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The movie was adapted by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond from the story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan . Logan had already written the story (but without the gangsters) for a German movie, Fanfaren der Liebe (directed by Kurt Hoffmann , 1951), so that Wilder's film is seen by some as a remake.
Some Like It Hot was directed by Wilder, who was exasperated by Monroe's inability to remember her lines. He had several of them written in inconspicuous spots on the set, so she could read them. It has been reported that Monroe was pregnant during the filming of this movie, but there is no record of her ever having children or a miscarriage. Tony Curtis was famously quoted as saying that kissing Marilyn Monroe during the love scene in this movie was like "kissing Hitler," but he later denied it.
The movie has been acclaimed worldwide as one of the greatest movie comedies ever made (ranking #1 on the American Film Institute'sThe American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. The Ame list of "greatest comedies"), and it marked the peak of Monroe's career.
The film won an Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteThis Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. 1940s 1948 Black-and-White Roger K. Furse Hamlet Irene Sharaff B. s Daughter 1948 Color Dorothy Jeakins, Barbara Karinska Joan ( Orry-Kelly ) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading RoleThe Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners are chosen b (Jack Lemmon), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-WhiteThe Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 2000 for, Best Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteThe Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his or her work in one particular motion picture. 1920s 1928 Sunrise 1929 White Shadows in the South Seas 1930s 1930 With Byrd at the South Pole 1931 Tabu: A Story of, Best DirectorThe Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another MediumThe Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel or play). See also the A. The film has also been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Wilder paid tribute to three great gangster movies of the 1930s with subtle gags in the movie's script. The crimelord "Little Bonaparte" stems from Little Caesar, while Spats Columbo threatens to smash a grapefruit in the face of one of his henchmen ( James Cagney's famous scene from The Public Enemy). He then grabs a coin from the air as it is being flipped by another gangster, a cliche that originated with Howard Hawks' Scarface.
In 1972, a musical play based on the movie, entitled Sugar, opened on Broadway, starring Elaine Joyce , Robert Morse, Tony Roberts and Cyril Ritchard, with book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and music by Jule Styne.
In 2002, Tony Curtis performed in a stage production of the film, portraying the character originally played by Joe E. Brown.
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