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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/   
      
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