Some Like it Hot

Episode 231: Some Like It Hot (1959)

Theme: Patreon Subscriber Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis fulfill a request from Patreon subscriber Erin A. by revisiting one of the most celebrated comedies of all time, Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot. It’s a 1959 screwball classic that features two musicians witnessing a mob hit, fleeing Chicago in high heels, and joining an all-female jazz band. Join the hosts as they navigate the logistical nightmare of hiding Adam’s apples, the "metric-to-standard" conversion of movie reviews, and a millionaire who is surprisingly chill about the ultimate plot twist.

The hosts break down:

• Joe & Jerry (Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon): Two musicians who prove that while they might be terrible at managing their finances, they are world-class at sprinting in pumps and gaslighting everyone in Florida.

• Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe): A ukulele-playing singer with a "sucker for saxophones" policy and a wardrobe designed to make the 1950s look very, very good.

• The "Friends of Italian Opera": A mob convention where the only thing being conducted is a machine-gun symphony and the birthday cakes come with lethal surprises.

• Daphne & Osgood: A secondary romance involving a yacht, a very intense tango, and the legendary discovery that "nobody’s perfect."

• 1950s Social Ethics: A deep dive into the era's questionable boundaries, including "Shell Oil Jr.’s" psychological warfare and the mystery of how a bull fiddle with four bullet holes still sounds in tune.

Final Verdict:

Oz — 98 Degrees
Curtis — 93 Cold Pheasant Legs