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Some Like It Hot (1959) More at IMDbPro »

Remake of

Fanfaren der Liebe (1951)

Remade as

Rafoo Chakkar (1975)

Edited into

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
 -  footage shown

References

The Public Enemy (1931)
 -  During the gangster dinner at the end of the movie, Spats Colombo gets ready to hit one of his henchmen in the face with a grapefruit before he is interrupted
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Scarface (1932)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
 -  Geraldine escapes by train heading for Florida with similar scenes on board the train.
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Monkey Business (1952)
The Big Combo (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Referenced in

Pepe (1960)
Banty Raids (1963)
 -  final line
Casino Royale (1967)
"The Monkees: Some Like It Lukewarm (#2.24)" (1968)
 -  Title and plot are derived from this movie
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: (#2.25)" (1969)
 -  referenced by Tony Curtis
The Front Page (1974)
 -  Refrences the St. Valentine's Day Massacre garage from Some Like It Hot about an hour and eight minutes into the film
The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV)
"M*A*S*H: None Like It Hot (#7.6)" (1978)
 -  title reference
Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder (1980)
 -  photos
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)
That Sinking Feeling (1980)
"Bosom Buddies: Only the Lonely (#1.14)" (1981)
 -  In the closing tag-scene, the ladies watch "Some Like It Hot" and discuss how unrealistic the premise is.
Victor Victoria (1982)
"Hill Street Blues: Some Like It Hot-Wired (#2.15)" (1982)
 -  Title reference
Tootsie (1982)
La boum 2 (1982)
 -  Vic meets her friend Pénélope at the theater "La Pagode" where she comes to watch "Some like it hot". A poster is visible outside.
Sapiches (1983)
 -  Part of the story is taken from Some Like it Hot. They also have to drees up like women in a band and one guy falls in love with one of them. Same jokes, same story.
The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV)
El marqués, la menor y el travesti (1983)
 -  The line "Nobody's perfect" when the Marquis discovers the true gender of his beloved Claudia.
Davitelj protiv davitelja (1984)
 -  In 'Davitelj protiv davitelja' inspector tells his male detective disguised undercover as a woman to repeat to himself 'I'm a girl', same as in 'Some Like It Hot'.
Ronde de nuit (1984)
"Night Court: Some Like It Hot (#1.10)" (1984)
 -  title reference
"The Beiderbecke Affair" (1985)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
Nobody's Perfect (1989)
Small White House (1990)
 -  Some Like It Hot is advertised on a marquee.
White Palace (1990)
Calendar Girl (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV)
 -  Two cops dress up as women, one of them says it's like in Some Like It Hot.
"Home Improvement: Some Like It Hot Rod (#4.11)" (1994)
 -  title reference
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Slum Like It... Not! (#5.19)" (1995)
 -  The episode title is a pun on this classic film.
Clueless (1995)
 -  One of the two movies that Cher and Christian watch at Cher's house.
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
 -  Vida Boheme dresses like Jack Lemmon's character after winning in the beginning
"Due South: Some Like It Red (#2.12)" (1996)
 -  Title reference & plot similarities
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
Independence Day (1996)
 -  When julius prays the secretary of defense says "But I'm not jewish". Julius answers: "Nobody's perfect".
"Cybill: Some Like It Hot (#4.4)" (1997)
 -  title reference
Spice World (1997)
La stanza dello scirocco (1998)
Jeanne et le garçon formidable (1998)
The Impostors (1998)
Little Voice (1998)
Never Rewind the Buzzcocks (1999) (V)
Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (1999)
Amore a prima vista (1999)
Otto - Der Katastrofenfilm (2000)
The House of Mirth (2000)
"Backstory: The Seven Year Itch" (2000)
 -  documentary features movie poster
"Twice in a Lifetime: Some Like It... Not (#2.9)" (2000)
 -  Title reference.
"Kapou se xero: (#1.4)" (2001)
 -  Poster in Petros' house
Blonde (2001) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by characters.
Rescued from the Closet (2001) (V)
Weyt a minit, kapeng mainit (2001)
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Just a Dream (2002)
 -  he was talking about movies playing at the drive in
Nel cuore della notte (2002)
 -  Poster
"Futurama: Crimes of the Hot (#5.1)" (2002)
 -  A subtitle for a short film is "None Like it Hot"
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
Viewtiful Joe (2003) (VG)
 -  one of the "episodes" is called 'Some Like it Red Hot!'
Connie and Carla (2004)
 -  very similar plots (two musicians running away from the mob by disguising themselves in gender-bending outfits)
Shark Tale (2004)
Quality Indigo (2005)
 -  when Paice tells Mallstrom it was Angie's favourite film, and also the reason for why his middle name is 'Monroe'.
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Grave Danger: Volume 1 (#5.24)" (2005)
 -  Tony Curtis references the movie making a joke about Jack Lemmon being in drag.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Bernard and Doris (2006)
 -  Doris mentions that Marilyn movie where she likes saxophone players
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
 -  Explicitly mentioned by a character
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
 -  Some Like It Hot ends with a dejected Monroe singing "I'm Through with Love", only to end her song when she is kissed by Tony Curtis. In Spiderman 3, Dunst sings the same song at a nightclub, and stops when Parker shows up.
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
 -  Open reference by a character
"Sordid Lives: The Series: The Fall and Rise of Brother Boy (#1.5)" (2008)
 -  Henry shows Ty Marilyn Monroe's guitar from the film.
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Watchmen/Shuttle/12 (#1.2)" (2009)
 -  Ellen says Billy Wilder also directed Some like it hot (1959) & Sunset Blvd. (1950)
"Lost: Some Like It Hoth (#5.13)" (2009)
 -  Wordplay-ish title reference
"Loose Women: (#13.155)" (2009)
 -  Celia Imrie mentions the film during the episode.
"30 Rock: The Natural Order (#3.20)" (2009)
 -  Title mentioned by Colleen

Featured in

The Love Goddesses (1965)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
 -  Footage shown
The Goonies (1985)
 -  its shown playing on a tv set
Precious Images (1986)
The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder (1986) (TV)
The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
 -  clip with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon (1988) (TV)
A Night of Comic Relief 2 (1989) (TV)
 -  Clip shown as part of The Barry Awards
Homo Promo (1993)
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993) (TV)
 -  Clip used in Attack of the Comic Tomato bumper (with tomatoes superimposed over it)
Calendar Girl (1993)
 -  When the three protagonists are in the cinema, the movie being played on the the screen is Some Like It Hot.
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
 -  some scenes
The Race to Save 100 Years (1997)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #14 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #1 on the list.
Waking Life (2001)
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' (2001) (V)
CinéMagique (2002)
Cleavage (2002) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "Well, nobody's perfect." is #48 on the list.
Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV)
 -  clips
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) (TV)
 -  excerpt of film used in documentary on director
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #22 on the list.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-19)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film are shown during the segement on Marilyn Monroe with Katrina Szish of 'In Style' magazine.
"30 Rock: The Natural Order (#3.20)" (2009)
 -  Jack watches this movie on DVD in his office

Spoofs

Little Caesar (1931)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Scarface (1932)

Spoofed in

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
 -  In joke references to Curtis' role with Jack Lemmon in the 1958 movie.
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Dove vai se il vizietto non ce l'hai? (1979)
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) (TV)
Some Like It Big (1991) (V)
 -  Porn translation of classic comedy.
"The Golden Girls: Journey to the Center of Attention (#7.19)" (1992)
 -  Blanche sings a song in the same manner in which Marilyn Monroe sang that same song in this film.
True Lies (1994)
 -  At the very end of the movie, Harry and Helen dance a tango, respectively grabbing with their teeth the rose from the other's mouth.
Just Looking (1995)
Independence Day (1996)
Otto - Der Katastrofenfilm (2000)
Chicken Run (2000)
White Chicks (2004)
 -  The scene where Kevin gets out of his drag and pretends to be the rich to hit on the reporter at the beach is a riff on the scene from Some Like it Hot where Curtis does the same to Monroe. Also, Marcus spends an evening being serenaded by a lovesick suitor to buy time for Kevin and the reporter at said suitor's property is taken from Some Like it Hot.
Dixon Maison: Mystery at Hillyard Manor (2004)

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