Desperate Times, Desperate Measures Some Like It Hot is Billy Wilder's classic comedy, considered one of Marilyn Monroe's many iconic performances. It has spawned countless similar comedies, one of which is the Wayans brothers' hugely popular White Chicks. Some Like It Hot begins with two musician friends who work in a speakeasy. Joe and Jerry work under the mobster Spats, owner of the speakeasy. An informant nicknamed Toothpick Charlie alerts the police to the speakeasy, prompting Joe and Jerry to try to escape with a band in need of their musical talents. After finding an all-girl band and a small performance a few miles out of town, they decide to play a small concert. On their way out, they see Spats exacting his revenge on Toothpick Charlie. Spats sees them and decides that they must be killed too. Joe and Jerry narrowly escape and decide to dress up as women and take the job with the all-girl band, because they know Spats and the crew will hunt them down. Joe and Jerry leave Chicago on a train to Miami, under the guise of saxophone and violin players, Josephine and Daphne (after Jerry decides he doesn't quite like the name Geraldine). Once on board, they meet the beautiful Sugar, and they both become infatuated with her. Jerry/Daphne takes the blame when Sugar's flask of alcohol falls, making them friends. Later that night, Jerry/Daphne gets some of Joe's alcohol to drink with Sugar, but the other girls find out about it and it soon becomes a group affair. Sugar is lost in the commotion and Joe/Josephine goes to have a conversation with her. Now they are both friendly with Sugar, but have to constantly remind themselves that they are "women" and cannot make advances towards her. When they reach Miami, Jerry/Daphne is chased by millionaire Osgood. Meanwhile, Joe steals the luggage of the only male: Bienstock, the band's manager. He uses it to adopt a second disguise: the heir to Shell Oil, known only as Junior. With this outfit, arrange a casual meeting with Sugar. She is infatuated with “Junior” and they arrange a date on “his” yacht. In reality, this is Osgood's yacht, as Daphne/Jerry takes Osgood ashore to have their date. Those two have some fun dancing, while things get hot and heavy between Sugar and Joe/Junior. As they each return to their quarters, Jerry mentions such beautiful times and a potential marriage between him and Osgood. Unfortunately for them, Spats and his gang are in town. They are recognized and have to flee permanently. Sugar is called by “Junior,” telling her he has to move to South America. Joe and Jerry, in an attempt to escape, see Spats killed by the mafia authorities, and are chased even further. In Sugar's melancholy song, Joe (dressed as Josephine) leans in and kisses Sugar for what he thinks will be the last time. Osgood comes to the rescue, agreeing to take Jerry and Joe to the yacht to escape with "Daphne". At the last possible second, Sugar shows up, realizing that Josephine is Junior and Junior is Joe. The two confess their love and kiss, while Jerry spends the whole time convincing Osgood not to marry him. It ends with Osgood discovering that Jerry is a man and responding that "Nobody's perfect." In the Some Like It Hot-inspired film, White Chicks, we begin with a similar couple: FBI agents Kevin and Marcus, disguised to catch a drug dealer. The cocaine is supposed to come in the guise of "ice cream", but Kevin and Marcus are chewed up by their superior when they arrest the real ice cream man instead. The chief lets them know that they are on a leash, but allows them to escort the high-class Wilson sisters as they disembark in the Hamptons. It is suspected that theWilson sisters are the next victims of a kidnapper, who is being investigated by the FBI. Kevin and Marcus, along with Brittany and Tiffany Wilson, get into a minor collision and there are minor injuries to the girls. There's nothing to worry about, but the girls refuse to leave the hotel where they're staying. Kevin and Marcus know that this will be the end for them if they fail to complete this simple escort assignment, so they decide to dress up as girls and go alone. Kevin and Marcus as Brittany and Tiffany meet the girls' friends, who question the two at first, but believe they just had surgery. They also meet the Wilson sisters' counterparts, the equally wealthy Heather and Megan Vandergeld. Basketball player Latrell Spencer begins pursuing Tiffany/Marcus, while Kevin becomes interested in journalist Denise. In true Some Like It Hot style, Kevin convinces Marcus to go on a date with Latrell, while he swipes the keys and takes Denise on a date at Latrell's house (pretending to be him, of course). Denise reveals some information about the main suspect in Kevin and Marcus' case, which she considers a success and continues with her date. Meanwhile, Marcus calls Kevin to return Latrell's car and keys, to which he reluctantly agrees. The next night, the girls go out with a sharply dressed Kevin and Marcus to a nightclub, where they see Heather and Megan. They battle, with the Vandergelds being beaten by the Kevin/Brittany and Marcus/Tiffany duo. One of the Wilson sisters' friends hopes to get the attention of Heather's boyfriend Heath with their victory, but to no avail. Their depressed friend tells comforters Kevin and Marcus the secret that the Vandergeld family is actually broke. Things start going well for the two, but they soon receive bad news: the real Wilson sisters have heard about "their" adventures in the Hamptons and imagine that someone has been impersonating them. Rival FBI agents Gomez and Harper search Kevin and Marcus' room and find their girlfriends' masks, ready to report the news to the boss. They stop the real Wilson sisters as soon as they arrive and strip them naked in front of the boss in an attempt to prove that they are actually men. Considering they stripped the real Wilson sisters, Gomez and Harper are fired. The boss visits Kevin and Marcus in their room, where not long ago Marcus' wife found Kevin still dressed as a woman. The two lose their jobs, and Marcus also loses his wife. They discover who is really behind the kidnappings: Warren Vandergeld and Heath, Heather's boyfriend. The fashion show continues, where the real Wilson sisters mingle with Kevin and Marcus. The impostors are exposed and Vandergeld initiates the kidnapping. He is stopped when he realizes he has Marcus instead of the real Tiffany. Shots are fired, with Latrell saving Tiffany and Kevin saving Denise, who was reporting at the scene. Vandergeld and the crew are arrested, Denise gives Kevin another chance, and Latrell is heartbroken that Marcus isn't white. The girls meet up with the now revealed Kevin and Marcus and promise they will all go shopping together sometime. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Some Like It Hot boasts an impressive cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon all share the spotlight. Monroe adds dimension to the "dumb blonde" stereotype, making it seem like she was actually Sugar's character. The transition from Sugar's infatuation with Junior to her beautiful singing voice made Monroe's character seem more than one-dimensional. Tony Curtis was a great protagonist and has.