Some Like It Hot success of "Some Like It Hot" is considered one of the final nails in the coffin for the Hays Code. It is February 1929 in the city of Chicago, during the era of Prohibition. Joe (Tony Curtis) is a jazz saxophone player, and an irresponsible gambler and ladies' man; his sensible friend Jerry (Jack Lemmon) is a jazz double bass player. They work in a speakeasy (disguised as a funeral home) owned by gangster "Spats" Colombo (George Raft). Tipped off by informant "Toothpick" Charlie (George E. Stone), the police raid the joint. Joe and Jerry flee—only to accidentally witness Spats
Some Like It Hot (2016 film) Some Like It Hot (2016 film) Some Like It Hot is a 2016 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Song Xiaofei and Dong Xu and starring Xiao Yang, Yan Ni, Xiaoshenyang, Qiao Shan and Ailun. It was released in China on December 30, 2016. It won the Outstanding Film Contribution Award at the Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China Xiao Han, a man with deep anxiety caused by the tragic death of one of his schoolmates, Queen Wang. He leads a boring life for forty years. The married man then decides to make himself feel young and vibrant again.