Some Like It Hot - Flashcards
Who directed Some Like It Hot? Billy Wilder
When was Some Like It Hot released? 1959
Who plays Sugar? Marilyn Monroe
Who plays Joe/Josephine/Junior? Tony Curtis
Who plays Jerry/Daphne? Jack Lemmon
Who plays Osgood Fielding III? Joe E. Brown
Who plays Spats Colombo? George Raft
Who was the soundtrack composer? Adolph Deutsch
Who was the costume designer? Orry-Kelly
Who was the cinematographer? Charles Lang
When and where is the film set? 1929, Chicago (jazz era) - they later travel to
Miami, Florida
What and when was the prohibition era? The era when alcohol was banned in the United
States in the 1920s-30s
What are 4 songs played throughout the film - “Running Wild” - escape from Chicago,
and in what scenes? train journey
- “I Wanna Be Loved By You” -
characters flirting in Miami (Monroe
and Curtis)
- “I’m Thru With Love” - when Junior has
left Sugar
- “La Cumparista” (Rodriguez) - tango
music (very traditional, most
recognisable tango)
- “Park Avenue Fantasy” (Paul Whiteman
and His Orchestra) - yacht scene
What editing does the film mostly adhere to? Classical Hollywood continuity editing
Why did Wilder choose to shoot the film in Curtis and Lemmon were in full drag costume
black and white? and makeup and looked ‘unacceptably
grotesque’ in early colour tests
What was Charles Lang known for shooting? Romantic films in black and white
What quote from Wilder shows he wasn’t “We shoot only from angles that help us take
interested in shots used only for artistic the story forward”
purposes? Or
“Shots that called attention to themselves
would distract the audience from the story”
What are some quotes that have homosexual Daphne: I’m a boy?
implications? Josephine: You’re a boy
Daphne: I’m a boy
Joe: You’re not a girl! You’re a guy! Why
would a guy wanna marry a guy?
Jerry: Security!
Who directed Some Like It Hot? Billy Wilder
When was Some Like It Hot released? 1959
Who plays Sugar? Marilyn Monroe
Who plays Joe/Josephine/Junior? Tony Curtis
Who plays Jerry/Daphne? Jack Lemmon
Who plays Osgood Fielding III? Joe E. Brown
Who plays Spats Colombo? George Raft
Who was the soundtrack composer? Adolph Deutsch
Who was the costume designer? Orry-Kelly
Who was the cinematographer? Charles Lang
When and where is the film set? 1929, Chicago (jazz era) - they later travel to
Miami, Florida
What and when was the prohibition era? The era when alcohol was banned in the United
States in the 1920s-30s
What are 4 songs played throughout the film - “Running Wild” - escape from Chicago,
and in what scenes? train journey
- “I Wanna Be Loved By You” -
characters flirting in Miami (Monroe
and Curtis)
- “I’m Thru With Love” - when Junior has
left Sugar
- “La Cumparista” (Rodriguez) - tango
music (very traditional, most
recognisable tango)
- “Park Avenue Fantasy” (Paul Whiteman
and His Orchestra) - yacht scene
What editing does the film mostly adhere to? Classical Hollywood continuity editing
Why did Wilder choose to shoot the film in Curtis and Lemmon were in full drag costume
black and white? and makeup and looked ‘unacceptably
grotesque’ in early colour tests
What was Charles Lang known for shooting? Romantic films in black and white
What quote from Wilder shows he wasn’t “We shoot only from angles that help us take
interested in shots used only for artistic the story forward”
purposes? Or
“Shots that called attention to themselves
would distract the audience from the story”
What are some quotes that have homosexual Daphne: I’m a boy?
implications? Josephine: You’re a boy
Daphne: I’m a boy
Joe: You’re not a girl! You’re a guy! Why
would a guy wanna marry a guy?
Jerry: Security!
