Marilyn Monroe’s Behavior Filming 'Some Like It Hot' Provoked An Attack From Her Co-Star
Audiences may have loved Marilyn Monroe, but she did little to charm her co-stars in the hit movie Some Like It Hot. Although the actress delivered one of the best performances of her career in the comedy, her unprofessional antics during filming led a famous actor to launch an incredible verbal attack on her.
The Iconic Comedy
To many, 1959’s Some Like It Hot stands as one of the best comedies of all time. In 2017, for example, the BBC’s Nicholas Barber assessed the importance of the film. To him the movie, which is set in 1929, has it all: romance, humor and even a good moral. And those messages remain important to today’s audiences, too.
More Relevant Than Ever
“As well as being a romantic comedy, a buddy movie, a crime caper, and a musical, the film is an anthem in praise of tolerance, acceptance, and the possibility of transformation,” Barber wrote of Some Like It Hot. “It’s an anthem that we need to hear now more than ever.”
Controversial For The Time
Some Like It Hot might have been seen as a controversial movie by some audiences at the time of its release, however. Indeed, the plot revolves around cross-dressing men, and it touches on homosexuality, too.
Tough Studio Sell
And having completed the script, director Billy Wilder put his energy into finding the right cast to make Some Like It Hot a hit. First, he courted Tony Curtis at a party in 1958. It wasn’t a tough sell, considering Wilder ranked among the most respected Hollywood figures of the era. Talented comic actor Jack Lemmon signed on to star in the movie as well.
