Some Like It Hot (1959) A comedy about two struggling Chicago musicians who after witnessing the St. Valentine's Day massacre are wanted by a mob boss named Spats (George Raft). In order to get away from the mob the two men dress up as women and hop on a train with an all girl band that is going to Miami.
No matter how many times I watch this movie it's just as funny and entertaining as the last viewing. A movie that I never tire of. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are just hilarious. And the Joe E. Brown / Jack Lemmon dressed as 'Daphne' scenes are just classic.
Originally Posted By: Turnbull
THE KILLERS (1964)
This remake of the 1946 Film Noir classic has Angie Dickenson and John Cassavetes in the Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster roles. Both did better before and since. In the earlier version, the killers ( Robert Conrad and Charles McGraw) are nasty but appear only briefly. Here the killers--Clu Gulager and Lee Marvin--are the dominant actors, and they provide much of the juice. Gulager is an obvious borderline psycho, but director Don Siegel has the good sense to keep him from going over the top. Lee Marvin, always good, is better than good here as the brooding, cold-blooded boss of the two. Ronald Reagan, in his last film role, is excellent as the tough, menacing mastermind of the heist that set the whole she-bang in motion--and the lover of divided-loyalty Dickenson.
This is undeniably a B-movie. But Siegel, like Roger Corman, does B-movies with style and conviction. Not bad a-tall.
