Some Like It Hot
from The Filmographers Hosted by The Filmographers Podcast
With his new writing partner at his side and a parade of hit movies trailing behind him, Billy Wilder was ready to start the next chapter of his career. While he began his latest act by making one of the greatest comedies of all-time, it came at a cost: The cost of doing business with Marilyn Monroe. Join our Patreon for episodes and content you won’t find anywhere else! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Bluesky @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Website https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts Kevin Lau, producer Gompson, theme music Cosmo Graff, graphic design
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With his new writing partner at his side and a parade of hit movies trailing behind him, Billy Wilder was ready to start the next chapter of his career. While he began his latest act by making one of the greatest comedies of all-time, it came at a cost: The cost of doing business with Marilyn Monroe. Join our Patreon for episodes and content you won’t find anywhere else! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social mediaInstagram @thefilmographersBluesky @thefilmographers.bsky.socialLetterboxd @filmographersYouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Websitehttps://filmographerspodcast.com/ CreditsKeir Graff & Michael Moreci, hostsKevin Lau, producerGompson, theme musicCosmo Graff, graphic design
Chapters
- 0:11 Some movies are destined for greatness
- 4:06 Some Like It Hot’s origin story
- 8:05 Enter I.A.L. Diamond
- 12:46 Wilder and Diamond start getting Hot
- 16:57 ”The Rashomon of drag comedy”
- 19:31 Here comes Marilyn
- 26:49 Monroe’s behavior on Some Like It Hot
- 37:11 Happy birthday, Billy Wilder!
- 39:46 Sam Wasson on Some Like It Hot
- 46:49 Box office
- 50:05 Everyone loves Some Like It Hot
- 51:25 Keir’s review
- 1:00:26 Joe E. Brown: MVP
- 1:04:07 Mike’s review
- 1:06:56 Creating the action-comedy genre
- 1:09:35 The Filmographers Five!
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