Introduction

In spite of Billy Wilder’s reputation as one of Hollywood’s most stalwart directors, he created one of the greatest movies of all time along with screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond with Some Like It Hot (1959). Some Like It Hot is a rich, multifaceted confection of parodies and ironies. It is a parody of gangster films as it is even complete with George Raft as the mobster and Pat O’Brien as the cop. It is also a parody of sexual love and romance with Tony Curtis as the male idol and Marilyn Monroe as his female counterpart. But beneath the obvious parodies of these two genres of Hollywood film, Billy Wilder plays some very clever games. Wilder’s sardonic wit is infamous, and often it seems as though he is more noted for his quips, rather than his films.
Although Wilder’s cynicism is undeniable, it is a posture that has all too frequently been interpreted as misanthropy by his critics and detractors. One of the narrative hallmarks of Wilder’s style is......

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Title: Some Like It Hot
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