And the countdown continues in my quest to watch and find something inspiring in every single one of Yahoo’s 100 Movies to See Before You Die.
Jerry: Have I got things to tell you!
Joe: What happened?
Jerry: I’m engaged.
Joe: Congratulations. Who’s the lucky girl?
Jerry: I am!
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, those zany fellas. They have to flee mobsters and Chicago, so they pose as female musicians and join an all-woman band that travels to Florida. But there’s a problem: They’ve fallen for Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), a not-so-bright lush and ukelele player. Cross-dressing hijinks ensue, but don’t fear. Things end happily ever after on a millionaire’s yacht. This movie is great fun, and I found myself inspired to take a page from Ms. Monroe’s book by thoroughly embracing my curves by wearing risque outfits. OK, you caught me. I’m embracing my curves; the risque outfits will come later.
Norman Bates: She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?
A cute embezzler ends up getting caught in a rainstorm and checks into the abandoned Bates Motel for the night. Bad things happen, yadda yadda yadda. If you don’t know the plot of this movie, you’ll have to sign up for Scary Movies 101. The gist is that Hitchcock is the master of suspense, everyone else the imitator. Also, I am inspired to never ever — I cannot stress never enough — get out of my broken-down car in an isolated place to (a) knock on a stranger’s door, (b) go to a dilapidated hotel or (c) hitchhike. Stay put till morning and you’re 100 percent more likely to not be killed by a man who thinks he’s his dead mother.
