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Jan 29, 2026 1 hr 11 min

Some Like It Hot (1959)

from Ruined Childhoods Hosted by Dan Wiener and Jon Richardson

This seaon of Ruined Childhoods, each episode features a movie with a full sentence title, so how could we pass up Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot? This 1959 comedy follows Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon has musicians on the run from gangsters, so they go undercover as women in a traveling all-female jazz band. Dan and Jon share their thoughts and explain how they would bring it back for a modern audience. Oh - big time Wicked/Wizard of Oz chatter from minute 9 to 23. You've been warned! Watch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Next episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) • The 4th season of Ruined Childhoods features movies with complete sentence titles! Contact us, follow us on social media, or buy some merch at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/RuinedChildhoods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RuinedChildhoodspod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ruined Childhoods is produced & edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jon Richardson

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