{"product_id":"billy-wilder-and-some-like-wes-d-gehring-9781476694405","title":"Billy Wilder and Some Like It Hot: The Genesis of America's Greatest Screen Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e The American Film Institute has ranked \u003ci\u003eSome Like it Hot\u003c\/i\u003e as the greatest comedy of the 20th century for 25 years. Much has been written about its talented co-writer and director Billy Wilder and the trainwreck casting of the unstable Marilyn Monroe, from whom Wilder managed to get a successful performance. However, the real secret of the film's greatness lies in Wilder's career up to its production. He had fully nailed the six comedy subgenres, and his masterful intertwining of parody, dark comedy, romantic comedy, personality comedian, screwball comedy and populism was the trick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The famous final line \"Nobody's perfect\" was Wilder's own little LGBTQ+ time bomb. At the end of his screenplay (1959) he wrote that America was just not ready for Joe E. Brown's comment. But the film's critical accolades and today's popularity of its musical comedy adaptation say otherwise. As critics suggest, the provocative Wilder would be loving it. This book explores the history, context, and success secrets of this venerated American comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wes D. Gehring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476694400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476694405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Wes D. Gehring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217383239935,"sku":"9781476694405","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b29255a-7693-4892-8c8f-cf69d24f0d77.jpg?v=1771996876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/billy-wilder-and-some-like-wes-d-gehring-9781476694405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}