Nobody's perfect...except that line. One of the best last lines in movie history. I first saw this movie on daytime television back in the 1970s, and to this day it still makes me laugh out loud!
Marilyn studied with an acting coach called Lee Strasberg. Lee had a daughter who I think at the time was in her late teens or early 20s.(She eventually became a director I think) She met Mailyn and they " They spent time together and one day she told Marilyn "I wish I could be beautiful like you." To which Marilyn responded "No, I wish I could be smart like YOU." Sad thing is that Marilyn WAS a smart woman and a great actress but for most of her short life people didn't take her seriously.
aka the Transatlantic / Mid-Atlantic accent, popular with actors in early Hollywood Talkies. Made 'em sound kinda-from-New-England, kinda-from-Old-England at the same time. ;)
@@classiclife7204 Yep they are fading away. George C. Scott, Yul Brynner, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Patricia Neal, Shirley MacLaine, Mr James Cagney, etc.x 100 ☮️
I Googled them. They were originally called Spatterguards, and were used by military officers. Over time, they became a fashionable thing for rich guys😊
Descended from the high leggings used by combat units to protect their legs from tangled low bushes, thorns and thick grass. If you look at revolutionary war era uniforms they come up to the knee. They got a resurgence as a way of keeping snow and other debris out of the laces of combat and climbing boots.
Thanks for the reaction! I am from Ukraine, and in Soviet times and early post-Soviet times this movie was the most popular American movie in our countries. I know it by heart since childhood, because it was always on TV.
@@kayebrown3628Tony Curtis was also the star of Monte Carlo Or Bust, the sequel to Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machine. Those are three of my favourite movies.
@@TheDarkPorkins She died in 1962 and was probably one of the more photographed individuals in the world, done with film and cameras of all kinds, in all types of lighting, by the best photographers and cinematographers using equipment that was the best in the world. The only difference today would be that digital cameras were not in use then; cameras today are not better, just different and I don’t think that would make much difference in the final results.
@@briangriffith5408 She didn't have a traditional nose job though. No bones broken. She had a tiny amount of fat removed from the tip of the nose. The chin implant was made from human cartilage. It dissolved into her bloodstream while she was still alive. The surgeon who did the operation told her that it wouldn't make any difference to her chin, but Marilyn insisted.
You're so much fun to watch. You just shared your reaction to "Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)" 3wks ago. So you've seen Cary Grant, and that's why you recognize Tony Curtis' exaggerated accent -- it's Cary Grant.
I absolutely adore this one. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your reaction with us. Please watch The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine co-written and directed by Billy Wilder.
Cary Grant attended the Premiere and saw Curtis 'do him' on screen and saw Curtis after and in a huff said 'I don't talk like that' in a perfect Grant accent just like Curtis had done on screen.....!! One of the great movies, classic, and Monroe was totally her, whatever problems she had in life she was magic on the screen....she deserved so much better from life....
1982 Tootsie stars Dustin Hoffman, Teri Garr who just passed away Oct 29th, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray and this is Geena Davis first movie. 🍿 Dustin plays an out of work actor who dresses as a woman to get an acting job.
@@sp72929 that was a brilliant one. You can contrast Cary Grant's highly professional character to that of his antisocial alcoholic Coast Watcher in Father Goose with Leslie Caron. You should also check out Tony Curtis in The Black Shield of Falworth. A medieval swash buckler that was unintentionally hilarious.
This was so popular that Jack and Tony got together again in 1965 for "The Great Race". A very funny movie to watch if you get around to it. Also stars Natalie Wood.
Tony Curtis was married to Janet Leigh from Psycho, and they are the parents of Jaime Lee Curtis, his accent as Schell Oil Jr. Was inspired by Cary Grant's transatlantic accent, also Jack Lemmon was in Grampy Old Men, he was also in The Apartment also by Billy Wilder, you should check his other films, he was a legendry director with so many Oscars under his belt. Ps, the white things over Spats Colombo's shoes are called Spats, they were worn to protect shoes, but later on they became synonymous with the rich and wealthy.
This was the perfect movie for this channel: funny, sweet, silly and a chance to see one of the most iconic actresses of all time. Had so much fun watching your reaction.
One of the greatest and funniest endings of all time. This movie is so much fun. Also the white things over the shoes are called spats. And Tony Curtis is doing a spot on imitation of Cary Grant with that accent.
One of the greatest film comedy/farces of all time. The screenplay and dialogue were tailored for the four leads (and George Raft). And a major assist to Orry-Kelly for Marilyn's wardrobe. Finally a shout out to Marilyn's massively underappreciated singing abilities in 3 numbers (Runnin' Wild, I Want to be Loved by You, I'm Through with Love").
Marilyn Monroe wanted the movie to be shot in color (her contract stipulated that all her films were to be in color), but Billy Wilder convinced her to let it be shot in black and white when costume tests revealed that the makeup that Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon wore gave their faces a green tinge.
The white coverings on the shoes are spats. They were originally meant for covering shoes to protect them from the rain and mud and were mostly used in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In their later years, they were more used as a fashion choice for fancy dress. George Raft, the gangster in the movie, is also named Spats. :)
Great choice!!! Another great Marilyn movie is "Seven Year Itch" 1955 , where one of her iconic pin-up posters is taken from,as seen in Andy Dufraine's cell
So: the killing in the garage was the well known *St Valentine's Day massacre* in which 7 members of a Chicago crime gang were killed by members of another gang (or by the police, depending on which version you go with). You mentioned the 'stirrups' on Colombo's feet: those are 'spats', which became fashionable for a short while in the 20s, and that's how the gangster got his nickname: *Spats Colombo.* People have commented that the accent Tony Curtis uses is a (pitch-perfect, actually) imitation of Cary Grant, an English actor who moved to Hollywood as a young man and became a huge star; but an important feature is when Jack Lemmon says 'Nobody talks like that!', which is an excellent flex on Grant's mid-Atlantic drawl! The hotel is actually in southern California but it is a prime example of huge, flamboyant vacation hotels that were built down in Florida to attract holidaymakers. It's ginormous! Apparently some local politician in Florida was annoyed that the film was going to have a Californian resort take the place of Miami, but then - that's Hollywood. The film's director, Billy Wilder, was a Polish man who had worked in Germany for a decade or so before moving to Hollywood in 1934. But by the time he made _Some like it hot_ he'd been an American for over 20 years. So many Hollywood directors of the golden age were born and grew up in other countries.
The seven victims were associated with Chicago mobster Bugs Moran. They were killed by four hit men (two in regular clothes, two disguised as cops) working for rival mobster Al Capone. The hit left Capone more or less in total control of the Chicago underworld, but it swung public opinion against him. Roger Corman made a good (if fictionalized) movie about the massacre.
Great reaction Cassie. Truly one of the greatest comedies of the classic era. Marilyn was one of the biggest stars Hollywood ever produced. You should definitely watch more of her movies on the channel. The Seven Year Itch, Niagara, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes would be a good start. Geraldine was played by Tony Curtis. You may have heard of his daughter, Jamie Leigh Curtis? He was a pretty big star too. You'll love him in The Great Race, Operation Petticoat, and Sex & the Single Girl. The accent he put on as Shell Oil was a send up of Cary Grant. Jack Lemmon, you might know from Grumpy Old Men. Some of his older movies to check out are The Odd Couple, Bell Book &Candle, and The Fortune Cookie.
The resort in Florida is actually the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. I visited many years ago and it is one huge hotel. I think it’s still in operation today.
Oh yes! I visited there around 2009 and they had SLIH tours, showing the tree where Lemmon stood under, and the little cabins separate from the main hotel (only for VIPs) where MM stayed. Many celebrities have stayed at the hotel, several presidents included, and British royalty.
Back in the day, many actors & actresses could also sing & dance. It was part and parcel of being an entertainer. The triple-threat. They wanted to have the skills available for whatever role came up, so that they wouldn't be limited by something that they could have already been learning.
I think both Burt Lancaster and Cary Grant (though their heigh-days were different eras) both used to work in some sort of acrobatics (I think Cary Grant did stilt walking when he was in vaudeville).
This was the second Marilyn Monroe movie I ever saw. It's the movie that made me a huge fan of hers. But we obviously can't talk about this movie without the hilarious performances by Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis. All three of these actors are fearless in their comedy, and the pacing of the film is so engaging. Almost every line is quotable, and there's a certain exaggeration to their delivery. I love this movie and if you like this one, you should check out Bus Stop and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Brilliant reaction, Cassie.
If you liked "What's up Doc?", then you should watch "Bringing Up Baby" with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. "What's up Doc?" is a loose remake of the Grant and Hepburn movie. I love screwball comedy, and "Bringing Up Baby" is one of the best. And as others mentioned, Tony Curtis was doing an impression of Cary Grant in this movie.
In the scene where Jack Lemmon is playing with the maracas, they gave him the maracas to slow down the pacing of the scene. Originally, the jokes were coming so fast that the audience was still laughing at the previous joke and would miss the next one. If you want to see more great Billy Wilder films, check out Double Indemnity and Sunset Blvd. Both gripping film noir, but I can't say which is better. I suppose if i HAD to choose, I'd say Double Indemnity has the better story and a better lead in Fred MacMurray, but Sunset Blvd has a better ensemble cast and is the overall better film.
I think Roger Ebert once described Marilyn's "I Wanna Be Loved By You" dress (combined with the lightning and her movements as "a striptease in which nudity would be superfluous".
Spats were fashionableduring the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They fell out of frequent use during the 1920s. Made of white cloth, grey or brown felt material, spats buttoned around the ankle. Their intended practical purpose was to protect shoes and socks from mud or rain, but they also served as a feature of stylish dress in accordance with the fashions of the period.
Cassie must now watch "Operation Petticoat" starring Tony Curtis & Cary Grant, filmed just before Some Like It Hot. (And necessarily in color!) During the live chat, Michael Ceraso said that Curtis himself pitched the idea of talking like Grant to director/producer/co-writer Billy Wilder! Perfect -- such a great "Easter egg"!
Of Marilyn's three numbers in the movie, the last, "I'm Through With Love", was first recorded in 1931 by Henry Busse and His Orchestra, with a vocal refrain by Richard Barry, making it too late for the film's 1929 setting. It was written by Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, and Fud Livingston.
When Marilyn sings I Must Have You or No One, I have a hard time listening because I start to cry, I have to turn away. It is a fabulous performance, but so heart wrenching. 😢
George Raft, the actor who played Spats, had links to the real life underworld and in the 1960s he was banned from coming to the UK where he had opened a casino.
@@rabbitandcrow such great chemistry and just pure joy to watch. Clean humor with brilliant actors and writing. Cassie will love this. I hope she watches it
It is an absolute classic! Brilliantly written and acted. "What's Up, Doc" was a definite attempt to recapture the zaniness of older films. If you haven't seen the original MY MAN GODFREY from 1934, it is so wacky and brilliant and was one of the first (and best) screwball comedies.
jack lemon is one of my favourite actors ,if you are looking for Christmas themed films he made two comedies called THE APARTMENT with Shirley McLane and BELL BOOK AND CANDLE with James Stewart
Oh this is great. Tony Curtis (one of the best looking actors of all time, father ofJamie Lee Curtis) Jack Lemmon and Mariiyn. Is this your first time seeing Marliyn Monroe? there is a reason she is a legend
If Cassie wants more of Jack Lemmon, she needs to see him in Mister Roberts (1955), The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce (1963) and The China Syndrome (1979).
The hotel in the film was actually the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, and to this day, the film is screened every day on a mini movie screen in the lobby gift shop.
Marilyn was an actor. A few of her pictures included numbers for her to sing-not because she was a great singer, more because of the character she played, but she did have a unique voice and presentation quality which the media promoted. Marilyn wanted to be taken more seriously as a dramatic actor and there are several films which do showcase her talent in that way; although she is mostly remembered today for her comedic abilities. A few standouts in more serious roles: Clash by Night (1952) Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) The Misfits (1961)
Ok, Cassie. Spats were a fashion accessory used in the early 2oth century to protect men's shoes from mud and rain. You should watch Marilyn Monroe in a movie called DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK. It is her first picture as a lead actress to see if she had the vtalent to carry a movie. She had made several films ahead of this in minor roles. You may also like her in the movies SEVEN YEAR ITCH, GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES and BUS STOP. Keep going and enjoy the movies.
Growing up 'Some Like it Hot' was always on at Christmas (generally Christmas Eve) and so became a family tradition. We all adored it and it's still my sister's favourite movie. So often watched that we got to know the dialogue and punchlines by heart. Thus when one of my secondary school English teachers, to illustrate a point, said 'Dere was somethin' in dat cake dat didn't agree with him'; I replied immediately 'My complements to the chef. Nobody leaves 'till I get the recipe'. I hope Carly sees it soon also.
@BenjWarrant That one is great, but it isn't as revered as Diamonds. That one is funny, but when she sings, it's chilling how captivating she really is. I like all her movies, but when she sings, she is on another level.
@@jamesmcclain5005 the name of the film that the Diamonds are a girls best friend song was in was titled Gentlemen prefer Blondes and it is a great Marilyn Monroe film.
Marilyn's best film. Joe and Jerry inadvertently witness The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (14 Feb., 1929). Those 'dustcovers' over the man's shoes are called 'spats' - hence the man's nickname, Spats Columbo. Jack Lemmon's line, "Look how she moves - it's just like Jello on springs!" is one of the funniest. Tony Curtis' (Josephine's) accent comes from his impersonation of Cary Grant. Cary was Tony's idol growing up, and finally got to act as his co-star this same year in OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959) and you'd love that war-time rom/com. The old millionaire after Geraldine is the actor/comedian Joe E. Brown.
Sixty-five years after this film was released, it's still making me cry with laughter. I've probably seen it a dozen times. Best director, best cast, best cinematographer. Bestest everybody. Some of those one-liners.
Interesting trivia: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder (writer and director) are all buried at the same cemetery. I’ve been there many times. Billy’s headstone says “I’m a writer, but then, nobody’s perfect” which is an obvious reference to the famous last line of this movie.
"Marilyn Monroe was the first centerfold in the first issue of Playboy magazine in December 1953. The magazine's founder, Hugh Hefner, paid $500 for the rights to a nude photo of Monroe and featured it as the centerfold. The front cover of the issue was a non-nude image, and Monroe was also named the magazine's first "sweetheart of the month". Monroe's appearance in Playboy helped launch Hefner's career. Hefner was so taken with Monroe that he chose to be buried next to her in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. "
I love when your eyes light up with your big smile when you like a movie. No poker face for you, Cassie! Thanks for reacting to "Some Like it Hot!" 📽🎞💙
This is one of my favorite movies, and Jack Lemmon was amazing in it! Another great Lemmon movie is "Mr. Roberts", a WWII movie about a supply ship far from the front lines and how the sailors cope with their boredom.
She was not known as a singer. She was the bombshell blonde. Marilyn Monroe invented herself. One of her dear friends said she could turn it off and on instantly. They used to go out with Marilyn dressed average a hat and know one knew who she was. She had a sad childhood. Went to the movies all the time. Then invented Marilyn Monroe from Norma Jean Baker. She’s a fascinating person worth delving into !
Hello Cassie!😊The director did early color tests of Lemmon and Curtis in drag and he thought they looked "unacceptably grotesque".😉 Plus, the film takes place in 1929 when black & white film was used. "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend" (1953) is the Marilyn film to see, plus it is in color.🏆 "Spats" were clothing that covered the instep and ankle and protected shoes and socks from mud or rain. Great reactions to your first film with Marilyn Monroe, Cassie!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Please do The Apartment (1960), which reteamed Some Like It Hot director Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon. It is one of the most iconic films of all time. It won the Oscar for best picture (and other Oscars), yet there are so few reactions to it on RUclips. Also, it's a Christmas movie! Random facts: Of course, Marilyn Monroe died 3 years after Some Like It Hot. The actress who played her roommate died 1 year after Marilyn. The actor who played Little Bonaparte died 2 years ago at age 102. The bellhop is still alive at 84, and possibly the last living cast member.
Nehemiah Pershoff, who played Little Bonaparte, had a great run as a character actor. He got this film after impersonating Mussolini at Hollywood cocktail parties. Director Wilder happened to be at one of them.
Tony's accent is called "mid--atlantic". It was invented as a hybrid of British and American English in the early 1900s as a way to show culture and sophistication. It was used on the East Coast in the early 20th Century. Old movies have rich people use it because it was predominantly adopted by them to keep from sounding "common".
You're right about that particular manufactured accent, but it doesn't apply here at all. Tony Curtis grew up admiring Cary Grant and decided to mimic him here. He's speaking "Cary Grant" not mid-Atlantic.
@@josephpaul4548 Curtis is doing an intentional impression of Cary Grant (with whom he had just filmed "Operation Petticoat") and therefore, necessarily, he's adopting a Mid-Atlantic (a.k.a., Transatlantic) accent (or more correctly, an "affect".) It's impossible to mimic Grant without doing a M-A accent. I think swordmonkey6635 was simply providing background information on that accent/affect. Apparently, the idea came from Tony Curtis himself, having just worked with Grant.
Great reaction! Thank you so much. I am soooo sorry to hear you had a "What's Up, Doc" reaction and deleted it. This is one of my favourite comedies of all time. Maybe you could do a second time reaction for this classic? 😉
What's Up Doc !!! A super favorite. bummed with the tech error - would have loved to have seen your reaction. Like it hot is hysterical - excellent reaction as always.
It was illegal to sell, buy, or make alcohol. It was not, however, illegal to drink alcohol you already owned. Many people amassed personal stockpiles of alcohol right before the Prohibition came into effect, so that they could drink their own alcohol throughout the era.
"Nobody's perfect." The best closing line for any romantic comedy yet made.
There's a reason the alternative to Friends of Dorothy is Friends of Osgood.
I agree wholeheartedly!!!!!
Cracks me up every time.
It was originally going to be, "I know."
Nobody's perfect...except that line. One of the best last lines in movie history. I first saw this movie on daytime television back in the 1970s, and to this day it still makes me laugh out loud!
Everybody loved Marilyn Monroe. She had an open, vulnerable personality that men crushed on and women wanted as a BFF. She was amazing.
Marilyn studied with an acting coach called Lee Strasberg. Lee had a daughter who I think at the time was in her late teens or early 20s.(She eventually became a director I think) She met Mailyn and they " They spent time together and one day she told Marilyn "I wish I could be beautiful like you." To which Marilyn responded "No, I wish I could be smart like YOU." Sad thing is that Marilyn WAS a smart woman and a great actress but for most of her short life people didn't take her seriously.
Yesss
Did anyone tell her that's Jamie Lee Curtis' father? And the other guy was one of the old guys from Grumpy Old Men? And the 'accent' is Cary Grant.
aka the Transatlantic / Mid-Atlantic accent, popular with actors in early Hollywood Talkies. Made 'em sound kinda-from-New-England, kinda-from-Old-England at the same time. ;)
And both those Grumpy Old Men are the original Odd Couple not that she would know the slightly newer ones! ☮️
Dude she barely knows who Marilyn Monroe is
@@classiclife7204 Yep they are fading away. George C. Scott, Yul Brynner, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Patricia Neal, Shirley MacLaine, Mr James Cagney, etc.x 100 ☮️
@@classiclife7204 And sadly she might not know who Jayne Mansfield is either since she is barley ever talked about! So sad. 👱♀😢♥🙏
Those things on Spats' shoes are "spats." We wore them in my high school marching band as part of our uniforms.
I Googled them. They were originally called Spatterguards, and were used by military officers. Over time, they became a fashionable thing for rich guys😊
I wore them in Navy boot camp, they’re a pain in the butt to put on!
Marching band FTW! 😃
Descended from the high leggings used by combat units to protect their legs from tangled low bushes, thorns and thick grass.
If you look at revolutionary war era uniforms they come up to the knee.
They got a resurgence as a way of keeping snow and other debris out of the laces of combat and climbing boots.
@@ElroyMcDuff I wore them too😂
The accent Tony Curtis is using as the Shell Oil heir is a Cary Grant accent. 🎵
It almost sounds South African.
Nobody talks like that!
@@PaulVincent-n2x Cary Grant did.
That’s called a mid-Atlantic accent which wasn’t Grant’s original accent as he was born and lived in Bristol England until he was 16
The character spats is also wearing soars
Thanks for the reaction!
I am from Ukraine, and in Soviet times and early post-Soviet times this movie was the most popular American movie in our countries. I know it by heart since childhood, because it was always on TV.
Think Zelensky liked it a bit too much
Who else read this comment with a Ukrainian accent?
@@TheRealMediaMan Thanks for sharing, Vlad!
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon also star in the comedy The Great Race (1965) with Natalie Wood and Peter Falk. One of my favorite comedies of the 60s.
The biggest and greatest pie fight in film history. 🥧
I love that movie! One of my favourites, too :)
@@kayebrown3628Tony Curtis was also the star of Monte Carlo Or Bust, the sequel to Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machine.
Those are three of my favourite movies.
THE GREAT RACE is the Best!
I could probably recite the dialogue from the whole movie
My favorite movie.
In the history of film, there have been very few people that the camera loved as much as Marilyn Monroe. She positively glowed on camera.
Yes, many have tried to analyze-was it her skin?was it the bone structure of her face- anyway, it was a rare and magical quality.
Would be cool to go back in time with a modern camera and photograph her. I'd be curious to see that.
@@TheDarkPorkins She died in 1962 and was probably one of the more photographed individuals in the world, done with film and cameras of all kinds, in all types of lighting, by the best photographers and cinematographers using equipment that was the best in the world. The only difference today would be that digital cameras were not in use then; cameras today are not better, just different and I don’t think that would make much difference in the final results.
@@Dej24601, the bone structure of her face? A Rhinoplasty and a Chin Implant was necessary to achieve Marilyn's facial bone structure.
@@briangriffith5408 She didn't have a traditional nose job though. No bones broken. She had a tiny amount of fat removed from the tip of the nose. The chin implant was made from human cartilage. It dissolved into her bloodstream while she was still alive. The surgeon who did the operation told her that it wouldn't make any difference to her chin, but Marilyn insisted.
You're so much fun to watch. You just shared your reaction to "Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)" 3wks ago. So you've seen Cary Grant, and that's why you recognize Tony Curtis' exaggerated accent -- it's Cary Grant.
And the same year (1959) Tony and Cary co-starred in the hilarious “Operation Petticoat.”
@@TheTerryGeneOne of my favorite movies of all time!!!!!!!
The Mid-Atlantic Accent.
Another Jack Lemon film written by Billy Wilder is The Apartment, it is one of my favourite Christmas movies.
Lemmon and Wilder also collaborated on “Irma La Douce,” “The Fortune Cookie,” “Avanti!” and “The Front Page.”
Irma La Deuce is a great film too
I love The Apartment! "That's just how it crumbles, cookie-wise."
Great movie. I say its a Christmas movie
I absolutely adore this one. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your reaction with us. Please watch The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine co-written and directed by Billy Wilder.
Yes, one of my all time favorite movies, starring 2 of my all time favorite actors, Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine ✅
Yes! An incredible film
Id suggest watching like 5 more Billy wilder movies lol there awesome films
Two of the greatest movies of all time- timeless classics
And this was Best Picture of 1960.
Cary Grant attended the Premiere and saw Curtis 'do him' on screen and saw Curtis after and in a huff said 'I don't talk like that' in a perfect Grant accent just like Curtis had done on screen.....!! One of the great movies, classic, and Monroe was totally her, whatever problems she had in life she was magic on the screen....she deserved so much better from life....
I think he was probably pulling his leg.
1982 Tootsie stars Dustin Hoffman, Teri Garr who just passed away Oct 29th, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray and this is Geena Davis first movie. 🍿 Dustin plays an out of work actor who dresses as a woman to get an acting job.
Tootsie is an exponentially better film than this one.
The accent is Cary Grant. 'Operation Petticoat' came out in 1959 as well with Tony Curtis and Cary Grant
Operation Petticoat is an AMAZING comedy - you should definitely put it on your list!
@@sp72929 that was a brilliant one. You can contrast Cary Grant's highly professional character to that of his antisocial alcoholic Coast Watcher in Father Goose with Leslie Caron.
You should also check out Tony Curtis in The Black Shield of Falworth. A medieval swash buckler that was unintentionally hilarious.
a k a the Mid-Atlantic Accent.
This was so popular that Jack and Tony got together again in 1965 for "The Great Race". A very funny movie to watch if you get around to it. Also stars Natalie Wood.
"He's in his pastry shop" is another great Cassie-ism.
Tony Curtis was married to Janet Leigh from Psycho, and they are the parents of Jaime Lee Curtis, his accent as Schell Oil Jr. Was inspired by Cary Grant's transatlantic accent, also Jack Lemmon was in Grampy Old Men, he was also in The Apartment also by Billy Wilder, you should check his other films, he was a legendry director with so many Oscars under his belt.
Ps, the white things over Spats Colombo's shoes are called Spats, they were worn to protect shoes, but later on they became synonymous with the rich and wealthy.
The Apartment is really, really good.
I havent see Chris Lemmon doing anymore movies as much as Jaime Lee Curtis has done..I love the movie it is Tubi right..
This was the perfect movie for this channel: funny, sweet, silly and a chance to see one of the most iconic actresses of all time. Had so much fun watching your reaction.
One of the greatest and funniest endings of all time. This movie is so much fun. Also the white things over the shoes are called spats. And Tony Curtis is doing a spot on imitation of Cary Grant with that accent.
One of the greatest film comedy/farces of all time. The screenplay and dialogue were tailored for the four leads (and George Raft). And a major assist to Orry-Kelly for Marilyn's wardrobe. Finally a shout out to Marilyn's massively underappreciated singing abilities in 3 numbers (Runnin' Wild, I Want to be Loved by You, I'm Through with Love").
Marilyn Monroe wanted the movie to be shot in color (her contract stipulated that all her films were to be in color), but Billy Wilder convinced her to let it be shot in black and white when costume tests revealed that the makeup that Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon wore gave their faces a green tinge.
reminds me of the early TV makeup - people looked like monsters off screen
An unappreciated Marilyn Monroe movie is "Niagra." Fantastic story with intrigue and suspense!
Great film! Haunting.
One of my all time favorites!
I remember the song she sings in that movie, one of my favourites.
Great movie!
Yes, if you haven't experienced Joseph Cotten yet, great noir actor
The white coverings on the shoes are spats. They were originally meant for covering shoes to protect them from the rain and mud and were mostly used in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In their later years, they were more used as a fashion choice for fancy dress. George Raft, the gangster in the movie, is also named Spats. :)
I love it when you choose to watch these classic movies!
Tony Curtis is doing his best Cary Grant impression here. Grant typified suave and urbane in this era.
Was looking for this comment.
Marylin was a comedic genius! Please watch "How to marry a milionaire" and many other movies with her, you will love her!❤
One of THE very best comedies ever! A timeless masterpiece.
Great choice!!! Another great Marilyn movie is "Seven Year Itch" 1955 , where one of her iconic pin-up posters is taken from,as seen in Andy Dufraine's cell
THIS
Some Like It Hot, absolute classic
Those things on the lead gangsters shoes are called spats hence his name “Spats” Colombo
So: the killing in the garage was the well known *St Valentine's Day massacre* in which 7 members of a Chicago crime gang were killed by members of another gang (or by the police, depending on which version you go with).
You mentioned the 'stirrups' on Colombo's feet: those are 'spats', which became fashionable for a short while in the 20s, and that's how the gangster got his nickname: *Spats Colombo.*
People have commented that the accent Tony Curtis uses is a (pitch-perfect, actually) imitation of Cary Grant, an English actor who moved to Hollywood as a young man and became a huge star; but an important feature is when Jack Lemmon says 'Nobody talks like that!', which is an excellent flex on Grant's mid-Atlantic drawl!
The hotel is actually in southern California but it is a prime example of huge, flamboyant vacation hotels that were built down in Florida to attract holidaymakers. It's ginormous! Apparently some local politician in Florida was annoyed that the film was going to have a Californian resort take the place of Miami, but then - that's Hollywood.
The film's director, Billy Wilder, was a Polish man who had worked in Germany for a decade or so before moving to Hollywood in 1934. But by the time he made _Some like it hot_ he'd been an American for over 20 years. So many Hollywood directors of the golden age were born and grew up in other countries.
The seven victims were associated with Chicago mobster Bugs Moran. They were killed by four hit men (two in regular clothes, two disguised as cops) working for rival mobster Al Capone. The hit left Capone more or less in total control of the Chicago underworld, but it swung public opinion against him. Roger Corman made a good (if fictionalized) movie about the massacre.
And that same hotel is also the setting for "The Stunt Man", a movie that couldn't be more different than this one!
@@richin2123 Yeah, that's a good movie.
The Hotel del Coronado outside San Diego.
I was sure someone would mention the spats.
Great reaction Cassie. Truly one of the greatest comedies of the classic era. Marilyn was one of the biggest stars Hollywood ever produced. You should definitely watch more of her movies on the channel. The Seven Year Itch, Niagara, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes would be a good start.
Geraldine was played by Tony Curtis. You may have heard of his daughter, Jamie Leigh Curtis? He was a pretty big star too. You'll love him in The Great Race, Operation Petticoat, and Sex & the Single Girl. The accent he put on as Shell Oil was a send up of Cary Grant.
Jack Lemmon, you might know from Grumpy Old Men. Some of his older movies to check out are The Odd Couple, Bell Book &Candle, and The Fortune Cookie.
The resort in Florida is actually the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. I visited many years ago and it is one huge hotel. I think it’s still in operation today.
Was just there last weekend as part of the Coronado Island Film Festival. It's still in operation while undergoing a major renovation.
Oh yes! I visited there around 2009 and they had SLIH tours, showing the tree where Lemmon stood under, and the little cabins separate from the main hotel (only for VIPs) where MM stayed. Many celebrities have stayed at the hotel, several presidents included, and British royalty.
There’s a version of it in Florida now though, The Grand Floridian Hotel at Walt Disney World was inspired by the Hotel Del.
And it's supposedly just as haunted as it ever was too.
Back in the day, many actors & actresses could also sing & dance.
It was part and parcel of being an entertainer.
The triple-threat. They wanted to have the skills available for whatever role came up, so that they wouldn't be limited by something that they could have already been learning.
I think both Burt Lancaster and Cary Grant (though their heigh-days were different eras) both used to work in some sort of acrobatics (I think Cary Grant did stilt walking when he was in vaudeville).
@@agenttheater5 Burt Lancaster had been a trapeze artist before getting into films. His physique is shown off wonderfully in The Crimson Pirate!
Except for Fred Astaire......"Can't act, can't sing......can dance a little"
All actors took a stab it until the IPhone made everybody an actor.
OMG we lost WHATS UP DOC????
I'm shattered. LOVE that one. But SOME LIKE IT HOT is even more excellent.
This was the second Marilyn Monroe movie I ever saw. It's the movie that made me a huge fan of hers. But we obviously can't talk about this movie without the hilarious performances by Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis. All three of these actors are fearless in their comedy, and the pacing of the film is so engaging. Almost every line is quotable, and there's a certain exaggeration to their delivery. I love this movie and if you like this one, you should check out Bus Stop and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Brilliant reaction, Cassie.
A classic. Pure and simple.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Seven Year Itch are a must, that was Marilyn at her peak.
Yes!
@@Dave-hb7lx yes!
How to Marry a Milionaire is another good Marilyn movie with Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable.
Love them ever so!
"Don't Bother to Knock" is a must as well simply to see a rare dramatic role.
If you liked "What's up Doc?", then you should watch "Bringing Up Baby" with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. "What's up Doc?" is a loose remake of the Grant and Hepburn movie. I love screwball comedy, and "Bringing Up Baby" is one of the best. And as others mentioned, Tony Curtis was doing an impression of Cary Grant in this movie.
Yep.
Absolutely!
In the scene where Jack Lemmon is playing with the maracas, they gave him the maracas to slow down the pacing of the scene. Originally, the jokes were coming so fast that the audience was still laughing at the previous joke and would miss the next one.
If you want to see more great Billy Wilder films, check out Double Indemnity and Sunset Blvd. Both gripping film noir, but I can't say which is better.
I suppose if i HAD to choose, I'd say Double Indemnity has the better story and a better lead in Fred MacMurray, but Sunset Blvd has a better ensemble cast and is the overall better film.
" One Two Three " directed by Billy Wilder.
Both of these films and also The Apartment would be very nice reaction vids
@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 ABSOLUTELY! An undeservedly obscure gem,
This was my mom's (and my) absolutely favorite movie growing up...we would watch it EVERY time it came on TV. Such smart writing and great acting.
The accent Tony Curtis was doing as the rich guy, sounds like he was imitating Cary Grant !
Ding, ding!
I think Roger Ebert once described Marilyn's "I Wanna Be Loved By You" dress (combined with the lightning and her movements as "a striptease in which nudity would be superfluous".
This was voted the best comedy movie of all time..!
Spats were fashionableduring the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They fell out of frequent use during the 1920s. Made of white cloth, grey or brown felt material, spats buttoned around the ankle. Their intended practical purpose was to protect shoes and socks from mud or rain, but they also served as a feature of stylish dress in accordance with the fashions of the period.
During Prohibition, it was illegal to manufacture and sell alcohol. It was not illegal to drink alcohol, assuming you could get hold of some.
They still manufactured alcohol and liquor for export
Cassie must now watch "Operation Petticoat" starring Tony Curtis & Cary Grant, filmed just before Some Like It Hot. (And necessarily in color!)
During the live chat, Michael Ceraso said that Curtis himself pitched the idea of talking like Grant to director/producer/co-writer Billy Wilder! Perfect -- such a great "Easter egg"!
Omg! This is one of my favorite childhood movies.I can't believe you're watching this.I'm going to enjoy this.
Of Marilyn's three numbers in the movie, the last, "I'm Through With Love", was first recorded in 1931 by Henry Busse and His Orchestra, with a vocal refrain by Richard Barry, making it too late for the film's 1929 setting. It was written by Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, and Fud Livingston.
When Marilyn sings I Must Have You or No One, I have a hard time listening because I start to cry, I have to turn away. It is a fabulous performance, but so heart wrenching. 😢
That song is called ‘I’m through with love’…
@Shazzadut1 I know, but that line from the song is what I'm referring to. She absolutely enraptures with that delivery.
One my favorite comedies of all time. It’s a classic that has been imitated over and over.
If you're enjoying the older movies, might I suggest Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn and a leopard named Baby :)
Add to that Monkey Business with Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe.
And Mr Blanding Builds His Dream House also Cary Grant plus Myrna Loy.
Seconded! Came here to say this - What's Up Doc? was (roughly) based on Bringing Up Baby, too, so you might enjoy that aspect as well!
Or The Philapdelphia story also starring the two of them ❤. I LOVE IT
Now you absolutely have to watch, "His Gal Friday. "
Tony Curtis is doing an impression of Cary Grant. You saw him in Arsenic and Old Lace!
That was so much fun, Cassie. Thanks. Another recommendation for you with Marilyn Monroe: The Seven Year Itch. It’s a delight (and in color).
Definitely! I LOVE the pink outfit she wears in it. So casual and ordinary but she makes it look like a million dollar outfit.
George Raft, the actor who played Spats, had links to the real life underworld and in the 1960s he was banned from coming to the UK where he had opened a casino.
Fantastic movie. and a great reaction to it. Thanks.
THE ODD COUPLE 1968. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. A true comedy and cozy feel good movie. True legends.....PLEASE WATCH CASSIE ❤❤❤
Also THE FORTUNE COOKIE. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau again. Another masterful comedy. Much luv Cassie. Cheers 🥂😊
The Odd Couple is the best.
@@rabbitandcrow such great chemistry and just pure joy to watch. Clean humor with brilliant actors and writing. Cassie will love this. I hope she watches it
Such a great und funny lovie. You have to love Felix and Oscar!
It is an absolute classic! Brilliantly written and acted. "What's Up, Doc" was a definite attempt to recapture the zaniness of older films. If you haven't seen the original MY MAN GODFREY from 1934, it is so wacky and brilliant and was one of the first (and best) screwball comedies.
1936. But it is a great movie!
I love My Man Godfrey!!! William Powell is amazing and the writing is fantastic!!!
Billy Wilder is the GOAT! Watch Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, and Double Indemnity when you can, he's one of the best directors ever
jack lemon is one of my favourite actors ,if you are looking for Christmas themed films he made two comedies called THE APARTMENT with Shirley McLane and BELL BOOK AND CANDLE with James Stewart
Jack Lemmon : “Grumpy Old Men”
Tony Curtis : Jamie Lee Curtis dad!!
Jack lemmon: Glen Gary Glenross
Jack Lemmon (Mister Roberts / The China Syndrome / The Odd Couple)
Tony Curtis (Operation Petticoat / Spartacus)
@@playedout148 " The Wackiest Ship in the Army "
Jack Lemmon is also in "The out of towners" and "The Odd Couple" and Tony Curtis was pretty good in "Operation Petticoat"
@@randallshuck2976 " China Syndrome, Save the Tiger, JFK, ZThe Days of Wine and Roses, Buddy Buddy, It Happened to Jane, Cowboy "
A bit of Star Trek trivia: the band girl Rosella was played by an uncredited Grace Lee Whitney, who later played Yeoman Janice Rand on TOS! 🥰
I did not know that. Going in my 'trivia bank'.
Actually Grace was credited in the film's opening credits.
Oh this is great. Tony Curtis (one of the best looking actors of all time, father ofJamie Lee Curtis) Jack Lemmon and Mariiyn. Is this your first time seeing Marliyn Monroe? there is a reason she is a legend
I love old classic movies like this. Only Cassie has the heart to watch and appreciate gems like this. ❤
I agree.
If Cassie wants more of Jack Lemmon, she needs to see him in Mister Roberts (1955), The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce (1963) and The China Syndrome (1979).
And The Odd Couple
The Apartment is so good. Seen it like 3 times.
Been meaning to watch Mister Roberts at some point. Good recs!
The Apartment and The Odd Couple are a must.
Good neighbor Sam!
Definitely The Apartment and The Odd Couple.
5:17 One of the many lines from this movie we love for no reason - "I want another cup of coffee!"
The hotel in the film was actually the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, and to this day, the film is screened every day on a mini movie screen in the lobby gift shop.
One of my favorite movies, thanks for watching! I adore this film
Marilyn was an actor. A few of her pictures included numbers for her to sing-not because she was a great singer, more because of the character she played, but she did have a unique voice and presentation quality which the media promoted. Marilyn wanted to be taken more seriously as a dramatic actor and there are several films which do showcase her talent in that way; although she is mostly remembered today for her comedic abilities.
A few standouts in more serious roles:
Clash by Night (1952)
Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
The Misfits (1961)
She's so good in Don't Bother to Knock. She definitely had dramatic chops!
Ok, Cassie.
Spats were a fashion accessory used in the early 2oth century to protect men's shoes from mud and rain.
You should watch Marilyn Monroe in a movie called DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK. It is her first picture as a lead actress to see if she had the vtalent to carry a movie. She had made several films ahead of this in minor roles.
You may also like her in the movies SEVEN YEAR ITCH,
GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES and BUS STOP.
Keep going and enjoy the movies.
"River of No Return" is another great Marilyn Monroe/Robert Mitchum movie.
Growing up 'Some Like it Hot' was always on at Christmas (generally Christmas Eve) and so became a family tradition. We all adored it and it's still my sister's favourite movie. So often watched that we got to know the dialogue and punchlines by heart. Thus when one of my secondary school English teachers, to illustrate a point, said 'Dere was somethin' in dat cake dat didn't agree with him'; I replied immediately 'My complements to the chef. Nobody leaves 'till I get the recipe'. I hope Carly sees it soon also.
LOL
Brilliant!!!!!
"I'm a man!" "Well nobody's perfect!" Best line ever.
Her performance in Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend is probably her most iconic role.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Err... _Seven year itch._
@AndyHarrisGoogle Diamonds shows her classic song by the same name which has been recreated numerous times.
@BenjWarrant That one is great, but it isn't as revered as Diamonds. That one is funny, but when she sings, it's chilling how captivating she really is. I like all her movies, but when she sings, she is on another level.
@@jamesmcclain5005 the name of the film that the Diamonds are a girls best friend song was in was titled Gentlemen prefer Blondes and it is a great Marilyn Monroe film.
One of my favorite movies ever!
Same!
Marilyn's best film. Joe and Jerry inadvertently witness The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (14 Feb., 1929). Those 'dustcovers' over the man's shoes are called 'spats' - hence the man's nickname, Spats Columbo. Jack Lemmon's line, "Look how she moves - it's just like Jello on springs!" is one of the funniest. Tony Curtis' (Josephine's) accent comes from his impersonation of Cary Grant. Cary was Tony's idol growing up, and finally got to act as his co-star this same year in OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959) and you'd love that war-time rom/com. The old millionaire after Geraldine is the actor/comedian Joe E. Brown.
This is such a great movie. This will be fun
Sixty-five years after this film was released, it's still making me cry with laughter.
I've probably seen it a dozen times.
Best director, best cast, best cinematographer. Bestest everybody. Some of those one-liners.
I believe the rhyme you were thinking of goes, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold..."
Certains l'aiment chaud ! C'est un classic!
Merci beaucoup Cassie! 👍
Interesting trivia: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder (writer and director) are all buried at the same cemetery. I’ve been there many times. Billy’s headstone says “I’m a writer, but then, nobody’s perfect” which is an obvious reference to the famous last line of this movie.
"Marilyn Monroe was the first centerfold in the first issue of Playboy magazine in December 1953. The magazine's founder, Hugh Hefner, paid $500 for the rights to a nude photo of Monroe and featured it as the centerfold. The front cover of the issue was a non-nude image, and Monroe was also named the magazine's first "sweetheart of the month".
Monroe's appearance in Playboy helped launch Hefner's career. Hefner was so taken with Monroe that he chose to be buried next to her in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. "
Jack Lemmon's headstone says...
JACK LEMMON
IN
...With the "IN" being right above the dirt. Freakin' amazing. 😂
@ yup!
I love when your eyes light up with your big smile when you like a movie. No poker face for you, Cassie! Thanks for reacting to "Some Like it Hot!" 📽🎞💙
Canada kept the US well supplied with high spirits during Prohibition
This is one of my favorite movies, and Jack Lemmon was amazing in it! Another great Lemmon movie is "Mr. Roberts", a WWII movie about a supply ship far from the front lines and how the sailors cope with their boredom.
My favorite film comedy. "Not tonight, Josephine!" Just perfection. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
She was not known as a singer. She was the bombshell blonde. Marilyn Monroe invented herself. One of her dear friends said she could turn it off and on instantly. They used to go out with Marilyn dressed average a hat and know one knew who she was. She had a sad childhood. Went to the movies all the time. Then invented Marilyn Monroe from Norma Jean Baker. She’s a fascinating person worth delving into !
Nobody's perfect!
Hello Cassie!😊The director did early color tests of Lemmon and Curtis in drag and he thought they looked "unacceptably grotesque".😉 Plus, the film takes place in 1929 when black & white film was used. "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend" (1953) is the Marilyn film to see, plus it is in color.🏆 "Spats" were clothing that covered the instep and ankle and protected shoes and socks from mud or rain. Great reactions to your first film with Marilyn Monroe, Cassie!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Please do The Apartment (1960), which reteamed Some Like It Hot director Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon. It is one of the most iconic films of all time. It won the Oscar for best picture (and other Oscars), yet there are so few reactions to it on RUclips. Also, it's a Christmas movie!
Random facts: Of course, Marilyn Monroe died 3 years after Some Like It Hot. The actress who played her roommate died 1 year after Marilyn.
The actor who played Little Bonaparte died 2 years ago at age 102.
The bellhop is still alive at 84, and possibly the last living cast member.
Nehemiah Pershoff, who played Little Bonaparte, had a great run as a character actor. He got this film after impersonating Mussolini at Hollywood cocktail parties. Director Wilder happened to be at one of them.
I love watching your reviews, so more Marilyn film reactions please. Thank you!
Jack Lemmon was always one of my favorites! 😂
He was iconic in all his roles.
I can watch a million first time reactions to this movie and laugh every time! It never gets old! Guaranteed!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Both actors are in the movie "The Great Race". I highly recommend you check it out. It has the greatest pie fight in history.
Push the button, Max!!!!.....played by Peter Falk.
Two Lemon Pies?
Brandy!!! Throw more Brandy!!!
@@cyruswhitley7840 I always wanted to stage a pie fight like that with a bunch of freinds after watching the great race
Love this movie..."Press the button Max!"
Your reaction to this movie was a delight. Big smile.
Grace Lee Whitney (Janice Rand on "Star Trek") is one of the girls in the band.
Yay! Good choice (#1 on AFI's all-time list of comedies). Hope you enjoyed it! Good suggestion about watching "The Apartment" next.
Tony's accent is called "mid--atlantic". It was invented as a hybrid of British and American English in the early 1900s as a way to show culture and sophistication. It was used on the East Coast in the early 20th Century. Old movies have rich people use it because it was predominantly adopted by them to keep from sounding "common".
You're right about that particular manufactured accent, but it doesn't apply here at all. Tony Curtis grew up admiring Cary Grant and decided to mimic him here. He's speaking "Cary Grant" not mid-Atlantic.
@@josephpaul4548 Curtis is doing an intentional impression of Cary Grant (with whom he had just filmed "Operation Petticoat") and therefore, necessarily, he's adopting a Mid-Atlantic (a.k.a., Transatlantic) accent (or more correctly, an "affect".) It's impossible to mimic Grant without doing a M-A accent. I think swordmonkey6635 was simply providing background information on that accent/affect.
Apparently, the idea came from Tony Curtis himself, having just worked with Grant.
Cassie, Another romcom you’d love is Operation Petticoat (1959). It’s during WWII and stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
Great reaction! Thank you so much.
I am soooo sorry to hear you had a "What's Up, Doc" reaction and deleted it. This is one of my favourite comedies of all time. Maybe you could do a second time reaction for this classic? 😉
Greatest comedy of all time, imo. Jack Lemmon gives a performance for the ages.
What's Up Doc !!! A super favorite. bummed with the tech error - would have loved to have seen your reaction. Like it hot is hysterical - excellent reaction as always.
It was illegal to sell, buy, or make alcohol. It was not, however, illegal to drink alcohol you already owned. Many people amassed personal stockpiles of alcohol right before the Prohibition came into effect, so that they could drink their own alcohol throughout the era.
You could also bring your own bottle to the club. Then buy mixers, ice and setups.
There was an exception: Medicinal alcohol.
@@melissaflora8450 And for priests as well, for communion.
And some states, Maryland being the most prominent one never enforced Prohibition.