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|    gggg gggg to Denise noe    |
|    Re: "Some Like it Hot"    |
|    02 Aug 22 12:52:13    |
      From: ggggg9271@gmail.com              On Thursday, July 29, 2004 at 12:33:47 PM UTC-7, Denise noe wrote:       > This is one of the most brilliant film comedies ever and even one of the most       > brilliant movies. It seems significant that it was made in 1959 and set in       > 1929 -- a lot about it seemed to be like ushering in a new era.       > Part of what made it so funny was that Marilyn Monroe, that ultimate symbol       > of utter femininity, was juxtaposed with the outlandish faux femininity of       Tony       > Curtis and Jack Lemmon's abolutely non-passable drag.       > I read in Lena Pepitone's "Confidential" that Marilyn Monroe didn't want to       > make this film. When she heard about the drag plot device, she supposedly       > exclaimed, "I've been stupid before but never that stupid. How could I not       > know they were men?" She was also said to be displeased with the finished       > product, thinking it made her look "like a fat, funny pig." She was, in fact,       > at the height of her allure and "Sugar"-y sweetness.       >       > ****************************       > Denise Noe       > Koko the Signing Gorilla says: "Fine animal gorilla."              Upcoming remake:              https://nypost.com/2022/07/11/marilyn-monroe-didnt-have-enough-m       ney-for-a-proper-funeral/              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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