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Some Like It Hot (1959)
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.Director: Billy Wilder
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary featuring a new interview with actor Tony Curtis, an archived 1984 interview with actor Jack Lemmon, and additional commentary by Paul Diamond (son of co-writer I.A.L. Diamond) and the screenwriter team Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mendel
DISC TWO
"The Making of Some Like It Hot" featurette (25:45)
"The Legacy of Some Like It Hot" featurette (20:21)
"Nostalgic Look Back" documentary (31:13)
"Memories From the Sweet Sues" featurette (12:04)
"Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes (21:04)
Original Pressbook Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (2:13)
Bonus Trailers
- "The Princess Bride CE DVD" (1:38)
- "West Side Story SE DVD" (1:24) -
Subtitles:English and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with slip case, 4 postcards, and an 8-page booklet with liner notes.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:French and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.63:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Re-released on September 1st, 2009 as the 50th Anniversary Edition with different cover art.
Also available in:
- 4 Marilyn Monroe Favorites with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "How to Marry a Millionaire", and "The Seven Year Itch".
- A triple feature with "The Apartment" and "The Misfits". -
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Extras:"Nostalgic Look Back" documentary (31:13)
"Memories From the Sweet Sues" featurette (12:06)
"Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes (21:03)
Original Pressbook Gallery
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:19)
Billy Wilder Bonus Trailers
- Avanti (2:36)
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (3:09)
- The Fortune Cookie (2:34)
- Kiss me Stupid (2:38)
- Irma la Douce (3:46)
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Subtitles:French and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in "The Billy Wilder DVD Collection" with "The Apartment", "Avanti!", "The Fortune Cookie", "Irma la Douce", "Kiss Me Stupid", "One Two Three", "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes", and "Witness for the Prosecution".
- The Billy Wilder Film Collection with the collector's edition of "The Apartment", "The Fortune Cookie" and "Kiss Me, Stupid". -
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Extras:"Nostalgic Look Back" documentary (31:14)
"Memories From the Sweet Sues" featurette (12:03)
"Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes (21:03)
Original Pressbook Gallery (24 stills)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
Billy Wilder Bonus Trailers
- “Avanti!” (2:29)
- “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (3:06)
- “The Fortune Cookie” (2:33)
- “Kiss Me, Stupid” (2:31)
- “Irma la Douce” (3:43)
- “The Apartment” (2:16) -
Subtitles:English, German, German HoH, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The trailers are in English.
All other extras have optional English, German, and Spanish subtitles.
Includes English, German, Spanish menus. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Paul Diamond (son of co-writer I.A.L. Diamond) and
the screenwriter team Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mendel, including a new interview with actor Tony Curtis and a 1984 interview with actor Jack Lemmon
DISC TWO
5 Featurettes:
- "The Making of Some Like It Hot" (25:45)
- "The Legacy of Some Like It Hot" (20:23)
- "Nostalgic Look Back" (31:14)
- "Memories From the Sweet Sues" (12:04)
- "Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes
-- Marilyn Monroe (4:26)
-- Tony Curtis (4:31)
-- Jack Lemmon (3:20)
-- Billy Wilder (2:02)
- Behind the scenes (6:33)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:19)
Start-up trailer for "Fiddler on the Roof" (1:09) -
Subtitles:English. German, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Nostalgic Look Back" documentary (31:14)
"Memories From the Sweet Sues" featurette (12:03)
"Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes (21:03)
Original Pressbook Gallery (24 stills)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
Billy Wilder Bonus Trailers
- “Avanti!” (2:29)
- “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (3:06)
- “The Fortune Cookie” (2:33)
- “Kiss Me, Stupid” (2:31)
- “Irma la Douce” (3:43)
- “The Apartment” (2:16) -
Subtitles:English, German, German HoH, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The trailers are in English.
All other extras have optional English, German, and Spanish subtitles.
Includes English, German, Spanish menus. -
Special thanks to Rewind user Matthew B Harrah for providing these specifications.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the 6-disc "Marilyn Monroe - Screen Goddess Collection" box set, which contains: "Some Like It Hot (1959)" (original release), "The Misfits (1961)", "Ladies of the Chorus (1948)", "Home Town Story (1951)" +
-"We Remember Marilyn (1996)" -documentary
-"Marilyn Monroe At The Movies":
*Filmography
*15 theatrical trailers
*Newsreel footage
*"The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1964)" -documentary
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with Paul Diamond (son of co-writer I.A.L. Diamond) and
the screenwriter team Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mendel, including a new interview with actor Tony Curtis and a 1984 interview with actor Jack Lemmon
Starts-up with skippable anti-piracy, MGM and Fox ads, but non-skippable Fox Cinema Reserve promo (0:20)
DISC TWO
5 Featurettes:
- "The Making of Some Like It Hot" (25:45)
- "The Legacy of Some Like It Hot" (20:23)
- "Nostalgic Look Back" (31:14)
- "Memories From the Sweet Sues" (12:04)
- "Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes
-- Marilyn Monroe (4:26)
-- Tony Curtis (4:31)
-- Jack Lemmon (3:20)
-- Billy Wilder (2:02)
- Behind the scenes (6:33)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:19)
Starts-up with skippable MGM and Fox ads, but non-skippable Fox Cinema Reserve promo -
Subtitles:English HoH, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:Comes in a Steelbook, includes 8 pages of film notes, shaped like a cosmetic compact case.
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Special thanks to Rewind user badnell for providing these specifications.
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Extras:"Nostalgic Look Back" documentary (31:14)
"Memories From the Sweet Sues" featurette (12:03)
"Virtual Hall of Memories" multimedia vignettes (21:03)
Original Pressbook Gallery (24 stills)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
Billy Wilder Bonus Trailers
- “Avanti!” (2:29)
- “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (3:06)
- “The Fortune Cookie” (2:33)
- “Kiss Me, Stupid” (2:31)
- “Irma la Douce” (3:43)
- “The Apartment” (2:16) -
Subtitles:English, German, German HoH, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The trailers are in English.
All other extras have optional English, German, and Spanish subtitles.
Includes English, German, Spanish menus. -
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OVERALL: R1
The US 2-disc CE for the extras and including both the original mono track and 5.1 remix.
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CUTS:
- R1 Collector's Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (121:23 NTSC).
- R1 Original Release America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R1 Special Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (121:27 NTSC).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (116:30 PAL).
- R2 Ultimate Gold Edition Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (116:34 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Spain- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (116:30 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 Cinema Reserve United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (116:33 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (116:30 PAL).
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Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/01/21UPDATE LOG:
27/05/18: Addition of ASIN links and clean-up.
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22/01/21: Added Germany x2, Spain.
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