S.O.B. [Blu-ray]

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/07/2017
UPC:	0888574474560
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	5,247

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Mulligan	Felix Farmer
Julie Andrews	Sally Miles
William Holden	Tim Culley
Robert Preston	Dr. Irving Finegarten
Marisa Berenson	Mavis
Larry Hagman	Dick Benson
Robert Loggia	Herb Maskowitz
Stuart Margolin	Gary Murdock
Craig Stevens	Willard
Loretta Swit	Polly Reed
Robert Vaughn	David Blackman
Robert Webber	Ben Coogan
Shelley Winters	Eva Brown
Jennifer Edwards	Lila,Actor
Katherine MacMurray	Tommy Taylor
Benson Fong	Chinese Chef
John Pleshette	Capitol Studios Vice- President
John Lawlor	Capitol Studios Vice-President
Julia Jennings	Actor
Larry Storch	Guru
Ken Swofford	Guard
Bert Rosario	Gardner
Hamilton Camp	Lab Manager
Stiffe Tanney	Jogger
David Young	Sam Marshall
Virginia Gregg	Mortician's Wife
Byron Kane	Mortician
Paddy Stone	Barker
Rosanna Arquette	Babs
Gene Nelson	Clive Lytell
Paul Stewart	Harry Sandler
Joe Penny	Officer Phil Buchwald
Mimi Davis	Joyce Benson
Stephen Johnson	Officer Sutherland,Actor
Erica John	Agnes - Costume Designer
Charles Lampkin	Butler
Kevin Justrich	Blanket Man on Beach
Kimberly Woodward	Dick's Party Girl
Scott Allen	Surfer on Beach
Corbin Bernsen	Surfer on Beach
Neil Flanagan	Ralph Himmler - The Editor
Todd Howland	Actor
Jill Jaress	Beach Girl
Len Lawson	Actor
Shelby Leverington	Actor
Gisele Lindley	Actor
Dominick Mazzie	Actor
Pat Colbert	Actor
Fay McKenzie	Beach Girl
Todd Everett	Guard/Cop
Bill McLaughlin	Actor
Tony Miller	Actor
Dave Morick	Taxi Driver
Charles Parks	Actor
Charles Rowe	Actor
Erica Yohn	Actor
James Purcell	Actor
Gay Rowan	Actor
Borah Silver	Actor
Ken Smolka	Actor
Henry Sutton	Actor
Noel Toy	Actor
Howard Vann	Actor
Sharri Zak	Chinese Cook

Technical Credits

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Tony Adams	Producer
Michael Wolf	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Although it is steeped in mordant wit, S.O.B. is much more than just a comedy. Blake Edwards's poison-pen valentine to Hollywood is equal parts comedy and drama. For every gut-busting slapstick gag, there's a finely observed bit of backdoor wheeling and dealing or an unexpectedly touching moment of pathos. Edwards' script (partially inspired by his and Andrews's experiences with their legendary flop Darling Lili) occasionally lags a bit in terms of pacing because it attempts to juggle so many characters and satirical targets at one time. Nevertheless, this problem is more than made up for by the script's endlessly quotable dialogue and its array of fascinating, sharply etched showbiz characters. S.O.B. further benefits from a dream cast that gives their all to bring Edwards' biting tale to life. Richard Mulligan is both achingly poignant and delightfully unhinged as Felix, Julie Andrews fully delivers on the comedic and dramatic fronts as she gleefully trashes her goody-two-shoes image, and William Holden brings a totally believable "Hollywood lifer" sense of weariness to Cully. The supporting performances are just as skillful, especially Robert Webber's hysterical turn as a perpetually exasperated press agent and Loretta Swit's tongue-in-cheek performance as a foul-mouthed gossip columnist. However, the film's biggest scene-stealer is Robert Preston, who deals out an endless stream of eye-wateringly funny quips with razor sharp timing as the delightfully verbose quack, Dr. Feingarten. In short, S.O.B. brims with enough detail and wit to overcome its occasional excesses and is well worth a look for anyone interested in Hollywood-minded satires.

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