Some Like It Hot (1966): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The plot was based on a screenplay by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan for the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love (Fanfare d'amour).
• Billy Wilder spotted Tony Curtis while he was making the film Houdini (1953).
• Imitation of Life was top for two weeks before being replaced again by Some Like It Hot, which remained there for another four weeks before being replaced by Pork Chop Hill.
• It was George Raft's first "A" picture in a number of years.
• The Chicago Sun-Times's Roger Ebert wrote: "Wilder's 1959 comedy is one of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft."
• In July 2018, it was screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.
• The soundtrack features four songs performed by Marilyn Monroe, nine songs composed by Adolph Deutsch, and two songs performed by jazz artist Matty Malneck.
• Billy Wilder wrote the script for the film with writer I. A. L. Diamond.
• By 1962, Some Like It Hot had grossed $14 million in the US.

Source: Wikipedia

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