no other performance in lemmon's prolific and exceptional catalogue of film is as side-splittingly hilarious and effortlessly acted than his role as jerry / daphne in billy wilder's classic "some like it hot." after witnessing a mob hit, jerry and joe (tony curtis) flee chicago for sunny florida, under the guise of new identities: daphne and josephine. the two musicians take to drag in order to travel with an all-female musical troupe, where they meet sugar kowalczyk (marilyn monroe). an hilarious idea, the two are surprisingly convincing as beautiful (if not large) women, vying for the affection of the clueless sugar. lemmon however brings something extra to the table: his portrayal of daphne is intended more for slapstick entertainment, compared to curtis' serious attempt at finding romance. with two oscars on his shelf, lemmon was no stranger to critical acclaim. for this film, he definitely should have won a third.*nominated for 1959 best actor oscar;
lost to charlton heston in ben-hur
greatest moment: see below
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