Some Like It Hot (PG) PRESENTED IN 35MM FILM

Some Like It Hot (PG, 1959) Presented in 35mm Film by The Revival House Perth in partnership with RAC

In 1929 Chicago, jazz musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre orchestrated by gangster Spats Colombo (George Raft). With mob hitmen hunting them, the desperate duo disguise themselves as women—Josephine and Daphne—and join an all-female band heading to Florida. On the train, both men fall for the band's sultry singer Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), who dreams of finding a millionaire to sweep her off her feet. While Jerry fends off the amorous advances of actual millionaire Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown), Joe poses as a wealthy oil heir to woo Sugar. But when Spats and his gang arrive at the same Florida hotel for a mobsters' convention, Joe and Jerry's precarious masquerade becomes a matter of life and death—assuming they can maintain their disguises and resist falling completely for Sugar.

Director Billy Wilder's 1959 masterpiece remains one of cinema's greatest comedies, a perfectly constructed farce that balances slapstick, romance, and genuine danger. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon commit completely to their drag performances, creating distinct feminine personalities while mining every possible comedic situation. Marilyn Monroe, at the height of her powers, makes Sugar both heartbreakingly vulnerable and hilariously oblivious to Josephine and Daphne's true identities. The film's black-and-white cinematography was a deliberate choice—color would have made the men's makeup look grotesque rather than convincing. The jazz-age setting, costumes, and actual period gangsters (including Raft parodying his own screen persona) add authenticity. The film builds to one of cinema's perfect closing lines, delivered by Joe E. Brown with impeccable timing. It's comedy executed with such precision and confidence that it never ages.

Original format and audio experience of this film faithfully reproduced by The Revival House. Presented in 35mm film unless noted otherwise.

When: Saturday, June 6th at 4:30PM
Where: The Revival House at the Como Theatre
Rating: PG (The content is mild in impact)

Wilder's comedy perfection features Curtis and Lemmon in drag, Monroe at her peak, and cinema's greatest closing line in 35mm film.

Presented by: The Revival House Perth and RAC