Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1939 Wise Quacks, (co-starring Porky Pig,) directed by Bob Clampett.
This was the final cartoon to use the 1938-39 Looney Tunes logo and the original 1937-39 Porky Pig drum ending before it was redesigned, beginning with Porky's Hotel.
Before the start of our feature presentation, ACME Eagle Hand Soap would like to present a simple proposal about changing the work week -
I believe Stephen Fry is one of the most articulate sentient beings roaming the earth at the moment.
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1959 comedy classic, Some Like It Hot (I'm glad we're finally showing a comedy this week,) directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, and Joe E. Brown. The plot for Some Like It Hot was taken from a 1951 German film, Fanfaren das Liebe, written by Robert Thoeren and M. Logan. While Wilder wanted Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon for the male leads, UA executives suggested 'more bankable' stars like Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye and Anthony Perkins. Marilyn Monroe was only secured after she was guaranteed 10% of the gross. The film marked the first of seven films that Lemmon would make with Wilder between 1959-1981 The film has gone on to become one of the highest regarded comedies of all time and Brown's closing line is one of Hollywood's most iconic moments. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this very funny film, Some Like It Hot. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
A preview audience laughed so hard in the scene where Jack Lemmon announces his engagement that a lot of the dialogue was missed. It had to be re-shot with pauses (and the maraca gimmick) added.
Psst, before you go - watch this documentary on Brian Wilson before it is taken down -
Besides being a good documentary about Brian Wilson, it's very frank about his struggles with mental illness (dealt with is a sensitive manner.)
Demand Euphoria!
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