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S.O.B. (1981)

R 122 min  -  Comedy  -   1 July 1981 (USA)
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A film-within-a-film: a fading movie producer has a plan for a successful movie: get a actress famous for her wholesome image to appear in the nude on the screen... See full summary »

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer:

Blake Edwards
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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 Stuart Margolin ...
Gary Murdock
Richard Mulligan ...
Felix Farmer
Robert Preston ...
Dr. Irving Finegarten
Craig Stevens Craig Stevens ...
Willard
Loretta Swit ...
Polly Reed
Robert Vaughn ...
David Blackman
Robert Webber Robert Webber ...
Ben Coogan
Shelley Winters ...
Eva Brown
Jennifer Edwards ...
Lila
Rosanna Arquette ...
Babs
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Storyline

A film-within-a-film: a fading movie producer has a plan for a successful movie: get a actress famous for her wholesome image to appear in the nude on the screen.... much like this film itself. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

The director who made the panther pink and taught you to count to 10 coins a new term for comedy See more »

Genres:

Comedy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

S.O.B. - Hollywoods letzter Heuler See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$14,867,086 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based loosely on the experience of making Blake Edwards' films Darling Lili and Wild Rovers. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Felix is in the Cadillac in the garage the car has a TV antenna on the trunk. When the car goes through the wall of the garage, it's missing the antenna and indeed is a different (fewer options) model of Cadillac. See more »

Quotes

Felix Farmer: Felix, for the last 40 years I've lived a life of dedicated debauchery. I've consumed enough booze to destroy a dozen healthy livers. I've filled my lungs with enough nicotine to poison the entire population of Orange County. I've engaged in sexual excesses that make Caligula look like a celibate monk...
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Connections

Referenced in "Family Guy: Lethal Weapons (#3.7)" (2001) See more »