Billy Wilder is, in my opinion, an absolute genius. He took a simple comedic theme, a burlesque movie featuring men in drag, and made it into the best comedy of all time.Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are caught in the Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. A bassist and a saxophone player, they decide that their only escape is to join an all girls band... as girls, of course. In the band, they meet Sugar, played by Marilyn Monroe. Sugar has bad luck with men. What continues is nothing less than absolute hilarity. Basically, Tony Curtis seduces Sugar with a Cary Grant spoof/tribute character, Jack Lemmon lets a rich old dummie try to marry him, and the pair scramble around like mad in the process.
Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon are an unbelievable pair, and the movie is simply perfect. It has a permanent place in my heart, just as it has a permanent place on my DVR.
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