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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   2,336 votes
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Director:
Blake Edwards
Writer:
Blake Edwards (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 July 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Once upon a time in Hollywood... more
Plot:
A film-within-a-film: a fading movie producer has a plan for a successful movie: get a actress famous... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Shelley Winters: 1920-2006
 (From IMDb News. 14 January 2006)

User Comments:
Raucous, Uneven Fun more (45 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julie Andrews ... Sally Miles

William Holden ... Tim Culley

Marisa Berenson ... Mavis

Larry Hagman ... Dick Benson

Robert Loggia ... Herb Maskowitz
Stuart Margolin ... Gary Murdock

Richard Mulligan ... Felix Farmer
Robert Preston ... Dr. Irving Finegarten
Craig Stevens ... Willard
Loretta Swit ... Polly Reed

Robert Vaughn ... David Blackman
Robert Webber ... Ben Coogan

Shelley Winters ... Eva Brown
Jennifer Edwards ... Lila

Rosanna Arquette ... Babs
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Additional Details

Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The barker was played by Paddy Stone, the choreographer of the film. more
Quotes:
[after placing Felix's corpse in the back seat of a convertible]
Dr. Irving Finegarten: He'd be less conspicuous if he had his eyes open.
Ben Coogan: He'd be less conspicuous if he was back in his box!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Lethal Weapons (#3.7)" (2001) more

FAQ

Is this the best example of mammary exposure achieving a comic purpose?
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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Raucous, Uneven Fun, 25 February 1999
Author: lisado

Next to Victor/Victoria, S.O.B. is probably my favorite Blake Edwards film. I'm not a great fan of his movies, but when his films are funny, they're usually hilarious. This movie has its fair share of laugh out loud moments that more than make up for some of the slow and less-well-scripted parts. It features a number of wonderful, if sometimes over-the-top, performances by many well-known performers. Most of the scenery chewing is very well in tune with the theme of this Hollywood harpooning. Given the ever-increasingly cynical nature of movie producing, some of S.O.B.'s elements even seem quaint.

The Viking send-off is one of my all-time most memorable movie scenes, and the fact that this is also William Holden's last role gives this section an added air of sadness.

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