Nobody's perfect indeed! Classic. Jack Lemmon is an awful drag actor, but this will always be one of my favorite movies of all time. Utterly loopy and utterly fun.
Patti: one of those endings I've never forgotten. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were purposely unconvincing in drag so those in the audience could experience how ridiculous their situation was. Plus, it added to the scenes with Marilyn Monroe and Joe E. Brown. I agree with John that this is one of the best. Yours truly, Toe.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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Nobody's perfect indeed! Classic. Jack Lemmon is an awful drag actor, but this will always be one of my favorite movies of all time. Utterly loopy and utterly fun.
Patti: one of those endings I've never forgotten. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were purposely unconvincing in drag so those in the audience could experience how ridiculous their situation was. Plus, it added to the scenes with Marilyn Monroe and Joe E. Brown. I agree with John that this is one of the best. Yours truly, Toe.
It's a great closing line because it's funny, unexpected, a bit naughty for the time but also truly true - thanks Patti.
One if the few last lines I never forget. And one of my ten top favorite movies.
It is a classic. I was always a Joe E. Brown fan too.
Jeff M.
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