S.O.B. (1981)

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In this biting comedy satirizing Hollywood cynicism from writer-director Blake Edwards, Felix Farmer (Richard Mulligan) is a motion picture director whose career is on the skids. Having just completed a family musical that is sure to be a $30 million flop, Felix knows that his days are numbered and… More In this biting comedy satirizing Hollywood cynicism from writer-director Blake Edwards, Felix Farmer (Richard Mulligan) is a motion picture director whose career is on the skids. Having just completed a family musical that is sure to be a $30 million flop, Felix knows that his days are numbered and tries unsuccessfully to commit suicide. When he recovers, Felix suddenly has a brainstorm and hatches a scheme to buy the film back from his studio and lens new scenes that will turn it into a pornographic movie with big stars, a sure-fire box office winner. In order to pull it off, he'll need to convince his female lead and wife, Sally Miles (Julie Andrews, not coincidentally the director's real-life wife) to defy her wholesome, squeaky-clean public image by baring her breasts on film. S.O.B. (1981) was the final film of legendary actor William Holden. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr. 1 min.
Directed By: Blake Edwards
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jul 1, 1981 Wide
On DVD: Jun 4, 2002
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Blake Edwards cleans house
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Caustic, satirical, and one of Blake Edwards' best.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
If only it were half as clever as it thinks it is.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Edwards' attempt to 'take aim' at Hollywood has its ups and downs.

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Wu C

I mostly watched this to see Julie Andrews 45 yr old boobies. Guess what? They were fantastic! The movie was decent too, but no masterpiece.
Lee K

I saw this a million years ago but i think i liked it.
Sunil J

This movie has an amazing cast and a great deal of potential but it's a little too all over the place. But...it has one of my favorite things in the world of movies...Squeaky clean actors I like/love doing/saying inappropriate things! Julie Andrews appears topless and says… More
This movie has an amazing cast and a great deal of potential but it's a little too all over the place. But...it has one of my favorite things in the world of movies...Squeaky clean actors I like/love doing/saying inappropriate things! Julie Andrews appears topless and says some bad words and, for me, that makes it almost worth recommending.

Cast

            Julie Andrews as Sally Miles

            William Holden as Tim Culley

            Marisa Berenson as Mavis

            Larry Hagman as Dick Benson

            Robert Loggia as Herb Maskowitz

            Stuart Margolin as Gary Murdock

            Richard Mulligan as Felix Farmer

            Robert Preston as Dr. Irving Finegarten

            Craig Stevens as Willard

            Loretta Swit as Polly Reed

            Robert Vaughn as David Blackman

            Robert Webber as Ben Coogan

            Shelley Winters as Eva Brown

            Scott Allen
            
            Rosanna Arquette as Babs

            Corbin Bernsen
            
            Hamilton Camp as Lab Manager

            Pat Colbert
            
            Jennifer Edwards as Lila

            Todd Everett as Guard/Cop

            Neil Flanagan
            
            Benson Fong as Chinese Chef

            Virginia Gregg as Mortician's Wife

            Jill Jaress
            
            Byron Kane as Mortician

            Charles Lampkin as Butler

            John Lawlor as Capitol Studios Vice-President

            Len Lawson
            
            Shelby Leverington
            
            Katherine MacMurray as Tommy Taylor

            Fay McKenzie
            
            Bill McLaughlin
            
            Charles Parks
            
            Joe Penny as Officer Buchwald

            John Pleshette as Capitol Studios Vice-President

            James Purcell
            
            Bert Rosario as Gardner

            Gay Rowan
            
            Borah Silver
            
            Ken Smolka
            
            Larry Storch as Guru

            Ken Swofford as Guard

            Noel Toy
            
            Erica Yohn
            
            Tony Miller
            
            Gene Nelson as Clive Lytell

            Paul Stewart as Harry Sandler

            Paddy Stone as Barker

            Julia Jennings
            
            Henry Sutton
            
            Dave Morick
            
            Sharri Zak
            
            Stephen Johnson
            
            David Young as Sam Marshall
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S.O.B. (1981)

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Wu C

Lee K

Sunil J

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