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S.O.B.

S.O.B.

Comedy · 1981

A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.

Movie details

S.O.B.

“The man who painted the panther pink, and taught you how to count to "10" now gives you Hollywood bull... at it's funniest and sexiest.”

1981 Comedy 2h 1m

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6.0 / 10

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A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.

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Directed by

Blake Edwards

Written by

Blake Edwards

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Sally Miles

William Holden

William Holden

Tim Culley

Marisa Berenson

Marisa Berenson

Mavis

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Dick Benson

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Herb Maskowitz

Stuart Margolin

Stuart Margolin

Gary Murdock

Richard Mulligan

Richard Mulligan

Felix Farmer

Court is in session

Put S.O.B. on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.