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SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) dir. Billy Wilder
Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon between of shots of "Some like it hot", 1959
Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe in "Some like it hot" by Billy Wilder (1959)
Honestly one of the best movies ever!
Some Like It Hot (1959) dir. Billy Wilder
Airport 1977 (1977)
The second sequel to Airport (1970), this one is about a bunch of thieves that hijack the plain and end up crashing it into the ocean in the Bermuda Triangle. Jack Lemmon is the captain, Brenda Vaccaro his girlfriend. Christopher Lee, Lee Grant, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotton, and Kathleen Quinlan are all passengers. Most work for James Stewart who owns the plane and is having all his artwork flown to a new location - hence the attempted art heist.
The heist is kind of cool, but never gets pulled off. I like the love story between Lemmon and Vaccaro - it’s very sweet. Lemmon can save the day any day.
There’s a more melodramatic love story between Lee and Grant. Way too much screen time is devoted to this drama. She’s a lush who is cheating on Lee and she treats him like dirt. He’s just trying to do his job and she keeps heckling him. Eventually, Lee is killed trying to send up an emergency buoy (he plays the floating corpse very realistically).
Another powerhouse is De Havilland. She makes a grand entrance and immediately tries to win a few hands of poker. She rekindles a love with Cotton and tries to get her friend {and maid} to have a relaxing trip. Unfortunately, De Havilland loses her friend by the end of the film. I could have used more of this plot line than Grant’s screechy histrionics.
Eventually, the film turns into a commercial for the Navy as they try to raise the plane before it floods completely.
Overall, this is my favorite Airport movie. It’s not as soapy as Airport (1970). I like the idea of this being a heist gone wrong. Too bad it then kind of turns into a Navy training film with no suspense - we know the Navy will save the day!