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We have Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon to thank for such gender bending comedies as Juwanna Mann and Sorority Boys, but I won’t hold that against them. The plot is similarly silly: musicians running from the mob, blah blah blah. Thankfully the set up is pretty quick. It’s all the same formula that’s been used for the last 60 years. Much like Caddyshack, this movie was less about the plot than the actors.

Jack Lemmon plays ‘the fool who follows’ very well. He martyrs himself for someone else’s plan, whether it’s sitting out in the cold while his bosses use his place as a love den in The Apartment or whiling the night away with a rich old man so his buddy can make time with the female lead. He’s very funny. Watching any movie of his, it’s clear where Felix Ungar came from. He’s indignant and put upon. In his mind he’s the voice of reason, but he’s rarely willing to stand up for himself. I’ll have to add The Odd Couple to my list.

Whoa. Marilyn Monroe.

This was the first movie I had ever seen starring Marilyn Monroe. Now I know where Jennifer Tilly got her schtick. Marilyn radiates sexuality whenever she’s on the screen. The role she had was simple, but she shined through every scene she was in. Her dizzy blonde cover belied a deeper knowledge hiding beneath the surface.
I’m looking forward to seeing more of her.