Jaquess Hugossen he's one of my all-time favorites. Not sure if I've seen Buddy Buddy, but I must have at some point.
@Beth Cushway truly one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I also love The Out of Towners (but not the horrible remake), but I never see anyone talking about that one.
And, if she wants to see another great Walter Mathau, The Sunshine Boys.
27:33 Spats, a shortening of spatterdashes, or spatter guards, are a type of classic footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle. Spats are distinct from gaiters, which are garments worn over the lower trouser leg as well as the shoe.
The character played by actor George Raft has worn spats with such regularity that it earns him the nickname “Spats.” You noticed them earlier in the film when they were stained.
Another hilarious performance from Jack Lemmon I would HIGHLY recommend is The Odd Couple! Truly iconic and Jack Lemmon kills it in that comedy duo as well.
I love how surprised you are by the classics. It makes me happy to relive the first-time joy with you.
One of my all time favorite movies.
I love this movie so much. It has such a great cast, great music, & it's so witty & funny. I've been watching if for over 30 years & it still makes me laugh.
One of the best, if not the best & funniest closing line ever. Osgood Fielding III (Joe E Brown) "Well, nobody's perfect". 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Billy Wilder directed and co-wrote, an amazing filmmaker. He was a master of almost every genre: his Double Indemnity is a classic of film noir, for instance.
He was also the first director to pair Lemmon and Matthau (the Grumpy Old Men) when casting them in The Fortune Cookie, although they're probably better known early pairing was as Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple (and much much later as the elderly Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple II).
Glad you're enjoying the old classics, no special effects just a good story line with great actors. I see in the other comments many suggestions for movies with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, can't disagree with any of them. Operation Petticoat ( a WW II comedy) is a good one to see both Cary Grant and Tony Curtis along with other actors who would go on to successful careers.
Tony Curtis does such a great Cary Grant impression!
And it went right over Ashleigh's head. She never noticed!
Also, the St. Valentine's Day massacre was a REAL event that actually happened. This was just a fictionalized version of it.
This is a timeless movie.
Just to let you know...Osgood Fielding III is played by Joe E. Brown, who was a popular comedian in the 1930s. He made movies like Earthworm Tractors and Alibi Ike. And in 1963, he had one of his last roles ( a cameo ), in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, in which he gets to give his famous "yell".
Yippee my girl! You're going to love it! She was married to "Jolting Joe" Joe Yankees during this movie! She was married AND divorced from him AND also Arthur Miller later. But at her death she had no family so they called Joe DiMaggio. He orchestrated her funeral and barred the public. He also barred almost everyone from Hollywood glitteratti that he could in the way of producers, directors actors. He used to send her flowers to her twice a week for 2 DECADES after she died. #NYGenXBIKERLady
Marilyn Monroe was married to Arthur Miller during this film. They were married in 1956 and she was pregnant during the production of this film. They divorced after she made _The Misfits_ with Clark Gable.
She was married to Joe during the filming of “The Seven Year Itch (1955). Their marriage was from 1954-1955.. He got jealous of guys cheering when she filmed the bit of her dress blowing up from the air from the subway on location.
Billy Wilder (director) made a string of wonderful iconic films with his co-writer I.A.L. Diamond, from Stalag 17 to One Two Three, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and The Fortune Cookie. I won’t say Some Like It Hot is the best of them, but it’s certainly their equal. What a pleasure to see someone of your generation enjoying this delightful film while “getting it” so perfectly. A few points: Wilder and Diamond make us “forget” about the mobsters deliberately so that their reappearance provides a shock to charge the finale with its energy. It was a meme throughout the jazz age that saxophone players were unreliable. The Milk Fund was a 1930s charity that gave milk to the needy. And yes, spats are/were just those shoe coverings. Fashion is weird, right?
"I'm a man!"
"Well, nobody's perfect!"
Fun Fact: A preview audience laughed so hard after Daphne's (Jack Lemmon) announcement of the engagement to Osgood (Joe E. Brown), that a lot of the dialogue was missed. It was re-shot with pauses (and the maraca gimmick) added to allow for this.
Make-Up Test Fact: When Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon first put on the female makeup and costumes, they walked around the Goldwyn Studios lot to see if they could "pass" as women. Then they tried using mirrors in public ladies rooms to fix their make-up and when none of the women using it complained, they knew they could be convincing as women. There is a scene on the train recreating this moment.
Hot Take Fact: Marilyn Monroe required 47 takes to get "It's me, Sugar" correct, saying either "Sugar, it's me" or "It's Sugar, me" instead. After take 30, Billy Wilder had the line written on a blackboard. Another scene required Monroe to rummage through some drawers and say "Where's the bourbon?" and after 40 takes, Wilder pasted the correct line in one of the drawers. After Monroe became confused about which drawer contained the line, Wilder had it pasted in every drawer. Fifty-nine takes were required for this scene and when she finally does say it, she has her back to the camera, leading some to wonder if Wilder finally gave up and had it dubbed.
Another fact: Marilyn Monroe said she found it incredulous that anyone would believe Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were women.
One of the male leads commented that they had to get every take perfect, so it would be good the one time Marylin got it right.
Wilder was terrified about shooting the beach scene between Monroe and Curtiss because she had several long dialogue sequences. Much to the Director's surprise, she nailed them all in very few takes. Go figure.
The more I learn about Marilyn’s life and how tragic it was, the more I respect her. She was going through a LOT in her personal life while making these movies and it’s a miracle that she could pull herself together to film anything.
This is probably my favorite American comedy of all time, and I loved your reactions! Just so you know, although Some Like It Hot was banned in Kansas, it was enormously successful everywhere else. Not just in America, but all over the world! You're right: The ending was a bit progressive for 1959, but according to Billy Wilder, that got the biggest laugh of all - probably because everyone found it so absurd. Thank you! I really enjoyed watching you watching this!
Now that you appreciate Jack Lemmon in Grumpy Old Men and Some Like It Hot, PLEASE 🙏 see his performance (with Walter Mattheu again) in The Odd Couple. SO. FUNNY.
I am so glad you appreciated this movie I love this movie so much ever since my mom showed it to me. 💜
Personally, I think "The Front Page" is the best Matthau/Lemmon pairing...
Non stop laughing.😊 Tony Curtis became rich guy talking like Cary Grant so good! Thanks for a fun reaction. ❤🤓🛥️
I was surprised you didn't pick up on Tony impersonating Cary Grant when he was pretending to be the millionaire, I think that's why Tochi wanted you to see it after Arsenic and Old Lace. Tony and Cary star together in "Operation Petticoat", a very funny movie. Also, Tony and Jack star together in one of my top 5 movies, "The Great Race" (also with Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, and a ton of stars). You absolutely must see this movie. As for "Beaches", let's just say you also make it a "No Mascara Monday" and leave it at that. Anyway, loved the review, love you and tell Beans hi 👋
Ashley notice how great the dialogue is with these classic script writers.
My favorite comedy ever…so damn funny. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon are legends. Curtis doing an impression of Cary Grant in this film, another huge movie star at the time.
And, you can’t go wrong with any Billy Wilder film. You should do The Apartment next.
That’s my favorite line and it’s so cute when she says, “good night honey “ ❤
This movie is probably illegal now in Tennessee. I love your reaction to the ending lol.
21:50 I think that's called a wrap. Yes, Jack Lemmon was in Grumpy Old Men. You should check him and Walter Matthau out in The Odd Couple (1968), the movie that the tv series was based on. Tony Curtis was good in Operation Petticoat (1959)
I live in Tennessee, and I can assure you it is not illegal here. I own a copy on DVD, and in fact I saw it in a small town theater in Tennessee in 1959, and it wasn't illegal then either. In fact it didn't eve raise an eyebrow, and still doesn't. A lot of people who are bailing out of California are moving here, and believe me, they are NOT bringing their politics with them.
@jsat5609 Oh please. I know you MAGAs want all this stuff banned.
@jsat5609 Also California has a lot of very Republican areas so anyone moving to Tennessee was never a left-winger to begin with. Just a little fyi. But yeah I know you all want this movie banned along with whatever books at your school libraries. Didn’t care in ‘59 but you do now.
This movie has the best ending lines in a movie! Nobody saw that ending coming!
I watched an episode of Columbo the other day and Janet Leigh was the lead in it at like 45 years old with white hair and she looked exactly like Jamie Lee Curtis now. I always thought Jamie Lee Curtis and her mother didn't really favor each other, but as they both aged, they really did resemble each other. The American Film Institute selected this as the best American comedy of all time.
Remember watching this in seventh grade at the film club after school. Great movie!
The shooting that sets the events of this movie off is a real historical event called the St. Valentine's day massacre. 7 members and associates of Chicago's north side gang were lined up in a parking garage and shot by 4 people. No one ever figured out who did the shooting.
When producers Miller-Boyett originally pitched their idea for a male buddy show along the lines of Laverne and Shirley, they conceived it as a straight buddy show. But when they made a reference comparing it to a Billy Wilder style, the ABC execs didn't understand, and the producers referenced this film in passing, meaning just the buddy picture aspect. But the execs misunderstood, and thought they were referring to a buddy show in drag. And that's how we ended up with the wonderful show Bosom Buddies, starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari.
Finally! Welcome to the grandmother of sex symbols, Marilyn Monroe! She is a tragic figure playing the ditzy blonde when in reality she was a very intelligent lady. Where to start with young Jack Lemmon. The Apartment and Bell, Book,Candlestick to name a couple. Loved him with Doris Day in It Happened to Jane. Now that you've been introduced to the sexiest woman ever. My recommendation is Seven Year Itch where she has her most iconic scene. This is by far one of the best drag films. It is considered the number one comedy film of all time.
The ending is the most classic line ever. But the onr that cracks me up is when anouncing shes engaged Toy say 'whos the lucky girl' and Jaack replys 'I am'. George Raft who played Spatz started as a song and dance man in vauderville. He taught Jack Lemmon how to tango for the film.
Marilyn Monroe was not just a pretty face (and fantastic body). At the time of her death she was developing as an actress. At some point you need to react to "The Misfits", the last film for both Marilyn and Clark Gable, which also stars Eli Wallach, who played Tuco in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". If you like Jack Lemmon, you should react to "Mr. Roberts", "The Apartment" or "The Odd Couple". Other good ones with Tony Curtis include my favorite medieval campfest "The Black Shield of Falworth", and either "Spartacus" or "Operation Petticoat".
Another Tony Curtis movie that was big when it came out was "The Vikings" with Burt Lancaster. Totally different take, a full blown Conanesque swashbuckler. ALSO, the female lead in "The Vikings" was...Janet Leigh, who had been married to Tony Curtis in 1951. Sadly in 1962 when the 36 year old Curtis appeared in the movie "Taras Bulba" with Yul Brynner, he began an affair with the female lead, a 16 year old French/German starlet, Christine Kaufmann. The affair became a scandle with Curtis essentially left Janet Leigh and his two daughters. (Jamie Lee was only 4 or 5 years old when her parents marriage fell apart.) They kept it on the down low until Christine reached the age of 18, when they married...Janet Leigh had divorced him in 1962.
And "Houdini".
Great suggestions! I second your request for The Misfits.
It’s so funny to see your face watching this movie 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Glad you are loving this movie! It is the best comedy ever made!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
One of my favorites. LOVE Jack Lemmon. Another great one from his early days is The Apartment with a young Shirley MacLaine, aka Ouiser from Steel Magnolias. That also happens to be a Billy Wilder movie. And if you liked Grumpy Old Men, you need to watch The Odd Couple. A much earlier pairing of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. He is hysterical in it.
Hi Ashleigh, I`m really enjoying you discovering these classics, as I did myself a few decades ago. Seeing you enjoy them as much, as many of us have done before you, is a great treat. Many thanks also, to those Patrons who have requested you react to them. :)
One of my favorites! Definitely do Gentlemen Prefer Blondes next 🙏
The Out of Towners with Jack Lemon...hysterical
Ashleigh, you should definitely watch my favorite Billy Wilder movie, The Apartment. It has also Jack Lemmon as lead, together with Shirley MacLaine.
Your reactions are always so fun, thank you! I remember seeing this movie as a kid when it came on the afternoon TV movie one summer. It of course was pretty old by then but they still showed black & white movies on the local channel.
One of my favorite movies from Marilyn and from the golden age of Hollywood ❤
Another great Marilyn movie is “How to Marry a Millionaire”
You’d love it!! 🙌🏻
"The Seven Year Itch", too
@@FlyingTigress yes! Also, Gentleman Prefer Blondes
I tried watching the misfits but I couldn’t get through it
27:36 “Spats, a shortening of spatterdashes, or spatter guards are a type of classic footwear accessory for outdoor wear, covering the instep and the ankle. Spats are distinct from gaiters, which are garments worn over the lower trouser leg as well as the shoe.” - Wiki
Ashleigh- Marilyn wore a fur "stole" about her shoulders; kind of like today's shrug. "Spats" are the shoes you see men wearing- they cover from ankle to instep (shown mostly white, on here)..they were frequently seen when men wore dress/casual clothes. Great choice to share!✌️❤️
Spats are cloth wraps with buttons that go around your sock and show to protect them from rain and mud. They were also decorative at the time.