Win Tickets to see “Some Like It Hot” on the Big Screen!
In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sunday, June 11 & Wednesday, June 14!
“Spills, thrills, laughs, and games. This may even turn out to be a surprise party.”
Yay! The contest is over and the winners are:
Josie K, Veronica A, Jessica B, Alexandra K, Erica-Anne B, Bianca B, Kristin K, and Sara S.
CMH is thrilled to announce the 8th of our 14 movie ticket giveaways this year, courtesy of Fathom Events!
That said, we’ll be giving away EIGHT PAIRS of tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: Some Like It Hot” – the timeless classic starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon— the way it was meant to be seen — on the Big Screen!
In order to qualify to win a pair of movie tickets via this contest, you must complete the below entry task by Saturday, May 27 at 6 PM EST.
We will announce the winner(s) on Twitter on Sunday, May 28, between 6PM EST and 7PM EST. If a winner(s) does not have a Twitter account, we will announce that winner(s) via this blog in the comment section below.
The film will be playing in select cinemas nationwide for a special two-day-only event on Sunday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 14 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Winners will be responsible for their own transportation to the Event. Only United States entries are eligible. Please click here before you enter to ensure that the Event is scheduled at a theater near you and that you are able to attend. (please note that there might be slightly different theater listings for each date)
About the film:
This hysterical comedy from director Billy Wilder finds Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon masquerading as women in order to elude irate Chicago mobsters while befriending a beautiful singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe).
ENTRY TASK (2-parts) to be completed by Saturday, May 27 at 6PM EST…
1) Answer the below question via the comment section at the bottom of this blog post
THE QUESTION:
Okay I know that this is a tough one 🙂 What do you love most about “Some Like It Hot”? And, if you haven’t seen it, why do you want to see it on the Big Screen?
2) Then TWEET* (not DM) the following message:
Just entered to win tickets to see “Some Like It Hot” on the Big Screen courtesy of @ClassicMovieHub & @FathomEvents #TCMBigScreen
*If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can still enter the contest by simply answering the above question via the comment section at the bottom of this blog — BUT PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ADD THIS VERBIAGE TO YOUR ANSWER: I do not have a Twitter account, so I am posting here to enter but cannot tweet the message.
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Please note that only United States residents are eligible to enter this giveaway contest. (see contest rules for further information)
BlogHub members ARE also eligible to win if they live within the Continental United States (as noted above).
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Good Luck!
–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub
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More than anything, I love Jack Lemmon and Joe E. Brown’s work in this quintessential comedy. It’s also great to see George Raft and Pat O’Brien (one of his few movies of the 1950s) come off so funny by playing it straight. Is this the greatest comedy ever? Hard to say, but it IS one of the greatest.
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Oh my goodness! It’s been awhile since I’ve seen this one and all I can remember is the delicious ridiculousness of it all! So many misunderstandings and goofy situations compounded by the guys in drag. A great comedy. My son will definitely enjoy this one with me.
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One of my all time favorite films 🙂 Thanks for entering and Good Luck!
I have not yet seen Some Like It Hot. However, I am looking forward to seeing this classic comedy on the big screen. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are great and this is Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic role. But most of all, I would like to see it because it was directed by Billy Wilder, the director of Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole, and Double Indemnity.
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Oh my gosh! It is one of my all time favorite movies. Such fun! And I think it will be a hoot on the Big Screen. Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
what dont i like about this movie! i find this movie one of the funniest ive seen in a long time! tony curtis and jack lemmon are pure comedy together and make the entire film so funny! their interaction with marlyn or sugar, is very unique! they try so hard to convince her that they are just regular people trying to be in this band, and to get her a guy! the end of the movie is what makes it! nobodys perfect! thank you afi for making this the number one comedy movie ever! everything about this movie is so funny! jack and tony try so hard not to blow their cover, at thr same time start flirting with women on the train! would love to see this in theaters!
To be perfectly honest, the thing that comes to mind first when I think of this film is that dress Marilyn wears that makes her look virtually naked. I’m fascinated that it made it through the censors! I believe it should be appreciated on a big screen
, and hopefully by me! Not to mention Tony’s perfectly terrible Cary Grant impression is a must see. 🙂
I have not seen Some Like It Hot, but I do enjoy all three leads and would love to see them on the big screen together. I also would love to share the experience with my teenage daughter, so we both can feel like we took the time machine back to the 50’s for the afternoon and catch a ‘new’ Marilyn Monroe feature! 🙂
I have collected MM memorabilia for almost my whole life- which I hate to admit is over 40 years. This movie has brought me so much joy over the years, and while at first it made me sad(having read the backstory as a young girl), as an adult, it is wonderful. Jack Lemmon is absolutely priceless in this. I’d dearly love to see it on the big screen.
Sadly, I have not seen this one before but it sounds like just the kind of comedy that I would enjoy!!!
I always watch this when it is on tcm. The chemistry between all three actors (marylin, Curtis and Lemon) comes together so perfectly that it’s like magic watching them on screen. Marylin makes it seem so easy playing the dumb blonde but she’s amazing as always. It’s just a fun, crazy all around barrel of laughs.
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It’s one of my favorite movies of all time, and I think this is going to be extraordinary on the Big Screen! Thank you so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
Some fantastic one liners and side splitting direction.
I love love love Tony Curtis! I feel like the performance would absolutely come alive in a new way for me on the big screen.
It’s been years since I’ve seen “Some Like it Hot”. I would love for the next time I watch it for it to be on the big screen! Who doesn’t love watching classic movies like they were meant to be seen?
Marilyn Monroe was an under appreciated comic genius! She is just wonderful in this film.
Guys in drag back when it was fun…and the music!
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Would love to see this on the big screen wirh popcorn and soda on hand. All the cross dressing hijinx in this film are fun to watch. A feel good movie about rolling with the punches, no matrer the ending.
Great script, great performances, great fun, and, of course, Billy Wilder.
The comic timing and chemistry between Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe is sheer seamless perfection. Watching both men trying to “woo” Sugar in their different approaches is hysterical: Lemmon as fellow “female” band member Daphne who finds himself in an upper berth of a sleeper car rubbing feet and imbibing in prohibition bourbon with her – ” This may even turn out to be a surprise party!”; and Curtis as “Junior” trying to act like Cary Grant who feels nothing when kissed – “I’ll say. I had two ponies drowned under me!”
Plus. the additional casting of both serious and comic actors with the backdrops of the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre and mob-ruled Miami all under the capable direction of Billy Wilder…
Oh, and don’t forget the Jazz – “Yeah. Real Hot!”
This movie hits all the right notes in all the right areas. It’s perfectly syncopated!
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You quoted one of my favorite lines from the entire movie! “This may even turn out to be a surprise party” Just LOVE that scene 🙂 Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
Hi Annmarie!
Eagerly hoping that I get to be a pallbearer at “grandma’s funeral” and that I’ll a get a special “admission card”???
Have the names of the winners for the tickets been announced yet? Thanks for the opportunity to participate!!
“You tore off one of my chests!” 😀
Another great line:
“You tore off one of my chests!”
Am wondering if they’ve announced the winners of the contest yet? I’m eagerly hoping that I’ll get a special “admission card” to be a pallbearer at “Grandma’s funeral”!
Thanks for the opportunity to participate!! 😀
Hi Robert… Unfortunately the contest had ended on May 27 and we announced our winners on May 28… but please know that we give away classic movie tickets every month — along with other contests for books and dvds, so please keep checking back and enter as many contests as you like.
I love “Some Like It Hot” for the music! Plus, it’s hilarious and black and white just adds to the nostalgia!
Just a classic!
Some Like It Hot is classically funny and never fails to entertain!
What do I love most about “Some Like It Hot”? From gangsters, disguises, chases, escapes, music, and an all-girl band to costumes to die for and the incomparable Marilyn Monroe, this movie hits all my sweet spots. As a lover of acting, the theatre, and cinema, I adore the silly, quirkiness and hilarity “Some Like It Hot” provides. As a professional musical theatre actor, I adore the heartfelt performance and genuineness Marilyn brings to the role of Sugar Kane. Sugar is most definitely a character that a less accomplished and less nuanced actress could portray as a caricature but Marilyn turns her into a flesh-and-blood woman with real needs, wants, hopes, and dreams. Being a millennial, I was not lucky enough to see this great film on the big screen when it was still in theaters. I’ve always watched it at home on the television or in my college dorm on the tiny screen of my laptop. It would be an awing and most certainly a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see the greats like Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in their rightful place on the silver screen once more. Of course, I am hoping and praying to win the tickets but, in the words of Sugar Kane, I usually “get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.” 😉
I love Tony Curtis! This is a great cast and a wonderful movie but I go to see (and hear) TONY! Can’t wait to see this on the 14th! It’s my birthday and whether I win tickets or not I’m going as my gift to myself haha. I’ll share the event on Facebook too. I do not have a Twitter account so I am posting my answer here
Oh what a wonderful birthday gift that would be! The movie is such fun! Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck… And have a fun birthday 🙂
I love this movie. I love it SO MUCH. Sweet Jack Lemmon holds a dear place in my heart. I can set it on repeat for hours and still laugh every time. It’s like comfort food for my soul. I can’t wait to see it on the big screen! What a once in a life time opportunity. I do not have a Twitter account, so I am posting here to enter but cannot tweet the message.
It’s one of my all time favorite movies, bar none 🙂 And I still laugh every time too! Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck!
Funny scene after funny scene, this movie is the perfect escape from reality. I’m caught up int the antics from beginning to end. The characters are well thought out, and the cast is fantastic! One of my favorites.
Can’t believe I’ve never seen it! I’ve been introducing my 24 year old niece to some of the classics and I would love for our first time to see it to be on the big screen!
I fell in love with the Hotel Del when I saw this as a little girl….When I got older, I finally got to visit and it was truly a delight. Such a hilarious movie, great acting. I just love seeing all the classics on the big screen!
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Ever since seeing this film in my senior cinematography class in high school, it really struck a chord with me. I never had such a great time watching a film of the classic nature. It had me busting out laughing the first time seeing it, then several times more after viewing it a handful of times after graduating way back when in 2007. Now 10 years later, at almost 30, I still look back at this film and see how much fun it was to witness and how it made me smile and made me laugh with each viewing.
I do not have a twitter account so I am posting here to enter but cannot tweet the message. I’ve never seen the movie but think that Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are marvelous and Marilyn Monroe was never given enough credit for being funny. Love classic movies and nothing would make it better than seeing it on the big screen!
Oh, if you’ve never seen it, I can safely say you will love it. It is such a hoot 🙂 Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
I have only seen bits and pieces of Some Like It Hot. While I would love to see it completely, I feel like sitting in a theater and watching it on the big screen takes me back to “Old Hollywood”. Movies take you away to another place and time and classic movies in black and white portray so much without needing color or all these special effects to make a wonderfully, delightful movie.
The best last line ever: “Well, nobody’s perfect”
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Iconic ending IMHO 🙂 Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
I would love to see this on the big screen. Great stars, writing, so funny. I miss going to old movies with my mom. She loved this one. It would be a good birthday present for me too. I do not have a Twitter account, so I am posting here to enter but cannot tweet the message.
Oh boy, yes, that would be a terrific birthday present 🙂 And a nice way to remember your mom. My parents introduced me to the old films too — and (of course) it’s a lifelong passion for me… Thank you so much for entering and Good Luck!
What do I love most about “Some Like It Hot”? The short answer would have to be “Marilyn Monroe”! I love classic comedies, though, and I just adore Jack Lemmon. I also love the music, costumes, and premise of the film! While I have seen this movie a few times, I’ve never seen it on the big screen. I would dearly love to!
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Thank you!
Such a fun film! Everything about it is classic IMHO, and it always makes me laugh. Thank you so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
I just adore seeing Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe together onscreen. I can watch Some Like It Hot over and over again. They don’t make movies like they used to that’s for sure.
: I do not have a Twitter account, so I am posting here to enter but cannot tweet the message. “Some Like It Hot” is the most hilarious movie I’ve ever seen, hands down! Jack Lemmon was such a genius, with perfect timing. This is my all time favorite film, but I have never seen it on the big screen. My husband and I would love to see this in the theater, and the fact that it it playing on our anniversary is perfect!
Oh that would be such a wonderful way to have a fun anniversary! This movie is one of my all time favorites, and no matter how many times I see it, I still laugh. Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck! And Happy Anniversary 🙂
Impossible to pick one thing BUT TONY Curtis’s pucker when he is “Josephine” is iconic
My favorite part is Jack Lemmon’s escalating exasperation and “Well, nobody’s perfect.” But I love the entire movie! Any scene with Marilyn, too, of course! The sleeping car cocktail party…
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Oh gosh, there are so many great scenes in this movie… and I think I know the dialog by heart, that’s how many times I’ve seen it! Thanks for entering and Good Luck 🙂
There is no ONE thing that I love about this movie! First off, Marilyn Monroe is one of my favorite actresses, and this is the first movie that I ever saw her in. She personally wanted to play more dramatic roles, but I found Sugar Kane to be such a funny, endearing character. I also think that Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon make a great comedic duo. No matter how many times I watch this movie, I still crack up at their antics and verbal exchanges that they have with one another. Finally, there are the running gags, like the blood types and Spats’ dimwitted henchman (“We was with you….”) This is such a great, hilarious movie, and I can’t wait to see it in the theater!
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So many reasons to love this film. It’s one of my all-time favorites, bar none! Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
It’s hard to pick just one thing I love about “Some Like it Hot!” I’ll go with Jack Lemmon’s facial expressions. The scene in the boat is priceless because of him. I do not have a Twitter account, so I am posting here to enter but cannot tweet the message.
Good one. His expressions are priceless too! And that Tango!!! Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
I have not yet seen Some Like It Hot but am a huge fan of old Hollywood movies and would love a chance to see this one on the big screen.
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Oh my! I think you would love it! There’s just so many wonderful things about it… the actors and Billy Wilder of course, but also the script and plot. One of my all time favorites. Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
I really love the humor of this film! Tony and Marilyn are fantastic too!
It’s great!! I’d love to see it on the big screen!
I want to see “Some Like it Hot” on the big screen because I missed all the best movies in theaters. I was born too late!
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It’s a fun one! Thanks so much for entering and Good Luck 🙂
The reason I want to see Some Like It Hot on the big screen in a comfy theater…is because I get ‘spilkes’ (i.e. ants in my pants) at home…and I get distracted…and so it’s too hard to watch a film at home. Therefore, I often splurge and get a ticket for a Fathom event…and now it’s one of my most favorite things to do! The best thing I saw was Miss Saigon. Cannot wait for you guys to repeat it so I can see it again!
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Love going to the Fathom Events myself. There’s just something about seeing these films and performances on the Big Screen. A wonderful way to spend the afternoon or evening. Thanks for entering and Good Luck 🙂
Entering on behalf of Melody who had technical difficulties posting:
“What do I love most about “Some Like It Hot”? The short answer would have to be “Marilyn Monroe”! I love classic comedies, though, and I just adore Jack Lemmon. I also love the music, costumes, and premise of the film! While I have seen this movie a few times, I’ve never seen it on the big screen. I would dearly love to!
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What I love most about Some Like It Hot is the perfect comedy, the impeccable timing between three actors, guided by a phenomenal director, all at the top of their game.
Entering on behalf of Molly who had technical difficulties:
What I love most about Some Like It Hot is the perfect comedy. The impeccable timing between these three actors, guided by a phenomenal director, all at the top of their game, make this a timeless enduring classic comedy. It is still laugh out loud funny. And whether or not these three stars got along offscreen matters little because they have sizzling chemistry on screen.
I love the actors & the storyline of this movie & I have never seen it on the big screen so winning these thickets would be amazing.
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The fact that Tony Curtis looked even hotter dressed as a woman.
I’ve only seen the movie on TV. Seeing it on the big screen will make it even more memorable.
It’s hard to pick just one thing that I adore about this film, but if I HAD to choose I think I’d go with Jack Lemmon’s performance. Not only does he play off of Tony Curtis and Joe E. Brown very well, but his character is spectacular by herself/himself too. Jerry/Daphne is hilarious and makes the perfect sidekick. The film just wouldn’t be the same without Jack Lemmon!
I love this movie. Despite the fact I’m only 17 years young, I love TCM for displaying movies from decades ago. I feel like I was born in the wrong era at times. Some Like it Hot was one of the first black and white movies I had ever watched, and since then, I’ve been hooked to Marilyn Monroe and TCM movies!! “I wanna be loved by you” is even on my phone lol. I rarely use social media but I’m hoping I can win these to invite my friends for a night out. I just hope it’s by my area. I clicked at the link but it never directed me to the screenings. Anyways. GOODLUCK TO ME 🙂
Okay, I will assume that you don’t have a twitter account since you say you rarely use social media. Thank you for entering and Good Luck 🙂
Another classic that I haven’t had the chance to see yet. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag! Marilyn Monroe…who wouldn’t want a chance to see it on the big screen?
I have never seen it. It’s a classic & would be nice to see on the big screen. Thanks for the chance to win. : )
I LOVE Marilyn Monroe. She really shines in the movie. She makes us smile, but also cry too. Her best dumb blond role that touched my heart. A comedy with a heart to me. Her character may seem unbelievable, but her role as Sugar Kane, is one the viewers hopefully can feel sorry for and want her to end up with the sweet end of the lollipop as Tony Curtis puts it in one scene of the movie. This cross dressing comedy works because of the predicament Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon find themselves in after witnessing the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. Out of work musicians with no other way to find work or escape from the gangsters since they’re the only witnesses to the crime. It only makes sense that they choose to do the only option they have available: join an all girls jazz band that are looking for a saxophone player and a bass. Joining the band also gives Tony Curtis a chance to see what it is like to be in someone’s else skin: in this case a girl’s. Just like Dustin Hoffman’s character in Tootsie, dressing in drag helps him see things from a woman’s prospective and become a better man. Because of Sugar Kane who is so vulnerable because of the many times she had been used by male saxophone players like himself, he finds himself feeling the need to care for a woman’s feelings for a change. This is the only time Marilyn played a dumb blond who never had luck with men and because of the true vulnerability and need for love in her own life, she is playing herself in that sense. We’ve seen her sad,smile, laugh, and that sweet spirit. All those characteristics Sugar had: Marilyn possessed as well. We want at least her character to finally find happiness that we know Marilyn never did in life. We know her ending up with Tony Curtis in the final scene gives us a content and satisfied feeling. Marilyn has found a man who will love her for herself; even if it is only on a screen: a work of fiction. Our need to see Marilyn find inner peace has transpired in a way. Movies often help us live out our dreams that life often denies us.
The cross-dressing and gender-based humor!
Jack Lemmon is the draw for me here–from the moment he impulsively names himself Daphne, his character is basically having the time of his life playacting as a girl.
So so funny – we need a laugh!
You’re certainly right, this is a tough one! Honestly Some Like it Hot is one of the films that I’ve been looking forward to seeing on the big screen most this year, just because it’s been so ingrained in my mind and my life ever since I first began watching classic films. I first saw the film at the Hotel del Coronado when I was vacationing there many years ago, as that hotel was used for all of the film’s exterior hotel shots. They’re so proud that it was filmed there, and I love the place so much that it’s hard not to love the film a little more as a result. Of course the phenomenal cast is what attracts me most to the film itself, as Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis are all seen at their hilarious best due to their own unique talents as well as Billy Wilder’s superb screenplay and direction. No one could make a comedy like Billy Wilder, and Some Like it Hot is the perfect example of his filmmaking prowess. A delightful and extremely underrated gem in the film is Nehemiah Persoff as Little Bonaparte, the hard of hearing mob boss which was a character completely unlike the actor who played him. It shows off his range beautifully, and I’ve grown to become a huge fan of his, so much so that I wrote him a letter just last month telling him how much I enjoyed his performance. He’s the last surviving cast member that I’m aware of, still with us at 97 years old! All in all, I’d be truly excited to see classic on the big screen, probably with my sister as it’s her favorite movie playing this year, and because it’ll be showing just before her birthday!
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Oh my, I’ve wanted to go to the Coronado for a long time!!! And to see the film there, how special that must have been! Thanks for entering and Good Luck 🙂
What do I love most about “Some Like It Hot” – what’s not to love, right?! I mean, “Just call me Daphne!” — The whole movie is just the best! The music, the laughs, the cast — fun stuff throughout. I just love that I used to watch this movie with my Nan and now, I watch it with my daugthers!